We were going to read their genes like a recipe book, find out what it was they wanted to eat and put it in their petri dishes, and then they would grow and be happy.
On s'apprêtait à lire leurs gènes comme on lit un livre de cuisine : trouver ce qu'elles voulaient manger, le mettre dans leur boîte de Pétri, et elles grandiraient, heureuses.