美国投资两亿 缩短器官移植等候时间

The U.S. government says it is investing $200 million to help reduce the wait time for organ transplants, including a program to advance the science of tissue repair.

美国政府说，将投资2亿美元，用于缩短人体器官移植的等候时间，其中包括一个提高人体组织修复技术的项目。

The investment, led by the Defense Department, brings together funds and expertise from the government, universities, companies and non-profits.

这项计划由国防部牵头实施，集中利用政府、大学、企业和非营利组织的资金和技术。

The plan includes more than $160 million in public and private funding to create the Advanced Tissue Biofabrication Manufacturing Innovation Institute, which will help develop ways of fabricating tissue.

该计划包括投资1.6亿多美元的政府和民间资金，创建先进组织生物制造创新研究所，研制开发人体组织的制造技术。

Grants will also be given to small businesses that are trying to improve organ and tissue preservation to allow more time for transplantation.

此外，该计划还将为一些小型企业提供资金，研究如何改善保存人体器官和组织的方法，为器官移植提供更长的时间。

White House officials say more than 120,000 people in the United States are on a donor waiting list, with the vast majority of those needing a kidney. 

白宫官员说，目前美国有超过12万人在等候器官捐献，其中大部分人需要肾脏。