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Susan Lim: Transplant cells, not organs
Susan Lim: 移植細胞，而不是移植器官
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外科先驅者Susan Lim，進行了亞洲首宗肝臟移植手術。但她對移植手術道德問題上的關注(從何處取得捐贈肝臟......)引領了她更加深入探索﹐並問到﹕我們可否移植細胞，而不是移植整個器官﹖在INK會議中﹐她談及她最新的研究﹐在意料不到的地方﹐發現具痊癒功效的細胞。
Susan Lim - Surgeon
A surgical pioneer in Singapore, Susan Lim is a researcher and entrepreneur. Full bio
A surgical pioneer in Singapore, Susan Lim is a researcher and entrepreneur. Full bio
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So I was privileged to train in transplantation
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能在兩位偉大的外科先驅者
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under two great surgical pioneers:
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手下學習移植手術，是我的榮幸。
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Thomas Starzl,
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一位是湯馬斯·史塔哲，
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who performed the world's first successful liver transplant
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於1967年成為世界上第一個
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in 1967,
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成功完成肝臟移植手術的人﹐
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and Sir Roy Calne,
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以及萊伊·卡恩爵士，
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who performed the first liver transplant in the U.K.
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於一年後﹐成為在英國第一個
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in the following year.
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進行肝臟移植手術的人。
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I returned to Singapore
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我回到新加坡﹐
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and, in 1990,
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然後，於1990年
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performed Asia's first successful
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完成了亞洲首宗
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cadaveric liver transplant procedure,
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屍肝移植手術，
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but against all odds.
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儘管手術困難重重。
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Now when I look back,
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如今當我再檢討時﹐
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the transplant was actually the easiest part.
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手術部分其實是最簡單的。
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Next, raising the money to fund the procedure.
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其次就是湊錢去籌備手術的經費。
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But perhaps the most challenging part
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但最具挑戰性的部分
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was to convince the regulators --
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就是要說服監管者 －
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a matter which was debated in the parliament --
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這件事曾於議會受爭議 －
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that a young female surgeon
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去讓一位年輕女外科醫生
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be allowed the opportunity
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獲得能為自己國家
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to pioneer for her country.
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作出創舉的機會。
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But 20 years on,
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但20年過去了﹐
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my patient, Surinder,
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而我的病人，薩倫德，
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is Asia's longest surviving
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是到目前為止﹐於亞洲生存最長久的
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cadaveric liver transplant to date.
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屍肝移植手術的例子。
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(Applause)
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（掌聲）
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And perhaps more important,
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但更重要的是，
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I am the proud godmother
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我有幸成為她
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to her 14 year-old son.
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14歲兒子的教母。
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(Applause)
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（掌聲）
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But not all patients on the transplant wait list
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但並不是所有正在輪候移植手術的病人
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are so fortunate.
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都是如此幸運。
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The truth is,
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事實上﹐
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there are just simply not enough donor organs
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所捐獻的器官根本未能足夠
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to go around.
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去被妥善配置。
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As the demand for donor organs
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每當對捐獻器官的需求
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continues to rise,
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主要由於人口老化而
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in large part due to the aging population,
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持續上升﹐
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the supply has remained relatively constant.
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供應量仍是相對的維持不變。
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In the United States alone,
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僅在美國，
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100,000 men, women and children
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已經有10萬人，包括男人﹑女人及小孩
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are on the waiting list for donor organs,
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正為得到捐助器官而輪候﹐
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and more than a dozen die each day
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而且每天有十幾人﹐
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because of a lack of donor organs.
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正因缺乏捐獻的器官而死亡。
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The transplant community
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器官移植界
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has actively campaigned in organ donation.
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曾積極推廣器官捐獻的活動。
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And the gift of life
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而饋贈生命的意念﹐
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has been extended
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已經
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from brain-dead donors
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從腦死亡的捐獻者
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to living, related donors --
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被延續至還在世的﹑有血緣關係的捐獻者 －
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relatives who might donate an organ
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包括會將整個器官﹑或器官的一部份
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or a part of an organ,
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捐贈的親屬﹐
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like a split liver graft,
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例如將肝臟分割移植
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to a relative or loved one.
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到親屬或所愛的人身上。
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But as there was still a dire shortage of donor organs,
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但由於所捐贈器官仍是嚴重短缺，
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the gift of life was then extended
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捐贈範圍再次被擴大﹐
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from living, related donors
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由還在世的﹑有血緣關係的捐獻者﹐
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to now living, unrelated donors.
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伸延至還在世的﹑非血緣關係的捐獻者。
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And this then has given rise
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因此就引發了一場
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to unprecedented and unexpected
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前所未有﹐以及意料之外的
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moral controversy.
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道德上的爭議。
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How can one distinguish
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我們如何才能辨別
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a donation that is voluntary and altruistic
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一位出於自願和無私的捐獻者﹐
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from one that is forced or coerced
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以及一位被迫或受強制的捐獻者﹖
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from, for example,
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例如﹐
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a submissive spouse, an in-law,
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一個唯命是從的配偶﹑一個媳婿﹑
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a servant, a slave,
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一個僕人﹑一個奴隸，
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an employee?
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或者一位僱員？
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Where and how can we draw the line?
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我們應該於那裡﹑以及怎樣劃清這條界線呢﹖
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In my part of the world,
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於我的日常生活的四週﹐
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too many people live below the poverty line.
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太多人活在貧困線之下。
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And in some areas,
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而在一些地區，
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the commercial gifting of an organ
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由非血緣關係者
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in exchange for monetary reward
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去透過活體器官捐贈
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has led to a flourishing trade
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而換取金錢上的報酬﹐
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in living, unrelated donors.
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已經是非常盛行的一種商業交易。
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Shortly after I performed the first liver transplant,
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在完成首宗肝臟移植后不久，
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I received my next assignment,
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我接到的下一個工作
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and that was to go to the prisons
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便是到監獄裡面﹐
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to harvest organs
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從被處決的死囚身上
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from executed prisoners.
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獲取器官。
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I was also pregnant at the time.
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那時我還正懷了孕。
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Pregnancies are meant
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懷孕﹐
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to be happy and fulfilling moments
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對任何一位女人而言﹐是一段
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in any woman's life.
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讓人快樂及感到充實的時光。
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But my joyful period
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但我這段本應是喜悅的時期﹐
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was marred by solemn and morbid thoughts --
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卻被一陣陣幽暗的﹑帶著死亡氣息的思想沾污 －
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thoughts of walking through
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回想著我曾步過
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the prison's high-security death row,
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監獄裡最高嚴密的死囚區，
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as this was the only route
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因為那是到達臨時手術室的
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to take me to the makeshift operating room.
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唯一的一條路。
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And at each time,
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而每當那時，
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I would feel the chilling stares
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我就能感受到那些
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of condemned prisoners' eyes follow me.
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用令人毛骨悚然的目光﹐跟隨著我的死囚的眼睛。
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And for two years,
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接下來的兩年，
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I struggled with the dilemma
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我都於這困境中掙扎﹐
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of waking up at 4:30 am
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每個周五早上
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on a Friday morning,
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於凌晨四點半起床，
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driving to the prison,
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開車去到監獄﹐
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getting down, gloved and scrubbed,
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到地庫﹑戴上手套﹑消毒﹐
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ready to receive the body
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準備接收一具
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of an executed prisoner,
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被處決的死囚的屍體﹐
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remove the organs
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從之切出器官﹐
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and then transport these organs
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再將這些器官帶回
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to the recipient hospital
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接受移植者的醫院﹐
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and then graft the gift of life
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然後再於同一天下午﹐
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to a recipient the same afternoon.
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給接受者移植器官﹐從而贈予新生命。
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No doubt, I was informed,
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當然﹐他們都說
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the consent had been obtained.
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器官捐贈是獲得當事人同意。
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But, in my life,
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但於我生命中﹐
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the one fulfilling skill that I had
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我所唯一擁有的﹑令我滿足的技能﹐
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was now invoking feelings of conflict --
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現今竟然產生了情感上的衝突 －
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conflict ranging
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這種衝突包括
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from extreme sorrow and doubt at dawn
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從清晨時的極度悲傷和疑慮﹐至到
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to celebratory joy
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黃昏時慶祝
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at engrafting the gift of life at dusk.
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因器官移植而給予病人重生的喜悅。
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In my team,
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於我的團隊中，
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the lives of one or two of my colleagues
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有一兩位同事的一生
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were tainted by this experience.
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也就因這樣的經歷而矇上污點。
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Some of us may have been sublimated,
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我們當中的一些人可能已經麻木了﹐
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but really none of us remained the same.
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但實際上沒有人不受到感染。
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I was troubled
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我很困擾﹐
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that the retrieval of organs from executed prisoners
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這種從死囚上取得器官的做法﹐
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was at least as morally controversial
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至少在道德上是與
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as the harvesting of stem cells
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從人類胚胎中抓取幹細胞一樣
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from human embryos.
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受到同等程度上的爭議。
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And in my mind,
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而且我認為，
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I realized as a surgical pioneer
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身為一位外科手術的先鋒者﹐
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that the purpose of my position of influence
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擁有具影響力的地位的存在意義﹐
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was surely to speak up
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就是在於可以替那些
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for those who have no influence.
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沒有影響力的人發言。
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It made me wonder
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這令我自問
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if there could be a better way --
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究竟有沒有更好的方法 --
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a way to circumvent death
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一個可迴避牽涉死亡的﹑
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and yet deliver the gift of life
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而又同時可贈予新生命的方法。
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that might exponentially impact
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這樣就能為全世界成千上萬的病人﹐
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millions of patients worldwide.
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帶來指數級的影響力。
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Now just about that time,
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也就是在同一時間，
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the practice of surgery evolved
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外科手術的技巧﹐進展到
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from big to small,
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從大到小，
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from wide open incisions
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從寬大的切口
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to keyhole procedures,
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到鎖孔式的
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tiny incisions.
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微創技術。
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And in transplantation, concepts shifted
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而且移植手術的概念﹐已從整個器官
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from whole organs to cells.
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移轉到細胞移植。
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In 1988, at the University of Minnesota,
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1988年，在明尼蘇達大學，
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I participated in a small series
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我參與了一系列小规模的
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of whole organ pancreas transplants.
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整個胰臟移植手術。
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I witnessed the technical difficulty.
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我親眼見證了此項技術的難度。
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And this inspired in my mind
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同時這啟發了我
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a shift from transplanting whole organs
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去考慮將移植整個器官﹐
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to perhaps transplanting cells.
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轉移到細胞移植。
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I thought to myself,
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我在想，
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why not take the individual cells
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何不考慮去將胰臟裡
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out of the pancreas --
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個別的細胞提取 --
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the cells that secrete insulin to cure diabetes --
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即那些能分泌出胰島素而治愈糖尿病的細胞 --
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and transplant these cells? --
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再將這些細胞移植呢？--
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technically a much simpler procedure
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技術上而言﹐這類程序﹐
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than having to grapple with the complexities
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相比起要因進行整個器官移植﹐而要應付繁複的事項﹐
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of transplanting a whole organ.
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來得簡單得多。
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And at that time,
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同時間﹐
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stem cell research
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幹細胞研究方面﹐
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had gained momentum,
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亦繼於90年代時期﹐
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following the isolation of the world's first
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世上首次成功將
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human embryonic stem cells
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人類胚胎幹細胞分離以後﹐
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in the 1990s.
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獲得了新的進展。
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The observation that stem cells, as master cells,
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能將幹細胞用作母細胞
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could give rise
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去發育成
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to a whole variety of different cell types --
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一系列林林總總的細胞種類 --
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heart cells, liver cells,
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心肌細胞﹑肝細胞﹑
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pancreatic islet cells --
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胰島細胞 --
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captured the attention of the media
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這項發現﹐廣泛受到媒體關注﹐
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and the imagination of the public.
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也激發了廣大市民的想象力。
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I too was fascinated
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我也因這種全新的﹑
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by this new and disruptive cell technology,
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具影響力的細胞技術而著迷﹐
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and this inspired a shift in my mindset,
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思維亦被激發﹑而引起了轉變，
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from transplanting whole organs
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從將整個器官移植﹐
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to transplanting cells.
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轉移到細胞移植。
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And I focused my research on stem cells
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我把研究焦點﹐放在
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as a possible source
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利用幹細胞
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for cell transplants.
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作為細胞移植來源之中。
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Today we realize
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今日﹐我們了解到
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that there are many different types of stem cells.
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有很多不同類型的幹細胞。
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Embryonic stem cells
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其中，胚胎幹細胞
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have occupied center stage,
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已占據了中心地位，
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chiefly because of their pluripotency --
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主要是因為它的多能性--
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that is their ease in differentiating
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即是它們能輕鬆的分化成
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into a variety of different cell types.
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一系列林林總總的細胞種類。
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But the moral controversy
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但是之所以胚胎幹細胞的範疇
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surrounding embryonic stem cells --
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在道德上備受爭議 --
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the fact that these cells are derived
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是因為這些細胞來源於
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from five-day old human embryos --
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5天大的人類胚胎。
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has encouraged research
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而正因為這種爭議﹐才更激勵人們去研究
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into other types of stem cells.
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其他類型的幹細胞。
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Now to the ridicule of my colleagues,
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我在同事的嘲諷聲中，
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I inspired my lab
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將實驗焦點
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to focus on what I thought
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放於我認為
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was the most non-controversial source of stem cells,
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最沒有爭議價值的幹細胞資源 --
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adipose tissue, or fat, yes fat --
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脂肪組織﹐即是脂肪﹐對﹐是脂肪 --
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nowadays available in abundant supply --
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現今可垂手可得的 --
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you and I, I think, would be very happy to get rid of anyway.
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至少﹐我想像你和我一樣﹐都很樂意將它擺脫。
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Fat-derived stem cells
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脂肪源幹細胞
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are adult stem cells.
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是一種成體幹細胞。
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And adult stem cells
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而成體幹細胞是在
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are found in you and me --
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你和我身體內都能找到 --
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in our blood, in our bone marrow,
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於我們的血液中﹑骨髓中﹑
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in our fat, our skin and other organs.
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脂肪中﹑皮膚中﹐以及其他器官中。
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And as it turns out,
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而事實證明，
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fat is one of the best sources
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脂肪是成體幹細胞的
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of adult stem cells.
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最佳來源之一。
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But adult stem cells
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但是成體幹細胞
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are not embryonic stem cells.
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並不是胚胎幹細胞。
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And here is the limitation:
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它具有本身的限制﹕
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adult stem cells are mature cells,
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成體幹細胞是成熟的細胞，
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and, like mature human beings,
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而就像成年人一樣，
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these cells are more restricted in their thought
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這些細胞﹐於思維上較為受到局限﹐
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and more restricted in their behavior
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於行為上亦較為受到局限﹐
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and are unable to give rise
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因此它們也無法像
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to the wide variety of specialized cell types,
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胚胎幹細胞一般﹐可以分化成
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as embryonic stem cells [can].
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多種具特定功能的細胞。
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But in 2007,
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但在2007年，
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two remarkable individuals,
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有兩位傑出人士 --
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Shinya Yamanaka of Japan
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日本的山中伸彌﹐
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and Jamie Thomson of the United States,
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以及美國的占美·湯臣 --
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made an astounding discovery.
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作出了驚人的發現。
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They discovered
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他們發現
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that adult cells, taken from you and me,
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那些取自你我身上的成體細胞﹐
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could be reprogrammed
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可以重組還原成
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back into embryonic-like cells,
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類似胚胎的細胞。
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which they termed IPS cells,
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他們將之命名為IPS細胞，
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or induced pluripotent stem cells.
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或稱誘導培養多潛能幹細胞。
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And so guess what,
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於是如你我所料﹐
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scientists around the world and in the labs
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世界各地的﹑以及在實驗室中的科學家﹐
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are racing
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都爭先恐後的
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to convert aging adult cells --
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去將正在老化的成體細胞轉化 --
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aging adult cells from you and me --
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那些取自你我身上的﹑正在老化的成體細胞 --
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they are racing to reprogram these cells
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他們都想搶先將這些細胞重組
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back into more useful IPS cells.
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成為更有用的IPS細胞。
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And in our lab,
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而在實驗室裡，
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we are focused on taking fat
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我們專注于提取脂肪
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and reprogramming
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以及將一堆堆的脂肪﹐
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mounds of fat
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重編成
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into fountains of youthful cells --
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如泉噴湧的幼年細胞 --
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cells that we may use
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那些可用作
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to then form other,
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轉化為其他
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more specialized, cells,
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更為特定的細胞，
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which one day may be used as cell transplants.
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以便日後可用作細胞移植的用途。
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If this research is successful,
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如果這項研究成功的話，
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it may then reduce the need
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它就能減少
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to research and sacrifice
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要研究和犧牲
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human embryos.
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人類胚胎的需求。
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Indeed, there is a lot of hype, but also hope
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事實上，當中有很多炒作，但亦同時存在
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that the promise of stem cells
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有朝一日可以利用幹細胞
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will one day provide cures
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去治療
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for a whole range of conditions.
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一系列的病症的希望。
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Heart disease, stroke, diabetes,
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心臟病﹑中風﹑糖尿病﹑
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spinal cord injury, muscular dystrophy,
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脊髓損傷﹑肌肉萎縮﹑
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retinal eye diseases --
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視網膜疾病 --
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are any of these conditions
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以上病症之中﹐
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relevant, personally, to you?
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有任何病症與您有切身的關係嗎﹖
11:54
In May 2006,
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2006年5月，
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something horrible happened to me.
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有件可怕的事發生於我身上。
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I was about to start a robotic operation,
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我正準備進行機械人手術﹐
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but stepping out of the elevator
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但當走出電梯
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into the bright and glaring lights of the operating room,
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來到手術室的明亮炫目的手術燈下的一剎那，
12:07
I realized
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我感覺到
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that my left visual field
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左邊視野
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was fast collapsing into darkness.
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突然陷入一片黑暗。
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Earlier that week,
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那週的早些時候，
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I had taken a rather hard knock
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我在春末滑雪時
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during late spring skiing -- yes, I fell.
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受到了蠻重的一擊 -- 是的，我摔倒了。
12:21
And I started to see floaters and stars,
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接着我開始看到漂浮物和星星﹐
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which I casually dismissed
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當時我以為﹐那只是高海拔之下
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as too much high-altitude sun exposure.
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過份曝晒於陽光下的緣故﹐並很快將事情拋諸腦後。
12:28
What happened to me
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事件發生以後，
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might have been catastrophic,
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假如我當時沒有
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if not for the fact
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機會接受優質的手術治療的話﹐
12:34
that I was in reach of good surgical access.
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可能就會引致一場大災難。
12:36
And I had my vision restored,
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而我的視力恢復了﹐
12:38
but not before a prolonged period of convalescence --
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但亦要經過一段被預期中更長的康復期 --
12:41
three months --
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3個月 --
12:43
in a head down position.
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當中一直要保持著頭向下的狀態。
12:45
This experience
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這次經歷
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taught me to empathize more with my patients,
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教懂我更加體諒我的病人，
12:50
and especially those with retinal diseases.
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特別是那些有視網膜疾病的。
12:54
37 million people worldwide
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世界上有3700萬人
12:56
are blind,
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患有失明﹐
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and 127 million more
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另外更有1億2700萬人
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suffer from impaired vision.
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正承受著患有視力障礙的痛苦。
13:04
Stem cell-derived retinal transplants,
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利用幹細胞源視網膜進行的移植手術﹐
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now in a research phase,
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目前正處於研究階段，
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may one day restore vision,
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它可能有天會幫助成千上萬
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or part vision,
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視網膜疾病患者﹐
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to millions of patients with retinal diseases worldwide.
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去恢復部分或全部視力。
13:17
Indeed, we live
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事實上，我們生活於
13:19
in both challenging
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一個富有挑戰﹑
13:21
as well as exciting times.
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亦同時間令人刺激的時代。
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As the world population ages,
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隨著世界人口老化，
13:28
scientists are racing
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科學家們會不斷去搶先
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to discover new ways
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尋求新的方法﹐
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to enhance the power of the body
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去透過幹細胞提高人體機能﹐
13:34
to heal itself through stem cells.
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從而讓它自我復原。
13:37
It is a fact
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事實上，
13:39
that when our organs or tissues are injured,
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當器官或組織受損時，
13:42
our bone marrow
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我們的骨髓
13:44
releases stem cells
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會將幹細胞﹐釋放到
13:46
into our circulation.
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血液循環系統之中。
13:48
And these stem cells
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而這些幹細胞
13:50
then float in the bloodstream
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會然後漂浮於血液中﹐
13:52
and hone in to damaged organs
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再導向到受損的器官處﹐
13:55
to release growth factors
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去釋放生長因子
13:57
to repair the damaged tissue.
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來修復受損組織。
13:59
Stem cells may be used as building blocks
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幹細胞可以像砌牆用的磚塊一般﹐
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to repair damaged scaffolds within our body,
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用作修復身體中受損的支架，
14:06
or to provide new liver cells
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或用作為新的肝細胞
14:08
to repair damaged liver.
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來修復受損的肝臟。
14:11
As we speak, there are 117 or so clinical trials
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就在這一刻﹐大約共有117個
14:14
researching the use of stem cells
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研究利用幹細胞去治療肝臟疾病
14:17
for liver diseases.
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的臨床實驗正在進行中。
14:19
What lies ahead?
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那麼﹐前景怎樣﹖
14:21
Heart disease
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心臟病
14:23
is the leading cause of death worldwide.
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是世界上死亡的首要原因。
14:25
1.1 million Americans
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每年有110萬名美國人
14:27
suffer heart attacks yearly.
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心臟病發作。
14:30
4.8 million
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有480萬人
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suffer cardiac failure.
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患有心臟衰竭。
14:34
Stem cells may be used
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幹細胞可用作
14:36
to deliver growth factors
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供應生長因子
14:38
to repair damaged heart muscle
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以至受損的心肌得到修復
14:40
or be differentiated
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也可以分化成
14:42
into heart muscle cells
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心肌細胞
14:44
to restore heart function.
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去幫助回復心臟機能。
14:46
There are 170 clinical trials
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有170個臨床實驗
14:49
investigating the role of stem cells in heart disease.
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正在研究幹細胞在心臟疾病中﹐所扮演的角色。
14:53
While still in a research phase,
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雖然仍處於研究階段，
14:56
stem cells may one day herald
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但幹細胞可能有朝一日
14:59
a quantum leap in the field of cardiology.
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會預示心臟病學界的一個巨大的突破。
15:03
Stem cells provide hope for new beginnings --
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幹細胞帶來可獲得新開始的希望 --
15:06
small, incremental steps,
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步伐是細小及漸進的﹐
15:09
cells rather than organs,
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是用細胞﹑而不是用器官﹐
15:12
repair rather than replacement.
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是透過修復﹑而不是將之取替。
15:15
Stem cell therapies
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幹細胞療法
15:18
may one day reduce the need for donor organs.
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也許有一天會減少對於捐獻器官的需求。
15:22
Powerful new technologies
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有影響力的新科技
15:24
always present enigmas.
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總是存有它的奧秘。
15:26
As we speak,
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就在這一刻﹐
15:28
the world's first human embryonic stem cell trial for spinal cord injury
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世界上首次用人類胚胎幹細胞﹐治療脊髓受損的臨床實驗
15:31
is currently underway
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在美國食品藥物管理局批准下
15:33
following the USFDA approval.
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正在進行中。
15:36
And in the U.K.,
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同時在英國，
15:38
neural stem cells to treat stroke
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用神經幹細胞去治療中風的研究
15:40
are being investigated in a phase one trial.
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亦正處於臨床實驗的初步階段。
15:44
The research success that we celebrate today
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我們今天所慶賀的這些研究成果
15:47
has been made possible
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是有賴
15:49
by the curiosity and contribution and commitment
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各位科學家及醫學界先鋒
15:53
of individual scientists
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於他們的探索精神驅使下﹐
15:55
and medical pioneers.
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所作出的奉獻以及承諾。
15:57
Each one has his story.
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每個人都有屬於自己的故事。
16:00
My story has been about my journey
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而我的故事就是我從器官移植
16:03
from organs to cells --
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走到細胞移植的一段旅程 --
16:05
a journey through controversy,
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一段歷盡爭議﹑
16:07
inspired by hope --
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卻憑著盼望作為動力的旅程 --
16:09
hope that, as we age,
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盼望隨著我們年長時﹐
16:12
you and I may one day celebrate longevity
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可有朝一日﹐於更好的生活水平之下
16:15
with an improved quality of life.
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去歡欣地安享晚年。
16:17
Thank you.
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多謝。
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Susan Lim - SurgeonA surgical pioneer in Singapore, Susan Lim is a researcher and entrepreneur.
Why you should listen
Dr Susan Lim is the current Co-chair of the Global Advisory Council of the International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR). She performed the first successful cadaveric liver transplant for Singapore in 1990, the second woman in the world to have done so at the time .
Her academic recognitions include election as Fellow, Trinity College (2005), University of Melbourne, the Monash University Distinguished Alumnus Award (2006), and an Honorary Degree of Doctor of Medicine by The University of Newcastle, Australia (2007). In 2007, the American Academy of Continuing Medical Education (AACME) 28th award, was named the “Dr Susan Lim Award” for the advancement in Laparoscopic & Minimally Invasive Surgery. Her more recent public lectures include “Robotic Surgery - Engineering from a surgeon’s perspective”, as visiting scholar to UC Berkeley, and a 2016 TEDx Berkeley talk “The Dawn of a New Ecosystem in Organ Replacement.”
For her humanitarian work, she was recognized in the Australian House of Parliament (House of Representatives Official Hansard no. 17, 2005) for treating Australian victims of the second Bali bomb blast. In giving back to society, the family have established the Dr. Susan Lim Endowment for Education and Research, which supports medical and research scholarships at Trinity College, University of Melbourne, the University of Newcastle, Australia, and the International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR).
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