【Readingcomprehension:HaveyoueverdreamedofvisitingaplanetintheMilkyWay(银河系)?Whilethetripsoundsexcitingitwouldtakeyearsandyearstoreachyourdestination.Sointhefu】
Readingcomprehension:
HaveyoueverdreamedofvisitingaplanetintheMilkyWay(银河系)?Whilethetripsoundsexcitingitwouldtakeyearsandyearstoreachyourdestination.Sointhefuturebedtimeforastronautsmaybemorethanafewhoursofregularshuteye.Theywouldhavetosleepforyears.
Europeanresearchersarenowconductinghibernationexperiments.Thestudymayhelpthemunderstandwhetherhumanscouldeversleepthroughtheyearsitwouldtakeforaspaceflighttodistantplanets."Iftherewasaneffectivetechnologyitcouldmakedeepspacetravelareality"saidMarkAyreoftheEuropeanSpaceAgencylastmonth.
Whatseemslikeasciencefictionisnotcompletelyunlikely.Researchershavebeenabletousechemicalstoputlivingcellsintoasleeplikestatewheretheydon’tage.Theyhavenowmovedontothesmallnonhibernatingmammals(哺乳动物)likerats.
Amajorchallengeisthefactthatcellscanbeverysimplesystemswhereasbodyorgansarefarmorecomplex(复杂的)."It'slikemovingfromasimpleApplecomputertoasupercomputer"saidMarcoBiggiogeraahibernationresearcheratItaly'sUniversityofPavia.Justlikebearsandfrogsthehibernationofhumanbeingswouldcauseaperson'smetabolism(新陈代谢)tolowersotheywouldneedlessenergy.
Medicalresearchhoweverisjusthalfofaspaceflighthibernationsystem.Thereisachallengeofdesigningasuitableprotectiveshelter(栖身所).Suchashelterwouldprovidetheproperenvironmentforhibernationsuchasthepropertemperature.Itwouldalsohavetomonitor(监控)lifefunctionsandservethephysiologicalneedsofthehibernator.
AccordingtoAyrethesixpersonHumanOuterPlanetsExplorationMission(使命)toJupiter'smoon(木星的卫星)Callistocouldbeanopportunitytousehumanhibernation.ThemissionaimstosendsixpersonsonafiveyearflighttoCallistowheretheywillspend30daysin2045.
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Accordingtothearticlethehibernationr