Why Do Some Bodies Respond Differently to Disease? | Erika Moore | TED – YouTube Dictation Transcript & Vocabulary
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1.When I was younger, I just did not heal the same way
2.I would see these scabs, and, like, I'd pick at them, they'd take forever to close, and my brother's skin would just close right up
3.And then, you know, my sisters could have cramps, and they would just take ibuprofen, and it would be like nothing
4.And I would take ibuprofen, I would take a lot of ibuprofen, and I would get no response for my whole body
5.And so I just was like, "Why
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Key Vocabulary (CEFR B2)
biological
B2A biological product.
Example:
"At first, I felt like I got the short end of the biological stick, right?"
differently
B1(manner) In a different way.
Example:
"by tailoring your macrophages to respond differently to injury?"
macrophage
A2A white blood cell that phagocytizes necrotic cell debris and foreign material, including viruses, bacteria, and tattoo ink. It presents foreign antigens on MHC II to lymphocytes. Part of the innate immune system.
Example:
"Macrophage immune cells are present."
important
A2Having relevant and crucial value.
Example:
"These tissue models help us answer some really important questions."
violently
A2In a violent manner.
Example:
"more violently than others?"
tailoring
A2To make, repair, or alter clothes.
Example:
"by tailoring your macrophages to respond differently to injury?"
bioengineers
B1A biologist or engineer whose speciality is bioengineering
Example:
"bioengineers who've asked and developed really cool applications,"
differences
B1The quality of being different.
Example:
"What if we could cure autoimmune illnesses by accounting for disease differences"
training
A2To practice an ability.
Example:
"that a lot of other people in academia and in traditional PhD training"
background
A2One's social heritage, or previous life; what one did in the past.
Example:
"Like, we don't care about the background of the patients.""
| Word | CEFR | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| biological | B2 | A biological product. |
| differently | B1 | (manner) In a different way. |
| macrophage | A2 | A white blood cell that phagocytizes necrotic cell debris and foreign material, including viruses, bacteria, and tattoo ink. It presents foreign antigens on MHC II to lymphocytes. Part of the innate immune system. |
| important | A2 | Having relevant and crucial value. |
| violently | A2 | In a violent manner. |
| tailoring | A2 | To make, repair, or alter clothes. |
| bioengineers | B1 | A biologist or engineer whose speciality is bioengineering |
| differences | B1 | The quality of being different. |
| training | A2 | To practice an ability. |
| background | A2 | One's social heritage, or previous life; what one did in the past. |
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