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Reuters reports The Chinese government on Thursday ordered a temporary halt to research activities for people involve in the editing human genes, after a Chinese scientist said he had edited the genes of twin babies.
据路透社报道,一名中国科学家声称他编辑了一对双胞胎的基因之后,中国政府周四下令暂时停止人们参与编辑人类基因的研究活动 。
Scientist He Jiankui said this week that he used a gene-editing technology to alter the embryonic genes of the twin girls born this month.
科学家贺建奎本周表示,他使用基因编辑技术改变了本月出生的双胞胎女孩的胚胎基因 。
He's announcement, which has not been verified, sparked an international outcry about the ethics and safety of such research.
他的声明虽然尚未得到证实,但是引发了国际社会对此类研究的道德和安全的强烈抗议 。
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词语解释
1.halt v. 暂停;停止,中止
例句:What was needed, he said, was decisive action to halt what he called these savage crimes.
他说,当务之急就是采取果断行动制止他所称的“这些野蛮罪行” 。
2.outcry n. 呐喊;怒吼;强烈的抗议
例句:The killing caused an international outcry.
这起谋杀引起了国际社会的强烈抗议 。