Gene library for looking for family members

时间：2007-07-21 06:34:41

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Chinanews, Beijing, July 20 - The first gene1 library for looking for missing family members has been completed in Beijing, which will help orphans2 to find their root.

 

It is estimated that currently there are 500 thousand people in China looking for family members with whom they have lost touch for long.

 

Lu Shunfang, a warm-hearted woman from Guanlin of Yixing County, Jiangsu Province, initiated3 the building of the gene library. Lu has lost track of her sister for year, and she has met many people with similar experiences in her journey of looking for her sister.

 

In 2000, Lu organized several meetings to help these people, with more than 1,000 people attending each.

 

Lu found that such meetings were not efficient enough for people to identify their family members, for they had to rely on their dim memories of appearance, voice, birthmarks, etc.

 

"Many people found wrong family members at the meeting, thus I thougt we should build a gene library, which would be more precise and more efficient," said Lu.

 

Lu told her ideas to the Center of Forensic4 Sciences, and jointly5, the gene library was set up.

 

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1 gene WgKxx     
n.遗传因子，基因
参考例句：
  • A single gene may have many effects.单一基因可能具有很多种效应。
  • The targeting of gene therapy has been paid close attention.其中基因治疗的靶向性是值得密切关注的问题之一。
2 orphans edf841312acedba480123c467e505b2a     
孤儿( orphan的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • The poor orphans were kept on short commons. 贫苦的孤儿们吃不饱饭。
  • Their uncle was declared guardian to the orphans. 这些孤儿的叔父成为他们的监护人。
3 initiated 9cd5622f36ab9090359c3cf3ca4ddda3     
n. 创始人 adj. 新加入的 vt. 开始，创始，启蒙，介绍加入
参考例句：
  • He has not yet been thoroughly initiated into the mysteries of computers. 他对计算机的奥秘尚未入门。
  • The artist initiated the girl into the art world in France. 这个艺术家介绍这个女孩加入巴黎艺术界。
4 forensic 96zyv     
adj.法庭的，雄辩的
参考例句：
  • The report included his interpretation of the forensic evidence.该报告包括他对法庭证据的诠释。
  • The judge concluded the proceeding on 10:30 Am after one hour of forensic debate.经过近一个小时的法庭辩论后，法官于10时30分宣布休庭。
5 jointly jp9zvS     
ad.联合地，共同地
参考例句：
  • Tenants are jointly and severally liable for payment of the rent. 租金由承租人共同且分别承担。
  • She owns the house jointly with her husband. 她和丈夫共同拥有这所房子。

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