Britain might still be part of France if it weren't for a disastrous flood 200,000 years ago, according to scientists from Imperial College in London.

伦敦帝国理工学院的科学家称，如果不是20万年前的一场灾难性的洪水，英国可能仍然是法国的一部分。

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James Bentham, a co-author of the research from Imperial College, London, says the global trend is likely to be due primarily to improvements in nutrition and healthcare.

伦敦帝国理工学院的詹姆斯·边沁是这项研究的合著者之一。他表示，这种全球趋势可能主要归因于营养和医疗条件的改善。

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According to preliminary experiments by one group, headed by Joshua Edel at Imperial College London, this approach should be able to sequence an entire genome in just a few minutes.

根据伦敦帝国大学的，由乔舒亚·埃德尔领导的一个小组初步的实验结果，这种工艺可以在短短几分钟之内测序一整个基因组。

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Researchers at Imperial College in London looked at NHS figures going back to April 2002.

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But a more recent model developed by Joanna Haigh of Imperial College in London appears to do so.

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Stefan Szymanski, of Tanaka Business School at Imperial College in London, also doubts the economic claims made for such events.

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