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Japanese Learning
Health - Bioethics and Gene Editing
N1 Conversation lesson 15: Health - Bioethics and Gene Editing
๐ฌDialogue
ใฒใใ ็ทจ้ๆ่กใฎ่บ้ฒใฏใ้ฃ็ ๆฒป็ใธใฎ้ใๅใๆใ้ฉๆฐ็ใชๅฏ่ฝๆงใ็งใใฆใใพใใ
The breakthrough in genome editing technology holds revolutionary potential to pave the way for treating intractable diseases.
ใใใใใใใ็ๅฝใฎ่จญ่จๅณใๆธใๆใใใจใใ่ก็บใฏใๆทฑๅปใชๅซ็็ใป็คพไผ็ใชๆณข็ดใๅบใใฆใใพใใ
Yes. However, the act of rewriting the "blueprint of life" is spreading serious ethical and social ripples.
ใใใถใคใใผใใคใใผใใฎๅบ็พใชใฉใไบบ้ใฎๅฐๅณใซ้ขใใๅข็็ทใใฉใใซๅผใใใๅใใใฆใใพใใ
The question is where to draw the line concerning human dignity, such as the emergence of "designer babies."
ใใฎ้ใใงใใ็งๅญฆใฎๆด่ตฐใ่จฑใใใไบบ้กๅ ฑ้ใฎ่ฆ็ฏใใใใซๆง็ฏใใฆใใใใๅซ็ทใฎ่ชฒ้กใงใใญใ
Exactly. How to build common human norms without allowing science to run out of control is an urgent task.
ใฏใใๆ้ใชๅฎ็จๅใฏใไธๅฏ้็ใชๅคๅใๆฌกไธไปฃใซๅผทใใใใจใซใชใใใญใพใใใ
Yes. Hasty practical application may force irreversible changes on the next generation.
ใใใๆ ้ใใค้ๆๆงใฎใใ่ญฐ่ซใๅฐฝใใใ่ฑ็ฅใ็ต้ใใฆๅใๅใใชใใใฐใชใใชใ้ฃ้กใงใใ
Yes. It is a difficult problem that we must face by gathering wisdom and exhausting careful and transparent discussions.
โญKey Expressions
๏ฝ๏ผใ๏ผๅใๆใ
Describes putting effort to open up a new future or field.
๏ฝ๏ผใ๏ผๅผทใใ
When someone is forced to do something against their will.
๏ฝใใญใชใ
Used to predict a negative outcome that is likely to occur.
๏ฝ๏ผใ๏ผๅฐฝใใ
Emphasizes performing an action to the maximum or thoroughly.
๐Vocabulary
่บ้ฒ
ใใใใ
breakthrough / rapid progress
่จญ่จๅณ
ใใฃใใใ
blueprint / design
ๆณข็ด
ใฏใใ
ripple / repercussion
่ฆ็ฏ
ใใฏใ
norm / standard
ไธๅฏ้็
ใตใใใใใฆใ
irreversible
ๅซ็ท
ใใฃใใ
urgent / pressing
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