首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
外语
Since the beginning of history, man has been attracted by the idea of living forever, of winning the fight against death and dis
Since the beginning of history, man has been attracted by the idea of living forever, of winning the fight against death and dis
admin
2016-08-30
67
问题
Since the beginning of history, man has been attracted by the idea of living forever, of winning the fight against death and disease. So far, this has only remained a dream, though a very powerful one. Many people have wondered whether it would be possible to find a way to preserve human bodies, and what would be the best way to preserve human bodies.
It has long been known that meat of fruit can be kept fresh for long periods by freezing: in ancient China, for example, food was stored with ice to keep it fresh. This method could also be useful for preserving humans, and in fact many people have explored this possibility.
However, most living beings that exist under warm conditions die when frozen. This is because of the harmful effects of freezing ice crystals(晶体), which are not only larger than the volume of the water originally in the cells, but also form sharp cutting shapes that harms the cells.
In the 1940s Dr B. J. Luyet and a group of scientists in England were working on the problem of freezing cells without damaging them. Since the harm caused by ice crystals was the main cause of the damage, Luyet suggested removing some or all of the water from the cells before freezing them.
Using living cells from chicken, Luyet and his assistants discovered that they could partly dry the chicken cells, using a mixture of the white part of an egg and glycerin(丙三醇), a clear, thick liquid made chiefly from fats and oils. Some success was obtained. The chicken cells were dried, frozen for a period of time, and then carefully unfrozen. Almost all the cells recovered when they reached normal temperatures.
Since then, the cooling of whole animals to a temperature very much below freezing point for later unfreezing has become more of a possibility, and the glycerin method would probably be used to accomplish this. When this can be done completely and successfully, science will have moved much closer to its aim of freezing and storing incurable patients until the day they can be cured.
Glycerin can be used______.
选项
A、to freeze living cells
B、to unfreeze living cells
C、to remove water from living cells
D、to change the shapes of crystals
答案
C
解析
本题为细节题。根据定位句,冷冻前要进行脱水。鸡细胞在使用glycerin(甘油)之后,变干,然后被冷冻。由此可知glycerin(甘油)的作用是脱水。故选C。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/meRO777K
0
成人本科学位英语
相关试题推荐
TheroleofwomeninBritainhaschangedalotinthiscentury,【C1】______inthelasttwen-tyyears.Themainchangehasbeen【
(Where)didtheaccident(inwhich)yourfriend(washurt)(tookplace)?
Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopicCanMoneyBuyHappiness?Youshouldwritenoless
Auniversitygraduatedescribedasa"respectableandintelligent"womanisseekingprofessionalhelpafterbeingconvictedofs
Fromtheverybeginning,waterhasfurnishedmanwithasourceoffoodandahighwaytotravel.Thefirstcivilizationsarose【76
ThegoodnewsthatheisadmittedbyBeijingUniversityleaveshimquite______withexcitement.
Ididn’tgototheparty,butIdowishI______there.
—Whydidyougobacktotheshop?—Ileftmyfriend______there.
Cothroughthisdoor______youwillfindthemanwaitingforyouthere.
—Wheredidthescholarshipofthistermyouhadgotgo,Lucy?—Onacomputer,______onthedeskoverthere.
随机试题
元音发音时,()越大,舌位越低。
下列关于有价证券说法正确的有()
矩阵图把企业所有的战略业务单位分为哪四种不同类型?
右室双出口与完全型大动脉转位的超声鉴别要点是
有机磷农药中毒出现毒蕈碱样症状的主要机制是()
急性胰腺炎肝郁气滞型治宜急性胰腺炎肝胆湿热型治宜
质量事故的处理过程包括事故调查及事故原因分析和()。
下面关于城市燃气管网系统的叙述中正确的是()。
关于市场认可度有待提高的说法,错误的是()。
滑雪:白色()
最新回复
(
0
)