Given a sentence in Chinese, provide an equivalent paraphrased translation in English that retains the same meaning both through the translation and the paraphrase.
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Question: 这项工作使他引发了对分子遗传学和基因组学实践的重要思考，而这一点并不符合道德规范。

Answer: This work caused him to trigger important reflections on the practices of molecular genetics and genomics at a time when this was not considered ethical .


Question: 该公司当时收购了圣路易斯和狭窄的开罗铁路。

Answer: The company then was the St. Louis and Cairo Railroad , which acquired narrow gauge .


Question: Quintus的梅特路斯是古罗马政治家和一般的卢修斯梅特路斯冠的第二个儿子。

Answer:
Quintus Caecilius Metellus Macedonicus was the second son of the Roman politician , General Lucius Caecilius Metellus Diadematus .