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【技术产业】安南告诫要警惕”灾难性“生物技
Mon Nov 20, 2006 9:29am ET
ST. GALLEN, Switzerland (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan warned that potential dangers from the rapidly growing biotechnology industry were increasing exponentially and urged creating global safeguards.
Annan, speaking on Saturday in the Swiss university town, warned of "catastrophic" results if recent advances in biotechnology, including gene manipulation and work with viruses, fell into the wrong hands.
"As biological research expands, and technologies become increasingly accessible, this potential for accidental or intentional harm grows exponentially," he said in the text of a speech.
"Even novices working in small laboratories will be able to carry out gene manipulation."
Annan's warning comes after he called in May for a global forum on biological terrorism, saying current treaties were too weak and governmental and commercial initiatives too scattered.
Annan likened the current consensus-building phase over life-sciences rules to the debate around nuclear technology in the 1950s that preceded the creation of the International Atomic Energy Agency and the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.
"We lack an international system of safeguards to manage those risks. Scientists may do their best to follow rules for responsible conduct of research. But efforts to harmonize these rules on a global level are outpaced by the galloping advance of science itself," he said.
Annan was speaking at an event where he received the Max Schmidheiny Freedom Prize.
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Mon Nov 20, 2006 9:29am ET
安南告诫要警惕”灾难性“生物技术危险
ST. GALLEN, Switzerland (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan warned that potential dangers from the rapidly growing biotechnology industry were increasing exponentially and urged creating global safeguards.
ST. GALLEN，瑞士（路透社）-联合国秘书长科菲•安南告诫说迅速发展的生物技术产业带来的潜在危险呈指数增长，迫切需要全球防御。
Annan, speaking on Saturday in the Swiss university town, warned of "catastrophic" results if recent advances in biotechnology, including gene manipulation and work with viruses, fell into the wrong hands.
安南于星期六在瑞士大学城发表讲话，告诫说如果包括基因操作和病毒处理在内的生物技术的新发展误入歧途的话，可能会带来灾难性结果。
"As biological research expands, and technologies become increasingly accessible, this potential for accidental or intentional harm grows exponentially," he said in the text of a speech.
“随着生物研究的发展，技术变得越来越可及，潜在的意外或事故危害变得迅速增多”，他在讲话中说。
"Even novices working in small laboratories will be able to carry out gene manipulation."
“即使小实验室的新手也能进行基因操作。”
Annan's warning comes after he called in May for a global forum on biological terrorism, saying current treaties were too weak and governmental and commercial initiatives too scattered.
五月份安南召集了关于生物恐怖的全球论坛，在论坛上他说当前的条约制约性太差，政府和商业动机太分散。之后，他提出这一告诫。
Annan likened the current consensus-building phase over life-sciences rules to the debate around nuclear technology in the 1950s that preceded the creation of the International Atomic Energy Agency and the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.
安南把当前生命科学规则的舆论建设阶段比作20世纪50年代国际原子能机构创建和防止核扩散条约制定之前关于核技术的辩论阶段。
"We lack an international system of safeguards to manage those risks. Scientists may do their best to follow rules for responsible conduct of research. But efforts to harmonize these rules on a global level are outpaced by the galloping advance of science itself," he said.
“我们缺乏处理那些危险的国际防御体系。科学家们应竭尽全力遵守规则，对研究负责。不过努力在全球水平协调这些规则总是跟不上科学的飞速发展。”他说。
Annan was speaking at an event where he received the Max Schmidheiny Freedom Prize.
这是安南在获得马克斯-斯密德亨尼自由奖时的讲话。 科菲·安南(中)及其夫人Nane Maria(左)和Max Schmidheinz基金会会长Peter Gomez(右)在圣加仑大学的颁奖大会上，2003年基金会赋予安南Max Schmidheinz自由奖，因当时安南没有时间前来领奖，颁奖仪式被推迟到2006年11月18日举行。
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