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ther it is practicable or wise to create such genetically engineered creatures and set them loose in the environment. One of the problems is that genetically engineered mosquitoes would need to be created for each of the estimated 100 species that carry illnesses that affect humans. Furthermore, strains of these mosquitoes vary from place to place. Even though these problems can be solved, where is the village or town that wants a million or so biting mosquitoes released? Statements:1. Pesticides have gradually bee ineffective against many species of mosquitoes. 2. Scientists have been planning to create a designer mosquito to kill existing mosquitoes that spread diseases. 3. It39。s rather difficult for scientists to put their ideas into practice because mosquitoes are very small. 4. Using GE technology, scientists succeeded in creating a lab mosquito that is blind. 5. The new mosquitoes will soon be set loose in the environment. 6. Many people consider it unwise to create genetically engineered mosquitoes. 7. It39。s a big problem having to create genetically engineered mosquitoes for every species of diseasespreading mosquito. 重點單詞及詞組Part Bgenetic engineering 基因工程 argue about 議論某事drawbacks 缺點 attractive 吸引人的precise 精確的 nutritious 有營養(yǎng)的frost 結(jié)霜 bioethics 生物倫理學microorganism 微生物 negative 否定的hereditary 遺傳的 eugenics 優(yōu)生學criminality 犯罪 invasion 入侵Part Caccused of 因某事控告某人 hysteria 歇斯底里thriller 驚悚片 disown 否認antibiotics 抗生素 ridiculous 可笑的scientific munity 科學界Part Dbloodsucking 吸血動物的mosquito 蚊子malaria 瘧疾gallon 加侖pesticide 殺蟲劑