Imagine being able to override Mother Nature and hand-pick the physical appearance and intellectual traits of your unborn child. Well, thanks to modern science, what may seem far-fetched now could be

发表于:2018-12-11 / 阅读(60) / 评论(0) 分类 万花筒2006年

Narrator: First we heard medical studies saying that caffeine in coffee was probably bad for the heart, but recent research showed that coffee may be good for the cardiovascular system , that's left

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Mummies Contain Clues to Colon Cancer 木乃伊包含了结肠癌的线索 From VOA Learning English, this is the Health and Lifestyle report. Colon cancer is linked with obesity, lack of exercise, and a poor diet high in processed foods. However, sc

发表于:2018-12-16 / 阅读(55) / 评论(0) 分类 2016年VOA慢速英语(三)月

Little girls are made of sugar and spice and, according to a study published in the journal Cell, a fierce determination to maintain their girlishness. Because it seems that a single gene keeps their ovaries from turning into testes. Scientists have

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[00:05.49]Why are some people left-handed? [00:09.09]Scientists have been trying to answer that question for many years. [00:14.32]Research has shown that ninety percent of people naturally use their right hands for most tasks. [00:22.94]But hundreds

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梦游症是会遗传的。 Alice: Hello, I'm Alice Stephen: And I'm Stephen. Alice: And this is 6 Minute English! This week were talking about sleepwalking. Have you ever walked in your sleep, Stephen? Stephen: I dont think so, but Ive been known to

发表于:2018-12-27 / 阅读(129) / 评论(0) 分类 一起听英语

We are now arriving in Taipei, Taiwan. 我们现在已经抵达了台湾的台北 Purpose of your visit? 来访目的 Oh, it's a long story. 噢,说来话长啊 Basically, I've come to reconcile with my brother. 简单来说我是来和我弟弟和好

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fruitful a.多产的;有成效的 frustrate vt.破坏,阻挠;使失败,使泄气 fry v.油煎,油炸 fuel n.燃料;养料 v.(给)加燃料;刺激;推动 fulfil vt.履行(诺言等);完成(计划等);达到 fulfill vt.履行(诺言、

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Science and technology. 科技。 Flu research. 流感研究。 How to make bird flu fly, part one. 让禽流感飞起来,第一部分。 The first of two controversial research papers is published. 充满争议的两篇研究论文的其中之一已

发表于:2018-12-31 / 阅读(69) / 评论(0) 分类 经济学人科技系列

Education policy 教育政策 Final exam期终考试 As elections loom, Barack Obama tries to reform Americas schools 随着选举临近,巴拉克-奥巴马尝试改造美国的学校 AMERICAS schools are dotted with stories of progress. In Decembe

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JUDY WOODRUFF: As Vice President Biden said earlier, innovations in genetics could be crucial to finding cures for diseases like cancer. One of the most significant developments in this field is the newly discovered ability to modify the very genes i

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Science and Technology The science of stuttering Speech therapy 科技 口吃科学 演讲疗法 Unravelling the mystery of faltering speech 解秘演讲时的口吃 DOWN the ages stuttering has been blamed on many things. 多年来,口吃可以归咎

发表于:2019-01-26 / 阅读(110) / 评论(0) 分类 经济学人科技系列

By Chad Bouchard Jakarta 16 April 2007 Indonesian police say a regional terror network has set up a new hit squad with a list of targets including police, judges and prosecutors. Chad Bouchard reports from Jakarta. During a police raid in central Jav

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U.S. special envoy to Sudan Scott Gration returns to the African nation Wednesday for a five day visit. Gration heads to Sudan to continue his mediation of North-South negotiations and to travel to the devastated western region of Darfur. US special

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In the latest sign of the divisions within Kenya's governing coalition, the country's largest party says the power-sharing agreement binding the two main political factions together should be renegotiated. Kenya's President Mwai Kibaki (l) and oppos

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Science and technology 科学技术 Ageing 衰老 Forever young? 青春永驻? A way to counteract part of the process of growing old 一个减缓衰老进程的途径 BIOLOGISTS have made a lot of progress in understanding ageing. 在对人类衰老

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Science and technology 科学技术 Misconduct in science 学术不端 An array of errors 一系列的错误 Investigations into a case of alleged scientific misconduct have revealed numerous holes in the oversight of science and scientific publishin

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Surviving Cancer Twice 两次战胜癌症 After overcoming ovarian and breast cancer, the actress opens up about getting healthy, returning to work and the health challenge she still faces 在克服了卵巢癌和乳腺癌之后,这位女演员开始

发表于:2019-02-21 / 阅读(120) / 评论(0) 分类 人物杂志

Science and technology 科学技术 Biotechnology patents 生物技术专利 Natural justice 自然正义 America's Supreme Court is to rule on the patenting of genes 美国最高法院将对基因专利做出裁决 THE nine justices on America's Sup

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Business 商业报道 Biotechnology 生物科技 Fever rising 持续升温 There are reasons to hope that the latest biotech boom will not be followed by another bust 我们有理由相信此次生物技术的繁荣不会伴随一次衰退 AS INVESTO

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