Plantings of cotton bioengineered to produce its own insecticide against bollworms, a major cause of crop failure, sustained little bollworm damage until this year.
经过生物工程改造的棉花种植场可以生产自己的抗棉铃虫杀虫剂,而棉铃虫是造成农作物歉收的主要原因,直到今年,棉铃虫的危害都很小。
Now let's focus on a specific example of a natural predator that can cause a lot of damage to coral reefs—the Crown of Thorns, or CoT starfish.
现在,让我们来看一个自然捕食者的具体例子,它会对珊瑚礁造成很大的伤害——那就是刺冠海星。
They can move over 200 miles per hour and cause a lot of damage.
它们可以以每小时200英里的速度移动,造成巨大损害。
When estimating the damage of a security breach, never forget that security breaches can cause users to lose faith in the system.
在估计安全性被破坏而造成的损失时,不要忘记安全性被破坏会导致系统用户对系统失去信心。
High levels of cholesterol in the blood create a risk for heart disease, because the molecules that transport cholesterol can damage arteries and cause blockages.
血液中高胆固醇是心脏疾病的高危致病因素,因为这种转运胆固醇的分子会损害动脉并且引起阻塞。
Alcohol remains a major cause of liver disease, said the report by the International Scientific Forum on alcohol Research. But it is excessive alcohol that does the damage.
这项由国际科学论坛酒精饮料研究组发起的调查指出,酒精是诱发肝病的主要原因,过度饮酒会对肝脏造成损伤。
A: Iodine deficiency is the main cause of brain damage in childhood.
答:碘缺乏症是儿童期脑损伤的主要原因。
POPs are a major environmental concern due to neurological damage, immune system disorders, cancer and a host of other health problems they cause.
持久性有机污染物造成神经损害、免疫系统紊乱、癌症以及许多其他健康问题,因此是一种严重的环境问题。
This eye shows evidence of severe diabetic retinopathy, which is a leading cause of poor vision and blindness. This patients needs laser treatments to fix the damage.
这只眼睛表现的就是糖尿病视网膜病,它是视力低下和失明的主要原因。这个病人需要进行激光治疗来恢复视力。
When estimating the damage of a security breach, never forget that security breaches can cause loss of faith in users of the system.
在估计安全性被破坏而造成的危害时,不要忘记安全性被破坏会导致系统用户对您的系统失去信心。
We get a lot of big quakes every year, and occasionally those hit near population and cause damage — it's mostly a matter of chance.
每年都会发生许多大地震,偶尔会在人口密集区发生并造成重大损失——这完全是一个概率事件。
So spinal damage, a common cause of paralysis, does not affect these nerves.
这样脊髓损伤——形成瘫痪的一个常见成因,并不会影响到这些神经。
A researcher from the University of Minnesota has found that smoking can cause damage to genes in a matter of minutes, which could then lead to cancer.
来自明尼苏达大学的一位研究者发现吸烟可在数分钟内造成可致癌的遗传损伤。
Diabetic retinopathy is an important cause of blindness, and occurs as a result of long-term accumulated damage to the small blood vessels in the retina.
糖尿病性视网膜病是失明的一主要病因,它是视网膜小血管长期累积损伤的结果。
No matter how frustrated you get, NEVER, EVER shake a crying baby-just a few seconds of jostling can cause serious brain damage.
无论你多么的气馁,千万千万不要晃动正在啼哭的宝宝,因为仅仅几秒时间的震动也可能损伤她的大脑。
Of the more than 85, 000 dams, more than 4, 000 are unsafe or deficient, and nearly 1, 800 of those are located where a breach would cause severe damage to life or property.
超过8万5千座水坝,其中有4000座都是不安全或者是有缺陷的,而4000座中有大约1800座都位于那些一次灾害就将造成惨重生命财产损失的地方。
In March 2011, a court in Diyarbakir ordered an assessment of Hasankeyf's cultural value and the damage the dam might cause.
2011年三月,Diyarbakir的一个法庭发起了针对Hasankeyf的文化价值以及大坝对其可能的损害的评估。
A crop circle can cause hundreds of pounds of damage.
一个麦田怪圈能导致好几百英镑的损失。
In some systems, foam at the surface may not cause a lot of damage, but the presence of a foam layer normally indicates extensive air entrainment.
在一些系统中,油液表面的泡沫不会造成很大的损害,但泡沫的存在说明相当量的空气滞留在油液当中。
Such high levels suggest the brains of autistic children are exposed to a lot of oxidative stress, something that would probably cause cumulative damage.
这样高的含量表明,这些患病孩子的脑组织已经暴露在了高氧化压力下,有可能会造成累积的损伤。
Bite problems are often a cause of bruxism, and it's a good idea to check for damage to your teeth.
咀嚼问题常常是夜间磨牙症的一个原因,检查有没有牙齿损伤是个不错的方法。
But when it spreads to the kidneys it can cause permanent damage. Signs of a kidney infection include fever nausea vomiting and pain in one side of the lower back.
一旦经泌尿系感染上行至肾脏将会造成永久性的损害肾脏感染常见的症状有发热、恶心、呕吐、一侧的腰背痛。
Consumers' obsession with celebrity news and culture is harmless in theory, but one bad download can cause a lot of damage to a computer.
消费者关注名人新闻和文化从理论上说并没有害处,但一旦遇到一个有毒下载,就会对电脑造成很大损坏。
The amount of oxidative damage increases with age, and according to one theory of aging it is a major cause of the body's decline.
因氧化造成的损害随年龄增长,且根据一个关于衰老的理论说这是人体衰退的主要因素。
Instead, they might be judging how favorable a cut is in terms of only their opinion of the item itself, while ignoring the damage the cut could cause to those affected.
他们可能只是觉得就这个项目本身,它会有多受欢迎,而忽视了缩减会给那些相关联的带来的损失。
Doing otherwise is a breach of the license agreement and would cause irreparable damage for which recovery of money damages would be inadequate...
如果不这样做那就违背了许可条款,会造成无法挽回的后果,这是用金钱所无法修补的。
Doing otherwise is a breach of the license agreement and would cause irreparable damage for which recovery of money damages would be inadequate...
如果不这样做那就违背了许可条款,会造成无法挽回的后果,这是用金钱所无法修补的。
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