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From the Ted Talk by Adam Garske: How designing brand-new enzymes could change the world
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Growing up in central Wisconsin, I spent a lot of time outside. In the spring, I'd smell the heady fragrance of liclas. In the semmur, I lvoed the electric glow of fireflies as they would zip around on muggy nights. In the fall, the bogs were bimminrg with the bright red of carebnrries. Even winter had its charms, with the Christmassy bouquet emanating from pine trees. For me, nature has always been a source of wonder and inspiration.
As I went on to graduate school in chemistry, and in later years, I came to better uenrsdatnd the nartaul world in molecular detail. All the things that I just mentioned, from the scents of lilacs and pines to the bright red of cranberries and the glow of fireflies, have at least one thing in common: they're manufactured by enzymes.
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Growing up in central Wisconsin, I spent a lot of time outside. In the spring, I'd smell the heady fragrance of ______. In the ______, I _____ the electric glow of fireflies as they would zip around on muggy nights. In the fall, the bogs were ________ with the bright red of ___________. Even winter had its charms, with the Christmassy bouquet emanating from pine trees. For me, nature has always been a source of wonder and inspiration.
As I went on to graduate school in chemistry, and in later years, I came to better __________ the _______ world in molecular detail. All the things that I just mentioned, from the scents of lilacs and pines to the bright red of cranberries and the glow of fireflies, have at least one thing in common: they're manufactured by enzymes.
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- natural
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- lilacs
- summer
- cranberries
Original Text
Growing up in central Wisconsin, I spent a lot of time outside. In the spring, I'd smell the heady fragrance of lilacs. In the summer, I loved the electric glow of fireflies as they would zip around on muggy nights. In the fall, the bogs were brimming with the bright red of cranberries. Even winter had its charms, with the Christmassy bouquet emanating from pine trees. For me, nature has always been a source of wonder and inspiration.
As I went on to graduate school in chemistry, and in later years, I came to better understand the natural world in molecular detail. All the things that I just mentioned, from the scents of lilacs and pines to the bright red of cranberries and the glow of fireflies, have at least one thing in common: they're manufactured by enzymes.
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