Lifeisfullofsurprisesandyouneverknowhowthingswillturnout.SirJohnGurdonisagoodexampleofthis.Asaboyhewastoldhewashopelessinscienceandfinishedbottomofhisclass.Howeveraged79theverysameGurdonsharedt
Lifeisfullofsurprisesandyouneverknowhowthingswillturnout.
SirJohnGurdonisagoodexampleofthis.Asaboyhewastoldhewashopelessinscienceandfinishedbottomofhisclass.Howeveraged79theverysameGurdonsharedthe2012NobelPrizeinMedicinewithJapanesestemcell(干细胞)researcherShinyaYamanaka.
LikesomanyscientistsGurdonshowsuswherethepowerofcuriosityandperseverance(坚持不懈)canlead.
Attheageof15in1948Gurdonrankedlastoutofthe250boysathishighschoolinBiologyandeveryothersciencesubject.Gurdon'shighschoolscienceteacherevensaidthathisdreamofbecomingascientistwasquiteridiculous.
Inspiteofhisteacher'scriticismGurdonfollowedhiscuriosityandkeptworkinghard.Hewenttothelabearlierandleftlaterthananyoneelse.Heexperiencedthousandsoffailures.
"Myownbeliefisthatwewillintheendunderstandeverythingabouthowcellsactuallywork"saidGurdon.'
In1962Gurdontookacellfromanadultfrogandmoveditsgenetic(基因的)informationintoaneggcell.Theeggcellthengrewintoaclone(克隆)oftheadultfrog.ThistechniquelaterhelpedtocreatethesheepDollyin1996thefirstclonedmammal（哺乳动物)intheworld.
In2006Gurdon'sworkwasdevelopedbyYamanakatoshowthatasampleofaperson'sskincanbeusedtocreatestemcells.Usingthistechniquedoctorscanrepairapatient'sheartafteraheartattack.
"Luckfavorsthepreparedmind"GurdontoldtheNobelPrizeOrganization."Ninetypercentofthetimethingsdon'tworkbutwhentheydoyouhavetoseize(抓住)thechance."
( )1.Whowonthe2012NobelPrizeinMedicine?
A.SirJohnGurdon. B.ShinyaYamanaka.
C.SirJohnGurdonandShinyaYamanaka.D.Gurdon's scienceteacher.
( )2.Inwhatorderdothefollowingthingshappen?
a.createthesheepDolly
b.takeacellfromanadultfrog
c.useaperson'sskintocreatestemcells
d.movethefrog'sgeneticinformationintoaneggcell
e.growintoacloneoftheadultfrog
A.bacde B.bdeac C.bdace D.bedac
( )3.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"ridiculous"meaninChinese?
A.无知的 B.无畏
