Nature is wonderfully abundant, diverse and mysterious- but biological research today tends to focus on only 7 species, including rats, chickens, fruit flies and us. We're studying an astonishingly narrow silver of life, says biologist Alejandro Sanchez Alvarado, and hoping it'll be enough to solve the oldest, most challenging problems, like cancer. Im this visually captivating talk, the author calls on us to interrogate the unknown and show us the remarkable discoveries that surface when we do.
https://www.ted.com/talks/alejandro_sanchez_alvarado_to_solve_old_problems_study_new_species
VOCABULARY:
SLIVER- a thin piece of something larger
There were slivers of glass on the floor.
I saw a sliver of cake in the fridge.
TRANSPARENT- when material is transparent you can see through it.
This glass is transparent, you can see through it.
That is why it needs to be transparent.
VISTA- a view, especially from a high place.
It was one of the most scenic vistas that she had ever seen.
There are also some beautiful vistas from the top floor.
VANTAGE POINT- the way you think about something when you are in a particular situation.
From my vintage point, this task is difficult.
He retuned to his vantage point with binoculars.
DISPARAGE- to say that you thing something or someone is bad
She is often disparaged by the critics.
I didn't want to disparage people in any way.
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