After we had seen how relatively easy it was to change the switches in mouse embryos, we thought that perhaps the same could be true of human embryos. In IVF, you also have the embryo for a brief peri

发表于:2018-12-07 / 阅读(67) / 评论(0) 分类 基因外遗传现象

If inheritance was not just about DNA, if these gene switches were so important, just what could turn them on or off? Stephanie and Emend Mullins have two children, Karen and Charlotte. When we were t

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6Come, let us return to the Lord . He has torn us to pieces but he will heal us; he has injured us but he will bind up our wounds. 2After two days he will revive us; on the third day he will restore us, that we may live in his presence. 3Let us ackno

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2Say of your brothers, 'My people,' and of your sisters, 'My loved one.' 2Rebuke your mother, rebuke her, for she is not my wife, and I am not her husband. Let her remove the adulterous look from her face and the unfaithfulness from between her breas

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A: I left my purse in the taxi! B: Can you remember what you had in your purse? A: I had my wallet and my passport in that purse. B: How much cash was in your wallet? A: Most of my money was in travelers checks with just a little amount in cash. B: D

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The email was sent by Olov Bygren. He was studying the population records of an obscure town in northern Sweden, Overkalix. What made these records unique was their detail. They recorded births and de

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But could this effect be transmitted to their offspring? They found nearly 200 women of whom a number had actually been in the Twin Towers. About half of them developed post-traumatic stress disorder.

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The work of these scientists is at last throwing a spotlight onto the mysterious hidden world of epigenetics. They appear to show that the lives of our ancestors have a capacity to affect us directly.

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Words and Their Stories: Nicknames for Los Angeles 词汇典故:洛杉矶别名 Now the VOA Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. 现在是美国之音慢速英语词汇典故节目。 A nickname is a shortened form of a person's name. A

发表于:2019-01-02 / 阅读(48) / 评论(0) 分类 2011年VOA慢速英语(七)月

By Barry Newhouse Islamabad 31 October 2007 An opinion survey in Pakistan indicates most people do not support military operations against Al Qaida and Taliban groups in the country's tribal areas. VOA's Barry Newhouse reports from Islamabad. Pakista

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There are places I remember 有一些难忘的地方 All my life 在我一生中 though some have changed 尽管有些已经变迁 Some forever not for better 有些却最好永不变动 Some have gone and some remain 消逝的消逝 留存的留存

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HIV - the virus that causes AIDS - affects more than 30 million people worldwide. About half of them are women. An HIV diagnosis can lead not just to debilitating medical problems but also to social stigma and isolation. However, a unique photography

发表于:2019-01-14 / 阅读(57) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2011年(三月)

A: Are you going to vote this Tuesday? B: Yes, I am, and I am so excited. A: Have you figured out who youre going to vote for? B: I love my candidate. A: Why is that? B: My candidate is probably the most intelligent. A: Is that right? B: I also agree

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SARAH MCCAMMON, HOST: President Trump also is setting up a commission on school safety. He's asked Education Secretary Betsy DeVos to lead it. It will look at everything from arming teachers to age restrictions on gun purchases to video game violence

发表于:2019-01-16 / 阅读(63) / 评论(0) 分类 2018年NPR美国国家公共电台3月

DAVID GREENE, HOST: Today, the secretary of education, Betsy DeVos, is giving the commencement address at Bethune-Cookman University. It's a small, private, Christian historically black college in Daytona Beach. This invitation has sparked an outcry,

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In 1888, Brazil became the last major country in the world to officially abolish slavery, 66 years after breaking away from Portugal to become an independent state. Black workers were at last free to leave the plantations. Many headed south to Rio de

发表于:2019-01-22 / 阅读(103) / 评论(0) 分类 自然百科2012年

President Vargas gave Rio the Carnival for which the city became world-famous, but less than two years after his death, a new form of samba emerged that reflected a new political era in Brazil and would bring Rio even more international exposure and

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ENVIRONMENT REPORT - September 6, 2002: Geckos and Their Sticky Feet By Cynthia Kirk This is the VOA Special English ENVIRONMENT REPORT. Geckos are small lizards that live in warm climates. These liza

发表于:2019-01-30 / 阅读(87) / 评论(0) 分类 健康与环境

瑞典小女生的慵懒节奏,随着音乐一起摇摆吧。 Lose You-Linda Sundblad Pounding heart on a Saturday night sneaking peeks down my velvet skirt Cutie talk not to witty or bright but your beauty was the kind that could hurt l could tell from the look in yo

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Sometimes we hear that the economic problems in New Zealand are not so bad. On the other hand, we heard of more job losses this week. The Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) will cut 70 jobs. The TEC is a government business which gives funding and c

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