Looking Forward to the Twenty-first Century
1．新世纪科技发展的前景如何?
2．新的科学技术会给社会带来什么好处?
3．新的科学技术会给社会带来什么问题?
4．你怎样对待新世纪的挑战?
The new century is approaching. It can he expected that there will be a breakthrough in life science and space science in the 21st century.
First, scientists will conquer incurable diseases through the transformation of genes. With the same technology they can breed new species of animals and even human life in the lahoratory. Most important of all, they can decelerate aging and prolong life.
Besides, permanent stations will be set up in the moon or other planets or stars so that scientists can make a thorough study of the moon and other or the planets or stars suitable for the human existence will be discovered.
However, the scientific development will also bring about some social problems. How should we regard from an ethical perspective the one who is bred through the gene technology in the laboratory7 How can the police identify the criminal from a group of people with the same DNA?
It is quite natural that we will meet problems in the scientific and social development. Therefore,we should be prepared to meet new challenges.
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