时间:2018-12-24 作者:英语课 分类:Scientific American(五)月


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This is Scientific American’s 60-Second Science. I’m Karen Hopkin. This will just take a minute.




As we recover from the holiday weekend, there is some intoxicating 1 news on curbing 2 the effects of alcohol. In the May 29th issue of Cell, scientists report discovering a gene 3 that controls fruit flies’ sensitivity to ethanol. And if that just sounds like tipsy talk, the finding suggests that a couple of current anticancer drugs might find use in treating alcoholism. Some flies, like some people, just can’t hold their drink. One sip 4 and they are tripping over their own wings. So the scientists set out to search for the fly genes 5 involved in alcohol sensitivity. And they turned up a gene they call “Happy Hour”.




Flies with the normal version of this gene are liquor lightweights, while “Happy Hour” mutants can drink their fly friends under the table. In the normal flies, “Happy Hour” blocks a hormone 6 called EGF. And the scientists found that two anticancer drugs, which also inhibit 7 EGF, make boozing flies more woozy, a feeling that is as unpleasant for flies as it is for people. Rats, too, will take in a nip and say enough, when they are on these drugs. Robbing booze of its buzz is one way to attack alcoholism, which means that, at least genetically 8 speaking, it’s good to have a little “Happy Hour”.




Thanks for the minute. For Scientific American’s 60-Second Science, I’m Karen Hopkin.


 


 



1 intoxicating
a. 醉人的,使人兴奋的
  • Power can be intoxicating. 权力能让人得意忘形。
  • On summer evenings the flowers gave forth an almost intoxicating scent. 夏日的傍晚,鲜花散发出醉人的芳香。
2 curbing
n.边石,边石的材料v.限制,克制,抑制( curb的现在分词 )
  • Progress has been made in curbing inflation. 在控制通货膨胀方面已取得了进展。
  • A range of policies have been introduced aimed at curbing inflation. 为了抑制通货膨胀实施了一系列的政策。
3 gene
n.遗传因子,基因
  • A single gene may have many effects.单一基因可能具有很多种效应。
  • The targeting of gene therapy has been paid close attention.其中基因治疗的靶向性是值得密切关注的问题之一。
4 sip
v.小口地喝,抿,呷;n.一小口的量
  • She took a sip of the cocktail.她啜饮一口鸡尾酒。
  • Elizabeth took a sip of the hot coffee.伊丽莎白呷了一口热咖啡。
5 genes
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
6 hormone
n.荷尔蒙,激素,内分泌
  • Hormone implants are used as growth boosters.激素植入物被用作生长辅助剂。
  • This hormone interacts closely with other hormones in the body.这种荷尔蒙与体內其他荷尔蒙紧密地相互作用。
7 inhibit
vt.阻止,妨碍,抑制
  • Don't let ego and greed inhibit clear thinking and hard work.不要让自我和贪婪妨碍清晰的思维和刻苦的工作。
  • They passed a law to inhibit people from parking in the street.他们通过一项法令以阻止人们在街上停车。
8 genetically
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
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