新奇事件簿 科学家因分子机器获诺贝尔化学奖

The 2017 Nobel Prize in chemistry has gone to three scientists for their work on photographing molecules¹. Professors Jacques Dubochet, Joachim Frank and Richard Henderson will share the $1,090,000 prize. They developed a special way of taking photos of molecules. Molecules are the very smallest building blocks that make up the cells in our body. Everything and everyone is made of molecules. The three chemists developed a technique called cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM). This allows scientists to zoom² in to amazing new levels. Scientists can now see things in our bodies that we have never seen before. They can see how the building blocks of life move.

三位科学家因为拍摄出了生物分子的照片而荣获2017年诺贝尔化学奖。让-彼埃尔·索瓦(Jean-Pierre Sauvage)、詹姆斯·弗雷泽·司徒塔特勋爵(Sir J. Fraser Stoddart)和伯纳德·费林加(Bernard L. Feringa)将分享10.9万美元的奖项。他们研发出了拍摄分子照片的特别方法。分子是组成我们人体细胞的最微小的组件。每个物品，每个人都是由分子构成的。三位科学家研制出了名为冷冻电子显微镜的技术。这种技术可以让科学家把镜头拉到非常近的水平。科学家现在可以看到人体内以前看不到的东西。他们可以看到我们生命组件运动的情况。

The Nobel Prize committee said the new cryo-EM technique will change science forever. It said the technique has "moved biochemistry into a new era". The Nobel chairperson said: "Soon, there will be no more secrets. Now we can see the intricate details of the biomolecules in every corner of our cells and every drop of our body fluids. We can understand how they are built and how they act and how they work together in large communities. We are facing a revolution in biochemistry." Professor Frank said the practical uses for the technique were "immense". Cryo-EM will mean scientists can look at the building blocks of viruses. This means we will find cures for many diseases.

诺贝尔委员会表示，这种新的冷冻显微镜技术将永远改变科学界。他们表示，该技术使生物化学进入新的时代。诺贝尔委员会主席表示：“很快将没有任何秘密。现在，我们看到我们细胞每一个角落，每一滴体液中的生物分子复杂的细节。我们可以了解它们是如何构成，如何运动，如何协作的。我们正面临生物化学领域的革命。”Frank教授表示，这种技术在实际应用方面的用途将非常巨大。冷冻显微镜技术意味着科学家可以看到病毒的组成元素。这说明可以可以找到许多疾病的治疗方法。

1 molecules   

分子( molecule的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The structure of molecules can be seen under an electron microscope. 分子的结构可在电子显微镜下观察到。
• Inside the reactor the large molecules are cracked into smaller molecules. 在反应堆里，大分子裂变为小分子。

2 zoom   

n.急速上升；v.突然扩大，急速上升

参考例句：

• The airplane's zoom carried it above the clouds.飞机的陡直上升使它飞到云层之上。
• I live near an airport and the zoom of passing planes can be heard night and day.我住在一个飞机场附近，昼夜都能听到飞机飞过的嗡嗡声。