🌟 2019諾貝爾獎生醫獎揭曉 🌟
Announcement of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2019
🎉 美國學者 William G. Kaelin Jr
🎉 英國學者 Sir Peter J. Ratcliffe
🎉 美國學者 Gregg L. Semenza
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動物需要「氧氣」將食物轉換成有用的能量，此基礎且重要的發現已經有幾世紀，但是細胞如何根據氧氣量進而適應、調節的機制尚未得知。
Animals need oxygen for the conversion of food into useful energy. The fundamental importance of oxygen has been understood for centuries, but how cells adapt to changes in levels of oxygen has long been unknown.
諾貝爾會議指出，三位學者發現了如何利用分子機制，調控基因以適應不同濃度的氧氣。研究貢獻為細胞如何感知氧氣量並調節變化。
"for their discoveries of how cells sense and adapt to oxygen availability."They identified molecular machinery that regulates the activity of genes in response to varying levels of oxygen.
三位學者開創性地揭示人體最必要的調適機制，建立了氧氣濃度如何影響細胞代謝和生理功能的基礎理解，對於貧血、癌症等相關疾病治療提供更多新的策略。
The seminal discoveries by this year’s Nobel Laureates revealed the mechanism for one of life’s most essential adaptive processes. They established the basis for our understanding of how oxygen levels affect cellular metabolism and physiological function. Their discoveries have also paved the way for promising new strategies to fight anemia, cancer and many other diseases.
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