Vaccines for ash trees(白蜡树), skin treatments for newts(蝾螈) and gene-edited swallowtail butterflies(燕尾蝶) are among 14 tax-funded projects from the UK’s “invention agency(英国“发明机构”)” aiming to accelerate(旨在加速) nature’s ability to adapt to the climate crisis.
为白蜡树研发疫苗、为蝾螈进行皮肤治疗、对燕尾蝶进行基因编辑——这些是英国“发明机构”资助的14个由税收支持的项目，旨在加速大自然适应气候危机的能力。
The £54m accelerated adaptation programme from the UK’s Advanced Research and Invention Agency (Aria) – a public body that funds high-risk, high-reward tech projects – aims to investigate applications of biotechnology that can speed up wild species’ evolution and help them to adapt to new threats such as global warming and disease.(英国高级研究与发明局（Aria）——一个资助高风险、高回报科技项目的公共机构——启动了5400万英镑的“加速适应”计划，旨在研究能够加速野生物种进化、帮助它们适应全球变暖和疾病等新威胁的生物技术应用。)
英国高级研究与发明局（Aria）——一个资助高风险、高回报科技项目的公共机构——启动了5400万英镑的“加速适应”计划，旨在研究能够加速野生物种进化、帮助它们适应全球变暖和疾病等新威胁的生物技术应用。
The 14 teams announced on Monday will receive a share of(一份) an initial £30m in grants(拨款) over the next two years. They will develop tools to protect native British wildlife species, including the English oak tree(英国橡树) and critical pollinators(传粉者) such as the buff-tailed bumblebee(熊蜂), said Yannick Wurm, the director of the accelerated adaptation programme at Aria.
周一宣布的14个团队将在未来两年内分享首批3000万英镑的拨款。Aria“加速适应”计划主任扬尼克·沃姆表示，他们将开发工具来保护英国本土野生物种，包括英国橡树和熊蜂等关键传粉者。