Most other animals have this functioning DNA but at some point in our history, a mutation disbled the gene - whilst leaving behind its remnants as junk DNA.

其他大多数动物都有这种有用的DNA，不过在我们的进化史中，有个改变让这种基因失效了——不过还是留下了一点残余，成了废料DNA。

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Cotman believes this hormone, which keeps neurons functioning, may prevent the brains of active humans from deteriorating.

考特曼认为，这种保持神经元功能的激素可能会阻止活跃的人的大脑恶化。

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But functioning fireplaces remain to this day a powerful selling point in a house or apartment.

但运行良好的壁炉至今仍是住宅或公寓的一个有力卖点。

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This can include people with asperger's syndrome who are highly functioning.

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And often, people with autism who are otherwise very high functioning will fail this task.

在某些方面天赋异禀的孤独症患者,也会在该任务上失败

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If we take this simple straightforward view and say you're dead when you're not P-functioning anymore, then you were dead,on and off and on and off,last night.

如果我们就用那直接简单的观点,说你就是死了，不再有人格功能了，昨晚你就不断地死亡和复活中度过。

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And of course, there's always a continuum with anything like this of functioning.

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"It was a glaring example of how this government was functioning and how ministers are working, " he said.

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