They homed in on a single gene, known as GNPTAB, which was defective in 46 members of a large Pakistani family.

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The ancients, he believes, operated with a defective understanding of human freedom.

他认为古人对,何为人的自由的理解是不完整的。

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One way is to replace a gene that's defective in a disease.

其中之一是置换,导致某种疾病的缺陷基因

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"If you go to the likes of Dr. Zavos, he will give you a dead baby, a defective baby or a deformed baby, " said Art Caplan, director of the Center for Bioethics at the University of Pennsylvania.

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The idea of treating disease by replacing a defective gene with a working copy gained credence in 1990 with the success of the world's first gene therapy clinical tests against a rare condition called severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID).

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Also, there can be an installment sale (when the value of the asset is low) to a defective grantor trust that is a completed transfer but not taxed for income tax purposes.

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