Summit 2B - Unit 9 - Lesson 2

Here you will find the vocabulary from Unit 9 - Lesson 2 in the Summit 2B coursebook, such as "implant", "cloning", "genetic engineering", etc.

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innovative [adjective]

(of ideas, products, etc.) creative and unlike anything else that exists

Ex: The team introduced an innovative marketing strategy that had never been attempted before .

technology [noun]

the application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes, especially in industry

Ex: Technology plays a crucial role in the efficiency of modern factories .

tiny [adjective]

extremely small

Ex: The tiny ants worked together to carry a big crumb .

chip [noun]

a very small piece of semiconductor, used to make a complicated electronic circuit or integrated circuit

Ex: The computer stopped working due to a damaged chip .

implant [noun]

a device or material inserted into the body, often for medical or technological purposes, such as a computer chip

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nanotechnology [noun]

the study of working with incredibly tiny materials and devices to create new technologies and applications

Ex: Advances in nanotechnology have revolutionized electronics .

remote [adjective]

far away in space or distant in position

Ex: The remote island in the Pacific Ocean was uninhabited .

surgery [noun]

a medical practice that involves cutting open a body part in order to repair, remove, etc. an organ

Ex: She underwent surgery to repair a torn ligament in her knee .

cloning [noun]

the scientific process of creating an identical or near-identical copy of a living organism, cell, or DNA sequence through asexual reproduction or genetic engineering techniques

Ex: Ethical debates often arise regarding human cloning .

virtual reality [noun]

an artificial environment generated by a computer that makes the user think what they are seeing or hearing is real, by using a special headphone and a helmet that displays the generated environment

Ex: She put on the virtual reality headset to start the simulation .

genetic engineering [noun]

the science or process of deliberately modifying the features of a living organism by changing its genetic information

Ex: Advances in genetic engineering techniques , such as CRISPR-Cas9 , have revolutionized the field by allowing precise editing of DNA sequences .

artificial intelligence [noun]

a field of science that deals with creating programs able to learn or copy human behavior

Ex: Artificial intelligence has improved the accuracy of weather predictions .

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