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Science and technology

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  • a detailed study of a subject, especially in order to discover (new) information or reach a (new) understanding
    Research
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  • the process in which someone or something grows or changes and becomes more advanced
    Development
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  • to design and/or create something that has never been made before
    Invent
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  • to find information, a place, or an object, especially for the first time
    Discover
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  • to study or examine something in detail, in order to discover more about it
    Analyse
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  • someone who dislikes new technology, especially
    Technophobe
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  • a person who is interested in modern technology and enjoys using it
    Technophile
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  • to protect something from harm
    Safeguard
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  • (the science of) changing the structure of the genes of a living thing in order to make it healthier, stronger, or more useful to humans
    Genetic engineering
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  • the study of the structure and action of the molecules that make up living things
    Molecular biology
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  • the scientific study of how information is communicated in machines and electronic devices, comparing this with how information is communicated in the brain and nervous system
    Cybernetics
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  • an important discovery or event that helps to improve a situation or provide an answer to a problem
    Breakthrough
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  • the length of time that a living thing, especially a human being, is likely to live
    Life expectancy
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  • to increase a lot and suddenly in number
    Proliferate
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  • to go or move something forward, or to develop or improve something
    To advance
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  • the physical and electronic parts of a computer, rather than the instructions it follows
    Hardware
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