Monday, 27 July 2009

每日一词学英语(90): assay

H1N1流感病毒会损害胎儿的大脑发育,因此孕妇一定要注意不要感染病毒。(From The Sunday Times, July 26, 2009: Fears that swine flu can attack unborn)

科学家给部分怀孕的母鼠注入病毒,然后做对比实验。通过DNA化验,查明病鼠大脑中基因是否活跃。
The researchers also used DNA assays to find out which genes were over or underactive in the brains of mice that had been infected.

[金山词霸]: Qualitative or quantitative analysis of a substance, especially of an ore or drug, to determine its components.
化验,分析:物质的定性或定量分析,尤指矿石或药物,检验内含成份

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