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進入《中英對照讀新聞》Chip implants linked to animal tumors 晶片植入物與動物腫瘤有關 ＜＞
◎ 魏國金 When the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved implanting microchips in humans, the manufacturer said it would save lives, letting doctors scan the tiny transponders to access patients’ medical records almost instantly.
當美國食品暨藥物管理局批准人體晶片植入之際，製造商表示，植晶片有助於救命，它讓醫生掃描這個微小感應器時，幾乎能立即得知病患的醫療紀錄。
But neither the company nor the regulators publicly mentioned this︰A series of veterinary and toxicology studies, dating to the mid-1990s, stated that chip implants had "induced" malignant tumors in some lab mice and rats.
然而生產公司與主管機關都沒有公開提到這點︰追溯到1990年代中期的一連串獸醫與毒物學研究指出，植入的晶片「誘發」一些實驗鼠出現惡性腫瘤。
"The transponders were the cause of the tumors," said Keith Johnson, a retired toxicologic pathologist, explaining the findings of a 1996 study he led.
退休的毒物病理學家強生說明1996年他主持的一項研究時說︰「感應晶片是腫瘤產生的原因。」
Leading cancer specialists reviewed the research for The Associated Press and, while cautioning that animal test results do not necessarily apply to humans, said the findings troubled them. Some said they would not allow family members to receive implants.
為美聯社評估研究的重要癌症專家，在警告動物測試結果不必然適用於人類同時，也說這些發現讓他們憂慮。一些專家表示他們不容許家人去植晶片。
To date, about 2,000 of the so-called radio frequency identification, or RFID, devices have been implanted in humans worldwide, according to VeriChip Corp.
VeriChip公司資料顯示，迄今全球約有2000個所謂的無線射頻識別系統，或稱RFID已植入人體。
新聞辭典
transponder︰轉發器、感應器、應答機。trans有橫貫、通過、轉移或超越之意，例如︰transplant（移植）、transpolar（橫越極地）、transcend（超越、凌駕）。
apply to︰適用、向…申請。例句︰He applied to us for help.（他向我們求援。）
to date︰至今。up to date也有迄今、最新式、並駕齊驅之意。例句︰Our computer is up to date. （我們的電腦是最新款的。）
