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And let us call it the Encyclopedia of Life.
不妨將此項目稱為生命百科。
What is the Encyclopedia of Life? A concept that has already taken hold and is beginning to spread and be looked at seriously?
生命百科的概念已經得到人們的認同并且正在不斷的傳播與普及？
It is an encyclopedia that lives on the Internet and is contributed to by thousands of scientists around the world.
這將會是一本在線的百科全書,世界各地的科學家都將參與其間。
Amateurs can do it also.
科學愛好者也能參與。
It has an indefinitely expandable page for each species.
對于每個物種，都可以為其添加盡可能多的數據。
It makes all key information about life on Earth accessible to anyone,on demand, anywhere in the world.
可以使得地球上所有生物的信息向世人公開，何時何地都可查閱得到。
I've written about this idea before,and I know there are people in this room who have expended significant effort on it in the past.
我曾為此寫過文章，我知道這里也有人曾為同類項目作出巨大貢獻。
But what excites me is that since I first put forward this particular idea in that form,science has advanced.
但最讓我興奮的是，自從我產生這個想法之后，科學有了飛躍的發展。
Technology has moved forward.
技術也有飛躍的發展。
Today, the practicalities of making such an encyclopedia,regardless of the magnitude of the information put into it, are within reach.
今天，從技術上來說，我們完全有能力，去編制這樣一部百科全書，不管當中包含的數據容量有多大。
Indeed, in the past year, a group of influential scientific institutions have begun mobilizing to realize this dream.
事實上，過去一年，有多家頗具影響力的科研機構就已經著手將此設想變為現實。
I wish you would help them.
我希望你們能幫助他們。
Working together, we can make this real.
攜手合作，我們就可以實現目標。
The encyclopedia will quickly pay for itself in practical applications.
項目本身很快就會得到回報，因為會有很多實際的用途。
It will address transcendent qualities in the human consciousness, and sense of human need.
它也將為人類帶來更深層次的精神維度，重新定義人類的需求。
It will transform the science of biology in ways of obvious benefit to humanity.
它將改變生物學的面貌，這樣的改變也將為人類帶來福音。
And most of all, it can inspire a new generation of biologists to continue the quest that started, for me personally, 60 years ago:
最重要的是，它將為年輕一代的生物學家帶來啟發去繼續我60年前開始的征途。
to search for life, to understand it and finally, above all, to preserve it.
去尋找生命，理解生命，最終守護生命。
That is my wish. Thank you.
這就是我的愿望。謝謝大家。
