The size of water dogs, she found, is governed mainly by variations in a gene called insulin-like growth-factor 1—and that is probably true of other breeds as well.

他发现水狗的体型主要由一种叫做胰岛状生长因子1号决定的，这个发现也会同样适用于其他品种。

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That gene encodes an enzyme that breaks down CO2—and water…don’t forget the water—into bicarbonate and protons.

那种基因决定了一种特殊的酶，这种酶能将二氧化碳和水（不要忘了水）分解成重碳酸盐和质子团。

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Poor sanitation in India, where 650 million people do not have access to a flush toilet and probably not to clean water either, is a major issue in the spread of bacteria carrying the gene.

印度恶劣的卫生条件是导致带有该基因的细菌广泛传播的主因，在这里有6.5亿人没有用过冲水马桶并且可能也没有干净的饮用水。

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Aside from new varieties that have lower water requirements, pest- and disease-resistant gene-spliced crop varieties also make water use more efficient indirectly.

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The gene makes a protein that helps move water and salt into and out of cells.

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The gene that lets the rice plant survive after being submerged in water comes from an archaic rice strain from before the dawn of agriculture, discovered by geneticists 50 years ago.

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