Question of the Day #254

"China Is Genetically Engineering Monkeys With Brain Disorders"
From the headline of this article at The Atlantic.

上記の文で、genetically engineer の意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "genetically engineer" mean?

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解答

意味：
英辞郎のこのページでわかるように、


遺伝子操作する

になります。名詞形は、genetic engineering。意味としては、genetically modifyと同じです。

Answer

According to Cambridge Dictionary:

Same as "genetically modified" for which the definition is: "A genetically modified plant or animal has had some of its genes changed scientifically."

Etymology/語源

Dictionary.comによると、genetic engineeringは、

1965年から1970年の間に初めて使用された。

According to Dictionary.com the origin of genetic engineering is as follows:

First recorded in 1965–70

Examples

Genetically engineerの例文は少ないので、genetic engineeringの例文を紹介します。
Because of the lack of examples using "genetically engineer," I am showing examples using "genetic engineering."

• The crops were made resistant to disease by genetic engineering.
• That happened just as the tantalizing new field of genetic engineering, of recombinant DNA, offered the potential of not only an AIDS vaccine but perhaps an entirely new avenue of vaccine discovery. — Adam Rogers, WIRED, "The Man Who Says Science Blew Its Best Shot at an AIDS Vaccine," 1 June 2018
• Previous forms of genetic engineering generally have involved adding genes from bacteria, viruses or other plant species to create crops that can withstand herbicides or repel insects.
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Lucy Craymer, WSJ, "Scientists in China Race to Edit Crop Genes, Sowing Unease in U.S.," 6 May 2018
• Jump to today, and 23andMe is analyzing our saliva and Crispr targeted genome manipulation promises to make genetic engineering a snap. — Darryn King, WIRED, "Director Andrew Niccol Lives in His Own Truman Show (And So Do You)," 4 May 2018
• Scientists have used genetic engineering to protect tomatoes against the effects of freezing.