It is theoretically possible for humans to contract a version of the disease by eating tainted meat.

从理论上讲，人类食用感染上疯牛病的牛肉有可能感染类似的脑部致命疾病。

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Doctors say it is possible, but unlikely, to contract a human form of the disease by eating meat from infected animals.

医生们说，人类有可能通过食用病牛肉而感染上导致脑部病变的致命疯牛病，但是可能性并不大。

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Most have paid a few hundred dollars for tests on only a few genes, to see if they are likely to contract a specific disease.

这之中大部分人只是花几百美元给自己的部分基因组测序，看看自己是否容易患上某种特殊的疾病。

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Chuck Gerba, an environmental microbiologist at the University of Arizona who is studying bacteria on touchscreens, says it's possible for people to contract a disease from sharing a device like an iPad.

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Scholars are teaming up with epidemiologists and social scientists to see if what you say and how you say it are determining factors in whether you'll get a loan, contract a disease or tend to stereotype people.

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