这些画将构成新的收藏系列的基础。

These paintings will form the nucleus of a new collection.

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在现代，亚健康的状态对人们构成了新的威胁。

There appears a state of sub-health among people which poses a new threat to them in modern days.

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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。

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.

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