时间:2019-01-07 作者:英语课 分类:2006年VOA标准英语(二月)


英语课

By Barry Unger
Washington, DC
03 February 2006
 
watch Bird Flu Research report

There are two new, experimental vaccines 2 against bird flu that both make use of a cold virus and that both may work even if the bird flu virus mutates.

In a study published in a British medical journal (the Lancet) researchers in the U.S. used a human cold virus, or adenovirus that was changed so it could not make copies of itself, to produce a bird flu protein that seems to stimulate 3 a more powerful immune response than normal flu vaccines. Both it and a vaccine 1 developed at the University of Pittsburgh can be produced more quickly than traditional vaccines as well, because they are not cultured in eggs. The Pittsburgh researchers used the cold virus and bird flu DNA 4 to immunize mice and chickens.

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The deadly strain of the bird flu virus has killed over 80 people and led to the destruction of millions of fowl 5 worldwide. The disease continues to spread.

There are several bird flu vaccines currently being developed, but researchers at the University of Pittsburgh have announced they have developed a vaccine that works on animals, and can be created quickly.


Swabing inside of mouth of bird   
  
Researchers used genes 6 from the bird flu virus and combined them with the common cold virus to create the vaccine. They then injected the vaccine in chickens. The chickens were later infected with avian flu, but none of them got sick.

Dr. Andrea Gambotto, with the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine says the vaccine has tested 100 percent effective, "We have proven that this vaccine is 100% effective in both chickens and mice."

Their vaccine was genetically 7 engineered and was manufactured in only 36 days, as opposed to current flu vaccines, which take months to develop. The only drawback is that this new technology will not be widely available for several years.

Scientists, Dr. Gregory Poland with the Mayo Clinic believe it's an important step forward in fighting pandemics. "You can see the context of, an emergency of a pandemic, the importance of being able to produce a vaccine in weeks versus 8 months, the way we currently do it."

These potential vaccines hold promise for the future, according to Dr. Gary Nabel of the US National Institutes of Health.

"We're now moving forward with a lot of new approaches to flu. And the good news here is we've identified another one that appears to work."

The Pittsburgh researchers believe their vaccine will still be effective in protecting chickens even if the virus mutates.



n.牛痘苗,疫苗;adj.牛痘的,疫苗的
  • The polio vaccine has saved millions of lives.脊髓灰质炎疫苗挽救了数以百万计的生命。
  • She takes a vaccine against influenza every fall.她每年秋季接种流感疫苗。
疫苗,痘苗( vaccine的名词复数 )
  • His team are at the forefront of scientific research into vaccines. 他的小组处于疫苗科研的最前沿。
  • The vaccines were kept cool in refrigerators. 疫苗放在冰箱中冷藏。
vt.刺激,使兴奋;激励,使…振奋
  • Your encouragement will stimulate me to further efforts.你的鼓励会激发我进一步努力。
  • Success will stimulate the people for fresh efforts.成功能鼓舞人们去作新的努力。
(缩)deoxyribonucleic acid 脱氧核糖核酸
  • 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。
n.家禽,鸡,禽肉
  • Fowl is not part of a traditional brunch.禽肉不是传统的早午餐的一部分。
  • Since my heart attack,I've eaten more fish and fowl and less red meat.自从我患了心脏病后,我就多吃鱼肉和禽肉,少吃红色肉类。
n.基因( gene的名词复数 )
  • You have good genes from your parents, so you should live a long time. 你从父母那儿获得优良的基因,所以能够活得很长。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Differences will help to reveal the functions of the genes. 它们间的差异将会帮助我们揭开基因多种功能。 来自英汉非文学 - 生命科学 - 生物技术的世纪
adv.遗传上
  • All the bees in the colony are genetically related. 同一群体的蜜蜂都有亲缘关系。
  • Genetically modified foods have already arrived on American dinner tables. 经基因改造加工过的食物已端上了美国人的餐桌。 来自英汉非文学 - 生命科学 - 基因与食物
prep.以…为对手,对;与…相比之下
  • The big match tonight is England versus Spain.今晚的大赛是英格兰对西班牙。
  • The most exciting game was Harvard versus Yale.最富紧张刺激的球赛是哈佛队对耶鲁队。
学英语单词
5-oxoprolinuria
across impact matrix
air circulating rate
all else being equal
ammorosine
antihaplons
arteria centralis retinae
attention-seeker
balaclava helmet
block bottom bag
blow-out of spark
boundary estimate message
brookners
Campo Esperanza
celith (celite)
chatter time
chemical drains collecting circuit
compound amount of l yuan
cornerly
cotillage
curcas oil
danya
DAZIX
determine to
discusin
drank to
dysgerminema
electronically tunable optical filter
endocardial heart tube
equine rhinopneumonitis
esoprone
ethyldiphenylphosphine
fathomes
Fifth Avenue
flare signal rocket
flexural center
gazpacho
general announcing system
giddy
greenway
guiding center approximation
Halo-kieserite
hayton
Hazelwood
heptacontagons
home submap
hook slide
hyper-threading
hyperspherical
inside dope
internal control objective
isometeoric line
It is quite another story.
ko chuang (ch'iang tsu)
lesser palatine nerves
lipoviroparticles
loopie
marine mammal oil
media interview
monochromattism
moquades
Mount Norris
mutually orthogonal
Nastenon
nudiflorous
occulation
odible
ohno
okinalin
orthogonal experiment
pelvic exenteration
pemphigus foliaceus antigen
phosphatidalserine
plexogenic
plicae interureterica
porokeratosis of toe
pre-commencement expenditure
pressure-tight casting
pseudoprostyle building
pull-off strength
range converter
reshaper
respond
romaics
rotation chuck
saw you
scortation
secondary finder
shootouts
side span
sine of the third order
sisler
spatial acuity
the quaternary
Triticum secale
UDPG-4-epimerase
uninitiate
uralenin
use to ...?
utility theory
vitreous silica fibre
West Wind Drift