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AFTER THE GENOME (S195/01V)
基因組：遺傳學的轉捩點
he three billion letters in our genetic
code have been read and published, but there is still much
speculation about what they mean. Will revelations from this
'book of life' cure cancer, or help us understand what makes
us human? Those involved, including Sir John Sulston and sceptical
geneticist Steve Jones, try to glean some meaning from the
genetic code.
一個醫學的革命，科學家終於完成了整份人類遺傳密碼的序列，這是記載人類起源的歷史檔案。遺傳學的研究已達百年之久，揭示完整人類遺傳序列，是物種的轉捩點，還是祇是卓越的技術成就?
本節目探討基因組能否在未來廿年，為多數病人根治癌症或把它轉為頑疾? 英文發音，配上中文字幕。
50 mins.
English with Chinese Subtitles
ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE: THE EVIDENCE
另類醫術：實證研究
Attempting to uncover the truth behind the world's most ancient medicines, this series challenges our views of who we are and how best to treat ourselves. The claims made for alternative medicines are often extraordinary. Many people believe that they are the most effective treatment for chronic diseases like Alzheimer's and back pain; some even propose them as frontline treatments for cancer and HIV. Globally, this is a 60 million dollar business but what are the facts? Are alternative medicines really effective?
另類療法在世界各角落蓬勃興起，目前科學家對大部份的另類療法都不知其作用及真正療效，但病人堅稱另類療法的效力非凡，一些無法根治或絕症能以另類療法醫治。布里斯托大學科學工程教授絲凱茲親令觀眾以科學的角度作多方面的驗証。備有中文字幕。
1. ACUPUNCTURE
針炙療法
Starting in China, we see some powerful evidence that acupuncture works. The most astonishing is a scene in which doctors perform open heart surgery on a young woman - using acupuncture instead of a general anaesthetic. So what does western science make of these claims? We meet key scientists in the UK and the US who have put them to the test. And we discover that for most conditions and illnesses, acupuncture cannot be shown to work. But intriguingly, scientists have found a number of conditions relating to chronic pain in which they can be fairly certain acupuncture is having a powerful effect.
針炙是中醫最古老最具特色的醫療技法，絲凱茲教授親到上海見證一個以針炙麻醉的現場開胸腔大手術，她對眼前所見實況感到大開眼界。西方的科學家對針炙又有什麼見解？節目內有一組病人接受假針炙療法，結果接受針炙比假針炙的病人療效好三成以上。試驗結果證明針炙治療的效用。備有中文字幕。
60 mins.
English with Chinese Subtitles
2. HERBS
草藥療法
This programme investigates the ancient practice of herbalism. We find that not only do herbs have potent healing powers but that some of them may also provide answers to medical conditions that continue to baffle modern science. We look at the distinct herbal traditions of a number of countries including South Africa, Germany and Britain. Each has their own particular plants and unique practices. But one claim underlies them all - herbs have remarkable properties that make them powerful medicines. In South Africa, we learn about a herb that is being hailed as a new weapon in the fight against HIV/AIDS. And we hear from patients and their carers who claim it is saving lives.
儘管許多醫師不鼓勵採用草藥療法，但仍有不少人趨之若驁。有些國家如南非，六成以上人口都曾採用傳統草藥治療疾病，這種醫療體系往往都有一定的歷史淵源，現時南非正研製新草藥武器對付愛滋病，醫學界正期待一線曙光。備有中文字幕。
60 mins.
English with Chinese Subtitles
3. HEALING
信心療法
Although there is no evidence that healers have any special powers, their patients do sometimes appear to recover. It is a mystery that we can finally solve only when we discover that each of us has a powerful self-healing mechanism that some people have found a way to manipulate. We explore this extraordinary human capacity and find the key to triggering it. Our journey begins in the UK at a rally given by world-famous spiritual healer Benny Hinn. Here we find dozens of people who claim to have been cured of a range of conditions from back pain to cancer. In the United States, we talk to a knee surgeon who has made an amazing discovery.
凡不在主流醫療系統的任何治療行為皆稱為另類療法，其種類之多樣及複雜性令人嘆為觀止。絲凱茲教授參與神醫佈道家辛班尼的佈道會，當中有很多病患者得到所謂神蹟顯靈治癒頑疾。另外，節目訪問一位美國膝蓋外科醫生，他進行了一個心理的另類療法。備有中文字幕。
60 mins.
English with Chinese Subtitles
CELL CITY
細胞城市
All living beings are made up of tiny microscopic units called cells. Some, like primitive organisms found in ponds, consist simply of a single cell. Others, like humans, begin life as a single cell, but grow into a vast complex of many different cell types, with each cell performing a specialised function. While towns and cities vary greatly in size, no matter where they are in the world, they share many similar features. Likewise, despite the vast variety of life forms and cell types, different shapes and sizes, all cells have many features in common. This series concentrates on animal cells, but most of the same basic structures and organising principles apply equally well to cells in plants as they do to cells in humans. Travel from outer space on a journey of discovery, into the depths of a single cell.
所有的生物都擁有相同的物質基元，就是細胞。觀看人類如何組織生活，似乎與細胞好像沒有關連，但細看城市裡的各項活動與細胞功能又極為相似。本系列以我們熟悉的城市為比喻，探索細胞的結構及組織原理。備有中文字幕。
1. CITY LIFE
城市生活：細胞結構
A cell's function is similar to that of a city. The inter-relationship between cells is explored, and the analogy applied to gain a deeper understanding of cities. With its outer boundaries, power stations, factories, post offices, roads and communication networks, a biological cell is similar to a city in microcosm. 30 mins.
細胞的功能就如運作中的城市，邊界，發電站，工廠，郵局，道路，交通網絡，細胞裡都有相同的結構和活動。備有中文字幕。
2. CITY WORKS
城市運作：細胞活動
Likening the inner workings of cells to a city, this programme uses this fun yet robust analogy to investigate cell division and cancer research.
30 mins.
無休止的城市虛耗大量能源，發電站不停運作供應能源給城市，原來細胞裡也有一個名為粒線體的細小發電站，提供動力給大部份細胞活動。細胞不斷擴展為此要進行細胞分裂，但萬一失控，細胞行為異常就會產生癌細胞。備有中文字幕。
3. INNER CITY
市區中心：細胞緊密運作
A cell's function is similar to that of a city. With this in mind, the inter-relationship between cells is explored, and the analogy applied to gain a deeper understanding of diabetes, stem cell research and ageing. 30 mins.
觀察城市有助了解細胞功能，城市時刻監察自己的經濟狀況和環境，並需要與其他城市交換資料。人類體內的細胞每當出現問題也會跟相鄰細胞互換資料。本節目深入介紹糖尿病，幹細胞及年老的問題。備有中文字幕。
4. CANCER PIONEERS
細胞週期基制：研究貢獻
Unless we understand how cells work, we can never understand why they go wrong, and that means we will never properly understand disease such as cancer. Also, understanding basic cell processes will really help us tackle important human diseases. This programme looks at the landmark work of Sir Paul Nurse, Tim Hunt and Lee Hartwell - winners of the 2001 Nobel prize in medicine. 14 mins.
科學家致力對細胞進行研究，但至今對細胞為何出現不正常運作仍有很多未解之謎。二○○一年諾貝爾醫學獎的保羅納斯爵士，添亨特博士及李哈特韋爾博士在節目內親自分享他們對細胞週期與癌細胞形成的基制的理論。備有中文字幕。
LIFE ON A THREAD (S204/TV02)
奇妙的蜘蛛世界
This programme features footage of a number of experimental studies on spiders. The key themes are webs and web spinning, transportation, prey catching and energetics. Subjects covered include ballooning, web spinning and measuring energy use, fishing spiders‘Walking on water’to catch their prey, and a robotic spider.
蜘蛛無處不在，無論你身處何方牠們總在你身旁。本節目帶領我們走進蜘蛛的奇異世界，觀察這種令人嘖嘖稱奇的生物，牠們如何編織結構複雜又堅韌無比的蜘蛛網，如何巧妙地利用風向和蛛絲，在空中和水面上飛行及飄浮。英文發音，配上中文字幕。
50 mins.
English with Chinese Subtitles
UNEARTHING THE WOODWIDE WEB (S204/TV01)
真菌：生物間千絲萬縷的連繫
This programme examines the role of fungi, especially mycorrhizal fungi, in sustaining the growth of forests. It explores the evidence that networks of ectomycorrhizal fungi may link tree with tree with seedling of the same or different species so that water, mineral nutrients and possibly carbon compounds are supplied to shaded plants in the understorey.
全球的森林承受的壓力會愈來愈大，要令殘存的森林保持繁盛實在刻不容緩。生物學家正在發掘一組對森林極其重要的全新關係，希望從大自然的經驗尋找出解決的方案。生物學家發現真菌是天然的腐生菌系統，是分解落葉和嫩枝的重要媒介，釋出的養份會被植物重新吸收因而互相影響。英文發音，配上中文字幕。
30 mins.
English with Chinese Subtitles |
