While Gajdusek and his colleagues were investigating kuru, other scientists were pursuing the secrets of growth and maturation& and making equally thrilling discoveries. 加达塞克和他的同事在研究库鲁病人期间,其他科学家正在查寻生长与发育成熟的秘密,后者做出了同样令人兴奋的发现。
But as he examined living patients, Gajdusek saw no outward signs of infection no fever, no inflammation and culture tests turned up nothing suspicious in their spinal fluid. 但是当检查活着的病人时,加达塞克没有看到感染的外部迹象没有发烧,没有发炎;此外,在她们的脊髓液培养检查中什么可疑迹象也没发现。
Gajdusek then repeated the experiment with brain tissue from an American CJD victim and got the same result. 加达塞克用一个美国CJD病人尸体的脑组织重复做了实验,结果相同。
They also won Gajdusek a Nobel Prize. 这些成果使加达塞克获得了诺贝尔奖。