Then, last year, a whirlwind of controversy blew up in her country about the highly resistant “superbugs”, bacteria containing the so-called “NDM-1” enzyme.

去年在她的国家掀起了一股争议的旋风，涉及高度耐药的“超级细菌”，即含有所谓的“NDM-1”酶的细菌。

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But while this is still the stuff of fantasy, microbiologists are concerned about the news of an enzyme with the potential to convert all bacteria into superbugs resistant to treatment.

尽管这听上去就像是天方夜谭一样，但微生物学家们担心某种酶可以将所有细菌催化成无法消灭的超级细菌。

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The "superbug" make an enzyme called NDM-1, whic can exist inside different bacteria, and it makes them resistant to even the most powerful antibiotics - carbapenems.

这种"超级病菌"能够产生名为NDM-1的酶，而NDM-1可存在于不同种类的细菌中，甚至对最强大的抗生素—碳青霉烯类抗生素也能产生抗药性。

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Recent examples: molecules to target drug-resistant bacteria and a kinase inhibitor to zap the enzyme responsible for tumor growth.

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NDM-1 is an enzyme produced by some bacteria which makes them resistant to carbapenem antibiotics.

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