head-on: adj. 正面的;直接的;头朝前的
The permit, which lasts for two years, requires Oxitec to “monitor and sample the mosquito population weekly.”
这一为期两年的许可令要求Oxitec公司“每周对蚊子进行监控和抽样检验。”
"EPA has also maintained the right to cancel the (permit) at any point during the 24-month period if unforeseen outcomes occur,” according to the release.
资讯稿称:“如果发生了不可预见的结果,环保局保留在24个月内的任何时间点取消许可令的权利。”
等等。为什么一家公司会造出一种新型蚊子?这种蚊子有什么作用呢?
Remember a few years ago when people – especially pregnant women – were concerned about contracting the Zika virus?
记得几年前人们——尤其是孕妇——担心感染寨卡病毒吗?
It’s the virus that could cause a birth defect called microcephaly (underdevelopment of the head and brain), according to the Centers for Disease Control.
根据美国疾病控制中心,寨卡病毒会导致一种名为小头畸形 Well, Oxitec claims its Aedes aegypti mosquito (known as the OX5034) can drastically reduce the spread of Zika as well as dengue, chikungunya and yellow fever.
Oxitec公司声称他们的转基因埃及伊蚊 Male mosquitoes don’t bite; they feed on flower nectar. Basically, male mosquitoes are harmless to humans. But female mosquitoes use blood to grow their eggs.
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