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Period Ⅰ Welcome to the unit & Reading—Comprehending
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必备知识 自主学习
课时作业 巩固提升
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The future is in our genes
Good afternoon,ladies and gentlemen. Thank you all for coming to this lecture. Over the course① of my career,I have seen many wonderful scientific developments,but none are as gamechanging②
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as genome editing③.I am full of excitement about the possibilities this scientific advance can bring and I hope to share my excitement with you today.
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As many of you may already know,genes play a critical role in④ shaping our lives.Everything from the colour of our eyes to our talent for maths depends on genes.The complete set of genes inside a cell⑤ or a living being⑥ is called a genome.Our own personal genome carries all the information needed to make us grow and develop.It also contains information that helps determine our lifespan⑦ and affects⑧
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our chances of contracting⑨ certain diseases.Some people,for example,carry a gene that makes them more likely to catch a certain virus⑩ or develop a particular form of cancer⑪.
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Geneticists have been trying to identify⑫ which genes relate to⑬ which diseases,as they believe genome editing is an effective means⑭ of disease treatment and prevention.It allows geneticists to make changes to the genome by correcting,adding,deleting⑮ or replacing specific parts of the genetic material. In the near future,geneticists hope to apply this technology to⑯ treat a wide range of health problems. Soon we may be able to use such treatments to restore⑰ a
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blind person's vision or give someone who was born deaf an excellent sense of hearing. Ultimately⑱,this new technology might even make it possible to prevent diseases from ever developin