GM food Word/phrase GM food Usage/memory aid = genetically modified food Translation gentechnisch vernderte Lebensmittel

genetic code

All forms of life have in principle the same genetic code.

genetischer Code

GMO

= genetically modified organism

gentechnisch vernderter Organismus

to breed sth

to keep animals or plants for the purpose of producing more animals or plants with particular qualities

zchten

selective breeding

Thousands of years of careful selective breeding have produced dogs in all shapes and sizes, from Chihuahuas to Saint Bernards.

Zucht; (Auslese-) Zchtung

to mate

to join a female and a male animal in order to produce offspring

(sich) paaren

for medical purposes

In alternative medicine herbs and other plants are often used for medical purposes.

fr medizinische Zwecke

biotechnology

manipulation of living organisms to produce goods for commercial purposes

Biotechnologie

food industry

The food industry has to face new consumer needs for healthy food.

Lebensmittelindustrie

texture

I think eggs are best when boiled for exactly four and a half minutes - the texture is perfect then.

Konsistenz

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GM food nutritional value information about proteins, vitamins, and minerals that are in a certain product which help you to remain healthy to be cautious, watchful Nhrwert

to be wary of sth

vor etwas auf der Hut sein

to loom large

to have a frightening effect The problem of global warming is now looming large in our society. to cause public distrust public trust

public distrust

bedrohlich aufragen/ erscheinen eine wichtige Rolle spielen Misstrauen der ffentlichkeit

nanotechnology

diverse branches of research and engineering working on the scale of atoms and molecules

Nanotechnologie

to replicate oneself

to make an exact copy of oneself self-replicating (adj), self-replication (n)

sich replizieren; sich vervielfltigen

designer drug

The use of the designer drug Ecstasy exploded with the rave movement in the 90s.

Designerdroge

to be in short supply

very little is available to be in plentiful supply

knapp sein

fake

something that is not real, not genuine It is filled with famous works of art, but every one of them is a fake. to break a rule to perpetrate a crime

Flschung

to perpetrate

begehen; verben das Gesetz bertreten

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