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    This Synthetic DNA Factory Is Building New Forms of Life

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    林宜悉 posted on 2020/03/25
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    specific

    US /spɪˈsɪfɪk/

    UK /spəˈsɪfɪk/

    • Adjective
    • Precise; particular; just about that thing
    • Concerning one particular thing or kind of thing
    potential

    US /pəˈtɛnʃəl/

    UK /pəˈtenʃl/

    • Adjective
    • Capable of happening or becoming reality
    • Having or showing the capacity to develop into something in the future.
    • Uncountable Noun
    • someone's or something's ability to develop, achieve, or succeed
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    experiment

    US /ɪkˈspɛrəmənt/

    UK /ɪk'sperɪmənt/

    • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
    • Test performed to assess new ideas or theories
    • A course of action tentatively adopted without being sure of the eventual outcome.
    • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
    • To create and perform tests to research something
    • To try something new that you haven't tried before
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    strain

    US /stren/

    UK /streɪn/

    • Transitive Verb
    • To remove the water from (food) using a colander
    • To injure a muscle, leg etc. by using it too much
    • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
    • Injury to a muscle, leg etc. through overuse
    • Type or variation of a disease or bacillus
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