| The years to come | Наступні роки |
| The words to remember | Слова, що треба запам’ятати |
| The things to do | Все, що треба зробити |
| You have to hurry to catch the train. | Ви повинні поквапитись, щоб встигнути на потяг. |
| To drive a car you must get a license. | Для того, щоб водити автомобіль, потрібно отримати права. |
І. Decide which of these statements are true and which are false.
1. Transgenic technologies have been known since ancient times. 2. Genetically modified food is very useful for our body. 3. GMOs may cause plenty of environmental problems. 4. A developing country should have a fortune of money to afford the cost of biotechnology.
ІІ. Answer the following questions.
1. What new techniques in modern biotechnology do you know? 2. What are pros and cons of GM crops? 3. What is the situation with GM products on the market? 4. How can you solve the problem of food supply for all the mankind?
Text 15. The Big Future of Nanotechnology
Active Vocabulary:
| to deal | діяти | tool | інструмент |
| realm | сфера, галузь | fuel cell | паливний елеметн |
| invisible | невидимий, непомітний | cell | 1) клітина; 2) елемент; 3) секція; відсік; 4) сота |
| dwarf | гном | cancers | рак |
| by account | за оцінкою | without controversy | безсумнівно, безперечно |
| stain-proof | брудовідштовхувальний | nanoparticle | наночастинка |
| fabric | тканина | device | прилад |
| scratch-resistant | стійкий до подразнень | to punch | пробивати отвір |
Nanotechnology deals in the realm of the nearly invisible. The word comes from the Greek nanos, meaning “dwarf”. But by most accounts, the technology’s potential is anything but small. Scientists and engineers can now physically work with materials at the atomic level to create stain-proof fabrics, scratch-resistant paints and longer-lasting tennis balls. And researchers say new medical diagnostic tools and smaller, more efficient fuel cells and batteries based on nanoscience are on the way.
From computer chips invisible to the naked eye to microscopic machines that seek out and destroy cancers inside the human body, a lot of scientists argue that the potential of nanotechnology could be endless, but not without controversy.
“If we can get a nanoparticle into a cell, that might prove to be a new and useful drug delivery device,” says Ms. Kulinowski, Executive Director of the Center for Biological and Environmental Nanotechnology at Rice University. “On the other hand, it might prove to be a toxin to the cell either by punching a hole in the cell membrane or otherwise disrupting the cell’s function”.
Whether the benefits of nanotechnology outweigh the risks will determine the future of what many researchers hope will be the world’s next industrial revolution.