They say that her study doesn't even show that the bacteria would survive in the wild, much less kill massive numbers of plants.

他们说，她的研究甚至没有表明这种细菌能在野外生存，更不用说杀死大量植物了。

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The result would be a mouse that is born with less congenital damage and which thus takes longer to accumulate enough further damage to kill it.

其结果就是他们会繁殖出天生缺陷更少的老鼠，从而积累足以致死的生理损伤就需要耗费更长的时间。

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The advantages are that flying locusts quickly absorb enough pesticide to kill them and that less chemicals end up on the ground.

这样的好处是蝗虫很快就吸收足以致命的杀虫剂，而且降落在地面的化学物质很少。

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Recall you get less of an effect if you have to touch the guy but distance makes it easier for you to kill him.

刚才讲过如果你要碰被电击者，可能性就降低,但隔着距离，你就更容易下手。

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If you have to put the guy's hand on it, you're less likely to kill him.

如果你要把被电击者的手放在上面，你电死他的可能性会降低。

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