2020年2月11日 星期二

DNA, genome 基因組, gene基因, coronavirus, Covid-19

Researchers at UC Santa Cruz announced that scientists have released the complete genome of the deadly coronavirus, which will allow fellow scientists to see its structure and formulate new ways to attack it.

世界衛生組織(WHO)今天表示,去年12月31日在中國首度確認的致命冠狀病毒,如今已有新的正式名稱Covid-19。
「我們如今已有此疾病的名稱,那就是Covid-19。」
譚德塞解釋指出,Co代表冠狀(Corona),vi代表病毒(virus),d代表疾病(disease)。



DNA, genome, gene, mass-manufacture
A proposal by a group of scientists and businesspeople to synthesize a human genome from scratch is attracting sharp criticism for dodging the big ethical questions such a move raises.
DNA,基因組,基因,大規模生產
一群科學家和商人提出的從頭開始合成人類基因組的提議,因躲避此舉引發的重大道德問題而引起了強烈的批評。

Scientists propose to raise $100 million for the mass-manufacture of genes…
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Editing the human genome is hard, but changing the microbial genome—bacteria in the gut—could improve human health

genome 

Pronunciation: /ˈdʒiːnəʊm/  NOUN


[MASS NOUN] Biology
1The haploid set of chromosomes in a gamete or microorganism, or in each cell of amulticellular organism. 配子或微生物或多細胞生物的每個細胞中的單倍體染色體組。
1.1The complete set of genes or genetic material present in a cell or organism.



Origin

1930s: blend of gene and chromosome.


haploid 單倍體

音節
hap • loid
発音
hǽplɔid
haploidの変化形
haploids (複数形)
[形]
1 単一の.
2 《生物》半数(性)の, 単数(性)の. ⇒DIPLOID
━━[名]《生物》半数体, 単数体:一組だけの染色体を有する生物体[細胞].


DNA Show phonetics
noun [U] SPECIALIZED
deoxyribonucleic acid: the chemical at the centre of the cells of living things, which controls the structure and purpose of each cell and carries the genetic information during reproduction

DNA多淪為比喻用法



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