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TheUnitedStates In1782【51】theUnitedStateswonitsindependencethebaldeaglewaschosen【52】thenationalbirdofthenewcountry.Americanleaderswantedtheeagletobea【53】oftheircountrybecauseit’’sabirdofstrengthandcourage.TheychosethebaldeaglebecauseitwasfoundalloverNorthAmericaandonlyinNorthAmerica. Butalittleover200years【54】thebaldeaglehadalmostdisappearedfromthecountryIn1972therewereonly3000baldeaglesintheentireUnitedStates.Thereasonforthebirds【55】populationwaspollutionespeciallypollutionofriversbypesticides.Pesticidesarechemicals【56】tokillinsectsandotheranimalsthatattackanddestroycrops. 【57】rainoftenwashespesticidesintorivers.Pesticidespollutetheriversandpoisonthefish.Eagleseat【58】andthepoison【59】theireggs.Theeggshaveverythinshellsanddonothatch. Eagles【60】onlytwoorthreeeggsayear.Becausemanyoftheeggsdidnot【61】andproducemoreeagles【62】eaglesquickly【63】smaller. TodaytheAmericanGovernmentandtheAmericanpeoplearetryingtoprotectthebaldeagle.Thenumberofbaldeagles【64】Itnowappears【65】theAmericannationalbirdwillsurviveandremainasymbolofstrengthandcourage.
TheUnitedStates In1782【51】theUnitedStateswonitsindependencethebaldeaglewaschosen【52】thenationalbirdofthenewcountry.Americanleaderswantedtheeagletobea【53】oftheircountrybecauseit’’sabirdofstrengthandcourage.TheychosethebaldeaglebecauseitwasfoundalloverNorthAmericaandonlyinNorthAmerica. Butalittleover200years【54】thebaldeaglehadalmostdisappearedfromthecountryIn1972therewereonly3000baldeaglesintheentireUnitedStates.Thereasonforthebirds【55】populationwaspollutionespeciallypollutionofriversbypesticides.Pesticidesarechemicals【56】tokillinsectsandotheranimalsthatattackanddestroycrops. 【57】rainoftenwashespesticidesintorivers.Pesticidespollutetheriversandpoisonthefish.Eagleseat【58】andthepoison【59】theireggs.Theeggshaveverythinshellsanddonothatch. Eagles【60】onlytwoorthreeeggsayear.Becausemanyoftheeggsdidnot【61】andproducemoreeagles【62】eaglesquickly【63】smaller. TodaytheAmericanGovernmentandtheAmericanpeoplearetryingtoprotectthebaldeagle.Thenumberofbaldeagles【64】Itnowappears【65】theAmericannationalbirdwillsurviveandremainasymbolofstrengthandcourage.
TheUnitedStates In1782【51】theUnitedStateswonitsindependencethebaldeaglewaschosen【52】thenationalbirdofthenewcountry.Americanleaderswantedtheeagletobea【53】oftheircountrybecauseit’’sabirdofstrengthandcourage.TheychosethebaldeaglebecauseitwasfoundalloverNorthAmericaandonlyinNorthAmerica. Butalittleover200years【54】thebaldeaglehadalmostdisappearedfromthecountryIn1972therewereonly3000baldeaglesintheentireUnitedStates.Thereasonforthebirds【55】populationwaspollutionespeciallypollutionofriversbypesticides.Pesticidesarechemicals【56】tokillinsectsandotheranimalsthatattackanddestroycrops. 【57】rainoftenwashespesticidesintorivers.Pesticidespollutetheriversandpoisonthefish.Eagleseat【58】andthepoison【59】theireggs.Theeggshaveverythinshellsanddonothatch. Eagles【60】onlytwoorthreeeggsayear.Becausemanyoftheeggsdidnot【61】andproducemoreeagles【62】eaglesquickly【63】smaller. TodaytheAmericanGovernmentandtheAmericanpeoplearetryingtoprotectthebaldeagle.Thenumberofbaldeagles【64】Itnowappears【65】theAmericannationalbirdwillsurviveandremainasymbolofstrengthandcourage.
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TheUnitedStates In1782【51】theUnitedStateswonitsindependencethebaldeaglewaschosen【52】thenationalbirdofthenewcountry.Americanleaderswantedtheeagletobea【53】oftheircountrybecauseit’’sabirdofstrengthandcourage.TheychosethebaldeaglebecauseitwasfoundalloverNorthAmericaandonlyinNorthAmerica. Butalittleover200years【54】thebaldeaglehadalmostdisappearedfromthecountryIn1972therewereonly3000baldeaglesintheentireUnitedStates.Thereasonforthebirds【55】populationwaspollutionespeciallypollutionofriversbypesticides.Pesticidesarechemicals【56】tokillinsectsandotheranimalsthatattackanddestroycrops. 【57】rainoftenwashespesticidesintorivers.Pesticidespollutetheriversandpoisonthefish.Eagleseat【58】andthepoison【59】theireggs.Theeggshaveverythinshellsanddonothatch. Eagles【60】onlytwoorthreeeggsayear.Becausemanyoftheeggsdidnot【61】andproducemoreeagles【62】eaglesquickly【63】smaller. TodaytheAmericanGovernmentandtheAmericanpeoplearetryingtoprotectthebaldeagle.Thenumberofbaldeagles【64】Itnowappears【65】theAmericannationalbirdwillsurviveandremainasymbolofstrengthandcourage.
StressLevelTiedtoEducationLevel PeoplewithlesseducationsufferfewerstressfuldaysaccordingtoareportinthecurrentissueoftheJournalofHealthandSocialBehavior. Howeverthestudyalsofoundthatwhenless-educatedpeopledidsufferstressitwasmoresevereandhadalargerimpactontheirhealth. Fromthisresearchershaveconcludedthattheday-to-dayfactorsthatcausestressarenotrandom.Whereyouareinsocietydeterminesthekindsofproblemsthatyouhaveeachdayandhowwellyouwillcopewiththem. Theresearchteaminterviewedanationalsampleof1031adultsdailyforeightdaysabouttheirstresslevelandhealth.Peoplewithoutahighschooldiplomareportedstresson30percentofthestudydayspeoplewithahighschooldegreereportedstress38percentofthetimeandpeoplewithcollegedegreesreportedstress44percentofthetime. Lessadvantagedpeoplearelesshealthyonadailybasisandaremorelikelytohavedownwardturnsintheirhealth.leadresearcherDr.JosephGrzywaczofWakeForestUniversityBaptistMedicalCentersaidinapreparedstatement.Thedownwardturnsinhealthwereconnectedwithdailystressorsandtheeffectofdailystressorsontheirhealthismuchmoredevastatingforthelessadvantaged. Grzywaczsuggestedfollow-upresearchtodeterminewhyless-educatedpeoplereportfewerdaysofstresswhenitisknowntheirstressismoreacuteandchronic. Ifsomethinghappenseverydaymaybeit’’snotseenasastressorGrzywaczsays.Maybeitisjustlife. stressfuladj.紧张的压力重的 diploman.毕业文凭毕业证书 stressorn.紧张刺激物 devastatingadj.毁灭性的 follow-upn.对病人的随访 Less—educatedpeoplereportfewerdaysofstresspossiblybecause______.
Interferon Forseveralyearsscientistshavebeentestingasubstancecalledinterferon干扰素apotentialwonderdrugthatisprovingtobeeffectiveintreatingavarietyofailmentsincludingvirusinfectionsbacteriainfectionsandtumors.Todatethenewdrughasprovokednonegativereactionofsufficientsignificancetodiscourageitsuse.Butinspiteofitssuccesslastyearonlyonegramwasproducedintheentireworld. Thereasonforthescarcityliesinthestructureofinterferon.Aspeciesspecificproteintheinterferonproducedfromoneanimalspeciescannotbeusedintreatinganotheranimalspecies.Inotherwordstotreathumanbeingsonlyinterferonproducedbyhumanbeingsmaybeused.Thedrugisproducedbyinfectingwhitebloodcellswithavirus.Fortunatelyitissopotentthattheamountgiveneachpatientperinjectionisverysmall. Unlikeantibiotics抗菌素interferondoesnotattackgermsdirectly.Insteaditmakesunaffectedcellsresistanttoinfectionandpreventsthemultiplicationofviruseswithincells. Asyoumightconcludeoneofthemostdramaticusesofinterferonhasbeeninthetreatmentofcancer.Dr.HansStranderresearchphysicianatSweden’’sfamousKarolinskaInstitutehastreatedmorethanonehundredcancerpatientswiththenewdrug.Amongagroupofselectedpatientswhohadundergonesurgicalproceduresforadvancedcancerhalfweregivenconventionaltreatmentsandtheotherhalfweregiveninterferon.Thesurvivalrateoverathree-yearperiodwas70percentamongthosewhoweretreatedwithinterferonascomparedwithonly10to30percentamongthosewhohadreceivedtheconventionaltreatments. IntheUnitedStatesalarge-scaleprojectsupportedbytheAmericanCancerSocietyisnowunderway.Iftheexperimentissuccessfulinterferoncouldbecomeoneofthegreatestmedicaldiscoveriesofourtime. Interferonhasnotbeenwidelyusedbecauseitisstillverydangerous.
BathingIntheSea BathingintheseainEnglandahundredyearsagowasnotquitethelight-heartedamusementthatitistoday.Therearenorunningdownfromthehoteltothebeachinabathrobe长袍nosunbathingorlyingaboutonthesandsinbathing-dressesafterthedip.Everythinghadtobedoneinanorderlyandextremelypolitemanner.Mixedbathingwasnotallowedanywhere.Menandwomeneachhadtheirseparatepartofthebeachandtheywerenotsupposedtomeetinthewater. Bathingclotheswerealsocloselycontrolled.Menusuallyworesimplebathingdrawersandnomorebutwomenwereobligedtowearthickcumbersomewoolengarmentsthatcoveredthemcompletelyfromheadtofoot.Thesesatisfiedthedemandsofmodestybuttheymusthavebeenextremelyuncomfortableforswimming. Eventhusdecentlycoveredwomenwerenotsupposedtoshowthemselvesonthebeachwhileinbathingattire浴衣.Theyhadtowaittheirturnforabathingmachineasortofwoodencabinonwheelswhichwasdrawnrightdowntothewatersedgebyhorses.Onitsseawardsideasortofhoodorcanopy罩盖stretchedoutwardsanddownwardsoverthewatercompletelyhidingthebatheruntilshewasactuallyintheseaTherewasabathingwomaninattendancepartofwhosedutywastodipinotherwordstoseizethebatherassoonassheemergedanddipherforciblyunderwatertwoorthreetimes.Thiswassupposedtobeforthebenefitofherhealthandnodoubtitwasallrightinthehandsofthegentle.Butmostbathingwomenwerethereverseofgentleandtobedippedbythemmusthavebeenastrenuousformofexercise. Asuitabletitleforthispassagewouldbe______.
TheUnitedStates In1782【51】theUnitedStateswonitsindependencethebaldeaglewaschosen【52】thenationalbirdofthenewcountry.Americanleaderswantedtheeagletobea【53】oftheircountrybecauseit’’sabirdofstrengthandcourage.TheychosethebaldeaglebecauseitwasfoundalloverNorthAmericaandonlyinNorthAmerica. Butalittleover200years【54】thebaldeaglehadalmostdisappearedfromthecountryIn1972therewereonly3000baldeaglesintheentireUnitedStates.Thereasonforthebirds【55】populationwaspollutionespeciallypollutionofriversbypesticides.Pesticidesarechemicals【56】tokillinsectsandotheranimalsthatattackanddestroycrops. 【57】rainoftenwashespesticidesintorivers.Pesticidespollutetheriversandpoisonthefish.Eagleseat【58】andthepoison【59】theireggs.Theeggshaveverythinshellsanddonothatch. Eagles【60】onlytwoorthreeeggsayear.Becausemanyoftheeggsdidnot【61】andproducemoreeagles【62】eaglesquickly【63】smaller. TodaytheAmericanGovernmentandtheAmericanpeoplearetryingtoprotectthebaldeagle.Thenumberofbaldeagles【64】Itnowappears【65】theAmericannationalbirdwillsurviveandremainasymbolofstrengthandcourage.
TheUnitedStates In1782【51】theUnitedStateswonitsindependencethebaldeaglewaschosen【52】thenationalbirdofthenewcountry.Americanleaderswantedtheeagletobea【53】oftheircountrybecauseit’’sabirdofstrengthandcourage.TheychosethebaldeaglebecauseitwasfoundalloverNorthAmericaandonlyinNorthAmerica. Butalittleover200years【54】thebaldeaglehadalmostdisappearedfromthecountryIn1972therewereonly3000baldeaglesintheentireUnitedStates.Thereasonforthebirds【55】populationwaspollutionespeciallypollutionofriversbypesticides.Pesticidesarechemicals【56】tokillinsectsandotheranimalsthatattackanddestroycrops. 【57】rainoftenwashespesticidesintorivers.Pesticidespollutetheriversandpoisonthefish.Eagleseat【58】andthepoison【59】theireggs.Theeggshaveverythinshellsanddonothatch. Eagles【60】onlytwoorthreeeggsayear.Becausemanyoftheeggsdidnot【61】andproducemoreeagles【62】eaglesquickly【63】smaller. TodaytheAmericanGovernmentandtheAmericanpeoplearetryingtoprotectthebaldeagle.Thenumberofbaldeagles【64】Itnowappears【65】theAmericannationalbirdwillsurviveandremainasymbolofstrengthandcourage.
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OldMothers’ChildrenHaveHigherDiabetes糖尿病Risk Childrenofoldermothersrunahigherriskofdevelopinginsulin-dependent胰岛素依赖型的diabetestheBritishMedicalJournalsaid.Astrongassociationwasfoundbetweenincreasingmaternal母亲的ageatdeliveryandriskofinsulin-dependentdiabetesinthechild.RiskwashighestinfirstbornchildrenanddecreasedprogressivelywithhigherbirthorderProfessorEdwinGaleandcolleaguesatSouthmeadHospitalinBristolsaid.Diabetesisaseriousincurablelifelongdiseasecharacterized以......作为特性byallinabilitytocontroltheamountofsugarintheblood.Insulin-dependentdiabeteswhichmainlyaffectschildrenistreatedbyadministeringthehormoneinsulin.Galelookedinto1375familiesintheOxfordareawhereoneormorechildrenhaddiabetesandfoundthattheriskofachilddevelopinginsulin-dependentdiabetesincreasedby25percentforeachfive-yearbandofthemothersage. Theriskofdevelopingdiabeteswasalsolinkedtotheageofthefather.Foreveryfive-yearbandofthefather’’sagetheriskofthechilddevelopingdiabetesincreasedbyninepercent.Theriskofdiabeteswashigh?estamongthefirstbornchildrenofmotherswhostartedtheirfamilieslateandtheriskdecreasedbyabout15percentforeachsubsequentchildtheBMJsaid.Theolderthemothertheearlierthestartofinsulin-dependentdiabetesinthechild.Otherstudieshavealreadyshownthatchildrenborntooldermothersovertheageof35haveanincreasedriskofdiabetesbutthisstudyisthefirsttoestablishthatriskincreasescontinuouslyinrelationtoincreasingmaternalageDr.PollyBingleyofSouthmeadHospitaltoldReuters路透社.Thenewstudyisthefirsttoshowthatriskisrelatedtobirthorder. Thestudyalsopartlyexplainsincreasingdiabetes.Between1970and1996theproportionofchildrenborntomothersagedbetween30and34increasedto28percentfrom15percentandthiscouldaccountforrisingnumbersofchildhooddiabetespatientsthescientistssaidinthealarmingincreaseintherateofinsulin-dependentdiabetesamongchildreninrecentyears.Thisstudymaywellprovideacluetotheunderstandingofthisproblem.ItismostlikelythatthereareanumberoffactorstoexplaintheincreaseDiabetesUKsaid.Therearesome1.4milliondiagnoseddiabetessufferersinBritainthecharityDiabetesUKsaid.Ofthese1.4millionsufferersthereare20000peopleunderage20whosufferfrominsulin-dependentdiabetes. Whatkindofchildmaybeatthehighestriskofdevelopinginsulin-dependentdiabetes?
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MemoryClass StanFieldknowswhatagecandotoaperson’’smemoryandhe’’snottakinganychanceswithhis.Hechooseshisfoodcarefullyandgetsplentyofexercise.Healsoavoidsstresscocacolaandcigarettesmoke. What’’smoreatbreakfasteachmorningthe69-year-oldchemicalengineerswallowsaplatefulofpillsinthehopeofboostinghisbrainpower. MichelleAmoveislessthanhalfField’’sagebutnolessconcernedabouthermemory.Whileworkingroundtheclocktofinishadegreeinfilmstudiesthe33-year-oldNewYorkerhadthealarmingsensationthatshehadstoppedretaininganything.Icouldn’’tevenremembernamesshesays.IthoughtOhnoI’’mover30.It’’salldownhillfromhere.BesidesloadinguponsupplementsAmovesignedupforamemoryenhancingcourseatNewYork’’sMountSianiMedicalCenter.Andwhenshegotthereshefoundherselfsurroundedbypeoplewhowerejustasworriedasshewas. FormillionsofAmericansandespeciallyforbabyboomers生育高峰出生的人thedemandsoftheInformationAgeconflictwithasenseofdecliningphysicalpower.Whenboomerswereintheir30sand40stheylaunchedthefitnessboomsaysCynthiaGreenthepsychologistwhoteachesMountSinai’’smemoryclass.Nowwehavethemental-fitnessboomMemoryistheboomers’’newlife-crisisissue.Andofcourseamajormarketingopportunity.ThedemandforbooksandseminarshasneverbeengreatersaysJackLannomalongtimememorytrainerwhoseweeklyTVshowMindUnlimitedgoesoutto33millionhomesontheChristianNetwork.Anxiousconsumersarerushingtobuydo-it-yourselfprogramsandsupplementmakersaretryingtoselleverythingbutsawdust木屑asabrainbooster. Butbeforeyougetoutyourcheckbookafewquestionsareinorder.Doeseverydayforgetfulnesssignaldecliningbrainfunction?Ismegamemory超级记忆arealisticgoalfornormalpeople?Andifyoucouldhaveaperfectmemorywouldyoureallywantit?Untilrecentlynoonecouldaddressthoseissueswithmuchauthoritybutourknowledgeofmemoryisexploding.Newtechniquesarerevealinghowdifferentpartsofthebraininteracttopreservemeaningfulexperiences.Biologistsaretryingtounderstandtheunderlying潜在的chemicalprocessesandneuroscientists神经系统科学家arediscoveringhowagestressandotherfactorscandisruptthem.Nooneisclosetofindingthesecrettoperfectrecallbutasyou’’llseethatmaybejustaswell. Manybaby-boomerslivingintheInformationAgefeelthat______.
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MemoryClass StanFieldknowswhatagecandotoaperson’’smemoryandhe’’snottakinganychanceswithhis.Hechooseshisfoodcarefullyandgetsplentyofexercise.Healsoavoidsstresscocacolaandcigarettesmoke. What’’smoreatbreakfasteachmorningthe69-year-oldchemicalengineerswallowsaplatefulofpillsinthehopeofboostinghisbrainpower. MichelleAmoveislessthanhalfField’’sagebutnolessconcernedabouthermemory.Whileworkingroundtheclocktofinishadegreeinfilmstudiesthe33-year-oldNewYorkerhadthealarmingsensationthatshehadstoppedretaininganything.Icouldn’’tevenremembernamesshesays.IthoughtOhnoI’’mover30.It’’salldownhillfromhere.BesidesloadinguponsupplementsAmovesignedupforamemoryenhancingcourseatNewYork’’sMountSianiMedicalCenter.Andwhenshegotthereshefoundherselfsurroundedbypeoplewhowerejustasworriedasshewas. FormillionsofAmericansandespeciallyforbabyboomers生育高峰出生的人thedemandsoftheInformationAgeconflictwithasenseofdecliningphysicalpower.Whenboomerswereintheir30sand40stheylaunchedthefitnessboomsaysCynthiaGreenthepsychologistwhoteachesMountSinai’’smemoryclass.Nowwehavethemental-fitnessboomMemoryistheboomers’’newlife-crisisissue.Andofcourseamajormarketingopportunity.ThedemandforbooksandseminarshasneverbeengreatersaysJackLannomalongtimememorytrainerwhoseweeklyTVshowMindUnlimitedgoesoutto33millionhomesontheChristianNetwork.Anxiousconsumersarerushingtobuydo-it-yourselfprogramsandsupplementmakersaretryingtoselleverythingbutsawdust木屑asabrainbooster. Butbeforeyougetoutyourcheckbookafewquestionsareinorder.Doeseverydayforgetfulnesssignaldecliningbrainfunction?Ismegamemory超级记忆arealisticgoalfornormalpeople?Andifyoucouldhaveaperfectmemorywouldyoureallywantit?Untilrecentlynoonecouldaddressthoseissueswithmuchauthoritybutourknowledgeofmemoryisexploding.Newtechniquesarerevealinghowdifferentpartsofthebraininteracttopreservemeaningfulexperiences.Biologistsaretryingtounderstandtheunderlying潜在的chemicalprocessesandneuroscientists神经系统科学家arediscoveringhowagestressandotherfactorscandisruptthem.Nooneisclosetofindingthesecrettoperfectrecallbutasyou’’llseethatmaybejustaswell. WhatdoesStanFieldtakeatbreakfast?
BathingIntheSea BathingintheseainEnglandahundredyearsagowasnotquitethelight-heartedamusementthatitistoday.Therearenorunningdownfromthehoteltothebeachinabathrobe长袍nosunbathingorlyingaboutonthesandsinbathing-dressesafterthedip.Everythinghadtobedoneinanorderlyandextremelypolitemanner.Mixedbathingwasnotallowedanywhere.Menandwomeneachhadtheirseparatepartofthebeachandtheywerenotsupposedtomeetinthewater. Bathingclotheswerealsocloselycontrolled.Menusuallyworesimplebathingdrawersandnomorebutwomenwereobligedtowearthickcumbersomewoolengarmentsthatcoveredthemcompletelyfromheadtofoot.Thesesatisfiedthedemandsofmodestybuttheymusthavebeenextremelyuncomfortableforswimming. Eventhusdecentlycoveredwomenwerenotsupposedtoshowthemselvesonthebeachwhileinbathingattire浴衣.Theyhadtowaittheirturnforabathingmachineasortofwoodencabinonwheelswhichwasdrawnrightdowntothewatersedgebyhorses.Onitsseawardsideasortofhoodorcanopy罩盖stretchedoutwardsanddownwardsoverthewatercompletelyhidingthebatheruntilshewasactuallyintheseaTherewasabathingwomaninattendancepartofwhosedutywastodipinotherwordstoseizethebatherassoonassheemergedanddipherforciblyunderwatertwoorthreetimes.Thiswassupposedtobeforthebenefitofherhealthandnodoubtitwasallrightinthehandsofthegentle.Butmostbathingwomenwerethereverseofgentleandtobedippedbythemmusthavebeenastrenuousformofexercise. Abathing-woman’sjobwasto______.
Biotechnology Biotechnologyinoneformoranotherhasflourishedsinceprehistorictimes.Whenthefirsthumanbeingsrealizedthattheycouldplanttheirowncropsandbreedtheirownanimalstheylearnedtousebiotechnology.Thediscoverythatfruitjuicesfermented发酵inwineorthatmilkcouldbeconvertedintocheeseoryogurt酸乳酶orthatbeercouldbemadebyfermentingsolutionsofmalt麦芽andhops啤酒花beganthestudyofbiotechnology.Whenthefirstbakersfoundthattheycouldmakeasoftspongy多乳的breadratherthanafirmthincrackertheywe’’reactingasfledgling缺乏经验的biotechnologists.Thefirstanimalbreedersrealizingthatdifferentphysicaltraitscouldbeeithermagnifiedorlostbymatingappropriatepairsofanimalsengagedinthemanipulationsofbiotechnology. Whatthenisbiotechnology?Thetermbringstominddifferentthings.Somethinkofdevelopingnewtypesofanimals.Othersdreamofalmostunlimitedsourcesofhumantherapeutic治疗的drugs.Stillothersenvision想象thepossibilityofgrowingcropsthataremorenutritious有养分的andnaturallypest-resistant有抵抗力的tofeedarapidlygrowingworldpopulation.Thisquestionelicits引发almostasmanyfirst-thoughtresponsesastherearepeopletowhomthequestioncanbeposed.Initspurestformthetermbiotechnologyreferstotheuseoflivingorganismsortheirproductstomodifyhumanhealthandthehumanenvironment.Prehistoricbiotechnologistsdidthisastheyusedyeastcellstoraisebreaddough生面团andtofermentalcoholicbeveragesandbacterialcellstomakecheesesandyogurtsandastheybredtheirstrongproductiveanimalstomakeevenstrongerandmoreproductiveoffspring.Throughouthumanhistorywehavelearnedagreatdealaboutthedifferentorganismsthatourancestorsusedsoeffectively.Themarkedincreaseinourunderstandingoftheseorganismsandtheircellproductsgainsustheabilitytocontrolthemanyfunctionsofvariouscellsandorganisms.Usingthetechniquesofgenesplicing叠接andrecombineDNAtechnologywecannowactuallycombinethegeneticelementsoftwoormorelivingcells.FunctioninglengthsofDNAcanbetakenfromoneorganismandplacedintothecellsofanotherorganism.Asaresultforexamplewecancausebacterialcellstoproducehumanmoleculescowscanproducemoremilkorthesameamountoffeedandwecansynthesizetherapeuticmoleculesthathaveneverbeforeexisted. AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingisNOTanapplicationofbiotechnology?
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OldMothers’ChildrenHaveHigherDiabetes糖尿病Risk Childrenofoldermothersrunahigherriskofdevelopinginsulin-dependent胰岛素依赖型的diabetestheBritishMedicalJournalsaid.Astrongassociationwasfoundbetweenincreasingmaternal母亲的ageatdeliveryandriskofinsulin-dependentdiabetesinthechild.RiskwashighestinfirstbornchildrenanddecreasedprogressivelywithhigherbirthorderProfessorEdwinGaleandcolleaguesatSouthmeadHospitalinBristolsaid.Diabetesisaseriousincurablelifelongdiseasecharacterized以......作为特性byallinabilitytocontroltheamountofsugarintheblood.Insulin-dependentdiabeteswhichmainlyaffectschildrenistreatedbyadministeringthehormoneinsulin.Galelookedinto1375familiesintheOxfordareawhereoneormorechildrenhaddiabetesandfoundthattheriskofachilddevelopinginsulin-dependentdiabetesincreasedby25percentforeachfive-yearbandofthemothersage. Theriskofdevelopingdiabeteswasalsolinkedtotheageofthefather.Foreveryfive-yearbandofthefather’’sagetheriskofthechilddevelopingdiabetesincreasedbyninepercent.Theriskofdiabeteswashigh?estamongthefirstbornchildrenofmotherswhostartedtheirfamilieslateandtheriskdecreasedbyabout15percentforeachsubsequentchildtheBMJsaid.Theolderthemothertheearlierthestartofinsulin-dependentdiabetesinthechild.Otherstudieshavealreadyshownthatchildrenborntooldermothersovertheageof35haveanincreasedriskofdiabetesbutthisstudyisthefirsttoestablishthatriskincreasescontinuouslyinrelationtoincreasingmaternalageDr.PollyBingleyofSouthmeadHospitaltoldReuters路透社.Thenewstudyisthefirsttoshowthatriskisrelatedtobirthorder. Thestudyalsopartlyexplainsincreasingdiabetes.Between1970and1996theproportionofchildrenborntomothersagedbetween30and34increasedto28percentfrom15percentandthiscouldaccountforrisingnumbersofchildhooddiabetespatientsthescientistssaidinthealarmingincreaseintherateofinsulin-dependentdiabetesamongchildreninrecentyears.Thisstudymaywellprovideacluetotheunderstandingofthisproblem.ItismostlikelythatthereareanumberoffactorstoexplaintheincreaseDiabetesUKsaid.Therearesome1.4milliondiagnoseddiabetessufferersinBritainthecharityDiabetesUKsaid.Ofthese1.4millionsufferersthereare20000peopleunderage20whosufferfrominsulin-dependentdiabetes. AccordingtothepassagethealarmingincreaseintherateofdiabetesamongchildrenintheUKmaypartlybeexplainedbytherisein______.
MemoryClass StanFieldknowswhatagecandotoaperson’’smemoryandhe’’snottakinganychanceswithhis.Hechooseshisfoodcarefullyandgetsplentyofexercise.Healsoavoidsstresscocacolaandcigarettesmoke. What’’smoreatbreakfasteachmorningthe69-year-oldchemicalengineerswallowsaplatefulofpillsinthehopeofboostinghisbrainpower. MichelleAmoveislessthanhalfField’’sagebutnolessconcernedabouthermemory.Whileworkingroundtheclocktofinishadegreeinfilmstudiesthe33-year-oldNewYorkerhadthealarmingsensationthatshehadstoppedretaininganything.Icouldn’’tevenremembernamesshesays.IthoughtOhnoI’’mover30.It’’salldownhillfromhere.BesidesloadinguponsupplementsAmovesignedupforamemoryenhancingcourseatNewYork’’sMountSianiMedicalCenter.Andwhenshegotthereshefoundherselfsurroundedbypeoplewhowerejustasworriedasshewas. FormillionsofAmericansandespeciallyforbabyboomers生育高峰出生的人thedemandsoftheInformationAgeconflictwithasenseofdecliningphysicalpower.Whenboomerswereintheir30sand40stheylaunchedthefitnessboomsaysCynthiaGreenthepsychologistwhoteachesMountSinai’’smemoryclass.Nowwehavethemental-fitnessboomMemoryistheboomers’’newlife-crisisissue.Andofcourseamajormarketingopportunity.ThedemandforbooksandseminarshasneverbeengreatersaysJackLannomalongtimememorytrainerwhoseweeklyTVshowMindUnlimitedgoesoutto33millionhomesontheChristianNetwork.Anxiousconsumersarerushingtobuydo-it-yourselfprogramsandsupplementmakersaretryingtoselleverythingbutsawdust木屑asabrainbooster. Butbeforeyougetoutyourcheckbookafewquestionsareinorder.Doeseverydayforgetfulnesssignaldecliningbrainfunction?Ismegamemory超级记忆arealisticgoalfornormalpeople?Andifyoucouldhaveaperfectmemorywouldyoureallywantit?Untilrecentlynoonecouldaddressthoseissueswithmuchauthoritybutourknowledgeofmemoryisexploding.Newtechniquesarerevealinghowdifferentpartsofthebraininteracttopreservemeaningfulexperiences.Biologistsaretryingtounderstandtheunderlying潜在的chemicalprocessesandneuroscientists神经系统科学家arediscoveringhowagestressandotherfactorscandisruptthem.Nooneisclosetofindingthesecrettoperfectrecallbutasyou’’llseethatmaybejustaswell. Accordingtothewriterthesecrettoperfectmemory______.
Biotechnology Biotechnologyinoneformoranotherhasflourishedsinceprehistorictimes.Whenthefirsthumanbeingsrealizedthattheycouldplanttheirowncropsandbreedtheirownanimalstheylearnedtousebiotechnology.Thediscoverythatfruitjuicesfermented发酵inwineorthatmilkcouldbeconvertedintocheeseoryogurt酸乳酶orthatbeercouldbemadebyfermentingsolutionsofmalt麦芽andhops啤酒花beganthestudyofbiotechnology.Whenthefirstbakersfoundthattheycouldmakeasoftspongy多乳的breadratherthanafirmthincrackertheywe’’reactingasfledgling缺乏经验的biotechnologists.Thefirstanimalbreedersrealizingthatdifferentphysicaltraitscouldbeeithermagnifiedorlostbymatingappropriatepairsofanimalsengagedinthemanipulationsofbiotechnology. Whatthenisbiotechnology?Thetermbringstominddifferentthings.Somethinkofdevelopingnewtypesofanimals.Othersdreamofalmostunlimitedsourcesofhumantherapeutic治疗的drugs.Stillothersenvision想象thepossibilityofgrowingcropsthataremorenutritious有养分的andnaturallypest-resistant有抵抗力的tofeedarapidlygrowingworldpopulation.Thisquestionelicits引发almostasmanyfirst-thoughtresponsesastherearepeopletowhomthequestioncanbeposed.Initspurestformthetermbiotechnologyreferstotheuseoflivingorganismsortheirproductstomodifyhumanhealthandthehumanenvironment.Prehistoricbiotechnologistsdidthisastheyusedyeastcellstoraisebreaddough生面团andtofermentalcoholicbeveragesandbacterialcellstomakecheesesandyogurtsandastheybredtheirstrongproductiveanimalstomakeevenstrongerandmoreproductiveoffspring.Throughouthumanhistorywehavelearnedagreatdealaboutthedifferentorganismsthatourancestorsusedsoeffectively.Themarkedincreaseinourunderstandingoftheseorganismsandtheircellproductsgainsustheabilitytocontrolthemanyfunctionsofvariouscellsandorganisms.Usingthetechniquesofgenesplicing叠接andrecombineDNAtechnologywecannowactuallycombinethegeneticelementsoftwoormorelivingcells.FunctioninglengthsofDNAcanbetakenfromoneorganismandplacedintothecellsofanotherorganism.Asaresultforexamplewecancausebacterialcellstoproducehumanmoleculescowscanproducemoremilkorthesameamountoffeedandwecansynthesizetherapeuticmoleculesthathaveneverbeforeexisted. ThesentenceThisquestionelicits...para.2means______.
Interferon Forseveralyearsscientistshavebeentestingasubstancecalledinterferon干扰素apotentialwonderdrugthatisprovingtobeeffectiveintreatingavarietyofailmentsincludingvirusinfectionsbacteriainfectionsandtumors.Todatethenewdrughasprovokednonegativereactionofsufficientsignificancetodiscourageitsuse.Butinspiteofitssuccesslastyearonlyonegramwasproducedintheentireworld. Thereasonforthescarcityliesinthestructureofinterferon.Aspeciesspecificproteintheinterferonproducedfromoneanimalspeciescannotbeusedintreatinganotheranimalspecies.Inotherwordstotreathumanbeingsonlyinterferonproducedbyhumanbeingsmaybeused.Thedrugisproducedbyinfectingwhitebloodcellswithavirus.Fortunatelyitissopotentthattheamountgiveneachpatientperinjectionisverysmall. Unlikeantibiotics抗菌素interferondoesnotattackgermsdirectly.Insteaditmakesunaffectedcellsresistanttoinfectionandpreventsthemultiplicationofviruseswithincells. Asyoumightconcludeoneofthemostdramaticusesofinterferonhasbeeninthetreatmentofcancer.Dr.HansStranderresearchphysicianatSweden’’sfamousKarolinskaInstitutehastreatedmorethanonehundredcancerpatientswiththenewdrug.Amongagroupofselectedpatientswhohadundergonesurgicalproceduresforadvancedcancerhalfweregivenconventionaltreatmentsandtheotherhalfweregiveninterferon.Thesurvivalrateoverathree-yearperiodwas70percentamongthosewhoweretreatedwithinterferonascomparedwithonly10to30percentamongthosewhohadreceivedtheconventionaltreatments. IntheUnitedStatesalarge-scaleprojectsupportedbytheAmericanCancerSocietyisnowunderway.Iftheexperimentissuccessfulinterferoncouldbecomeoneofthegreatestmedicaldiscoveriesofourtime. 21Interferoncauseshealthycellstogrow.
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StressLevelTiedtoEducationLevel PeoplewithlesseducationsufferfewerstressfuldaysaccordingtoareportinthecurrentissueoftheJournalofHealthandSocialBehavior. Howeverthestudyalsofoundthatwhenless-educatedpeopledidsufferstressitwasmoresevereandhadalargerimpactontheirhealth. Fromthisresearchershaveconcludedthattheday-to-dayfactorsthatcausestressarenotrandom.Whereyouareinsocietydeterminesthekindsofproblemsthatyouhaveeachdayandhowwellyouwillcopewiththem. Theresearchteaminterviewedanationalsampleof1031adultsdailyforeightdaysabouttheirstresslevelandhealth.Peoplewithoutahighschooldiplomareportedstresson30percentofthestudydayspeoplewithahighschooldegreereportedstress38percentofthetimeandpeoplewithcollegedegreesreportedstress44percentofthetime. Lessadvantagedpeoplearelesshealthyonadailybasisandaremorelikelytohavedownwardturnsintheirhealth.leadresearcherDr.JosephGrzywaczofWakeForestUniversityBaptistMedicalCentersaidinapreparedstatement.Thedownwardturnsinhealthwereconnectedwithdailystressorsandtheeffectofdailystressorsontheirhealthismuchmoredevastatingforthelessadvantaged. Grzywaczsuggestedfollow-upresearchtodeterminewhyless-educatedpeoplereportfewerdaysofstresswhenitisknowntheirstressismoreacuteandchronic. Ifsomethinghappenseverydaymaybeit’’snotseenasastressorGrzywaczsays.Maybeitisjustlife. stressfuladj.紧张的压力重的 diploman.毕业文凭毕业证书 stressorn.紧张刺激物 devastatingadj.毁灭性的 follow-upn.对病人的随访 Stressleveliscloselyrelatedto______.
StressLevelTiedtoEducationLevel PeoplewithlesseducationsufferfewerstressfuldaysaccordingtoareportinthecurrentissueoftheJournalofHealthandSocialBehavior. Howeverthestudyalsofoundthatwhenless-educatedpeopledidsufferstressitwasmoresevereandhadalargerimpactontheirhealth. Fromthisresearchershaveconcludedthattheday-to-dayfactorsthatcausestressarenotrandom.Whereyouareinsocietydeterminesthekindsofproblemsthatyouhaveeachdayandhowwellyouwillcopewiththem. Theresearchteaminterviewedanationalsampleof1031adultsdailyforeightdaysabouttheirstresslevelandhealth.Peoplewithoutahighschooldiplomareportedstresson30percentofthestudydayspeoplewithahighschooldegreereportedstress38percentofthetimeandpeoplewithcollegedegreesreportedstress44percentofthetime. Lessadvantagedpeoplearelesshealthyonadailybasisandaremorelikelytohavedownwardturnsintheirhealth.leadresearcherDr.JosephGrzywaczofWakeForestUniversityBaptistMedicalCentersaidinapreparedstatement.Thedownwardturnsinhealthwereconnectedwithdailystressorsandtheeffectofdailystressorsontheirhealthismuchmoredevastatingforthelessadvantaged. Grzywaczsuggestedfollow-upresearchtodeterminewhyless-educatedpeoplereportfewerdaysofstresswhenitisknowntheirstressismoreacuteandchronic. Ifsomethinghappenseverydaymaybeit’’snotseenasastressorGrzywaczsays.Maybeitisjustlife. stressfuladj.紧张的压力重的 diploman.毕业文凭毕业证书 stressorn.紧张刺激物 devastatingadj.毁灭性的 follow-upn.对病人的随访 Whichgroupreportedthebiggestnumberofstressfuldays?
TheUnitedStates In1782【51】theUnitedStateswonitsindependencethebaldeaglewaschosen【52】thenationalbirdofthenewcountry.Americanleaderswantedtheeagletobea【53】oftheircountrybecauseit’’sabirdofstrengthandcourage.TheychosethebaldeaglebecauseitwasfoundalloverNorthAmericaandonlyinNorthAmerica. Butalittleover200years【54】thebaldeaglehadalmostdisappearedfromthecountryIn1972therewereonly3000baldeaglesintheentireUnitedStates.Thereasonforthebirds【55】populationwaspollutionespeciallypollutionofriversbypesticides.Pesticidesarechemicals【56】tokillinsectsandotheranimalsthatattackanddestroycrops. 【57】rainoftenwashespesticidesintorivers.Pesticidespollutetheriversandpoisonthefish.Eagleseat【58】andthepoison【59】theireggs.Theeggshaveverythinshellsanddonothatch. Eagles【60】onlytwoorthreeeggsayear.Becausemanyoftheeggsdidnot【61】andproducemoreeagles【62】eaglesquickly【63】smaller. TodaytheAmericanGovernmentandtheAmericanpeoplearetryingtoprotectthebaldeagle.Thenumberofbaldeagles【64】Itnowappears【65】theAmericannationalbirdwillsurviveandremainasymbolofstrengthandcourage.
Interferon Forseveralyearsscientistshavebeentestingasubstancecalledinterferon干扰素apotentialwonderdrugthatisprovingtobeeffectiveintreatingavarietyofailmentsincludingvirusinfectionsbacteriainfectionsandtumors.Todatethenewdrughasprovokednonegativereactionofsufficientsignificancetodiscourageitsuse.Butinspiteofitssuccesslastyearonlyonegramwasproducedintheentireworld. Thereasonforthescarcityliesinthestructureofinterferon.Aspeciesspecificproteintheinterferonproducedfromoneanimalspeciescannotbeusedintreatinganotheranimalspecies.Inotherwordstotreathumanbeingsonlyinterferonproducedbyhumanbeingsmaybeused.Thedrugisproducedbyinfectingwhitebloodcellswithavirus.Fortunatelyitissopotentthattheamountgiveneachpatientperinjectionisverysmall. Unlikeantibiotics抗菌素interferondoesnotattackgermsdirectly.Insteaditmakesunaffectedcellsresistanttoinfectionandpreventsthemultiplicationofviruseswithincells. Asyoumightconcludeoneofthemostdramaticusesofinterferonhasbeeninthetreatmentofcancer.Dr.HansStranderresearchphysicianatSweden’’sfamousKarolinskaInstitutehastreatedmorethanonehundredcancerpatientswiththenewdrug.Amongagroupofselectedpatientswhohadundergonesurgicalproceduresforadvancedcancerhalfweregivenconventionaltreatmentsandtheotherhalfweregiveninterferon.Thesurvivalrateoverathree-yearperiodwas70percentamongthosewhoweretreatedwithinterferonascomparedwithonly10to30percentamongthosewhohadreceivedtheconventionaltreatments. IntheUnitedStatesalarge-scaleprojectsupportedbytheAmericanCancerSocietyisnowunderway.Iftheexperimentissuccessfulinterferoncouldbecomeoneofthegreatestmedicaldiscoveriesofourtime. Theeffectinterferonhasoninfectionisthatitkeepshealthycellsfrombecominginfected.
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