Until recently, the “science of the

Until recently, the “science of the future” was supposed to be electronics and artificial intelligence. Today it seems more and more likely that the next great breakthroughs in technology will brought about through a combination of those two sciences with organic chemistry and genetic engineering. This combination is the science of biotechnology.
Organic chemistry enables us to produce marvelous synthetic materials. However, it is still difficult to manufacture anything that has the capacity of wool to conserve heat and also to absorb moisture. Nothing that we have been able to produce so far comes anywhere nears the combination of strength, lightness and flexibility that we find in the bodies of ordinary insects. Nevertheless, scientists in the laboratory have already succeeded in growing a material that has many of the characteristics of human skin. The next step may be biotech hearts and eyes which can replace diseased organs in human beings.
These will not be rejected by the body, as is the case with organs from humans.
The applications of biotechnology to energy production seems even more promising. In 1996 the famous science - fiction writer, Arthur C. Clarke, many of whose previous predictions have come true, said that we may soon be able to develop remarkably cheap and renewable sources of energy. Some of these power sources will be biological. Clarke and others have warned us repeatedly that sooner or later we will have to give up our dependence on non-renewable power sources. Coal, oil, and gas are indeed convenient. However, using them also means creating dangerously high levels of pollution. It will be impossible to meet the growing demand for energy without increasing that pollution to catastrophic levels unless we develop power sources that are both cheaper and cleaner.
It is tempting to think that biotechnology or some other ‘science of future’ can solve our problem for us. Before we surrender to that temptation we should remember nuclear power. Only a few generations ago it seemed to promise limitless, cheap and safe energy. Today those promises lie buried in a concrete grave in a place call Chernobyl, in the Ukraine. Biotechnology is unlikely, however, to break its promises in quite the same or such a dangerous way.

結果 (繁體中文) 1:

直到最近，"未來的科學"本該是電子和人工智慧。今天似乎越來越有可能下一個很大的突破在技術將通過與有機化學和基因工程這兩大科學組合帶來。這種組合是生物技術的科學。有機化學使我們能夠產生奇妙的合成材料。然而，它仍然很難製造任何有羊毛要保存熱量，吸收水分的能力。我們已經能夠生產目前為止來自任何地方的任何臨近強度，明度和我們找到普通昆蟲體內的靈活性相的結合。然而，科學家在實驗室已成功種植一種材料，有很多人皮膚的特點。下一步可能是生物技術的心和眼睛，這可以取代人類的病變器官。這些不會拒絕的身體，是從人類器官的情況。生物技術應用於能源生產似乎更有希望。1996 年著名的科學-小說作家，Arthur C.Clarke，許多其先前的預言成真了，說，我們可能很快就能夠發展非常廉價和可再生能源。一些這些電源將生物。克拉克和其他人有我們曾多次警告，或早或晚我們將不得不放棄我們對非可再生能源的依賴。煤、 石油和天然氣是確實方便。然而，使用它們也意味著創建高水準的污染危險。它將無法滿足日益增長的能源需求不增加，污染到災難性的水準，除非我們發展是更便宜和更清潔的動力源。人們很容易認為生物技術或一些其他 '未來科學' 可以為我們解決我們的問題。我們向這種誘惑投降之前我們應該記住核電。只有少數幾代前它好像答應過無限、 廉價、 安全的能源。今天這些承諾被埋在混凝土的墳墓裡的地方調用烏克蘭的切爾諾貝利核電站。生物技術是不可能的然而，打破其承諾完全相同或這種危險的方式。

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直到最近，“科學的未來”被認為是電子和人工智慧。今天，科技的下一個重大突破將是通過有機化學和基因工程的結合而產生的。這一組合是科學的生物技術。有機化學使我們能够產生奇妙的合成材料。然而，它仍然是很難製造任何具有羊毛的能力，以節省熱量，也能吸收水分。什麼是我們已經能够產生到目前為止是任何接近的結合强度，輕巧靈活，在普通的昆蟲屍體找到我們。然而，實驗室裏的科學家已經成功地在不斷增長的一種資料，具有許多人類皮膚的特點。下一步可能是生物技術的心臟和眼睛，可以取代病變器官的人，這些將不會被拒絕的身體，作為與器官從人類的情况。在1996個著名的科幻作家，亞瑟C克拉克，許多先前的預測已經實現，說，我們可能很快就可以開發出非常便宜和可再生能源的來源。一些電源將是生物。克拉克和其他人一再警告我們，我們遲早要放弃對不可再生能源的依賴。煤，油，和瓦斯確實很方便。然而，使用它們也意味著創造危險的高水准的污染。如果不新增污染到災難性的水准，就不可能滿足日益增長的能源需求，除非我們能開發出既便宜又清潔的能源。認為生物技術或其他一些“科學的未來”可以解决我們的問題，這是很有誘惑力的。在我們屈服於這種誘惑之前，我們應該記住核能。只有幾代人之前，它似乎是無限的，廉價的和安全的能源。今天，這些承諾將在烏克蘭的一個地方叫切爾諾貝利的一個具體的墳墓中埋葬。然而，生物技術是不可能的，打破它的承諾，在相當的或這樣一個危險的管道。