我們身體的各部份均是由細胞組成,眼睛晶片也自當然不例外。660Please respect copyright.PENANAlRbK0Yf43B
但細胞裡頭有著各式各樣的細胞器官,例如負責製造能源的粒線體(mitochondria)、收藏DNA的細胞核(nucleus)等,它們顯然並不是透明的。660Please respect copyright.PENANAmXvg4R5Leg
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究竟身體有甚麼方法可以製造透明且能讓光線通過的眼鏡晶片呢?660Please respect copyright.PENANA8BrrOiIg8B
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(圖2)答案很簡單,就是把那些細胞器官通通摧毀。660Please respect copyright.PENANANw81Nxm6Zy
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從圖中可見,晶片的外圍有著表皮細胞(Epithelial cells)以及纖維細胞(Fibre cells),唯獨是中間區域的細胞,它們的細胞器官均接近得消失得一乾二淨。660Please respect copyright.PENANAqv9WXZc3Ky
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(圖3)有科學家利用班馬魚作動物模型,並將兩款細胞器官分別染成綠色及紅色。660Please respect copyright.PENANAj6JdXiDKRi
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從圖中可見,直至班馬魚受精後約59小時左右,綠色及紅色均分別清晰可見及有著其獨特的分佈,表示兩款細胞器官非常健在。660Please respect copyright.PENANApKcvfNcHpJ
但在約60小時打後,紅色和綠色開始有著衰退的現象,亦即表示細胞器官開始逐漸被受摧毀。660Please respect copyright.PENANAm9KG0yDLoT
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(圖4)找出眼睛晶片的細胞器官被受摧毀的時段後,研究人員便著手進行一系列的實驗,660Please respect copyright.PENANAsQt6M2eB7Q
並發現名為plaat的蛋白質負責在細胞器官的外膜進行破壞,因而引發細胞器官摧毀的過程。660Please respect copyright.PENANAquuWUp4Ks0
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圖中為班馬魚的眼睛晶片,可見因為缺乏plaat蛋白質的緣故,細胞器官沒能完整摧毀,其晶片亦變得相對上混濁及不透光,影像亦較為不清晰。660Please respect copyright.PENANA86Wb8REnqh
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(圖5)除班馬魚外,研究人員亦有利用老鼠進行實驗。660Please respect copyright.PENANAykjqK9Ulwg
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跟班馬魚一樣,缺乏plaat蛋白質的老鼠眼睛晶片變得混濁及不透光,並影響視線。660Please respect copyright.PENANAtZPPvCdfgi
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