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,