单词:fungus (pl. fungi)
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VOA美语咖啡屋 Lesson 53:Stand-up Comedy J: Hello everyone and welcome to American Cafe! My name's Jody. Y: 欢迎大家到美语咖啡屋。我是杨晨。 J: Hey, Yang Chen, I have a joke. Do you have a minute? Y: Uh huh. J: Okay, did you hear
J: Hello everyone and welcome to American Cafe! My name's Jody. Y: 欢迎大家到美语咖啡屋。我是杨晨。 J: Hey, Yang Chen, I have a joke. Do you have a minute? Y: Uh huh. J: Okay, did you
Organisms evolved sexual reproduction so they could stay one step ahead of parasites. Or so the theory goes. But what about beasties that make babies without sex? How do they escape infection? A study in the journal Science suggests that for bdelloid
When you consider all life on Earth, billions of human beings are a relatively small number when compared to trees, earthworms or even viruses. But humans really know how to use what little power we have, a new study found. The study is said to be th
From NPR News in Washington, I'm Louise Schiavone. Penn State University is named along with former football assistant coach Jerry Sandusky in the first civil lawsuit to emerge in the sex abuse case. As NPR's Jeff Brady tells us, a 29-year-old man al
Some people eat to avoid being bored. Others to avoid doing something theyd rather not, like preparing a podcast. Now a report says we might eat to avoid fungi. Because warm-bloodedness, a condition that requires a lot of calories, may have evolved t
Fungi with previous experience in bioremediation show promise for breaking down BPA, an endocrine disruptor, and plastics that contain them. Cynthia Graber reports 【英文文本】 Bisphenol A. Also called BPA, it's used to make shatter-proof plast
Even the dirt on the ground is likely making climate change worse, a new study finds. Researchers have shown that warmer temperatures are heating the soil, which is causing microbes to become more active and release more of the soils carbon into the
This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Cynthia Graber. Thisll just take a minute. Bisphenol A. Also called BPA, it's used to make shatter-proof plastic known as polycarbonate, found in everything from water bottles to medical devices to
Orchids are among the most successful flowering plants, with more than 22,000 species around the world. And thats not just because of the obsession they inspire in their human fans. Researchers spent 10 years studying orchids in South Africa, where t
This is Scientific American -60 seconds science. Im Cynthia Graber. This will just take a minute. A coal mine can degrade its local environment. But fungus may inadvertently help clean up the mine with its own waste products. Researchers worked with
Everyday Grammar: Unusual Plurals 英语日常语法:不寻常的复数 One fish, two fish, red fish, blue fish, goes the Dr. Seuss childrens story. Why isnt it two fishes? You may think, Ok, its hard to count fish so we group them all together. No p
AS IT IS 2016-09-15 What is Pneumonia and How Do You Get it? 什么是肺炎?怎么预防? This week, presidential candidate Hillary Clinton made news -- not for what she said, but for her health. 这一周,总统候选人希拉里克林顿(H
Possible solution to Kenya's fatal aflatoxin outbreaks Steve Baragona | Washington, DC 10 June 2010 People sharing and distributing aflasafe on a farm in Nigeria. Related Links International Institute of Tropical Agriculture As Kenya suffers with ano
University of Maryland scientists are working on a genetically-engineered fungus that would kill the malaria parasite. The battle against malaria continues to challenge doctors, scientists, and public health officials. Now, a team of British and Amer
Serbian Scandal Highlights Fungal Poison Danger Serbian Agriculture Minister Goran Knezevic says the countrys milk is safe to drink. Tests late last month had found aflatoxins in some milk at levels higher than permitted under a law passed two years
Less Fungus among Us Warm-Blooded A study in the Journal of Infectious Diseases finds that one major advantage of being warm-blooded is that the great majority of fungi cannot infect us. Karen Hopkin reports Some people eat to avoid being bored. Othe
AGRICULTURE REPORT -April 2, 2002: Quorn By George Grow This is the VOA Special English AGRICULTURE REPORT. Some food stores in the United States have begun to sell a product called Quorn (pronounced
Today, a fever is an uncomfortable nuisance, but a hundred-plus years ago, fevers were often fatal. The difference between then and now is the class of drugs known as antibiotics. As the name implies, anti-biotics work against life, or, more specific
When you take an aspirin, a decongestant, or a muscle relaxant, the drug youre taking was probably made by a chemist combining a specific mixture of chemicals. Microscopic Fungi And Bacteria Antibiotics, on the other hand, are chemicals produced by m