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科技动态:4000年前的人类祖先

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Scientists have captured a fascinating snapshot of one of our ancestors who walked the earth about 4,000 years ago.

科学家今日绘制了一副地球上400年前人类祖先的画像。

Well, look at that, they used a genetic1 time machine of sorts to get the picture of what he might looked like.

看看这副图,科学家们应用了基因时间分析机来获得人类祖先的画像。

Now they just had to analyze2 four frozen strands3 of hair from the ancient man who they say lived in Greenland.

他们只是分析了格陵兰的早期人类的四根毛发就获得了这幅画像。

They say DNA4 sequencing shows he had brown hair, was probably going bald and had type A positive blood.

科学家们表示,根据头发提供的DNA排序,这名人类祖先是棕发,可能谢顶,A型血。

Interesting.

真有趣。

Very interesting. Not bald, though receding5 hairline.

非常有趣,这张图显示不是谢顶,只是发迹线靠后。

That's an insult to people with receding hairlines everywhere.

这讽刺了世界各地谢顶的人。


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1 genetic PgIxp     
adj.遗传的,遗传学的
参考例句:
  • It's very difficult to treat genetic diseases.遗传性疾病治疗起来很困难。
  • Each daughter cell can receive a full complement of the genetic information.每个子细胞可以收到遗传信息的一个完全补偿物。
2 analyze RwUzm     
vt.分析,解析 (=analyse)
参考例句:
  • We should analyze the cause and effect of this event.我们应该分析这场事变的因果。
  • The teacher tried to analyze the cause of our failure.老师设法分析我们失败的原因。
3 strands d184598ceee8e1af7dbf43b53087d58b     
n.(线、绳、金属线、毛发等的)股( strand的名词复数 );缕;海洋、湖或河的)岸;(观点、计划、故事等的)部份v.使滞留,使搁浅( strand的第三人称单数 )
参考例句:
  • Twist a length of rope from strands of hemp. 用几股麻搓成了一段绳子。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • She laced strands into a braid. 她把几股线编织成一根穗带。 来自《简明英汉词典》
4 DNA 4u3z1l     
(缩)deoxyribonucleic acid 脱氧核糖核酸
参考例句:
  • DNA is stored in the nucleus of a cell.脱氧核糖核酸储存于细胞的细胞核里。
  • Gene mutations are alterations in the DNA code.基因突变是指DNA密码的改变。
5 receding c22972dfbef8589fece6affb72f431d1     
v.逐渐远离( recede的现在分词 );向后倾斜;自原处后退或避开别人的注视;尤指问题
参考例句:
  • Desperately he struck out after the receding lights of the yacht. 游艇的灯光渐去渐远,他拼命划水追赶。 来自辞典例句
  • Sounds produced by vehicles receding from us seem lower-pitched than usual. 渐渐远离我们的运载工具发出的声似乎比平常的音调低。 来自辞典例句

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