Everybabybornadecadefromnowwillhaveitsgeneticcode(基因编码)mappedatbirththeheadoftheworlds’leadinggenomesequencing(基因图谱)companyhaspredicted.AcompleteDNAread–outforeverynewbornwillb
Everybabybornadecadefromnowwillhaveitsgeneticcode(基因编码)mappedatbirththeheadoftheworlds’leadinggenomesequencing(基因图谱)companyhaspredicted.
AcompleteDNAread–outforeverynewbornwillbetechnicallypossibleandaffordableinlessthanfiveyearspromisingarevolutioninhealthcaresaysJayFlatleythechiefexecutiveofIllumina.Onlysocialandlegalproblemsarelikelytodelaytheageof“genomesequences”orgeneticprofiles.By2019itwillhavebecomeroutinetomapinfants’geneswhentheyarebornDrFlatlytoldTheTimes.
Thiswillopenanewapproachtomedicinebywhichconditionssuchashighbloodpressureandheartdiseasecanbepredictedandpreventedanddrugsusedmoresafelyandeffectively.
Ababy’sgenomecanbediscoveredatbirthbyabloodtest.Byexaminingaperson’sgenomeitispossibletoidentifyraisedrisksofdevelopingdiseasessuchascancers.Thoseathighriskcanthenbescreenedmoreregularlyorgivendrugsordietaryadvicetolowertheirchancesofbecomingill.
Personalgenomescouldalsobeusedtoensurethatpatientsgetthemedicinethatismostlikelytoworkforthemandleastlikelytohaveside–effects.
Thedevelopmenthoweverwillraiselegalconcernsaboutprivacyandaccesstoindividuals’geneticrecords.
“Badthingscanbedonewiththegenome.Itcouldpredictsomethingaboutsomeone–andyoucouldpossiblyhandtheinformationtotheiremployerortheirinsurancecompany.”saidDrFlatley.
“Peoplehavetorecognizethatthishorseisoutofthebarnandthatyourgenomeprobablycan’tbeprotectedbecauseeverywhereyougoyouleaveyourgenomebehind.Completegeneticprivacyhoweverisunlikelytobepossible”headded.
Asthebenefitsbecomeclearerhoweverhebelievesthatmostpeoplewillwanttheirgenomesreadandinterpreted.Theriskisnothingcomparedwiththegain.
64.Inthefirsttwoparagraphstheauthormainlywantstotellusabout__________.
A.thesignificantprogressinmedicine
B.thepromiseofaleadingcompany
C.theinformationofbabies’genes
D.theresearchofmedicalscientists
65.Whichofthefollowingisaproblemcausedbythisapproach?
A.Thedelayingindiscov