Vocabulary

• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• have to: Must do
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• inside of: Within; in the inner part of.
• in on: To be involved in a secret or plan.
• depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• in the first place: To begin with; as the first point or consideration.
• genetic information: Hereditary information encoded in the genetic material (DNA or RNA) of an organism.
• breaks down: To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
• in the future: At a later time; in times to come.
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• break down: To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• essentially: Basically; (said when stating the basic facts)
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• immune: Having a special protection from, e.g. the law
• recognize: To accept the truth or reality of something
• pandemic: (of a disease) existing in almost all of an area or in almost all of a group of people, animals, or plants
• material: Cloth; fabric
• represent: To depict art objects, figures, scenes; to portray
• research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
• trial: Hearing and judgment of a case in court
• viral: Of or caused by a virus
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• protein: Group of molecules made from amino acids
• exercise: To work out to become stronger and healthier
• spike: The top point in a graph
• function: Social event, or party such as a wedding
• regular: Having an equal amount of space or time in between
• series: Set of stories or articles on a particular subject
• tiny: Very, very small
• genetic: Of, relating to, or controlled by genes
• response: Something said/written as an answer to something
• explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
• analogy: Comparison of things based on their similarity
• concise: Being brief and to the point; short
• typical: Normal; usual; expected
• contact: Touching or feeling something
• release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
• vaccine: Shot using weak disease cells to stop same disease
• suddenly: In an unexpected or very quick manner
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• introduce: To open an essay to set the scene
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• scary: Causing fear; frightening
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• depend: Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
• important: Having power or authority
• pain: Strong feeling of hurt or discomfort
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• information: Collection of facts and details about something
• membrane: Outside covering of a cell
• fragment: Part that is broken off of something
• protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
• virus: File secretly put on computers to cause harm
• ingenious: Very good at making things or solving problems
• immunity: State of not being able to catch a disease
• nucleus: Center of an atom
• needle: Part of a medical device used to inject medicine
• amino: Of some substances that form proteins
• efficacy: Ability to produce a desired outcome
• neutralize: To remove or take away a threat
• upper: Drug that improves mood or increases energy
• inactive: Not moving around a lot or doing many things
• inject: To add or put in more (money, energy etc.)
• unknown: Not being known or famous
• antibody: Substance produced by the body to fight disease
• adaptive: Able to adjust to new conditions
• scalable: Computers that can be increased or magnified
• preview: Showing of a movie before public release
• dna: Chemical in living cells with genetic information