Scientists would soon be able to manipulate human genes to control the aging process.
科学家将很快能够通过操控人类基因来控制衰老的过程。
Our genes also help determine whether we look on the bright side, helping explain why some people have a spring in their step.
我们的基因也帮助决定我们是否看到光明的一面，帮助解释为什么有些人步履轻快。
Biologists can infer how species are related evolutionarily by comparing DNA sequences for the same genes in different species.
生物学家可以通过比较不同物种中相同基因的DNA序列来推断物种之间的进化关系。
Obviously, conservationists need to think about saving species in a completely new way by preserving animal traditions as well as bodies and genes.
显然，自然资源保护主义者需要想出一种全新的方式来拯救物种，在保护动物及其基因的同时，也要保护其传统。
To demonstrate their approach, they added the genes to a bacterium and found that a flask of the bacterial culture produced enough light to read a book by.
为了展示他们的方法，他们给一种细菌添加了这种基因，并发现培养细菌的烧瓶中放出的光足可以在旁边看书。
To biomedical researchers all over the world, twins offer a precious opportunity to untangle the influence of genes and the environment—of nature and nurture.
对世界各地的生物医学研究人员来说，双胞胎提供了一个宝贵的机会，来解开基因和环境——也就是先天和后天的影响之谜。
A group of thousands of aspens can actually constitute a single organism, called a clone, that shares an interconnected root system and a unique set of genes.
一群成千上万的白杨实际上可以组成一个单独的有机体，被称为克隆，它们共享一个相互连接的根系和一套独特的基因。
She was treated beginning in 1990 with a revolutionary new therapy that sought to correct the defect at its very source, in the genes of her white blood cells.
她从1990年开始接受治疗，采用了一种革命性的新疗法，试图从她白细胞基因的源头纠正缺陷。
While studying the genetic makeup of corn, a new class of mutant genes was discovered by Barbara McClintock, a discovery which led to greater understanding of cell differentiation.
在研究玉米的基因构成时，芭芭拉·麦克林托克发现了一种新的突变基因，这一发现使人们对细胞分化有了更深入的了解。
I've always enjoyed music—it's in the genes.
我向来喜欢音乐，这是拜父母所赐。
Don't blame genes for aging facial skin.
皮肤老化？别怪基因。
This helps researchers narrow their focus on genes involved in disease.
这样就帮助研究人员将他们的焦点集中在那些和疾病相关的基因上。
Other genes can prompt skin cells to turn directly into neurons or blood cells.
还有一些基因能够激发皮肤细胞，让它们直接转变为神经细胞或者血细胞。
Obviously, minerals do not have genes and thus cannot mutate as living things do.
显然，矿物并没有基因，因此不能像生物一样发生突变。
Next, Fu and her colleagues hope to find other genes related to sleep homeostasis.
接下来，Fu和她的同事希望发现其他与睡眠自我调节有关的基因。
Of course, genes aren't the only factor in determining traits -environment matters, too.
当然，基因并非决定性的唯一因素，环境也很重要。
Love is a chemical state of mind that's part of our genes and influenced by our upbringing.
这样我们可以把爱理解为是一种心理上的化学状态，当然，它由我们的基因决定同时又受到后天教育的影响。
In the future, scientists could use drugs to 'turn on' genes, which could trigger hair growth.
未来科学家可以用药物来“激发”基因，这样就可以刺激毛发的生长了。
With so many companies piling into the market, analyzing genes is getting both cheaper and faster.
有这么多的企业涌入市场，分析基因变得更加便宜，速度更快。
Finally, her work proving that genes can make sudden changes in heredity won her the Nobel Prize in 1983.
她证明了基因能够使遗传产生突变，她的这一工作最终为她赢得1983年的诺贝尔奖。
And if we're able to give back, to find genes associated with longevity, it's really something we have to do.
如果我们能有所回馈，也就是找到长寿相关的基因，这肯定是我们必须要做的事情。
You can't change your genes but there are things you can do now to decrease your risk for heart disease later.
现在，你不能改变自己的基因，但还有些事情是你能做到的，而那可以减少你未来患心脏病的风险。
No matter what [a boy's] genes are, we need to be laying out good role models for how one behaves in one's life.
无论一个（男孩）有什么样的基因，我们都需要树立一个人在自己的一生中如何行事的好榜样。
That's according to a study that challenges the theory that life happiness is largely predetermined by your genes.
最近的一项研究成果挑战了这样一个理论——幸福生活很大程度上取决于你的基因。
Their genes are being tweaked to increase the plants' drought-resistance and improve their absorption of nitrogen.
他们正在修饰基因以增强作物抗旱和吸收氮的能力。
It is possible that genes predispose some people to optimism, and that the same genes affect health and longevity.
可能基因会让一些人天生乐观，同时这些基因又会影响健康和寿命。
Eventually, some of the twinned genes disappear, but others remain, changing over time and potentially taking on new roles.
最终，有些成对基因消失了，有些则保留下来。这些保留下来的成对基因随着时间而改变，并默默扮演新的角色。
Eventually, some of the twinned genes disappear, but others remain, changing over time and potentially taking on new roles.
最终，有些成对基因消失了，有些则保留下来。这些保留下来的成对基因随着时间而改变，并默默扮演新的角色。
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