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单词 genetic engineering
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genetic engineering
noun[U]
uk
/dʒəˌnet.ɪk en.dʒɪˈnɪə.rɪŋ/us
/dʒəˌnet̬.ɪk en.dʒɪˈnɪr.ɪŋ/
theprocessorscienceofchangingthestructureof thegenesof alivingthing inorderto make ithealthier,stronger, or moreusefultohumans:
Agriculturalgeneticengineeringgenerallyinvolveschangestoseeds.
Understanding howDNAworksmadegeneticengineeringpossible.
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  • Cangeneticengineeringdefeatdiseasesspreadbyinsects?
  • Hedevelopedone of thebasictechniquesused ingeneticengineeringthatallowsscientiststo reprogramme thegeneticcode.
  • Much has been written about thepotentialofgeneticengineeringtoprovideplentifulsuppliesof newvaccines.
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Genetics
(Definition ofgenetic engineeringfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
genetic engineering
noun[U]
uk
/dʒəˌnet.ɪk en.dʒɪˈnɪə.rɪŋ/us
/dʒəˌnet̬.ɪk ˌen.dʒɪˈnɪr.ɪŋ/
(thescienceof)changingthestructureof thegenesof alivingthing inorderto make ithealthier,stronger, or moreusefultohumans
遗传（基因）工程（学）

genetic engineering| American Dictionary

genetic engineering
noun[U]
biology
thescienceofchangingthestructureof thegenes(=specificchemicalpatterns)of alivingthing, usedesp. indevelopingnewfoodproductsand inmedicine
(Definition ofgenetic engineeringfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

genetic engineering| Business English

genetic engineering
noun[U]
PRODUCTION
uk
us
(alsogenetic modification)
thescienceofchangingthestructureofgenes, usedespeciallyindevelopingnewfoodproductsand inmedicine
(Definition ofgenetic engineeringfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofgenetic engineering

genetic engineering
They also insist that several novel plants are not produced throughgeneticengineering.
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Seed banks andgeneticengineering, he claims, diminish the importance of maintaining species in their natural habitat (p. 43).
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I strongly urge proponents of both sides of thegeneticengineeringarguments to read it.
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The fourth most named barrier was to do with the actual cost ofgeneticengineeringresearch.
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Consumers were viewed as not understanding the complexity ofgeneticengineering, and because of this lack of understanding, tended to reject the technology.
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Enzymes (italics) in bold lettering have been manipulated throughgeneticengineering(see text for details).
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Generally the debate or criticism concerned energy technology, production technology, information technology, andgeneticengineering.
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Alternatively, let us assume that our broader future suddenly became less predictable (perhapsgeneticengineeringis invented, which creates new and difficult-to-forecast possibilities).
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Unlike the results for organic farming, there is little significant difference between the information sources used by general and targeted respondents ongeneticengineering.
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The use ofgeneticengineeringto produce pest resistant transgenic plants represents one of many current approaches aimed at increasing agricultural productivity.
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They believed that the media's portrayal was often inaccurate and biased againstgeneticengineeringin general.
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This paper reports agricultural professionals' views on the barriers towards further adoption of organic farming andgeneticengineering.
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The remaining chapters of this book address various aspects of plantgeneticengineeringallied to crop improvement.
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Bioengineered crops are plant materials that have been modified throughgeneticengineering.
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The medical and agricultural benefits ofgeneticengineeringare considered in the final chapters of the book.
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