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VOICE ONE: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. I'm Faith Lapidus. VOICE TWO: Doctors say people can reduce the risk of some kinds of diabetes by increasing exercise and eating a healthy diet And I'm Bob Doughty. Today, we tell about
[1] Overlooked in the arguments about the morality of artificially reproducing life is the fact that, at present, cloning is a very inefficient procedure. The incidence of death among fetuses and offspring produced by cloning is much higher than it i
AILSA CHANG, HOST: Scientists say they have solved a mystery about the Zika virus. They think they've figured out why the virus became a global threat all of a sudden and started causing severe birth defects. As NPR's Michaeleen Doucleff reports, the
After a summit at the White House today between top congressional leaders, the president and both presidential candidates as well, a proposed 700-billion-dollar financial bailout deal now appears to be in some flux. NPR's Debbie Elliott has more. Co
The woolly mammoth was a very large elephant-like mammal that lived on Earth several thousand years ago. Some mammoths grew to be four meters high and the largest weighed almost nine tons. Both male and female mammoths had very large tusks and walked
It could be the perfect excuse for cheating spouses who are caught out: infidelity may be inherited. Both men and women may be more likely to have affairs as a result of the genes passed down by their parents, according to research. 出轨被发现?也
1. Russians 1、俄罗斯人 Scientists still cannot agree on their origins and answer the question when Russians became Russian. The ancestry of Russians were sought among Normans, Scythians, and Sarmatians, and even the South Siberian Usuns. 俄罗斯
The number of people living past 100 has soared by 71 per cent in the past decade. And while one expert believes this figure will continue to rise, he stated that anyone hoping to live for double or triple this time will be disappointed. Speaking at
Scientists: Gene Editing Should Stay in Laboratories 科学家称基因编辑技术应该留在实验室 Scientists are debating how to limit their newly-discovered power to change genetic structure. Scientists already modify the genes of farm animal
清晨起来,一杯新鲜的研磨咖啡可以让人精力充沛。 A cup of freshly ground coffee is what it takes to get some people moving in the morning. 但一项最新的研究表明,这种功效可能是咖啡的香气而不是咖啡本身产
【原文】 The power of beauty Beauty is essentially a form of energy, something that radiates from a fine example of absolutely anything, whether a delightful taste or smell, or a gorgeous sight. This energy is in effect a form of information, nat
【英文原文】 Point at a ball and a dog will look at the ball, whereas a cat will probably look at your hand. Dogs seem to have a ready understanding of how human beings direct attention by pointing, and can follow our gestures almost as if they
In the early days, this was an exceedingly painstaking process. 早年,这是个极费力气的过程。 Work on a single bacterium could easily consume a year. 研究一个细菌就可能一下子花掉一年时间。 At that time, according to Wo
Viruses prosper by hijacking the genetic material of a living cell and using it to produce more virus. 病毒掠夺活细胞的基因材料,用来制造更多的病毒,从而大量生长。 They reproduce in a fanatical manner, then burst out in
Adrienne: Hey, Ian, tell me about the time you were at the hospital. 埃德里安娜:嗨,伊恩,跟我说说你第一次去医院是什么时候吧。 Ian: What, the first time I went to the hospital? 伊恩:什么,我第一次去医院?
Science and technology 科学技术 The 2012 Nobel prizes 诺贝尔生理学奖 Good eggs 再生医学界的大好人 THIS year's Nobel physiology prize goes to Sir John Gurdon and Shinya Yamanaka for a crucial discovery in stem-cell science?how to m
Adrienne: Hey, Ian, tell me about the time you were at the hospital. Ian: What, the first time I went to the hospital? Adrienne: Yes, the first time. Ian: The first time I went to hospital was when I was 13 years old and it was the day of my birthday
Whether you prefer burning the midnight oil or going to bed early so you can get up at the crack of dawn depends on your genes, according to experts. I leap out of bed each morning, keen to start an active day. But I can hear my neighbour's alarm clo
Whether you prefer burning the midnight oil or going to bed early so you can get up at the crack of dawn depends on your genes, according to experts. I leap out of bed each morning, keen to start an active day. But I can hear my neighbour's alarm clo
If the axis-tilt theory had been refuted, 倘若地轴倾斜理论被观察否定了 its defenders would have had nowhere to go. 它的支持者们就无路可退了 No easily implemented change could make that tilt 没有什么信手拈来的变动能