
Every day born a decade from now will have its genetic code(基因编码)mapped at birth, the head of the world’s leading genome sequencing(基因图谱)company has predicted.
A complete DNA read – out for every newborn will be technical
ly possible and affor
dable in less than five years, promising a revolution in healthcare, says Jay Flatley, the chief executive of Illumina. Only social and legal problems are likely to delay the age of “genome sequences,” or genetic profiles. By 2019 it will have become routine to map infants’ genes when they are born, Dr Flatly told The Times.
This will open a new approach to medicine, by which conditions such as high blood pressure and heart disease can be predicted and prevented and drugs used more safely and effectively.
A baby’s genome can be discovered at birth by a blood test. By examining a person’s genome, it is possible to identify raised risks of developing diseases such as cancers. Those at high risk can then be screened more regularly, or given drugs or dietary advice to lower their chances of becoming ill.
Personal genomes could also be used to ensure that patients get the medicine that is most likely to work for them and least likely to have side – effects.
The development, however, will raise legal concerns about privacy and access to individuals’ genetic records.
“Bad things can be done with the genome. It could predict something about someone – and you could possibly hand the information to their employer or their insurance company.” said Dr Flatley.
“People have to recognize that this horse is out of the barn, and that your genome probably can’t be protected, because everywhere you go you leave your genome behind. Complete genetic privacy, however, is unlikely to be possible”, he added.
As the benefits become clearer, however, he believes that most people will want their genomes read and interpreted. The risk is nothing compared with the gain.
十年后出生的每一天都会有自己的基因密码(基因编码)世界领先的基因组测序负责人(基因图谱)该公司预测。
Illumina的首席执行官Jay Flatley说,在不到五年的时间里,为每个新生儿读取完整的DNA将是技术上可行和可行的,有望在医疗保健领域掀起一场革命。只有社会和法律问题才有可能推迟“基因组序列”或基因图谱的年龄。弗拉特利博士告诉《泰晤士报》,到2019年,绘制婴儿出生时的基因图谱将成为惯例。
这将开启一种新的医学方法,通过这种方法可以预测和预防高血压和心脏病等疾病,并更安全有效地使用药物。
婴儿的基因组可以在出生时通过验血发现。通过检查一个人的基因组,可以确定患癌症等疾病的风险。然后,可以更定期地对高危人群进行筛查,或给予药物或饮食建议,以降低他们患病的几率。
个人基因组也可以用来确保患者得到最有可能对他们有效、最不可能产生副作用的药物。
然而,这一进展将引发对隐私和个人基因记录获取的法律担忧。
Flatley博士说:“基因组可以做坏事。它可以预测某人的某些情况,你可能会把信息交给他们的雇主或保险公司。”。
他补充道:“人们必须认识到,这匹马已经离开了马厩,你的基因组可能无法得到保护,因为无论你走到哪里,都会留下你的基因组。然而,完全的基因隐私是不可能的。”。
然而,随着好处越来越明显,他相信大多数人都希望自己的基因组被阅读和解读。风险与收益相比微不足道。
句子成分分析:
Personal genomes could also be used to ensure | that patients get the medicine (that is most likely to work for them and least likely to have side -- effects).
句子语法结构详解:
* used 为谓语,采用被动语态。
* to ensure 为不定式,作主语补足语。
* 第1个 that 为连词,引导宾语从句。
* get 为谓语,采用一般现在时。
* 第2个 that 为关系代词,引导定语从句。
* is 为系动词作谓语,采用一般现在时。
* 第1个 likely 为形容词作表语。
* to work 为不定式,作状语。
* 第2个 likely 为形容词作表语。
* to have 为不定式,作状语。
* can 为情态动词。them 为人称代词宾格。be 为助动词。the 为定冠词。
句子相关词汇解释:
Phrase:
be used to do sth | (被)用来做某事 |
be likely to do sth | (很)可能... |
Vocabulary:
personal ['pә:snl] | a. | 1) 个人的,私人的 2) 人际的,个性的 |
genome | n. | 基因组,染色体组 |
also ['ɔ:lsәu] | ad. | 而且;此外;也;同样 |
ensure [in'ʃuә] | vt. | 保证,担保,确保 |
patient ['peiʃәnt] | n. | 病人(尤指医院里的) |
get [get] | vt. | 1) 得到,获得 2) 去取,带来 |
medicine ['medisin] | n. | 1) 药,(尤指)药水 2) 医学 |
most [mәust] | ad. | 1) 最(与形容词或副词连用构成最高级) 2) (程度上)最大,最多,最高 |
work [wә:k] | vi. | 1) 工作 2) 运行,运转 |
and [ænd] | conj. | 1) 和, 与, 同, 并 2) 然后,接着 |
least [li:st] | ad. | 最小, 最少 |
have [hæv] | vt. | 1) 有,持有 2) 吃,喝, 抽(烟) 3) 患病,出现(某症状) |
side [said] | n. | 1) 一边,一侧, 一旁, 一面 2) 侧面 |
effect [i'fekt] | n. | 1) 效果,影响,作用 2) (艺术家,作家创作想得到的)效果,印象 |
句子成分分析:
As the benefits become clearer, <however>, || he believes | that most people will want their genomes read and interpreted.
句子语法结构详解:
(clearer 为 clear 的比较级形式)
* as 为连词,引导状语从句。
* become 为系动词作谓语,采用一般现在时。
* clear 为形容词作表语。
* he 开头为陈述句。
* believes 为谓语,采用一般现在时。动词采用第三人称单数形式。
* that 为连词,引导宾语从句。
* want 为谓语,采用一般将来时。
* interpreted 为谓语,采用一般过去时。
* will 为情态动词。he 为人称代词主格。their 为形容词型物主代词。the 为定冠词。
句子相关词汇解释:
Vocabulary:
as [æz] | conj. | 1) 由于, 因为 2) 当...时, 在...期间, 随着... |
benefit ['benifit] | n. | 1) 优势,益处,成效 2) (政府对病人、失业者等提供的)补助金,救济金,抚恤金 |
become [bi'kʌm] | vi. | 变化,变成 |
clear [kliә] | a. | 1) 清楚的,明白的,无疑的 2) 清晰易懂的,明白清楚的,不含混的 3) 明显的,显然的,明确的 4) 透明的,清澈的 |
however [hau'evә] | ad. | 1) 然而, 仍然 2) 无论如何,不管怎样, 究竟怎样 3) (与形容词和副词连用) 不管多么 |
believe [bi'li:v] | vt. | 1) 相信,认为真实 2) 认为(……有可能), 把(某事)当真 |
most [mәust] | a. | 1) 大多数的, 大部分的 2) 最多的, 最大的 |
people ['pi:pl] | n. | 1) 人,人们,大家 2) 国民,人民,臣民,群众 |
want [wɔnt] | vt. | 1) 要,想要,希望 2) 需要 |
genome | n. | 基因组,染色体组 |
read [ri:d] | n. | 1) 阅读,读书 2) 好的(或有趣的等)读物,好书(或文章等) |
and [ænd] | conj. | 1) 和, 与, 同, 并 2) 然后,接着 |
interpret [in'tә:prit] | vi. | 口译 |
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