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Bringing Nanotechnology to Health Care for the Poor 纳米保健技术走向贫困国家 Nanotechnology uses matter at the level of molecules and atoms. Researchers are finding different uses for particles with a length of one nanometer,or one-billionth of a metter.These include things like beauty products and dirt-resistent clothing.But one area where many experts believe nanotechnology holds great promise is medicine. 纳米技术的应用对象都是分子级和原子级的物质。如今，长度为1纳米，即十亿分之一米的粒子已被研究人员开发多种用途，如制造美容产品和亢污型服装等。但其中一个领域科学家认为潜力尤为巨大，那就是医药领域。 Last week,speakers at a program in Washington discussed using nanotechnology to improve health care in developing countries.The program took place at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. Peter Singer at the University of Toronto says a nanotechnology called quantum dots could be used to confirm cases of malaria.He says it could offer a batter way than the traditional process of looking at a person’s blood under a microscope. 在上周于华盛顿Woodrow Wilson国际学术中心召开的一个项目会议上，科学家们探讨了如何将纳米技术应用于贫困国家人口保健的事宜。来自多伦多大学的Peter Singer声称一项名为量子点的纳米技术可被应用于疟疾的诊断。他指出相对于传统的仅用显微镜观察血液样本的方法，此技术要先进的多。 In poor countries, this process is often not followed. As a result,sick people may get treated for malaria even if they do not have it. Such misuse of medicines can lead to drug resistance.Quantum dots are particles that give off light when activated. Researchers are studying ways to program them to identify diseases by lighting up in the presence of a targeted molecule. 由于贫困国家往往没有条件应用此项新技术，许多健康人被误诊为疟疾患者，而药物的滥用又导致了抗药性的产生。所谓量子点是指一些被激活后会发光的粒子，科学家正在研究为他们编程的方法，以便当靶分子存在的时候就能够通过发光来诊断疾病。 Experts says nanotechnology shows promise not just for diagnosing diseases, but also for treating them. Piotr Grodzinski of the National Institutes of Health talked about how nanotechnology could make drugs more effective. He talked about cancer drugs already developed with nanotechnology. He says if a drug can target a cancer locally in the body, then much less of it might be needed, and that means lower side effects.