VOA慢速英語：世衛(wèi)組織呼吁建立基因編輯登記處

WHO Calls for Gene Editing Registration

世衛(wèi)組織呼吁建立基因編輯登記處

World Health Organization experts said last week it would be irresponsible for any scientist to do human gene-editing studies in people. They also called for a central registry of gene-editing studies to make sure scientists are open and honest about their work.

世界衛(wèi)生組織專家上周表示，任何科學家進行人類基因編輯研究都是不負責任的，他們還呼吁建立基因編輯研究的中央登記處，確?？茖W家們對他們的工作保持開放和誠實。

The WHO group was set up three months ago after a Chinese scientist announced he had edited the genes of twin babies. They met for the first time last Tuesday in Geneva, Switzerland.

這個世衛(wèi)組織小組成立于三個月前，在此之前，一位中國科學家宣布他編輯了一對雙胞胎嬰兒的基因。小組成員們上周二在瑞士日內瓦進行了首次會面。

The group said it had agreed on a way to set rules for gene-editing research. It also asked the WHO to start setting up a registry for such studies immediately.

該小組聲稱他們已經商定了一種辦法，為基因編輯研究制定規(guī)則。他們還要求世衛(wèi)組織盡快為這類研究設立一個登記處。

"The committee will develop...guidance for all those working on this new technology" said the WHO's chief scientist, Soumya Swamanathan.

世界衛(wèi)生組織首席科學家蘇穆亞·斯瓦米納桑(Soumya Swaminathan)表示：“委員會將為所有從事這項新技術工作的人制定指導原則。”

Last year, a Chinese scientist claimed to have edited the genes of two baby girls. They were born to the same mother in the same pregnancy.

去年，一位中國科學家聲稱編輯了兩個女嬰的基因，她們是同一位母親生出來的雙胞胎。

News of the births led to condemnation from around the world. Many people believed it might be the start of "designer babies," children whose genes have been edited to give them desirable traits or qualities.

這對女嬰出生的消息引發(fā)了全球的譴責。很多人認為這可能是“設計嬰兒”的開始，這類嬰兒的基因經過編輯，可以賦予他們理想的特質或品質。

Scientists and ethicists from seven countries called recently for a suspension of gene editing that would result in genetically-altered babies. They warned the process could have permanent and possibly harmful effects on human beings.

來自7個國家的科學家和倫理學家最近呼吁暫停會導致基因改變嬰兒的基因編輯。他們警告說，這一過程可能會對人類產生永久性的有害影響。

The WHO group said in a statement that any human gene editing work should be done for research only. It also said trials of gene-editing should not be done on humans.

世衛(wèi)組織小組在一份聲明中表示，任何人類基因編輯工作都應該僅用于研究，并稱不應該對人類進行基因編輯試驗。

The WHO's director-general, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, welcomed the group's plans. "Gene editing holds (great) promise for health, but it also poses some risks, both ethically and medically," he said.

世衛(wèi)組織總干事特德羅斯·阿達諾姆·蓋布雷耶蘇斯對該小組的計劃表示歡迎。他說，“基因編輯為人類健康帶來了令人難以置信的希望，但在倫理和醫(yī)學方面也造成了一定的風險。”

The group said it aims over the next two years to produce governance rules for national, local and international officials to make sure that human genome editing science progresses within agreed ethical limits.

該小組表示，其目標是在未來兩年內，為國家、地方和國際官員制定治理規(guī)則，確保人類基因編輯科學在商定的道德范圍內取得進展。

I'm Susan Shand.

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