genetic engineering
genetic engineering — 名詞
1. the scientific process of changing the DNA of a living organism — such as a crop
基因工程
改變生物DNA以獲得所需特性的科學
the scientific process of changing the DNA of a living organism — such as a crop plant, a farm animal, or a microbe — in order to give it new qualities like resistance to disease, faster growth, or the ability to produce useful substances
Scientists in Nairobi used genetic engineering to develop cassava plants that resist common viruses.
奈洛比大學的科學家利用基因工程培育出能抵抗常見病毒的木薯植株。
collocation: use genetic engineering to develop
Rafael wrote a report on the risks and benefits of genetic engineering in food.
Rafael 寫了一份報告，探討基因工程在食品中的風險與好處。
Environmental groups have raised questions about genetic engineering and its long-term effects on wild plants.
環保團體對基因工程及其對野生植物的長期影響提出了質疑。
Mizuki is studying whether genetic engineering can help make chickens resistant to bird flu.
Mizuki 正在研究基因工程能否幫助雞隻抵抗禽流感。
The farmers worried that genetic engineering would change the natural qualities of their corn crops.
農民擔心基因工程會改變玉米作物的天然特性。
- genetic modification
the most common near-synonym, especially in discussions of food and agriculture; slightly broader in scope
- gene technology
a broader term that also includes methods like gene editing; more formal in tone
- GM
an abbreviation used mainly in the context of crops and food labelling; very common in journalism
用法筆記
The term is used as an uncountable noun and is most often found in scientific, political, and public debate contexts. Distinguish from sense 2, which focuses on the specific laboratory techniques rather than the broader field or application.
常見錯誤
2. a set of laboratory methods in which an organism's DNA is cut at specific points
基因改造
以實驗技術修改DNA序列
a set of laboratory methods in which an organism's DNA is cut at specific points and recombined with genetic material from another source, allowing scientists to add, remove, or change particular genes in order to produce or block specific characteristics
Kian learned that genetic engineering can insert a human gene into bacteria to make insulin.
Kian 學到，基因改造可以將人類的基因植入細菌來製造胰島素。
pattern: genetic engineering can insert [gene] into [organism] to produce [substance]
The new regulations restrict genetic engineering techniques that remove genes linked to inherited eye disorders.
新的法規限制了移除遺傳性眼疾相關基因的基因改造技術。
Dr. Chidi Okonkwo used genetic engineering to silence a gene that spoils tomatoes.
Chidi Okonkwo 博士利用基因改造技術關閉了導致番茄腐爛的基因。
A team in Japan used genetic engineering to move a fish gene into strawberry plants.
日本的一個團隊利用基因改造將魚類的基因轉移到草莓植株中。
The documentary showed how genetic engineering created zebrafish that glow under UV light.
這部紀錄片展示了基因改造如何培育出在紫外線下會發光的斑馬魚。
- genetic modification
the broader umbrella term; 'genetic engineering' in this sense is a subset that specifically involves recombinant DNA techniques
- recombinant DNA technology
the precise technical term for the methods described here; very formal and scientific
- gene splicing
an older, more colloquial term that refers to the cutting-and-joining part of the process
用法筆記
Frequently passive or used with 'used to' (be used to insert / be used to create). This sense is more technical than sense 1 and appears mainly in scientific journals, patents, and advanced textbooks.