This included a gene whose protein helps develop neurons and create synapses, and another one that works in the whip-like tail of sperm.

这包括一种基因，其蛋白质有助于发育神经元和产生突触，另一种基因在精子中起作用。

Over billions of years of evolution, nature has come up with lots of molecular machines, from whip-like flagella that help cells move, to enzymes that catalyze chemical reactions.

在几十亿年进化过程中，大自然产生了许多分子机器，从帮助细胞运动毛体到催生化学反应酶。