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genetic engineering and science and technology
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- 1biotechnologythe use of living things such as cells or bacteria to make drugs, destroy waste, etc.
- 2cloningthe act of producing an identical plant or animal artificially from the cells of another plant or animal
- 3controversialcausing a lot of public discussion and disagreement
- 4DNAthe chemical in all living things that carries genetic information
- 5DNA fingerprintthe process of examining the pattern of someone's genes; genetic fingerprint
- 6embryonic stem cella basic type of cell in the body of an embryo which can develop into cells with particular functions
- 7ethical concerna concern that is connected with beliefs and principles about what is right and wrong
- 8fertile fertilityable to produce babies, new plants, young animals
the ability of a human being, soil, or animal to produce babies, etc. - 9genea unit inside a cell which controls a particular quality in a living thing
- 10geneticsthe study of how the qualities of living things are passed on in their genes
- 11genetic disordera disease that is passed from the genes of the parents to those of the child before the child is born
- 12genetic engineeringthe science of changing the information in a living being's genes
- 13genomethe complete set of genes in a cell or a living thing
- 14GM foodgeneticially modified food
- 15to implant sth. intotu put an organ, group of cells or device into the body in a medical operation
- 16in vitro fertilization (IVF9the process by which eggs are fertilized outside of the body (in vitro=in a glass; test tube)
- 17laboratorya room or a building used for scientific research, experiments or testing
- 18to manipulateto control or influence sb./sth., often in a dishonest way
- 19to modify sth. geneticallyto change the genetic code of sth.
- 20reproductive technologytechnology connected with reproducing babies, young animals, plants, etc.
- 21social egg freezingtechnology to extra, freeze and store woman's egg cells for later fertilization and implantation when she is ready to hace a child
- 22artificial intelligencethe study of how to make computers copy intelligent human behaviour
- 23assembly line productiona sister of making things in which the product moves past a line of workers who each make or check one part
- 24to develop sth.to think of or produce a new product, to design
- 25dronea vehicle, e.g. an aircraft or missile, that does not have a pilot but ir remote-controlled
- 26enhancedimproved, better
- 27findingsresults
- 28to invent sth., inventionto make, design or think of a new type of thing; a useful machine, tool, instrument, etc. that has been invented
- 29manufacturingthe business of producing goods in large numbers
- 30Progress; progressivethe process of improving or developing, or of getting closer to finishing or achieving sth.; in favour of new or modern ideas, methods and change
- 31research; researcherthe careful study of a subject; sb. who studies a subject in detail in order to discover new information
- 32robota machine that can perform a complicated series of tasks automatically
- 33roboticsthe science of operating and designing robots
- 34scientistan expert who studies or works in the sciences
- 35to verifyto determinate whether sth. is correct, to confirm
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- Selectividad Inglés Flashcards on genetic engineering and science and technology, created by Paula Llopis on 30/11/2023.
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