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一、生物技术 1.基因药物和基因疗法 用生物技术开发的疫苗和其他药物具有极大的潜力,可用于防治从霍乱到癌症和艾滋病等各种疾病。现在已投入临床使用的遗传工程产品有乙肝疫苗、胰岛素和红细胞生成素等。正在试验的产品有预防霍乱、伤寒、艾滋病和某些癌症(如黑素瘤)的疫苗和能使男性或女性暂时不育的生育控制药。一种新的婴儿百日咳疫苗很快就能进入市场。外生殖器疱症疫苗的临床试验正顺利进行。
1. Biotechnology 1. Gene drugs and gene therapy Vaccines and other drugs developed using biotechnology have great potential and can be used to prevent and treat various diseases ranging from cholera to cancer and AIDS. Genetic engineering products that have been put into clinical use include hepatitis B vaccine, insulin, and erythropoietin. The products being tested include vaccines against cholera, typhoid fever, AIDS and certain cancers (such as melanoma) and birth control drugs that can temporarily infer men or women. A new baby whooping cough vaccine will soon enter the market. Clinical trials of the genital warts vaccine are progressing smoothly.