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A drop of blood detects cancer

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A drop of blood detects cancer

最近zuì jìn日本Rì běn东芝Dōng zhī公司gōng sī宣布xuān bù,他们tā men研发yán fā了le一yī种zhǒng新xīn技术jì shù,能néng从cóng一yī滴dī血xiě中zhōng检测jiǎn cè出chū13种zhǒng癌症ái zhèng,准确zhǔn què度dù高gāo达dá99%,并且bìng qiě将jiāng于yú2020年nián启动qǐ dòng实证shí zhèng实验shí yàn,争取zhēng qǔ数shù年nián内nèi投入tóu rù正式zhèng shì使用shǐ yòng。

据jù报道bào dào,该gāi技术jì shù通过tōng guò检查jiǎn chá分泌fēn mì在zài血液xuè yè中zhōng的de名míng为wéiMicroRNA的de分子fēn zǐ种类zhǒng lèi及jí浓度nóng dù,能néng在zài极jí早zǎo阶段jiē duàn就jiù发现fā xiàn胃wèi癌ái、乳腺rǔ xiàn癌ái等děng13种zhǒng癌症ái zhèng,如果rú guǒ投入tóu rù使用shǐ yòng,可以kě yǐ大大dà dà提高tí gāo患者huàn zhě的de生存shēng cún率lǜ。

尽管jǐn guǎn其他qí tā公司gōng sī也yě研发yán fā了le相关xiāng guān的de检测jiǎn cè技术jì shù,但是dàn shì东芝Dōng zhī公司gōng sī称chēng自己zì jǐ的de技术jì shù在zài精准jīng zhǔn度dù、时间shí jiān、成本chéng běn等děng方面fāng miàn都dōu具备jù bèi优势yōu shì。

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Vocabulary 82 words

ChinesePinyinEnglish
最近 zuì jìnrecently
日本 Rì běnJapan
东芝 Dōng zhīToshiba, Japanese electronics company
公司 gōng sīcompany; firm; corporation
宣布 xuān bùto declare / to announce / to proclaim
他们 tā menthey; them
研发 yán fāto develop
了 le(completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
一 yīone / single / a (article)
种 zhǒngclassifier for types, kinds, sorts
新 xīnnew; newly
技术 jì shùtechnology; technique; skill
能 néngcan / to be able to / might possibly
从 cóngfrom; through; via / (bound form) retainer; attendant / (bound form) assistant; auxiliary; subordinate / (bound form) related by common paternal grandfather or earlier ancestor
滴 dīclassifier for drops of liquid
血 xiěblood
中 zhōngwithin; among; in
检测 jiǎn cèto detect / to test
出 chū(used after a verb to indicate an outward direction or a positive result)
癌症 ái zhèngcancer
准确 zhǔn quèaccurate; exact; precise
度 dùmeasure / limit / extent / degree of intensity
高 gāohigh / tall / above average / loud
达 dáto attain / to reach / to amount to / to communicate
并且 bìng qiěand; besides; moreover; furthermore; in addition
将 jiāngwill / shall
于 yú(of time or place) in; at; on / (indicating any indirect relation) to; toward; vis-à-vis; with regard to; for / (indicating a source) from; out of / (used in comparison) than / (used in the passive voice) by
年 niányear
启动 qǐ dòngto start (a machine) / (fig.) to set in motion / to launch (an operation) / to activate (a plan)
实证 shí zhèngempirical
实验 shí yànexperiment / test
争取 zhēng qǔto fight for / to strive for / to win over
数 shùseveral; a few
内 nèiwithin
投入 tóu rùto throw into / to put into / to throw oneself into / to participate in / to invest in
正式 zhèng shìformal; official
使用 shǐ yòngto use / to employ / to apply / to make use of
据 jùaccording to
报道 bào dàoreport
该 gāithat / the above-mentioned
通过 tōng guòby means of; through; via
检查 jiǎn cháto examine / to inspect
分泌 fēn mìto secrete
在 zài(of sb or sth) to be (located) at
血液 xuè yèblood / (fig.) lifeblood
的 depossessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression)
名 míngname
为 wéito take sth as / to act as / to serve as / to behave as / to become / to be / to do
分子 fēn zǐ(chemistry) molecule / (math) numerator of a fraction
种类 zhǒng lèikind / genus / type / category / variety / species / sort / class
及 jíand
浓度 nóng dùconcentration (percentage of dissolved material in a solution) / consistency / thickness / density / viscosity
极 jíextremely
早 zǎoearly
阶段 jiē duànstage / section / phase / period
就 jiùmerely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly
发现 fā xiànto notice; to become aware of / to discover; to find; to detect
胃 wèistomach
癌 áicancer; (esp.) carcinoma
乳腺 rǔ xiànmammary gland
等 děngand so on; etc.; et al. / (used to end an enumeration)
如果 rú guǒif; in case; in the event that
可以 kě yǐcan / may / possible / able to
大大 dà dàgreatly / enormously
提高 tí gāoto raise / to increase / to improve
患者 huàn zhěpatient; sufferer
生存 shēng cúnto exist / to survive
率 lǜ(bound form) ratio; rate; proportion
尽管 jǐn guǎndespite / although / even though / in spite of
其他 qí tāother / (sth or sb) else / the rest
也 yěalso; too; as well; (not ...) either
相关 xiāng guānrelated / relevant / pertinent
但是 dàn shìbut; however
称 chēngto state
自己 zì jǐoneself; (attributive) one's own
精准 jīng zhǔnprecision
时间 shí jiāntime
成本 chéng běn(manufacturing, production etc) costs
方面 fāng miànrespect / aspect / field / side
都 dōuall; both; entirely
具备 jù bèito possess / to have / able to fulfill (conditions or requirements)
优势 yōu shìsuperiority / dominance / advantage