We have lost both concepts in relation to much conduct in our contemporary world, but we urgently need to re-find them in relation to the new possibilities opened up by the life sciences if we are to continue to respect all life, especially human life. The challenge is no less than to prevent the life sciences from becoming the death sciences.
当今世界，在很多行为中，我们都失去了“神圣”和“禁忌”这两个概念。在生命科学为我们提供的各种崭新的可能性面前，要想保持对所有生命，尤其是人类生命的敬畏，我们迫切需要重新找回这两个概念。与防止生命科学变成死亡科学相比，这一挑战的重要性也丝毫不差。挑战需要来自各方面，如个人、机构、社会以至全球的各种各样综合的、多元化的协调反应。