| Artificial corneas restore vision |
人造眼角膜诞生 |
| Bio-artificial corneas have been used to restore vision in partially blind patients, offering hope to millions of partially sighted people, AP reported. The biosynthetic cornea is made from laboratory-constructed human collagen. Researchers from the University of Ottawa in Canada and Linkoping University in Sweden removed damaged tissue from 10 Swedish patients' eyes in an early-stage clinical trial and implanted the bio-artificial cornea. Soon, cells that line a healthy cornea grew in the collagen and nerves regenerated themselves. And the corneas were capable of producing tears. It is hoped the technology will provide an answer to the severe shortage of donor transplant corneas. |
据美联社报道，人造眼角膜成功使一些病人恢复视力，避免了致盲的危险。这一突破性进展将给上百万盲人带来复明的希望。人工眼角膜是以“重组人胶原蛋白”为原料做成的。来自加拿大渥太华大学和瑞典林雪平大学的研究员们对10名瑞典眼疾患者进行初期阶段手术，植入了用他们自己身体组织合成的人造角膜。不久后，患者本人身体组织中残存的健康细胞和神经会逐渐包裹并吸收这一人造角膜，直至完全合为一体。接受移植后的眼球能够分泌泪液。这种人工眼角膜的出现，将对缓解角膜捐赠者的不足、满足患者使用需求起到巨大作用。 |
| Politician offers breast implants for funds |
助我选举，帮你隆胸 |
| A Venezuela politician named Gustavo Rojas has launched a raffle to help fund his election campaign - and the lucky winner will receive a breast-enlargement operation, BBC reported. He hopes the unusual raffle, with tickets at US$6, will help him get elected to the National Assembly on Sept. 26. Analysts say some 30,000 Venezuelans have breast implants each year. |
据英国广播公司报道，委内瑞拉政客古斯塔沃•罗哈斯为了筹集竞选资金而发起了一场抽奖活动：只需花6美元买张票，幸运的中奖者就可以免费隆胸。罗哈斯期望这个另类的抽奖隆胸活动可以帮他在9月26号的国会选举中争取到一席之地。分析人士称，每年约有3万委内瑞拉人接受隆胸手术。 |
| BA crash warning error scares passengers |
英航误播坠海警报 乘客惊魂 |
| Terrified passengers flying from London to Hong Kong braced for a possible crash into the sea after a pilot mistakenly played an emergency message, AFP reported Friday, citing the Sun. The passengers on the plane heard the message: "This is an emergency. We may shortly need to make an emergency landing on water." The passengers prepared for the worst until cabin crew came out to reassure them the message had been played in error by the computer. |
法新社援引英国《太阳报》消息，在一架英航伦敦飞往香港的飞机上，机长因误触发飞机坠海警报，乘客惊魂。机上的乘客听见了警报：“紧急情况。我们可能随后需要在海面上紧急降落。”乘客都做好了最坏打算，但随后机组人员出来强调此消息系电脑系统误触发。 |
| London museum evacuated |
大英博物馆因‘毒气’疏散 |
| At least 8,000 people were removed from the British Museum on Saturday in what was described as a "gas" incident, BBC reported. Visitors complained of an odd smell and irritation in their eyes and throats. "Purely as a precaution everybody was evacuated from the building," said a Metropolitan Police spokesman. "We think it is something that got into the air conditioning system." No one needed hospital treatment in the incident. |
据英国广播公司报道，至少8000名大英博物馆的游客当地时间周六因为一“毒气”事件被疏散。参观者抱怨称空气中有异味，也造成他们眼喉不适。城市警方发言人称：“完全出于预防目的，我们疏散了馆内的所有人。我们相信确实有某种物质进入了空调系统。”事件中没有人需要送往医院治疗。 |
| German restaurant to cook humans |
德国餐馆让人捐躯做菜 |
| A restaurant advertisement is calling for people to donate any body part to be used as cooking ingredients, Der Spiegel reported. The address of the restaurant has been kept secret. It said that people who want to join the cannibal activity will need to fill out a health form and can decide which body parts to donate only after receiving a physical exam. The restaurant will pay the medical fees but will pay nothing to the donator. It also plans to recruit open-minded surgeons. |
据德国《明镜》周刊报道，该国一家餐馆贴出一则广告，呼吁人们捐献身体的任何部分用来做食材。到目前为止，该餐馆的地址仍然保密。报道称，有意向加入这种食人活动的人首先要填一份健康状况表格，在体检之后才可以决定捐献哪个部分，且餐馆只负责医疗费用，不会给捐献者任何报酬。据说，该餐馆还要招聘“思想开放的外科医生”。
（China.org.cn）
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