A genome is all the genes in one kind of living thing — the full set of tiny instructions inside the cells that help make that plant, animal, person, or even a virus. One gene is a single instruction; the genome is the whole book.

A genomegenome(基因體) is all the genes in one kind of living thing指的是一種生物體內所有的基因 the full set of tiny instructions inside the cells也就是細胞裡那一整套微小的指令 that help make that plant, animal, person, or even a virus幫忙造出那株植物、那隻動物、那個人，甚至一個病毒. One gene is a single instruction一個gene(基因)是一條指令; the genome is the whole bookgenome則是整本書

Scientists talk about the human genome, a rice genome, a bacterial genome. It is a lab and textbook word, not daily chat.

Scientists talk about科學家會說到 the human genome, a rice genome, a bacterial genome人類的genome、稻米的genome、細菌的genome. It is a lab and textbook word這是個實驗室和教科書裡的字, not daily chat不是日常閒聊會用的

Though actually, almost every cell in one body carries a copy of that body’s genome, with a few special exceptions, and two people still do not have exactly the same book — little differences are why we are not copies of each other. Mapping “the” human genome meant reading a shared picture of our kind, not one identical script for every person.

Though actually不過其實, almost every cell in one body一個身體裡幾乎每個細胞 carries a copy of that body’s genome都帶著那個身體genome的一份副本, with a few special exceptions只有少數例外, and two people still do not have exactly the same book而兩個人的這本書依然不會完全相同 — little differences are why we are not copies of each other就是這些小小的差異，讓我們彼此不是複製品. Mapping “the” human genome繪製「人類genome」這件事 meant reading a shared picture of our kind意思是解讀我們這個物種共通的樣貌, not one identical script for every person而不是每個人都一模一樣的劇本