The breakthrough of the year was 15 years in coming.

VOA: standard.2009.12.24

So you've got exactly the experience you would have if you were working in your lab having the brilliant breakthrough when you finally realize what the combination is that would make the right antibody, whatever it is.

你获得一模一样的体验,仿佛在实验室里取得重大突破,终于搞清楚药物成分,生成有效的抗生素等等。

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In fact,Science magazine recognized the discovery of "genes for mental illness" as the number two "Breakthrough of the Year."

VOA: special.2009.06.24

Doctor Supachai Rerks-Ngarm, who led the study for the Thai Ministry of Public Health,called it a scientific breakthrough.

VOA: special.2009.09.30

The video for her song "Boom" was nominated for a MTV Video Music Award for Best Breakthrough Video.

VOA: special.2009.10.16

And that focus has paid off. Demong and Lodwick led a U.S.breakthrough at last year's World Championships in Liberec, the Czech Republic.

VOA: standard.2010.01.31

In the life sciences, the journal's editors noted advances in gene therapy something that has long seemed on the verge of a breakthrough.

VOA: standard.2009.12.24

Lonestar has sold more than Their biggest breakthrough came in 1999 with the crossover hit "Amazed."

VOA: standard.2010.04.30

But his big breakthrough came later, breeding high-yielding wheat varieties that more than tripled the harvest.

VOA: standard.2009.09.16

Although many so-called "new" artists are veteran performers, the rules stipulate they may be considered if they achieved a significant breakthrough during the current eligibility period.

VOA: standard.2010.01.25

And the other breakthrough we've made is we've actually discovered some molecules which are on the way to being potential drugs for the disease as well."

VOA: standard.2010.04.05

But he says the action taken by the Iraqi parliament is a significant breakthrough.

VOA: standard.2009.11.08

"So this could be, certainly it was heralded at the time of the Geneva meeting, as a breakthrough in terms of opening channels more widely with the Iranians."

VOA: standard.2009.10.19

European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso called the deal an important breakthrough at a joint press conference with Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt of Sweden, which currently holds the rotating European Union presidency.

VOA: standard.2009.10.30

The leaders are under pressure to achieve a breakthrough before the EU summit in December, when Turkey could be sanctioned for its refusal to open its ports and airports to Cypriot traffic.

VOA: standard.2009.09.05

Speaking a day after the Islamic militant group Hamas handed over the tape in exchange for the release of 20 female Palestinian prisoners, Noam Shalit said he does not expect a breakthrough.

VOA: standard.2009.10.03