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cible recherchée

English translation: target

08:05 Oct 21, 2013
French to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Biology (-tech,-chem,micro-) / Microbiology
French term or phrase: cible recherchée
Hi,

I'm translating a short text entitled: "DETECTION ET MESURE DE L'ACTIVITE REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE (RT)"

The prodecure aims to "détecter la présence d'un rétrovirus dans les surnageants de culture cellulaire".

At the end of the document, there is a table summarising the differences between various versions of this document (document history). It shows the differences in the controls used, the technique used and the volume tested.

In one version the "témoins" used are "selon les échantillons testés"; in another version, the "témoins" used are "selon la cible recherchée"

Can anyone help with a succinct way of expressing "selon la cible recherchée" here please?

Many thanks in advance.
Melanie Cole
France
Local time: 15:17
English translation:target
Explanation:
I think in this particular instance, there is little need to translate "recherchée" and that "target" alone is enough.

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Note added at 1 hr (2013-10-21 09:37:35 GMT)
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So, "depending on the target".
Selected response from:

Nikki Scott-Despaigne
Local time: 15:17
Grading comment
Thank you very much - "target" is the translation I went for.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +4target
Nikki Scott-Despaigne
4target poin /target DNA / or target cell
Drmanu49
4intended target
Jean-Claude Gouin
2target under investigation
Wendy Streitparth


  

Answers


27 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
target under investigation


Explanation:
http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=Dg2_O88JKC4C&pg=PA24&lpg=...
Page 24

A recent report (4) evaluated the sensitivity of the QIAamp DNA minikit for the extraction of PCR-quality DNA from liquid stool specimens and reported a sensitivity of 86% based on positive PCR signals for the target under investigation.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC88506/

Wendy Streitparth
Germany
Local time: 15:17
Native speaker of: English
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31 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
target poin /target DNA / or target cell


Explanation:
Structural Biochemistry/Reverse Transcription - Wikibooks, open ...
en.wikibooks.org/wiki/.../Reverse_Transcription‎Traduire cette page
Aller à Common HIV drugs and How They Work - Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART) consist of three ... HAART)For the Protease Inhibitor (PI) the main target point of ... The nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTI ...



Reverse Transcriptase and Retroviral Replication - InTech
www.intechopen.com/download/pdf/20802‎Traduire cette page
reverse transcription of the viral single-stranded (+) RNA genome into double-stranded. DNA is an essential step in retroviral replication and an important target ...
Target-Cell-Derived tRNA-like Primers for Reverse Transcription ...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/.../S00426822029138...‎Traduire cette page
de A Schmitz - ‎2002 - ‎Cité 6 fois - ‎Autres articles
Reverse transcription of a retroviral genome takes place in the cytoplasm of an ... primers derived from the target cell can sustain reverse transcription during ...

Drmanu49
France
Local time: 15:17
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 91
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
target


Explanation:
I think in this particular instance, there is little need to translate "recherchée" and that "target" alone is enough.

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 1 hr (2013-10-21 09:37:35 GMT)
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So, "depending on the target".

Nikki Scott-Despaigne
Local time: 15:17
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Thank you very much - "target" is the translation I went for.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  B D Finch
13 mins
agree  Joanne Archambault
3 hrs
agree  Michael Lotz
3 hrs
agree  Dr Lofthouse
4 hrs
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
intended target


Explanation:
*

Jean-Claude Gouin
Canada
Local time: 09:17
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  B D Finch: In a different context, yes; however, they are unlikely here to hit something else by mistake.//Pity you didn't take the time to try giving an explanation, rather than "*".
19 mins
  -> Thank you, Barbara, for taking the time to give us your opinion.
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