万花筒 2011-01-17&01-18 还你一头茂密的秀发

Bald made a comeback years ago. Some men even shaving their heads before hair departed on its own, but many others say they would give anything to regrow their loss. Now doctors say a big breakthrough could make that possible. This is definitely a st

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1. genre /ʒɑ:r/ -- kind; sort; category Allan Poe was the originator of a genre of detective story. 爱伦坡是一类侦探小说的创始者。 2. progenitor /prəʊˈdʒenɪtə/ -- ancestor to whom a gruop traces its birth; forefather The Bible

The Lost Continent 遗失的大陆-14

In 1888, Blavatsky wrote a book called the Secret Doctrine, in which she attempted to establish the principles of Theosophy or God Wisdom that the cosmic masters had impart ed to her. Blavatsky cited

SSS 2009-10-15

One of the goals of regenerative medicine is to make tissue to replace our own damaged body parts. Thats still a ways off. But starting with mouse embryonic stem cells, researchers have succeeded in creating heart muscle that actually beats. The stud

2006年VOA标准英语-New Stem Cell Treatment Provides Hope for Paral

By Melinda Smith Washington, DC 22 June 2006 watch Stem Cell report A new medical treatment injecting embryonic stem cells and other drugs into paralyzed mice has researchers wondering if it could eventually help humans suffering from Parkinson's an

原版英语对话：Physical Check-up(3)

A: Nice to see you; how have you been feeling lately? B: I have been feeling great, Dr. Smith. A: I am happy that you have decided to come in for your annual physical. B: Yes, I am going on a cross-country bike ride on vacation and want to make sure

原版英语对话：Physical Check-up(2)

A: Hello, so how are we feeling today? B: Things are going well for me, Dr. Smith. A: Am I correct in thinking that you are here for your annual physical? B: Yes, I am applying for new health insurance, and I need a physical examination to qualify. A

原版英语对话：Physical Check-up(1)

A: Good morning, how are you doing today? B: I have been feeling pretty good, Dr. Smith. A: So, I can see by your chart that you are here for your annual physical. B: Yes, I am playing on the tennis team this year, and they are requiring me to get a

After Brain Study, New Questions About Mobile Phones

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. How important is your mobile phone, better known to Americans as a cell phone? MAN: I use my phone all the time. I'm always on my phone. WOMAN: It's kind of pretty much important to me because it's like

研究人员“培育”新脑细胞治疗大脑损伤

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VOA标准英语2011--Power Your Laptop by Taking a Walk

Power Your Laptop by Taking a Walk Scientists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have developed a technology that turns human motion into electricity. In this week's journal Nature Communications, they describe how to power a cell phone or other

VOA标准英语2011--Scientists Point to Possible Health Effe

Scientists Point to Possible Health Effects of Cell Phones This past May, in a major policy shift, the World Health Organization said electromagnetic fields produced by mobile phones are possibly carcinogenic. Although the International Association f

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-If you look carefully, you can see there are stone artifacts. This black marterial here is a burnt material. So that's an ancient fireplace.-So that would have been for cooking. -For cooking the shellfish and so on. We find animal bones, etc, in her

60秒科学:Beating Heart Tissue from Stem Cells

Beating Heart Tissue from Stem Cells In a study in the journal Science, researchers explain how they used mouse embryonic stem cells and microchip technology to create heart muscle tissue that actually beats. Cynthia Graber reports One of the goals o

U.S. FDA approves first cord blood product

WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Friday approved HEMACORD, the first licensed hematopoietic progenitor cells-cord cell therapy. HEMACORD is indicated for use in hematopoietic stem cell transplantation pro

2006年VOA标准英语-Sundance Festival's Latest: Dial Up a Movie

By Amanda Cassandra New York 09 November 2006 Movie star Robert Redford's Sundance Film Festival is teaming up with global cell phone operators to bring short films to cell phones to give people around the world access to independent films. Robert R

阿姆斯特丹:经历辉煌与战争的自由之城

DURING its rise in the 17th century, Amsterdam was animportant haven for religious dissidents. It was also the publishing centre forthe racyphilosophical tracts that were too hot to be printed in France or England. The citys economicfortunes were bor

Scientists find neural stem cell regulator

WASHINGTON, April 16 (Xinhua) -- Researchers at the University of Colorado (CU) have found that lack of a specific gene interrupts neural tube closure, a condition that can cause death or paralysis. The study was the cover story this week in the jour

经济学人293:梦中的吊车 中世纪以来最大的建造活动

Oxford 牛津 Dreaming cranes 梦中的吊车 It is the biggest construction boom since the Middle Ages 这是中世纪以来最大的建造活动 IN HIS book Notes from a Small Island, Bill Bryson, an American author, took exception to some of Oxfor

美语听力 English Cafe 235

Topics: Types of prisons and the parole system; American cities: Austin; using prepositions with the days of the week; for the world to owe (one) something; late/early morning, afternoon, and evening Words: prison to pose a threat solitary confinemen