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"基因"竟能预测寿命 保险公司或受益

2010-07-29来源:和谐英语

资料图:"基因测试"竟能预知你的寿命

  There is also the fear that insurance and pension firms could use the information to alter premiums and payouts.

  人们还会担心保险公司和发放养老金的公司将会利用其信息来变更保险费和付出款项。

  And the researchers' method is only 77 per cent accurate - meaning almost a quarter of those tested could be told they didn't have what it takes to live to 100, when in fact they did.

  但是,实验者所使用的方法却只有77%的精确率,这意味着大约有四分之一的测试者将被告知他们没有长命百岁的基因,但事实上他们却拥有。