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Hi guys I’m Catie Wayne and this is animalist news!
大家好，我是凯蒂·维恩，这里是动物王国！
Worms are the most studied animals in biology, and it’s easy to see why.
蠕虫是生物学中研究最多的动物，其中原因很容易明白。
With just one thousand cells, they’re some of the easiest organisms to understand.
它们只有一千个细胞，是最容易理解的生物体。
Plus they’re easy to find!
另外，它们很容易找到！
Depending on soil quality, there can be anywhere from two hundred thousand to two million worms in just one acre of land.
根据不同土壤质量，在任何一英亩的土地上，都可能存在二十万到二百万只蠕虫。
Now one Kickstarter project is using these crawly critters to learn about the human brain.
现在一个Kickstarter项目正用这些动物来了解人类的大脑。
Open worm is making a one of a kind science project aimed at creating the first digital organism - a worm of course.
开放蠕虫正在进行一项旨在创造第一个数字有机体的科学项目，当然也就是数字蠕虫。
The online simulator will let people of all ages learn about a worm’s anatomy and watch it grow and become smarter over time.
在线模拟器将让所有年龄段的人了解蠕虫的解剖，并观察它的生长，并见证它历经时间后，变得愈加聪明。
Like for example, did you know that worms breathe through their skin instead of lungs?
例如，你知道蠕虫通过皮肤而不是肺部呼吸吗？
Or you can just play with a really cool, digital worm. your choice.
或者你可以拥有一个酷酷的数字蠕虫玩伴。这是你的选择。
The group claims that understanding and creating simple organisms is the key to curing diseases such as alzheimers in a much more complex, human brain.
该研究团队声称，理解和创造简单的生物，是在更为复杂的人脑中，治疗如阿尔茨海默氏症这样疾病的关键。
