Every cell in the human body contains a "kill code" which can be triggered to cause its own self-destruction.
人体的每个细胞中都包含一个“致死代码”,触发这一代码会使细胞自我毁灭。
That's the discovery made by researchers at Northwestern University, Illinois, who believe it could be utilized for the future fight against cancer.
这是伊利诺伊州西北大学的研究人员的发现,他们相信这一发现未来可以用于抗击癌症。
Specifically, they predict malignant cells could be encouraged to "commit suicide" without toxic chemicals pumped into the body.
具体而言,他们预测,恶性细胞将可以被诱惑“自杀”,而不必再将有毒化学药物注入患者体内。
It could mean an end to grueling rounds of chemotherapy.
这可能意味着给患者带来巨大痛苦的一轮轮化疗的终结。
Currently, as soon as the cell's inner bodyguards sense it is mutating into cancer, it self-activates the kill code to extinguish itself.
一旦细胞的内部保镖意识到它正在变异成癌症,它就会自动激活致死代码来消灭自己。
Embedded in ribonucleic acids, scientists estimate these evolved more than 800 million years ago in part to protect the body from diseases.
科学家们估计,这些嵌入核糖核酸的物质是在8亿年前进化而来的,部分是为了保护人体免受疾病的侵害。
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