昆蟲感官神經元
Many animals have a stronger sense of smell than humans do and we know how to tap into their natural ability.
許多動物的嗅覺都比人類來得靈敏，而我們懂得如何善用動物與生俱來的能力。
sense of touch, hearing, sight, taste 觸覺、聽覺、視覺、味覺sense of humor, achievement 幽默感、成就感tap into sth. 善用、利用take advantage of sth. 利用某物
We rely on dogs’ powerful snouts to sniff out explosives and drugs as well as catching the scent of COVID-19 infections.
我們靠著狗強大的鼻子嗅出爆裂物與毒品，以及聞出新冠肺炎感染患者。
rely on 仰賴sniff out 嗅出、聞出=smell out
Now, scientists are bringing the locusts into the fold by harnessing their sense of smell to identify cancer.
如今，科學家讓蝗蟲也加入行列，利用它們的嗅覺辨別癌症。
bring … into the fold 將～納入組織或團體harness(n.)輓具；(v.)利用
A new study led by Michigan State University has found that locusts can accurately detect cancer in humans by smelling their exhaled breath.
一項由密西根州立大學主導的新研究發現，蝗蟲可透過嗅聞人類呼出的氣體精確地檢測出癌症。
accurately(adv.)準確地、精準地detect(v.)檢測、探測、發現、察覺inhale(v.)吸氣、吸入
The insect can not only differentiate cancer cells from normal ones, but it can also sniff out what type of cancer it is.
蝗蟲不僅可以區分癌細胞與一般細胞的差異，更能聞出癌症的類型。
not only… but also… 不但～而且～differentiate(v.)區分、辨別tell the difference between A and B 區分A與B之間的差異
With their antenna and neural circuitry, locusts are adept at distinguishing a myriad of odors, and that makes them an ideal subject of the study.
蝗蟲有著觸鬚與神經迴路，且擅於辨別各種氣味，這讓它們成為理想的研究目標。
be adept at 擅於distinguish(v.)區分、辨別odor(n.)(難聞的)氣味、臭味deodorant(n.)(用於身體的)除臭劑deodorizer(n.)除臭劑
The researchers attached electrodes to the locusts’ brains and recorded the insects’ responses to gas samples produced by healthy cells and cancer cells.
研究人員將電極連結到蝗蟲大腦，並記錄下它們對健康細胞與癌細胞所製造的氣體樣本作何反應，
attach sth. to… 把某物貼在～
They then used those signals to create profiles of the different cells.
然後利用那些訊號為不同細胞的建檔。
These findings could open the door to medical devices that use insect sensory neurons to detect cancer and even tell which stage the disease is in only by using a patient’s breath.
這些發現將有助於開發出利用昆蟲感官神經元原理操作的醫療設備，僅僅透過患者的呼吸就能檢測出癌症，甚至是檢測出疾病處於哪個階段，
open the door to sth. 為～敞開大門、使～變得可能
This would enable early diagnosis and increase the chance of survival.
這可及早診斷並提高存活率。
diagnosis(n.)診斷diagnose(v.)診斷
However, such a device isn’t yet close to being used in a clinical setting as scientists are still working on the technology that can mimic the sense of smell.
不過，這樣的設備目前仍未用於臨床測試，因為科學家尚在開發仿造嗅覺的科技。
mimic(v.)模仿simulate(v.)模仿replicate(v.)複製mimicry(n.)模仿(聲音或行爲)imitation(n.)模仿impersonation(n.)假冒、模仿