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The science of genetics is a flourishing new industry, nourished by the federally funded Human Genome Project. This research is
The science of genetics is a flourishing new industry, nourished by the federally funded Human Genome Project. This research is
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2010-06-26
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The science of genetics is a flourishing new industry, nourished by the federally funded Human Genome Project. This research is aimed to【C1】______ every gene found in the human body. However, this research has also brought【C2】______some social problems.
Genetic privacy involves【C3】______ of the dignity of the individual. Is data accurate; can individuals【C4】______ their own files; can the donor correct inaccurate data; does the individual have control over which third【C5】______ are allowed to access? The American Civil Liberties Union【C6】______ that " the decision to【C7】______ genetic screening is purely personal" and it should not be "【C8】______ to control by the government. Yet patients’ records " are 【C9】______for sale," in the words of the New York Times.
Genetic【C10】______is also brought by genetics research. Scientists working with the Council for Responsible Genetics have【C11】______hundreds of cases where healthy people have been【C12】______ insurance or employment based on genetic "predictions"? However, relatively few genetic diseases are【C13】______; most tests cannot tell us if a genetic mutation will become【C14】______. Federal rules for medical privacy(including genetic information)were announced in August 2000. While providing standards for the disclosure of bio-information, the rules require that the patient only receive notice, not give【C15】______; thus, there still would not be full patient control over 【C16】______information.
Beyond the risks of discrimination and loss of privacy, society’s【C17】______ with genetic determinism has other social and political consequences. An overemphasis on the role of genes in human health 【C18】______ environmental and social factors, thus【C19】______to the image of people with " defective " genes as " damaged goods. " Economic and social resources end up being diverted into finding biomedical "solutions" while societal measures get short-changed. Although new technologies【C20】______ to offer us more " freedom," they really can threaten our civic values.
【C18】
选项
A、involves
B、evolves
C、neglects
D、defies
答案
C
解析
动词辨析题。对于“基因在人类健康中的作用”的过分强调会导致对其他因素的忽略,所以[C]neglects是答案。[A]involves“卷入,涉及”;[B]evolves“演变,发展”;[D]defies“藐视”。
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