ChinesePod Today: First-Ever Genetically Modified Virus Treatment Saves British Teen (simp. characters)
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Learn Chinese with ChinesePod News (May 10, 2019)
British teenager Isabelle Holdaway has recovered from a life-threatening infection after receiving the world’s first treatment based on genetically modified viruses. Phages, the bacteria-killing viruses used in the case, are gaining attention for their potential applications in combating drug-resistant superbugs.
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抗药性 drug-resistant
感染 infection
堵塞 to clog
存活率 survival rate
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British teenager Isabelle Holdaway has recovered from a life-threatening infection after receiving the world’s first treatment based on genetically modified viruses. Phages, the bacteria-killing viruses used in the case, are gaining attention for their potential applications in combating drug-resistant superbugs.
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NOTE: This video features SIMPLIFIED characters, which are used in Mainland China. For viewers studying the form of written Chinese used in Hong Kong and Taiwan (traditional), the traditional-character version of this story (alongside all others of ChinesePod Today) is available at https://youtu.be/aSSgMD-nkUs
This ChinesePod Today news broadcast includes the following vocabulary:
抗药性 drug-resistant
感染 infection
堵塞 to clog
存活率 survival rate
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