General Training Task-2: Many people believe that scientific research should be carried

out and controlled by governments rather than private companies.

There is no doubt that both dimensions of the statement carry their own importance and
significance if I would be given a choice I would go for government should play a dominant role
in this process rather than companies. I can endorse my proposition as fellows.

Firstly, the major reason why the government should manage scientific research is about the
concern of its safety. In an age of money worship, there is a high possibility that the desire of
making money would drive private companies to carry out some evil scientific projects that violate
ethical code, for example, human cloning. In contrast, this risk can be eradicated by the
management of the government, which plays a role of a powerful supervisor, thus keeping
scientific experiments and purposes from challenging ethical boundaries and laws of modern
civilization.

Secondly, the replacement of private companies by the government can substantially reduce the
costs of scientific achievements. In fact, prices of new technologies, devices and medicines
developed by private companies and institutes are exorbitantly high, due to their initial goal
of pursuing maximum profits. For example, the consumer price of one single pill for HIV/AIDS
is hundreds of dollars, while its factory cost is only few dollars.

Thirdly, if biomedical research is supported by the tax revenue, instead of by private

funds, patents and secrets of advanced medical technology do not belong to one private company
anymore, and all social medical manufactures can be allowed to mass-produce new medicines,
without paying for astronomical patent fees.

Fourthly, as a result, new medications and cures will be affordable for all individuals, especially
for poor groups.

So, eventually having discussed the above paragraphs, we can put all debate into a nutshell by
caring that, scientific research projects should be implemented and controlled by
governments rather than privately-held companies.