1、美聯(lián)英語提供：英語翻譯-藥物數(shù)字化進(jìn)程INNOVATION and medicine go together. The ancient Egyptians are thought to have performed surgery back in 2750BC, and the Romans developed medical tools such as forceps and surgical needles. In modern times medicine has been transformed by waves of discovery that have brought marve

2、ls like antibiotics, vaccines and heart stents.創(chuàng)新和藥物一起發(fā)展。古代埃及人被認(rèn)為早在公元前2750年就進(jìn)行了外科手術(shù)，羅馬人發(fā)明了醫(yī)療工具，如醫(yī)用鉗子和手術(shù)用針。到了現(xiàn)代，發(fā)現(xiàn)探索的浪潮給人們帶來了諸多奇跡，如抗生素，育苗和心臟支架。這些都促進(jìn)了醫(yī)藥的改革。Given its history of innovation, the health-care sector has been surprisingly reluctant to embrace information technology (IT). Whereas every othe

3、r big industry has computerised with gusto since the 1980s, doctors in most parts of the world still work mainly with pen and paper.考慮到創(chuàng)新的歷史，醫(yī)療保健行業(yè)遲遲沒有擁抱信息技術(shù)（IT），這是頗為令人吃驚的。自從19世紀(jì)80年代，其他大型的產(chǎn)業(yè)都興致勃勃地接受電腦化進(jìn)程，而世界大多數(shù)地區(qū)的醫(yī)生仍舊是與筆和紙打交道。But now, in fits and starts, medicine is at long last catching up. As this

4、 special report will explain, it is likely to be transformed by the introduction of electronic health records that can be turned into searchable medical databases, providing a “smart grid” for medicine that will not only improve clinical practice but also help to revive drugs research. Developing co

5、untries are already using mobile phones to put a doctor into patients pockets. Devices and diagnostics are also going digital, advancing such long-heralded ideas as telemedicine, personal medical devices for the home and smart pills.雖然醫(yī)藥行業(yè)改變的步伐時(shí)斷時(shí)續(xù)，但現(xiàn)在該行業(yè)終于逐漸趕上了這一趨勢(shì)。此次的特別報(bào)道將會(huì)向你闡釋，電子健康記錄的出現(xiàn)將有可能改革醫(yī)藥行業(yè)

6、。該記錄可轉(zhuǎn)變?yōu)榭伤阉魇降尼t(yī)療數(shù)據(jù)庫，為藥物提供一個(gè)“智慧的網(wǎng)絡(luò)”，不僅會(huì)改進(jìn)臨床實(shí)踐，還有助于重振藥物研究。發(fā)展中國(guó)家已經(jīng)通過使用移動(dòng)電話，使得醫(yī)生陪伴著病人，寸步不離。醫(yī)療設(shè)備和診斷法也變得數(shù)字化，極大促進(jìn)了長(zhǎng)久以來就夢(mèng)想的遠(yuǎn)程開藥，家庭個(gè)人醫(yī)療設(shè)備和聰明藥的發(fā)展。The first technological revolution in modern biology started when James Watson and Francis Crick described the structure of DNA half a century ago. That established the fields of molecular and cell biology, the basis of the biotechnology industry. The sequencing of the human genome nearly a decade ago set off a second revolution which has started to illuminate the origins of diseases.現(xiàn)代生物學(xué)的第一次技術(shù)革命始于在半個(gè)世紀(jì)前，James Watson和Francis Crick成功描述了DNA的結(jié)構(gòu)。這一