我們是否仿效造物主，重新以基因設計再造生命？
科技日新月異，不但使我們更深入認識生物世界的奧妙，為人類健康帶來希望，亦讓我們更瞭解引至疾病的潛在機制，因而能早日作出診斷、風險評估，以及開創嶄新的治療方法。科技的進步甚至可以使以往不可想像的事情也能做到，包括用重組基因對抗感染、開發特效藥、改善環境以及供應更便宜的能源。合成生物學是否能為人類疾病提供良方，還是我們正在跟上帝較量？我們應把這項嶄新科技拒於們外，還是應為著人類的福祉而善加利用？周敬流教授早前在科大 “Science-for-Lunch” 午餐座談會上，與我們分享了其對這個課題的一點見解。
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The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) (www.ust.hk) is a world-class research university that focuses on science, technology and business as well as humanities and social science. HKUST offers an international campus, and a holistic and interdisciplinary pedagogy to nurture well-rounded graduates with global vision, a strong entrepreneurial spirit and innovative thinking. HKUST attained the highest proportion of internationally excellent research work in the Research Assessment Exercise 2014 of Hong Kong’s University Grants Committee, and is ranked as the world’s best young university in Times Higher Education’s Young University Rankings 2019. Its graduates were ranked 16th worldwide and top in Greater China in Global University Employability Survey 2018.
