Some states only permit use for certain diseases like cancer, multiple sclerosis or AIDS.

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Fiber is related at a risk for some diseases, particularly some cancers, and therefore the low fiber intake that we have now compared to what our ancestors had is a factor.

纤维素可以抵抗一些疾病,尤其是某些癌症,相对古人来说我们摄入量偏低,因此我们对一些癌症的抵抗能力就低

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For example, you all know that the only treatment for some diseases is to get an organ transplant: a kidney transplant, or a liver transplant is the only life extending intervention that can be done for some kinds of diseases.

你们都知道,有些疾病只能,通过器官移植来治疗,肾移植,肝移植是在某些疾病的治疗中,唯一能够延长生命的手段

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You also know that there's some vaccines that are not yet available, for diseases that we would very much like to prevent.

你们知道现在还有一些疫苗,仍没有研制出来,都是针对那些亟需预防的疾病的

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I want you to look at this picture, read the little bit about gene - control of gene expression - that's in the book, know that it's a big topic, that we're not going to talk about it except we're going to talk about some examples where control of gene expression can be exploited in order to treat diseases, for example. So I'll see you on Thursday.

所以我希望你能看一下这张图,读一些,教材里基因调控的章节,这是个很大的话题,我们不会进一步深入去探讨,但一些基因调控,用以治疗疾病的例子,我们可能还会在之后的课程中讲到,那我们周四见了

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