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美国南加州大学的有关人士2月23日表示，该校已经收到了一笔高达2500万美元的捐赠款，学校打算用这些钱来建造一座干细胞研究中心。
The University of Southern California has received a $25 million donation to build a stem cell research center, school officials said.

美国南加州大学的有关人士2月23日表示，该校已经收到了一笔高达2500万美元的捐赠款，学校打算用这些钱来建造一座干细胞研究中心。

据美联社2月24日报道，这笔钱的捐赠人分别名叫埃利·布罗德和艾迪丝·布罗德，捐款将被用来建造布罗德综合生物学及干细胞研究中心，建设动工时间定在了今年秋季。南加州大学同时表示，该中心的面积将达到21.5万平方英尺(约两万平方米），预计将于2008年正式落成并交付使用。届时，它将有望成为加利福尼亚州最大的干细胞研究中心。

一些科学家相信，通过对干细胞进行深入研究，人类一定会找到治疗包括帕金森氏症和糖尿病在内的一系列疾病的办法。

（国际在线独家资讯 张咏）

The University of Southern California has received a $25 million donation to build a stem cell research center, school officials said.

Philanthropists Eli and Edythe Broad donated the money to build the Broad Institute for Integrative Biology and Stem Cell Research, officials said Thursday. Groundbreaking is scheduled for the fall.

The 215,000-square-foot facility is expected to be the largest stem cell research center in California when it opens in 2008, the university said.

The Broad Institute is expected to bring together various scientific disciplines to study stem cells, which some believe hold promise for treating an array of diseases including Parkinson's and diabetes.

In 2004, California voters approved a ballot measure that created a state stem cell agency to dole out $300 million a year in grants for 10 years for research. But research has been delayed by legal challenges to the initiative.

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