VOA慢速英语2017 抗击病毒，疫苗是希望

From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Lifestyle report. In 2016, three viruses made news, and they present difficult problems for health officials in the New Year. One virus threatens babies in many parts of the world. Another has reappeared

VOA标准英语2013--High-Tech Images Show How Viruses Infect Cells

High-Tech Images Show How Viruses Infect Cells At the University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Jun Liu uses a powerful electron microscope to examine E. coli bacteria and the tiny T-7 virus that infects them. Liu says until now, scientists coul

SSS 2009-01-29

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Karen Hopkin. This will just take a minute. Weve all gotten e-mails warning us about nasty computer viruses. Maybe you even have antivirus software installed on your machine. Well, now scientists s

SSS 2009-05-18

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I am Steve Mirsky, got a minute? With swine flu, the big infectious disease story, you don't hear much about bird flu these days. And you may not have to look past your own nose for the reason because

Ancient viruses

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SSS 2009-01-20

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Karen Hopkin. This will just take a minute. For years, scientists and physicians have been up in arms about the rise in antibiotic resistance. Seems that many bacteria, devious buggers that they ar

2006年NPR美国国家公共电台二月-Two Viruses Target the Macintosh

Astronomers say they have some intriguing new clues about one of the biggest mysteries of the universe. More than 20 years ago, scientists discovered that most of the matter in the universe is not made up of ordinary atoms, it is something invisible

NPR 2009-07-14

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Jack Speer. Today Judge Sonia Sotomayor described her judicial philosophy as fidelity to the law. Her opening statement capped the first day of her confirmation hearing to the Supreme Court. NPR's Ari Shapiro reports

VOA慢速英语 Olympic Committee to Test Rio's Water for Viruses

AS IT IS 2015-08-06 Olympic Committee to Test Rio's Water for Viruses Rio de Janeiro, Brazil is busy preparing for the 2016 Olympics. On Sunday, the International Olympic Committee said it will begin testing the waters where swimmers and other athlet

2007年VOA标准英语-Striking Workers Take Over Egyptian Textile Pla

By Challiss McDonough Ghazl el-Mahalla, Egypt 27 September 2007 Thousands of workers have taken control of one of Egypt's biggest state-owned textile factories in a continuing protest over pay and work conditions. Tensions are mounting as the strike

VOA标准英语2013--Discovery Could Lead to New Drugs to Block Deadly Viruses

Discovery Could Lead to New Drugs to Block Deadly Viruses Viruses are strange things. Though there is some scientific question about whether viruses are alive or not, they do have a basic genetic structure that allows them to be biologically active.

美国国家公共电台 NPR Is The Pentagon Modifying Viruses To Save Crops — Or To Wage Biological Warfare?

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: The Pentagon is funding some new research on insects and plant viruses. It says the goal is to protect agricultural crops. Some critics say it looks more like an attempt to make biological weapons. Here's NPR's Dan Charles. DAN C

【一起听英语】病毒

病毒存在了多少年，我们人体内有多少基因？这些科学问题来让我们揭晓。 William: Hello and welcome to 6 minute English. I hope you're ready for another five minutes and fifty-five seconds of wonderful English language conv

2006年VOA标准英语-New Study Says Two Related Viruses May be

By Pat Harris Washington, DC 09 May 2006 watch Virus report Marburg Ebola Virus The Marburg and Ebola viruses have caused fatal outbreaks in Africa for the past four years. A recent study shows a vacc

VOA常速英语2008年-Democratic Presidential Contenders Focus on Tex

By Jim Malone Washington 22 February 2008 Democratic presidential rivals Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton are focusing their efforts on the large, delegate-rich states of Texas and Ohio over the next several days. Obama and Clinton are headed for wha

似乎永不休止的感冒 为什么一直不见好转

About a month ago Sharon Gilbert was hit with a runny nose, sore throat and a cough. The whole snotty works. 大约在一个月前，莎伦吉尔伯特(Sharon Gilbert)出现了流涕、咽喉疼痛、咳嗽等一系列令人烦恼的症状。 A few w

High-tech industry fledges muscles at Dubai fair Gitex

DUBAI, Oct. 9 (Xinhua) -- While many fairs in crisis-ridden Middle East struggle to attract sponsors and exhibitors, the Gulf Information and Technology Exhibition, or GITEX, which opened Sunday, has a different challenge: a lack of space due to the

经济学人298:海洋生物 跳蚤市场

Science and technology 科学技术 Marine biology 海洋生物 Flea market 跳蚤市场 A newly discovered virus may be the most abundant organism on the planet 一种新发现的病毒可能是地球上最丰富的物种。 WHAT is the commonest li

一次咳嗽会产生2万个病毒

一次咳嗽会产生2万个病毒 The next time you cough or sneeze, there is good reason to cover your mouth. As many as 20,000 viruses are expelled in an average cough, which may be sufficient to infect many people - particularly those who are not

Greek potest resumes as gov't rejects default reports

ATHENS, Sept. 25 (Xinhua) -- Greek indignant anti-austerity protesters returned to the streets of Athens, as the government categorically rejected media reports over the weekend regarding a Greek default in coming months. Some 3,000 demonstrators non