Unit 57 Technology of the future

advent

(n.) an arrival; a coming into place or view

gridlocked

(traffic) unable to move at all

eradicate

(v.) to root out, get rid of, destroy completely

Mega cities

A city with a population of greater than 10 million

gene therapy

Changing a gene to treat a medical disease or disorder

Cloning

Making a genetically identical copy of DNA or of an organism.

global village

a single community covering the whole world

designer babies

babies whose genetic characteristics are artificially created

alter

change

genetic modification/engineering

changing genes

smart buildings/homes

computer-controlled buildings and homes where things like lighting, heating, security, etc. are completely automatic

extraterrestrial beings

creatures from other planets

nuclear family

family with father, mother and one or two children

genetically modified (GM) food/ crops

food/ crops created by changing the genes of the ingredients

the gulf (between)

gap/ difference

artificially

in a way that uses an industrial process or substance, rather than being natural

globalisation

increase of trade around the world, with companies producing and trading goods in many different countries or the spread of similar social and cultural behaviour around the world

keyhole surgery

medical operation in which a very small hole is made in a person's body to reach the organ or tissue inside

population explosion

rapid increase in population

Nanotechnology

science of developing and producing extremely small tools and machines by controlling the arrangementof atoms and molecules

envisage

see a possible or probable situation in the future

drastic measures

severe actions that have noticeable effects

human genome

the map or index of all the genes in the human body

destiny

the things that will happen in the future; fate

doomsday scenario

the worst possible prediction, what will happen in the future

choked

to become unable to breathe usually because something gets stuck in your throat

undergo

to endure; to experience

foresee

to think something is going to happen in the future; to predict

interplanetary travel

travel to planets in outer space

space tourism

type of tourism where people visit the space,