Imprecise wording

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Rephrase the following sentences to make the phrases in italics more precise:

  • Morpholino-induced knockdown led to a 2-fold change in mRNA level.
  • Glucose metabolism in the human brain is drastically compromised even with low doses of alcohol.
  • The change in growth rate was less than that seen on addition of chloramphenicol.
  • The gene’s expression is known to be negatively regulated by several microRNAs.