Hi there, and welcome to today's episode of News Bites.
I'm Nancy Sun.
And I'm Jacob Ingram.
In today's news,
A sparkling soda comeback, and healing robots made by you for you.
And in today's Tasty Tidbit…
One of our listeners tested his skills out in the wilderness.
Hear all about it at the end of the episode!
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蘋果西打復活了
Apple Sidra's Comeback
Apple Sidra is a popular soda (汽水) in Taiwan.
It has a history of almost 60 years.
It was first made in 1965.
And it can be found in the refrigerator of many local restaurants, especially "rechao (熱炒)" and seafood restaurants.
The company that makes Apple Sidra is Oceanic Beverages.
They say that Apple Sidra is made without any preservatives (防腐劑) or artificial flavor.
But the makers of the gold-colored soda ran into some trouble earlier this year.
Someone saw some white sediment (沉澱物) in bottles of the soda.
Health officials tested the soda.
And they checked the factory in Taoyuan that made the soda.
They found some problems.
They found mold (霉) and yeast (酵母菌) in the sediment.
And there were some problems at the factory too.
Health officials ordered the factory to shut down for some time.
工廠遭桃園市衛生局令停工。
It couldn't make any Apple Sidra during this time.
Many customers were surprised when the soda was not on store shelves anymore.
Some complained that they could not find an apple soda that tasted the same.
Oceanic Beverages worked on making improvements for six months.
Officials let the factory restart.
And health officials checked the sodas that it made.
They said all the sodas met safety standards (標準).
Many people have made videos introducing Taiwanese drinks to people in other countries.
Some of them really enjoyed Apple Sidra.
蘋果西打產線已經恢復出貨，產品也通過地方衛生局的檢驗了。
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Tiny Robots Made from Human Cells
人類細胞做出的"活體機器人"
The advancement of technology in medicine is incredible (難以置信的).
Scientists have made tiny groups of human cells that can move on their own.
They call them "anthrobots" (人類機器人).
And these anthrobots could help us fight disease!
The idea actually came from "xenobots." (異種機器人)
Xenobots are tiny robots made by stitching frog embryo (胚胎) cells together.
They can group themselves together.
And they can even move over surfaces and through liquid.
But xenobots are not made from human cells.
This means they cannot be used to fix problems in the human body.
But anthrobots can!
Scientist did an experiment.
They wanted to see if anthrobots could help heal wounds (治癒傷口).
They put a layer of neurons (神經細胞) in a dish.
Then they scratched (刮傷) the neurons.
And they put the anthrobots near the scratch.
Within days, the neurons regrew, and the wound closed.
Scientists are still trying to find out how the anthrobots helped heal the wound.
They also tried the experiment with other substances (物質).
But they did not get the same result.
This healing was quite surprising to scientists.
Because the cells were not genetically modified (基因改良).
They were just grown from a single adult human lung cell.
This means that they can use anyone's cells, even cells from elderly patients.
The genes don't have to go through editing and that saves a lot of time and work.
The anthrobots ability to heal could lead to many uses in regenerative medicine (再生醫學).
Regenerative medicine is about fixing or even replacing (撤換) parts of the human body that have been damaged.
Now, scientists are trying to grow human organs (器官) in the lab.
They want to find out what triggers (引發) the anthrobot's healing mechanism.
And they hope to use it to repair damaged organs in the human body.
科學家希望這些使用人類細胞製造的機器人可以修復人類的身體。
It sounds like something straight out of a science fiction movie!
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So, in today's News Bites:
Apple Sidra, a popular soda in Taiwan, ran into some trouble earlier this year.
An Apple Sidra factory had to shut down after white sediment was found in the soda.
There were some other problems at the factory too.
But after six months of improvemetns, health officials say the soda now meets safety standards.
And,
Scientist have made tiny groups of human cells that can move on their own.
These "anthrobots" have helped heal wounds in neurons.
The scientists hope to use anthrobots to repair damaged organs in the human body.
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趣味小點
Tasty Tidbit
And in today's Tasty Tidbit…
Learning and having an adventure out in nature sounds like a lot of fun!
Here's a joke to start you off.
You ready?
Where do young trees go to learn?
"Elementree" school!
And here's 5th-grader Anthony Su from Chiaoyong Primary School in Pingtung County, to tell us about his wilderness adventure.
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