新奇事件簿 超强纳米芯片瞬间修复器官

The medical world sees another example of science fiction coming true. Scientists have revealed a "breakthrough technology" that repaired cells and organs in mice and pigs with a 90 per cent success rate. Researchers at Ohio State University in the USA have developed a device barely a centimeter wide that is full of tiny microchips called nanochips. The new device is a pad that is placed on the skin. It initiates¹ the process of repairing damaged organs and healing serious wounds. The nanochips "reprogramme" damaged cells to restore them to their functional² state. Researcher Dr Chandan Sen said: "With this technology, we can convert skin cells into elements of any organ with just one touch."

医疗界见证了又一个科幻小说场景变成现实的案例。科学家披露了一项突破性的技术，可以修复老鼠和猪体内的受损细胞和器官，成功率高达90%。美国俄亥俄州立大学研究人员研制出一种设备，只有一厘米宽，里面布满名叫纳米芯片的微小芯片。这种新设备是放置在皮肤上的一个护垫，启动修复受损器官，治愈重伤的程序。纳米芯片重启受损细胞，使它们恢复到功能正常的状态。研究人员Chandan Sen博士表示：“有了这项技术，只需触摸一下，我们就可以把皮肤细胞转化成任何器官的组成部分。”

The new technology is called tissue nano-transfection (TNT). It is a non-invasive procedure, which means surgeons do not have to cut the body. It works by placing the pad of nanochips over a damaged area of the body. A small electric current then injects DNA³ into the skin's cells in less than a second. This transforms the cells into building blocks that then regenerate⁴ any nearby damaged tissue, such as skin, arteries⁵, or even organs like the liver, lungs and heart. Researchers say it could replace the need for patients needing reconstructive surgery and revitalize organs that are prematurely⁶ aging. It could even help repair the brain. Testing will begin on humans next year.

这种新技术名叫“活体组织纳米转染”（TNT）。这是一种非侵入性的程序，意味着外科医生不需要把皮肤切开。只要把纳米芯片垫放在身体受损区域就可以了。随后，一股微小的电流不到一秒钟之内向皮肤细胞中注入DNA，把细胞转化成再生周围受损组织的构件，比如皮肤，动脉，甚至肝脏，肺和心脏等器官。研究人员表示，这项技术可以替代提前衰老的病人进行重整手术和更换器官的需要。甚至可以修复大脑。明年开始将在人体进行试验。

1 initiates   

v.开始( initiate的第三人称单数 )；传授；发起；接纳新成员

参考例句：

• The booklet initiates us into the problems of living abroad. 这本小册子使我们对国外的生活情况有了初步了解。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Everybody initiates and receives messages in some form or other. 每个人都以各种不同的方式发出并接收信息。 来自辞典例句

2 functional   

adj.为实用而设计的，具备功能的，起作用的

参考例句：

• The telephone was out of order,but is functional now.电话刚才坏了，但现在可以用了。
• The furniture is not fancy,just functional.这些家具不是摆着好看的，只是为了实用。

3 DNA   

(缩)deoxyribonucleic acid 脱氧核糖核酸

参考例句：

• DNA is stored in the nucleus of a cell.脱氧核糖核酸储存于细胞的细胞核里。
• Gene mutations are alterations in the DNA code.基因突变是指DNA密码的改变。

4 regenerate   

vt.使恢复，使新生；vi.恢复，再生；adj.恢复的

参考例句：

• Their aim is to regenerate British industry.他们的目的是复兴英国的工业。
• Although it is not easy,you have the power to regenerate your life.尽管这不容易，但你有使生活重获新生的能力。

5 arteries   

n.动脉( artery的名词复数 )；干线，要道

参考例句：

• Even grafting new blood vessels in place of the diseased coronary arteries has been tried. 甚至移植新血管代替不健康的冠状动脉的方法都已经试过。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• This is the place where the three main arteries of West London traffic met. 这就是伦敦西部三条主要交通干线的交汇处。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 prematurely   

adv.过早地，贸然地

参考例句：

• She was born prematurely with poorly developed lungs. 她早产，肺部未发育健全。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• His hair was prematurely white, but his busy eyebrows were still jet-black. 他的头发已经白了，不过两道浓眉还是乌黑乌黑的。 来自辞典例句