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English in Use: Gene Therapy

Gene therapy is a rapidly growing field of medicine that inserts genes into the body to treat diseases. There are two main types of gene therapy: somatic gene therapy introduces new genes at the tissue or cellular level to treat an individual, while germline gene therapy inserts genes into reproductive cells or embryos to pass on genetic corrections to future generations. However, gene therapy also raises ethical issues about possible enhancement of human capabilities, and treatments will likely only be accessible to the wealthy initially.

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English in Use: Gene Therapy

Gene therapy is a rapidly growing field of medicine that inserts genes into the body to treat diseases. There are two main types of gene therapy: somatic gene therapy introduces new genes at the tissue or cellular level to treat an individual, while germline gene therapy inserts genes into reproductive cells or embryos to pass on genetic corrections to future generations. However, gene therapy also raises ethical issues about possible enhancement of human capabilities, and treatments will likely only be accessible to the wealthy initially.

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1. Read the text below. Use the words given in capitals at the end of lines to form words that fit in spaces in the line (word formation). Gene therapy Gene therapy is a rapidly field of medicine in which genes are into the body to treat diseases. Genes control heredity and provide the basic biological code for a cells specific functions somatic gene therapy introduces genes at the tissue or level to treat a specific individual. Germ-line gene GROWTH INTRODUCTION DETERMINE THERAPY CELL

therapy inserts genes into reproductive cells or into embryos to correct POSSIBILITY genetic that could be passed on to future generations. The ethics that surround the issue of gene therapy are very overwhelming. One reason for may be that gene therapy could be used for the or modification of human capabilities. On the other hand it is obvious that gene therapy treatment will be expensive. It will be just the rich who would be able to afford its . Then it will be . BENEFICIAL USE ACCEPT ENHANCE DEFECTIVE

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The text below describes The respiratory system. Examine the text concentrating on prepositions in each sentence. Give a tick for correct sentences, underline the false prepositions and write correct ones. The respiratory system starts in the nose and mouth and continues through the airways and the lungs. The entrance to the larynx is covered with a small flap of tissue (epiglottis) that automatically closes during swallowing, thus preventing food or drink against entering the airways. The largest airway is the windpipe that branches to the left and right bronchi. They continue to branch to form bronchioles that finally end at tiny alveoli of lungs, which represent spongy organs in the thoracic cavity. . . . . . . .

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