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Everyone knows what biology is because We have all studied itin high school.
Literally,it means the study oflife. Butif you were asked What biotechnology is, What
answer Would you give ? Biotechnology is taking the knowledge that we have from our
study of biology and adapting it to our own needs and to those of the earth around us.
It means not merely understanding the forces of life, but using those same forces to
improve our own surroundings. Such a statement sounds very vague. More specifically,
biotechnology is applying industrial know-how to biologicalfunctions in orderto achieve
certain goals on a large scale. For example, we can use our knowledge to take
vegetables and grow larger ones Which have more nutrition and better flavor.In other
words, we can improve on nature.
Another aspect of biotechnology is called fermentation engineering. Fermentation is
the process used in making bread, wine, and various types of whiskey. Through
biotechnology we can learn to control this process carefully, so that we can learn to
expect the same results every time. There is also medical engineering, which uses an
understanding of biological functions to create new medicines.
An important new branch of biotechnology is called genetic engineering. By altering
the structure ofthe DNA of a cell, we can control heredity itself. Theoretically, people
could decide in advance What their children are going to look like.In other ways, it
may be the solution to finding cures for cancer and for hereditary diseases such as
hemophilia. Some people think this is good and others think it is tampering too much
with nature. Certainly this knowledge must be used wisely and not foolishly.
Perhaps you have heard the word 'clone.'It is a word which is often heard these
days, and simply means a copy. One aspect of genetic engineering is called cloning and,
theoretically at least,it means the ability to produce identical organisms in quantity.
Perhaps it could be used to produce animals or vegetables for food, but some people
are frightened ofthe idea. They think it could be used to produce unthinking and
obedient armies of human robots. They also think it is playing with nature too much.
What do you think of genetic engineering ? Does it frighten you or amuse you ? In
what ways do you think it might be dangerous ? Do you think itis playing with nature
too much ?
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有り難うございます。 辞書だけでは理解できない事が多いと改めて思い知りました。 丁寧に説明して頂き本当に助かりました。 あらためて、有り難うございました。