戴维·朱利叶斯和阿尔登·帕塔普蒂安因发现TRPV1、TRPM8离子蛋白通道和PIEZO基因，“揭开了人类温度和触觉感受器的‘神秘面纱’”，荣获2021年诺贝尔生理学或医学奖。通过回顾2位科学家的成长经历、科研历程及在人类感知领域的研究成果，探讨了“痛感”对人体的利弊，分析了新科学仪器的应用与基础科研的关系。
The ability to perceive heat, cold and touch is the key to human adaptation to the environment. David Julius and Alden Pataptian won the 2021 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their discovery of the TRPV1, TRPM8 ion-protein channels and PIEZO genes, unveiling the ‘mystery’ of human temperature and touch receptors. By reviewing the growth experiences, scientific research activities and research results of the two scientists in the field of human perception, the advantages and disadvantages of "pain" to the human body are discussed, and the relationship between the application of new scientific instruments and basic scientific research is investigated.
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