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Health - Bioethics and Gene Editing

N1 Conversation lesson 15: Health - Bioethics and Gene Editing

๐Ÿ’ฌDialogue

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ใ‚ฒใƒŽใƒ ็ทจ้›†ๆŠ€่ก“ใฎ่บ้€ฒใฏใ€้›ฃ็—…ๆฒป็™‚ใธใฎ้“ใ‚’ๅˆ‡ใ‚Šๆ‹“ใ้ฉๆ–ฐ็š„ใชๅฏ่ƒฝๆ€งใ‚’็ง˜ใ‚ใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚

The breakthrough in genome editing technology holds revolutionary potential to pave the way for treating intractable diseases.

ใˆใˆใ€‚ใ—ใ‹ใ—ใ€็”Ÿๅ‘ฝใฎ่จญ่จˆๅ›ณใ‚’ๆ›ธใๆ›ใˆใ‚‹ใจใ„ใ†่กŒ็‚บใฏใ€ๆทฑๅˆปใชๅ€ซ็†็š„ใƒป็คพไผš็š„ใชๆณข็ด‹ใ‚’ๅบƒใ’ใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚

Yes. However, the act of rewriting the "blueprint of life" is spreading serious ethical and social ripples.

B
A

ใ€Œใƒ‡ใ‚ถใ‚คใƒŠใƒผใƒ™ใ‚คใƒ“ใƒผใ€ใฎๅ‡บ็พใชใฉใ€ไบบ้–“ใฎๅฐŠๅŽณใซ้–ขใ‚ใ‚‹ๅขƒ็•Œ็ทšใ‚’ใฉใ“ใซๅผ•ใใ‹ใŒๅ•ใ‚ใ‚Œใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚

The question is where to draw the line concerning human dignity, such as the emergence of "designer babies."

ใใฎ้€šใ‚Šใงใ™ใ€‚็ง‘ๅญฆใฎๆšด่ตฐใ‚’่จฑใ•ใšใ€ไบบ้กžๅ…ฑ้€šใฎ่ฆ็ฏ„ใ‚’ใ„ใ‹ใซๆง‹็ฏ‰ใ—ใฆใ„ใใ‹ใŒๅ–ซ็ทŠใฎ่ชฒ้กŒใงใ™ใญใ€‚

Exactly. How to build common human norms without allowing science to run out of control is an urgent task.

B
A

ใฏใ„ใ€‚ๆ‹™้€ŸใชๅฎŸ็”จๅŒ–ใฏใ€ไธๅฏ้€†็š„ใชๅค‰ๅŒ–ใ‚’ๆฌกไธ–ไปฃใซๅผทใ„ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใซใชใ‚Šใ‹ใญใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚

Yes. Hasty practical application may force irreversible changes on the next generation.

ใˆใˆใ€‚ๆ…Ž้‡ใ‹ใค้€ๆ˜Žๆ€งใฎใ‚ใ‚‹่ญฐ่ซ–ใ‚’ๅฐฝใใ—ใ€่‹ฑ็Ÿฅใ‚’็ต้›†ใ—ใฆๅ‘ใๅˆใ‚ใชใ‘ใ‚Œใฐใชใ‚‰ใชใ„้›ฃ้กŒใงใ™ใ€‚

Yes. It is a difficult problem that we must face by gathering wisdom and exhausting careful and transparent discussions.

B

โญKey Expressions

๏ฝž๏ผˆใ‚’๏ผ‰ๅˆ‡ใ‚Šๆ‹“ใ

Describes putting effort to open up a new future or field.

๏ฝž๏ผˆใ‚’๏ผ‰ๅผทใ„ใ‚‹

When someone is forced to do something against their will.

๏ฝžใ‹ใญใชใ„

Used to predict a negative outcome that is likely to occur.

๏ฝž๏ผˆใ‚’๏ผ‰ๅฐฝใใ™

Emphasizes performing an action to the maximum or thoroughly.

๐Ÿ“šVocabulary

่บ้€ฒ

ใ‚„ใใ—ใ‚“

breakthrough / rapid progress

่จญ่จˆๅ›ณ

ใ›ใฃใ‘ใ„ใš

blueprint / design

ๆณข็ด‹

ใฏใ‚‚ใ‚“

ripple / repercussion

่ฆ็ฏ„

ใใฏใ‚“

norm / standard

ไธๅฏ้€†็š„

ใตใ‹ใŽใ‚ƒใใฆใ

irreversible

ๅ–ซ็ทŠ

ใใฃใใ‚“

urgent / pressing

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