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Practice Listening: Highlight Incorrect Words ID: #35033 Short Genome Sequence
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You will hear a recording. Below is a transcription of the recording. Some words in the transcription differ from what the speaker said. Please click on the words that are different.
* Click on the words that are different from what you hear
Result:

Correct Transcript:

Since the first human genome sequence was published, thousands of people have submitted their DNA for scientific analysis. They made these donations anonymously—or so they thought. Now, using publicly available information, researchers found they could figure out the identities of 50 individuals who had loaned their genes to science. Their results, although not the names of the people, are in the journal Science. Biomedical research depends on the human subjects, and issues of privacy have always been a concern. When scientists share genomic data, they first strip away identifying information, like the individual's name and date of birth. But is that really enough? Researchers looked at a specific set of markers in genomes whose sequences were in a public database. And they found that by matching up these markers with sequences that people had submitted to genealogy web sites.
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Printed "groundless", the speaker says "thousands"

Explanation: In the audio you hear "published, thousands of people". Groundless appears on the page, but you hear a different word.

Printed "Siestas", the speaker says "Researchers"

Explanation: Here the speaker says "researchers found they could". Siestas is printed, not spoken, so follow the audio.

Printed "patronymic", the speaker says "specific"

Explanation: The speaker says "a specific set of", not "patronymic". They begin with different letters, and both end with the same two letters.

Printed "heedlessness", the speaker says "sequences"

Explanation: Listen for "whose sequences were in". Heedlessness is much longer on the page and not what the speaker says.

Printed "taxing", the speaker says "matching"

Explanation: You will hear "by matching up these markers". The page shows "taxing", yet the audio has a different first letter and the same ending.

"science" matches the audio

Explanation: "in the journal Science." is a short phrase that may look like a trick. It matches the audio exactly, so do not click it.

"anonymously" matches the audio

Explanation: "They made these donations anonymously." is a clear phrase. It matches the audio, so do not click it.

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