TASK DEFINITION: In this task, we ask you to rewrite a sentence in simple English without changing its general meaning. Essentially, you want to make the sentence easier to read by using simpler words, utilizing more straightforward sentence structures, and omitting non-essential information etc.
PROBLEM: What was then needed was a tool that would cut DNA at specific sites , rather than at random sites along the length of the molecule , so that scientists could cut DNA molecules in a predictable and reproducible way .

SOLUTION: They needed a tool to cut DNA at specific sites , rather than at random sites along the length of the molecule .

PROBLEM: Fax ( short for facsimile ) , sometimes called telecopying or telefax ( the latter short for telefacsimile ) , is the telephonic transmission of scanned printed material ( both text and images ) , normally to a telephone number connected to a printer or other output device .

SOLUTION: Fax ( short for facsimile ) , or telecopying , is the transmission of scanned printed material ( both text and images ) , to a telephone number connected to a printer or other output device .

PROBLEM: Emperor Takakura ( 高倉天皇 " Takakura-tenno ̄ " ) ( September 20 , 1161 – January 30 , 1181 ) was the 80th emperor of Japan , according to the traditional order of succession .

SOLUTION:
Emperor Takakura ( 20 September 1161 – 30 January 1181 ) was the 80th Emperor of Japan .