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So you really have to recognise that there is a huge element of luck
你就會覺得真的是超好的運氣
that was involved in allowing this discovery to be made.
讓我們有了這個發現
Finally, they had the breakthrough they needed.
最終 他們取得了所需的突破
Tests on the new child's DNA revealed
那個孩子的DNA檢測表明
that part of his chromosome 7 was clearly broken off.
其七號染色體的某部分已明顯受損
And to their amazement, Faraneh and her team
法拉尼和他的團隊還驚訝地發現
found a mutation in the KE family's DNA, in exactly the same location.
DNA突變的部分和KE家族是一樣的
That finding suggests that many people with speech disorders
這個發現說明許多語言失常的人
could have a faulty gene.
都可能是基因問題
After years of searching, they'd finally found a gene,
經過多年研究 他們終于找到了
one that controls our unique ability to shape words.
控制我們準確發音能力的基因
They called it FOXP2.
他們給它命名為FOXP2
FOXP2 seems to have a very important role
FOXP2在控制臉的下半部分上
on the control of this part of the face
扮演著非常重要的角色
in order to be able to communicate the tiny movements
控制肌肉做些微小的移動
that are required in order to sequence the speech sounds
讓說話發聲變得有序
that results in our fluent speech.
從而形成流利的語言
