GermanB2Lesson 6.1
🇩🇪 German B2 · Lesson 6.1

Forschung & Innovation — Research & innovation

Discuss scientific progress and its impact on society.

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A science journalist explains a recent breakthrough in gene therapy.

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die Forschungresearch 🔊
der Durchbruchthe breakthrough 🔊
die Entdeckungthe discovery 🔊
umstrittencontroversial / disputed 🔊
die Auswirkungthe effect / impact 🔊
erforschento research / investigate 🔊

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« Die Technologie entwickelt sich so rasant, dass die Gesetzgebung kaum hinterherkommt. » 🔊
The technology is developing so rapidly that legislation can barely keep up.
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Dieser medizinische Durchbruch könnte das Leben unzähliger Patienten grundlegend verändern. 🔊This medical breakthrough could fundamentally change the lives of countless patients.
Die Entdeckung ist beeindruckend, aber zugleich wissenschaftlich noch umstritten. 🔊The discovery is impressive, but at the same time still scientifically controversial.
Die Methode wurde jahrelang erforscht, sodass die Risiken inzwischen gut bekannt sind. 🔊The method was researched for years, so that the risks are now well known.
Dennoch sind die langfristigen Auswirkungen kaum abzusehen, finde ich. 🔊Nonetheless, the long-term effects are hardly foreseeable, I think.
Deshalb fordert die Fachwelt strenge Studien, bevor die Therapie breit eingesetzt wird. 🔊That's why experts are calling for rigorous studies before the therapy is used widely.
Verantwortungsvolle Forschung wägt eben Nutzen und Gefahren sorgfältig gegeneinander ab. 🔊Responsible research, after all, carefully weighs benefits and dangers against each other.
Grammar in focus · sodass & deshalb (Folge)

sodass (or so … dass) introduces a result clause; it is subordinating, so the verb goes to the end: « Die Methode wurde lange getestet, sodass die Risiken bekannt sind. » deshalb, deswegen and daher are consequential adverbs in a main clause, with the verb in position two: « Die Risiken sind hoch, deshalb braucht man Studien. » Use sodass for a fluid result inside one sentence and deshalb to start a new statement of consequence.

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Write 4–5 sentences about a recent scientific or technological advance. Use sodass once and deshalb once to link cause and result.

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Gut! Keep sodass for results inside a clause (verb final) and deshalb to open a consequence (verb in position two): « Die Daten waren eindeutig, deshalb wurde die Studie veröffentlicht. » Weigh at least one risk against the benefit.

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