In 1991, theoretical physicist John Sidles first proposed the idea of combining MRI with atomic force microscopy to image tiny biological structures.

1991年，理论物理学家约翰·赛德斯首次提出了将原子力显微技术与MRI相结合用以对微小生物结构成像的想法。

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Thought of as tiny biological clocks, telomeres get shorter as we age and eventually become so short that cells die.

端粒被认为是微小的生物钟，它会随着人变老而越来越短，达到最短之时细胞也就死亡了。

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Robotic screening machines, for example, in which hundreds of compounds in tiny wells are tested to see if they react with a particular biological target, can analyse thousands of compounds in a day.

ECONOMIST: Drowning in data