Dr lavan reckons that two of his protocells , measuring several centimetres across , could run a portable mp3 player for about 10 hours .

拉文博士估算，两个相距几厘米的原细胞就可以给一个便携mp3供电10小时左右。

Next , dr lavan and his colleagues installed a protein called alpha-hemolysin into the protocell membrane .

接下来，lavan和同事们把一种叫阿尔法溶血素的蛋白质安装到了原始细胞的细胞膜中。

" It 's like having a ferrari that is also the most fuel-efficient car in the world , " said lavan .

“就有点像拥有了一部在燃油效率方面表现也世界最佳的法拉利跑车，”拉万表示。

David lavan of the national institute of standards and technology in maryland and his colleagues wanted to study the operation of living cell membranes and their proteins .

马里兰州国家标准与技术协会的大卫拉文和他的同事打算研究活细胞膜和蛋白质的机能。