In April Ichitan, Thailand's biggest teamaker, launched two drinks infused with terpene, a compound responsible for cannabis's pong.

今年4月，泰国最大的饮品制造商Ichitan推出了两种含有萜烯的饮料，萜烯是一种与大作用的化合。

One reason these smells are strong is that terpenes tend to be volatile, meaning that they evaporate easily.

这些气味浓重的一个原因是萜烯会挥发——意思就是说，它们很容易就蒸发掉了。

Plants can even use terpenes as a chemical cry for help.

植甚至能通过萜烯传递求救的化学信息。

Lots of sweet-smelling flowers, for instance, use terpenes to attract pollinators.

比如许多有香味的花，使用萜烯来吸引传粉者。

Full spectrum hemp oil extract, high in CBD but also has other cannabinoids and terpenes.

全谱大油提取，富含CBD，同时也含有其他大素和萜烯。

Some terpenes are used to communicate within the same species, in which case we’d call them a pheromone.

一些萜烯用于同种个体之间的通讯，在这种情况下我们称它们为信息素。

Based on the specific chemicals detected, the protist can identify the terpene sender’s species.

根据检测到的具体化学质，原以识别出萜烯发送者的种类。

So this is what the data shows on some of these terpenes.

这就是数据所揭示的关于这些萜烯中的一部分信息。

Because it's so broad a label, terpenes can have lots of different biological functions—like as vitamins, hormones, or part of the immune system.

因为萜烯包罗广泛，因此它们有多种不同的学功能——比如说维素、激素或者是作为免疫系统的一部分。

Based on the specific chemicals detected, the protist can identify the terpene sender's species.

原便辨识出萜烯的发送者。

Speaking of studies and stuff, I was also reading about terpenes.

说到研究之类的东西，我还在阅读关于萜烯的内容。

So terpenes are what give certain plants and compounds.

因此，萜烯是赋予某些植和化合。

Most organisms produce complex mixtures of terpenes, not just one or two, which allows for a wider vocabulary and a more complex conversation.

大多数有机体都会产萜烯化合，不是一两种，这就能够支持更广的词汇和更复杂的沟通。

So, if scientists can work out how the different molecules signal different species, we can use terpenes to issue our own orders.

如果科学家能够搞清楚不同分子指示何种信号，我们以使用萜烯来发出自己的指令。

We might even be able to genetically engineer plants or microorganisms to produce these terpenes.

我们也许以对植或微进行基因改造来产这些萜烯。

So I was reading about terpenes because they have real health benefits, especially in combination with other compounds found in plants.

于是我开始研究萜烯， 因为它们确实对健康有益，尤其是与其他植化合结合使用时。

But researchers have seen what appears to be more of an actual conversation using terpenes.

但是研究者已经发现了似乎更像是用萜烯进行真实的交流。

I’m talking about terpenes — a multipurpose class of chemical compounds that can be used to communicate both within and across species.

我说的是萜烯——一种多功能的化学化合类，以用来在种内部及不同种之间进行交流。

So their brain blend will have certain cannabinoids, but also terpene to match it.

因此，他们的大脑混合将含有特定的内源性大素，同时还会搭配应的萜烯。

I remember when the science was coming out about the terpenes, that was what was really determining it.

我记得当关于萜烯的科学研究逐渐浮出水面时，正是这些成分真正决定了大的特性。