The next step is to look for a compound that would mimic the effects of the gene mutation - in other words, a pill that boosts the ability to remember.

下一步是寻找可以模仿这种基因突变作用的化合物——也就是说，一种可以提高记忆力的药片。

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Researchers have devised clever new techniques to mimic the chemical marks on tightly wound DNA-protein complexes that silence gene expression.

研究人员已经发明了精敏的新技术，来模拟化学药品，在紧密结合的沉默基因表达的DNA -蛋白复合体上做标记。

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The study team targeted the gene by giving trial participants a mimic of its natural target, ribavirin.

该研究团队为参加扎提供了一种模拟其天然靶点——利巴韦林，借此靶向研究其基因。

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She said they were currently funding research into drugs that mimic the action of nerve growth factor (NGF), the name given to the gene therapy involving stimulating cell function.

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