F2F Class Notes (Raph)[R]

Write down what you want to explain about your SNX10 findings.

Vocabulary

Flat (adj): 1- level and smooth, with no curved, high, or hollow parts.
E.g.: Shanghai is a very flat city.
E.g.: The road ahead was flat and smooth.

Populous (adj): 1- A populous country, area, or place has a lot of people living in it.
E.g.: China is the world’s most populous country.
E.g.: Shanghai is the most populous city in China.

Exhibition (n): 1- an event at which objects such as paintings are shown to the public.
E.g.: The photographs will be on exhibition until the end of the month.
E.g.: There’s a new art exhibition on at the city gallery.

Building Blocks (n): 1- the basic things that are put together to make something exist:
E.g.: Science and the arts are the building blocks of a good education.

Fluid (n): 1- a substance that flows and is not solid.
E.g.: If you have a fever you should drink plenty of fluids.
E.g.: The virus is contracted through exchange of bodily fluids (= liquids, such as blood, that come from the human body).

Nobel chemistry prize for molecule photos
(Source: www.breakingnewsenglish.com/1710/171007-chemistry.html)

The 2017 Nobel Prize in chemistry has gone to three scientists for their work on photographing molecules. Professors Jacques Dubochet, Joachim Frank and Richard Henderson will share the $1,090,000 prize. They developed a special way of taking photos of molecules. Molecules are the very smallest building blocks that make up the cells in our body. Everything and everyone is made of molecules. The three chemists developed a technique called cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM). This allows scientists to zoom in to amazing new levels. Scientists can now see things in our bodies that we have never seen before. They can see how the building blocks of life move.

The Nobel Prize committee said the new cryo-EM technique will change science forever. It said the technique has “moved biochemistry into a new era”. The Nobel chairperson said: “Soon, there will be no more secrets. Now we can see the intricate details of the biomolecules in every corner of our cells and every drop of our body fluids. We can understand how they are built and how they act and how they work together in large communities. We are facing a revolution in biochemistry.” Professor Frank said the practical uses for the technique were “immense”. Cryo-EM will mean scientists can look at the building blocks of viruses. This means we will find cures for many diseases.

Grammar

I came back to my hometown. – I went back to my hometown.

Go on holiday is very tired for me. – Going on holiday is very tiring to me.

I should to review those notes. – I should review those notes.

Pronunciation

Populous: /ˈpɑː.pjə.ləs/

Bus: /bʌs/

Exhibition: /ˌek.səˈbɪʃ.ən/

Alcohol: /ˈæl.kə.hɑːl/

Molecule: /ˈmɑː.lɪ.kjuːl/

Molecular: /məˈlek.jə.lɚ/

Hat: /hæt/

Hate: /heɪt/

Should: /ʃʊd/

Prize: /praɪz/

Technique: /tekˈniːk/

Microscopy: /maɪˈkrɑː.skə.pi/

Microscopic: /ˌmaɪ.krəˈskɑː.pɪk/

Microscope: /ˈmaɪ.krə.skoʊp/

Fluid: /ˈfluː.ɪd/

Cures: /kjʊr/