
全球抗老市場
With growing interest and investment by billionaires, research and development in the anti-aging field has advanced considerably in recent years.
隨著億萬富翁與日俱增的興趣和投資,抗老產業在近幾年的研究和發展進步顯著。
advance (v.)前進、進步considerably (adv.) 很大程度地
In fact, the global anti-aging market is set to expand from its current $191.5 billion to an astonishing $421.4 billion by 2030, according to a report by P&S Intelligence.
事實上,根據一份由國際調研機構P&S Intelligence所做的報告,全球抗老市場預計將在2030年前,從目前的1915億美元擴展到驚人的4214億美元。
be set to VR 即將發生、很可能發生astonishing (adj.)驚人的intelligence (n.)情報、情報組織military intelligence 軍事情報
Currently, many companies are attempting to promote longevity through various types of treatments to slow down or reverse aging.
目前,許多公司試圖透過各種可以延緩或逆轉老化的療方來延長壽命。
longevity (n.)長壽
One of the newest startups in this field is California-based Altos Labs, which boasts funding of $3 billion from investors, including Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, as well as four Nobel prize winners on the board of directors.
這個產業中其中一間最新的新創公司就是總部位於加州的Altos Labs,擁有來自投資人的30億美元資金,包括亞馬遜創辦人貝佐斯,另外董事會成員包括四位諾貝爾獎得主。
startup (n.)新創公司a tech startup 科技新創公司boast (v.)擁有(值得自豪的東西)
Instead of working on cures for diseases associated with aging, Altos Labs is looking at aging as a software error, using protein therapies aimed at “biological reprogramming” to rejuvenate the entire human body on a cellular level and ultimately postpone death.
Altos Labs並非研究老化相關疾病的療法,而是將老化視為軟體錯誤,運用針對「生物重編程技術」的蛋白質療法,從細胞層面使整個人體恢復青春,最終達到延遲死亡的效果。
rejuvenate (v.)使恢復青春postpone (v.)延後、延期
Other companies in California, such as BioAge Labs and Salk Institute for Biological Studies, are also working with proteins to hopefully extend human lifespans.
其它在加州的公司,像是BioAge Labs和索爾克研究所,也都對蛋白質進行研究,希望能延長人類壽命。
lifespan (n.)壽命
Through researching aging-linked muscle loss, BioAge Labs has developed a drug containing a protein called apelin which has already been used to rebuild muscle function in aging mice.
透過研究與老化相關的肌肉流失,BioAge Labs研發出一種含有名為apelin的蛋白質的藥物,已被用來在老化老鼠身上重建肌肉功能。
Additionally, Salk Institute is testing “rejuvenation therapy” on mice to reverse aging in cells through the use of reprogramming molecules.
此外,索爾克研究所正在老鼠身上測試「回春療法」,透過對分子進行重新編程,逆轉細胞老化過程。
molecule (n.)分子
Although a true fountain of youth may not exist, the current field of longevity research, with increasing investment and improved technology, may be on the cusp of discovering influential age-reversal breakthroughs.
雖然真正的青春之泉可能不存在,隨著目前長壽研究的領域的投資愈來愈多、技術也日益提升,作出有影響力的逆齡研究突破也指日可待了。
fountain of youth 青春之泉、不老泉on the cusp of 即將……、在……的交界breakthrough (n.)突破、重大發現