过去二十年中,基因测序的成本不断上涨,新型技术也有所突破,每一项技术背后都有不同的企业支持,这些企业经过种种考虑,同意为不同的人群进行基因测序。
The cost of sequencing has plummeted over the past decade, and several technologies have emerged, each backed by different firms which will, for a suitable consideration, happily sequence your genome.
大马士革顶级餐厅Dome每周五的寿司自助餐上总是人头攒动。 食客们很乐意为这样的自助餐花费38美元——考虑到叙利亚的人均年总产值只有2700美元,这可真是价格不菲。
Dome, a leading restaurant in Damascus, runs a popular sushi buffet on Fridays, when customers happily pay $38 for a meal, a hefty amount, seeing that Syria’s annual GDP per person is a mere $2,700.
如果他们认为“consideration”(意为“考虑、关心”)意思是“椰子味朗姆酒”的话,那它就代表椰子味朗姆酒。
If they say "consideration" means "coconut rum", then coconut rum it is.
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