长期以来,利用老鼠进行药物试验一直饱受动物保护协会的非议。现在科研人员发现哺乳动物在遭受感染时,其主要细胞所产生的化学反应机制与某些昆虫类似,这就意味着将来主要依靠老鼠进行的药物试验可以转向利用昆虫(如飞蛾、果蝇、毛毛虫等)来进行。如此不仅能拯救更多的生命,而且能大大降低试验成本。 For a long time, the use of mice for drug testing has been criticized by the Animal Protection Association. Now scientists have discovered that when mammals are infected, their main cells produce chemical reactions similar to those of certain insects, which means that future drug tests relying mainly on mice can be turned to use insects (such as moths, fruit flies, Caterpillars, etc.) This will not only save more lives, but also greatly reduce the cost of trials.