But what's more surprising is that he believes
但最惊讶的是
it's possible for us all to benefit from what he's discovered.
他相信我们都会从他的发现中获益
The advantages of finding a gene that is involving longevity
发现导致长寿的基因的好处是
is that many times we can just develop a drug
我们可以研发出一种
that will imitate exactly what this gene is doing.
功能和长寿基因相同的药物
He predicts that the first drugs would be available for testing
他预测第一批药物可以在3年内测试
in three years, and has a personal interest in their development.
而且他对这批药物的发展很感兴趣
This research has become quite difficult for me.
研究对于我来说异常艰难
My mother died several months ago,
我母亲几个月前去世了
and my father has been sick for a while.
我父亲也卧于病榻很久了
I don't have longevity in my family,
我们家族没有长寿的历史
I don't have longevity genes,
我也没有长寿的基因
I know that and looking at those people,
我很清楚这点 看着那些人
I see how my end can be different than theirs
我预见我的结局将不相同
unless I really rush and get something going,
除非我真的迅速地开始研究
and...really...
并切实地
find a way to treat and protect us
找到治疗和预防
against those age-related diseases.
老年病的方法