Had some work been done, energy would have been applied.

如果做了一定量的功, 就一定消耗了能量.

And if I had an experienced biochemist or molecular biologist at the bench for a year or two it probably would have cost the same and would have been done faster.

如果我在我的团队中有一位熟练生物化学家或分子的生物学家工作一到两年，也许花费了相同，但会更迅速地完成了。