231115感染后会变身“德古拉”？美国首次发现“吸血鬼病毒”
▍原文
For the first time, 'vampire viruses' have been observed in the wild by US scientists. These viruses attach themselves to other viruses for replication, a phenomenon previously only theoretical, now witnessed under a microscope by a Maryland-based research team.
This research into the complex interactions between viruses and their satellites has the potential to offer new directions for antiviral therapy.
▍语言点
- for the first time 首次
- vampire virus 吸血鬼病毒 · vampire /ˈvæmpaɪr/ n. 吸血鬼
- observe /əbˈzɜːrv/ v. 看到，观察到(尤指为了学习、研究仔细观察) · You see, but you do not observe. 你是看到了，但是你没留心观察。
- attach sth. to sth. 把……附着在……上
- replication /ˌrepləˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/ n.(病毒或分子的)再造，自我复制
- theoretical /ˌθiːəˈretk(ə)l/ adj. 理论的，推想的 · theory /ˈθɪri/ n. 理论，推想 · theoretical knowledge 理论知识 · theoretical approach 理论研究方法 · practical /ˈpræktɪk(ə)l/ adj. 实际的 · experimental /ɪkˌsperəˈment(ə)l/ adj. 实验得出的
- have the potential to do sth. 有做某事的潜力