科学家发现，宽吻海豚有一种奇特的生物特性，该发现也许会为人类带来一种治疗迟发性糖尿病的新方法。
Scientists have discovered a biological quirk in bottlenose dolphins that could lead to a treatment for late-onset diabetes in humans.
针对宽吻海豚这种海洋哺乳动物的研究发现，健康的宽吻海豚如果没有进食，在夜间会将身体调节成类似糖尿病的状态，但在第二天早上进食后，海豚的身体又会转变回正常状态。
Studies on the Marine mammals found that healthy dolphins switch into a diabetic-like state overnight when they are not feeding, but revert to a normal physiology when they eat the following morning.
糖尿病孕妇的胎儿也可能有与胎头不相称的肩宽或躯体过大。
The fetus of the diabetic gravida may also have disproportionately large shoulders and body size compared with the head.
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