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Vocabulary
Objective: Debate the societal boundaries of emerging technologies and critique scientific research frameworks using precise scientific and bioethical vocabulary.
| French term | English equivalent | Domain |
|---|---|---|
| l'édition génétique | genetic editing | biomedicine |
| le génome | genome | biology |
| l'algorithme | algorithm | computing |
| l'automatisation | automation | industry |
| le consentement éclairé | informed consent | bioethics |
| le principe de précaution | precautionary principle | regulation |
L'édition génétique is subject to regulatory oversight and ethics committees, so the claim that it operates without a framework misrepresents the practice.
Le clonage thérapeutique pursues medical applications with stem cells, while le clonage reproductif aims at producing a living being.
A bare noun phrase naming the deliberate modification of a gene sequence, ready to be combined with encadrer or autoriser.
A bare noun phrase naming the rule that requires action in the face of serious but uncertain risk.
The sentence illustrates the regulatory framework that surrounds biomedical research.
Informed consent belongs to the foundational requirements of medical ethics.
The concern names the systematic distortions that machine learning can introduce through its training data.
7 exercises · about 11 minutes
Les biais algorithmiques come from the data and from the design choices, so an AI system cannot be assumed to be neutral.
Le principe de précaution requires a risk assessment rather than a blanket prohibition, so it regulates research instead of banning it.
Le consentement éclairé is a foundational requirement of medical ethics, and no clinical trial may proceed without it.
The conditional pourrait marks the projection as an open possibility rather than a certainty.
The review board has the authority to block a study, and its decision is based on ethical rather than scientific criteria.
The expression faire l'objet de belongs to the formal register of policy reporting.