My smart wall by https://padlet.com/weiang/6xpm4xc8scrw Made with an open mind en-us 2017-11-10 05:58:45 UTC 2017-12-07 22:46:34 UTC hello@padlet.com Article 4: Sheep can recognize human faces weiang https://padlet.com/weiang/6xpm4xc8scrw/wish/205579433 discipline: Science
Summary:In the article, sheep, as one of the animals that live in groups, utilize different methods to communication such as recognizing faces. In order to find out whether sheep can distinguish different faces, researchers in the University of Cambridge conduct a experiment by showing the sheep black-and-white photos of four celebrities in different angles to test their understandings. After the experiment, the researchers find that the animals did a “double take” looking at the stranger first, then turn to the people the familiar with. The aim of this research is to help
understand Huntington’s disease, a irreversible disease that impairs a person’s ability to walk, talk, and think, in a fundamental level. Additionally, the ethics of the approach is being considered and debated.
Response: I'm stunning to realize how significant the animals are for the improvement in science and medical areas. By testing though the behaviors of the sheep to understand the reason for sheep to know the differences between different faces could set the fundamental research for a kind of irreversible disease, which potentially increase the possibility for the people who suffer from this disease to recover, which means save their lives! This could largely encourage the people who suffer from the irreversible disease to embrace the hope of being recovered and stay optimistic to life.

DQs
1. Is there anything new you learn about the sheep after the article
2.Do you think the experiment is ethical or not? why or why not.
3.Is the research result reliable? why or why not.
]]> 2017-11-10 06:06:36 UTC https://padlet.com/weiang/6xpm4xc8scrw/wish/205579433 Vocabulary weiang https://padlet.com/weiang/6xpm4xc8scrw/wish/205582128 1.consistently (adv):
Original: When the image of one of the sheep’s handlers, a frequent treat dispenser outside the experiment, was substituted for a celebrity, seven times out of ten the sheep consistently chose their handler.
 consistent(adj)
Definition: the same throughout in structure or composition
My own sentence:
 in a certain type of math questions, ,the two formulas that you might get are consistent.
Synonyms: uniform, homogenous

2.contentious (adj):
Original: How effectively studies performed on animals can be transferred to human patients has been a contentious debate for decades.
contention (n):
definition: a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement
my own sentence:
To prove his contention, we need to find reasonable and useful statistics and facts.
synonyms:argument, assertion]]> 2017-11-10 06:47:02 UTC https://padlet.com/weiang/6xpm4xc8scrw/wish/205582128 DQ xyujin https://padlet.com/weiang/6xpm4xc8scrw/wish/205849028 1.From now on, sheep are not just friends of human, but also are "doctors" to contribute more on development of curing people.
2. This is ethical I think, and also interesting. Because it is a breakthrough that maybe one day will solve some medical confusion. 
3. It is reliable obviously, because each group will test it over and over again. We all know that repetition is the best way to keep the result precise.]]> 2017-11-11 01:48:27 UTC https://padlet.com/weiang/6xpm4xc8scrw/wish/205849028 Vocabulary xyujin https://padlet.com/weiang/6xpm4xc8scrw/wish/205849706 1. irreversible(adj.)
original: The rare, yet serious, neurological disorder is irreversible.
 irreversibly(adj.)
definition: not reversible; incapable of being changed
my sentence: If you had a better preparation, this wouldn't happen irreversibly.
Synonyms: unreversible

2. digenerative
original: Bekoff cites both an ethical issue in engineering sheep with a degenerative disease and a biological issue in how effective results derived from animal studies can be for human patients.
degenerate(vt.)
definition: to fall below a normal or desirable level in physical, mental, or moralqualities; deteriorate
my sentence: The huge war degenerated the development of local cities badly.
synonyms: decayed, depraved


]]> 2017-11-11 02:02:15 UTC https://padlet.com/weiang/6xpm4xc8scrw/wish/205849706 Vocabulary hsong1 https://padlet.com/weiang/6xpm4xc8scrw/wish/205850861 1.suspect(v.):
Original: Researchers suspected facial recognition, a complex brain task, might be one of them.
suspect(n. or adj.):
Definition: something which is unbelieveable.
My own sentence:
I suspected that there was something wrong with the engine.
Synonyms:
doubt(v.)
unbelievable(adj.)

2.huddle(v.):
Original: While leading a film crew through the sheep’s university pen early Wednesday morning, Morton saw the animals huddle in a corner away from the strangers.
huddle(n.):
Definition: gather up and cause a mess.
My own sentence:
People huddled around the radio, waiting for news.
Synonyms:
cower(v.)
chaos, disorder(n.)]]> 2017-11-11 02:37:26 UTC https://padlet.com/weiang/6xpm4xc8scrw/wish/205850861 D&Q: hsong1 https://padlet.com/weiang/6xpm4xc8scrw/wish/205851330 1. Before I read this article, I thought sheep is just sheep, a kind of livestock. However, now I learned that sheep also could be studied in order to find out the way to rescue some human's diseases.
2. Actually, I do not think this experiment is ethical. Although, the results are really important for us human being, the whole process might be a kind of torment for the sheep.
3. I think no, because the amount of study objects(sheep) is not enough. ]]> 2017-11-11 02:54:02 UTC https://padlet.com/weiang/6xpm4xc8scrw/wish/205851330