In this Moment of Science Yael and Don discuss how women can see more color. Yael: Not only are eight percent of men colorblind, but even compared to men who can distinguish between reds and greens, many women may live a more colorful existence. That

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About six or seven million years ago chimpanzees and humans evolved from a common primate ancestor. Chimps went on to become the relatively small-brained, forest dwelling creatures we know and love. Humans went on to evolve large brains, spread throu

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模仿文本:How can understanding what it takes to climb Mount Everest help to save lives on intensive care wards? Hugh Montgomery is a professor of intensive care medicine at University College Hospital in London. His breakthrough discovery was f

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Now, in addition of that we now know that it is scientifically true 此外 有一个铁的事实我们都已经知道了 I spent three billion dollars of your money to finish the sequencing of human genome 就是我花了你们三十亿美元 用来完

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Can Babies Be Designed? We hear a lot nowadays about designer babies. The idea that parents can choose the genes of their children sounds frightening. The question we have to answer is: how much can w

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Broadcast: Mar 13, 2003 Researchers are developing a blood test to look for colon cancer. The blood test is designed to detect 2) abnormalities in genes that control cell growth. These genes are passe

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AGRICULTURE REPORT - Calls for a 'Gene Revolution' By Mario Ritter Broadcast: Tuesday, June 01, 2004 This is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. There are sixty-eight million

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New medical research into a possible cure for Parkinson's disease is focusing on finding biomarkers in patients so that doctors can start treatment early before tremors and other symptoms start. Actor Michael J. Fox's recent commitment of $40 million

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I've heard that it's easing up the restrictions, and it's easier to get a visa. My young Chinese friends, I want to tell you that in case no one from America has ever invited you, let me do this right now personally. I want to warmly invite all of yo

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New medical research into a possible cure for Parkinson's disease is focusing on finding biomarkers in patients so that doctors can start treatment early before tremors and other symptoms start. Actor Michael J. Fox's recent commitment of $40 million

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In laps,bacteria may swim freely,but out in the world,including our bodies,bacteria often exist packed together in dense communities called biofilms. and these configurations can help them cause illness.finding clues about how such bacteria gro

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Topic1 Sales of mall cosmetics fallA market research shows the growth of cosmetics sales in Chinese shopping malls hit their lowest level in six years. According to the Beijing-based China National Commercial Information Center, an information servic

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Howard said, We're so lucky to live in the Big Apple. Everywhere I look, I see another gorgeous woman. Look at that blonde walking our way. She's definitely a 10. Alan said, Well, maybe a 9. Her eyes are a little too close together. But it's interest

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Tick-tock, tick-tock. Is that your biological clock? And if it is, are you female? Most people think biological clocks are strictly female phenomena, with infertility and the risk of certain diseases going up with a mother's age. But the biological c

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As we recover from the holiday weekend, theres some intoxicating news on curbing the effects of alcohol. In the May 29th issue of Cell, scientists report discovering a gene that controls fruit flies sensitivity to ethanol. And if that just sounds li

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Butterfly Shows Speciation Sign A study in the journal Science looks at Heliconius butterflies in Ecuador, in which a single gene change that influences mate choice may be the first step in the splitting of the population into two species. Cynthia Gr

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今天我们要学的词是pinpoint。 Pinpoint, 准确地指出。 The firefighters haven't been able to pinpoint the cause of the fire, 消防队员还没找到火灾的起因。After the game, the coach pinpointed a couple of areas for the team to

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So you want to attract mates. After all, passing on your genes is what evolution is all about. To do that you need offspring, and to get a lot of those you need to be attractive. The flashier the better. Hey, look over here! Sexy me. Ah, but theres t

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A mother has beaten odds of a million-to-one by giving birth to a baby who appears to be of a different race. 一位妈妈中了百万分之一的大奖:她生的宝宝和她完全是不同的人种。 Catherine Howarth, 32, from Milton Keynes, is

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台湾籍旅美老师今天交给我们的句子是: Genetics isn't all that drives hair loss. Long periods of stress can release signals that shock follicles and force them into the resting phase prematurely. 掉发不完全是基因所导致。长期

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