Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• such as: For example; like
• metabolic pathways: A series of chemical reactions occurring within a cell, involving enzymes, to achieve a specific metabolic goal.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• do in: To make completely tired out and exhausted
• found out: To learn or discover something, often after some effort.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• draw conclusions: To make a judgment or form an opinion based on the information available.
• at the end of the day: Ultimately; when everything else is considered.
• sit back: To relax and take it easy.
• at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• aspect: Way something looks or seems to be
• metabolism: Chemical processes to convert food to energy
• structure: The way in which the parts of a system or object are arranged or organized, or a system arranged in this way
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• academic: Concerning education, schools, universities, etc.
• hormone: Chemical produced by the body to control functions
• research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
• commercial: Radio or television advertisement
• evolutionary: Concerning gradual change over time
• protein: Group of molecules made from amino acids
• definition: Explanation of word's meaning, as in dictionaries
• predict: To guess or estimate what will or might happen
• mechanism: Part of a machine that performs a certain function
• genetic: Of, relating to, or controlled by genes
• virtual: Existing only on the internet or on a computer
• sequence: Part of a movie showing one part of the story
• extract: Essential ingredient of a natural thing
• metabolic: Concerning the body's metabolism
• regulate: To control something with rules or laws
• challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
• apply: To spread a substance or liquid over a surface
• advance: Forward movement by an army
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• comprehensive: Including most or all things
• application: Software program, e.g. for smart phone
• dive: Restaurant, bar or club with a bad reputation
• equation: Mathematical statement showing things to be equal
• patient: Not getting annoyed when things take a long time
• analyze: To study carefully to find out the meaning of
• scope: Opportunity for action or thought
• fold: To bend one part of something against another
• combine: To mix several things together to form one thing
• biological: Being related to life and living things
• analysis: Careful study to better understand something
• bachelor: Person who earned a first degree at a university
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• harm: To damage, injure, or hurt someone or something
• acid: Sour substance that reacts with metals e.g. lemon
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• difference: A thing or issue that people do not agree about
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• cellular: Concerning a cell of a living thing
• deep: Complex and important
• future: Time that is to come after the present
• mining: To place a bomb in the ground or the sea
• understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
• predominant: Having more power or influence than others
• remove: To get rid of something completely
• side: To decide to agree with one point, not the other
• amino: Of some substances that form proteins
• alignment: Agreement to work together on a common goal
• estrogen: General term for female steroid sex hormones that are secreted by the ovary and responsible for typical female sexual characteristics
• hormonal: Concerning or caused by hormones in the body
• happen: To take place or occur
• secretion: Release of a liquid from a gland or cell
• academia: Academic world; universities and their staff
• straightaway: (Done) with little or no delay
• phd: Advanced university degree; Doctor of Philosophy
• dna: Chemical in living cells with genetic information
• genomic: Concerning the set of genetic material in a cell