"Genetic editing of babies is too risky and involves the bottom line of ethics. I think we must take action. If it is handed over to ordinary private enterprises, it may cause public concern." Zhang Taian replied cautiously
After taking a deep breath, Huang Xiuyuan said with difficulty, "It will be very difficult to measure a lot of baby data without genetic editing. This is a dilemma."
Zhang Taian shook his head. "No, we have another plan."
Another plan? Huang Xiuyuan eyebrows a pick "what plan?"
"It will definitely take 12~2 years for the researchers of the gene editing baby project to bear fruit," Zhang Taian continued after a pause.
"We can also do research without gene editing, such as gene sequence detection and big data analysis for newborn babies."
"Is that so?" Huang Xiuyuan weighed the pros and cons.
Although it seems inefficient, this scheme can also determine which gene sequences in human genes will affect IQ, epidemic resistance and physical fitness
Is the need for continuous observation and testing, which consumes a lot of manpower and material resources.
However, compared with direct horse gene editing, the efficiency of infants may be lower, but the safety and ethics will not be criticized.
In addition, not doing gene editing baby experiments does not mean that people can’t do gene editing research, but animals can.
"I have a few suggestions. First, when doing animal experiments, we must strictly manage it. We would rather kill genetically modified animals with high IQ by mistake than allow them to leave the laboratory."
Zhang Taian nodded. "I agree that the purpose of our research is to human beings instead of creating a new enemy."
"Second, it is necessary for baby companies and researchers to conduct face-to-face research on gene editing, which can not only paralyze the enemy but also avoid the pressure of public opinion."
"Third, do a good job in long-term planning and civil reform plan, and at the same time be prepared to avoid the polarization between rich and poor in gene editing in the future."
Zhang Taian and several other scholars also agree with these suggestions.
People are not suffering from widowhood, but suffering from inequality. If a technology appears, it will completely divide society if it cannot be fair.
This is also the reason why Huang Xiuyuan suggested banning private enterprises from entering. Privatization and commercialization of such projects are absolutely not allowed, otherwise the consequences will be disastrous.
If privatized and commercialized, the descendants of the rich can customize their offspring with high IQ, physical fitness and super epidemic through money.
And the poor bottom can rely on natural fertility to fight the probability of gene mutation.
Therefore, the gene editing project must not be handed over to private enterprises, because private enterprises are profit-seeking, and some people will definitely take risks to make super babies.
After more than five hours of discussion, Huang Xiuyuan, Zhang Taian and others also took turns to speak on stage.
The preliminary plan of the top secret project named "Nu Wa Plan" was officially confirmed to develop a plan for human evolution in 25 years.
Although Suiren Company was invited to participate in the "Nuwa Project", it was still very cautious that it did not dominate.
Chapter four hundred and thirty-two Small projects
After ten days, Huang Xiuyuan and Lu Xuedong participated in a virtual symposium on scientific research.
It includes cosmology, artificial intelligence, new materials, high-energy physics, artificial gravity, biomedicine, transportation and precision machining.
Coming out of the somatosensory cabin, Huang Xiuyuan stretched himself, and Lu Xuedong said, "It’s finally over. Our research department has a lot of achievements recently. Why don’t we go and see them?"
Huang Xiuyuan nodded "go and have a look! Anyway, I have it these days. "
The two took the bus to the comprehensive scientific research base of Hongcao Town.
This comprehensive scientific research base has been developed and expanded from a material laboratory of Suiren Company for more than four years to a comprehensive scientific research base covering an area of more than 1,000 mu.
It is one of the four scientific research centers in Suiren country.
Huang Xiuyuan has done about 4% of the work except making the model of the in vitro operation law these days.
He didn’t come up with this model of isoplasma operation law at once, but first came up with a simplified model, which was too abrupt.
Unconsciously, the bus came to the scientific research base of Hongcao Town.
At that time, it was a large number of farmland and countryside, but now it has changed beyond recognition. There are more than a dozen seven-storey buildings dotted here, and there are also secret bases here.
The whole Hongcao town is the headquarters and factory of Suiren Material Company except the research institute.
Liu Xuedong took him to the code-named "45" Institute.
Huang Xiuyuan knew about this research project as soon as he arrived here. His photographic memory has long memorized the specific situation of this research institute.
"The honeycomb tire research was successful?"
Liu Xuedong nodded, "Yes, after all, materials are our strengths."
In the test field of a department of the institute.
Dantès Dailiang, the chief researcher of the project, pointed to the test platform vehicle and introduced them to "Chairman, General Manager Lu, this is our research and development of a new generation of honeycomb tires".
"How specific is the noise and bumps?" Huang Xiuyuan asked the honeycomb tire key problem as soon as he got there.
Honeycomb tires are not original. Many companies in Milin and the United States have long had a production country, Yangcheng, and there are also companies that make honeycomb tires
The so-called honeycomb tire is actually a pneumatic tire. A pneumatic tire includes a solid tire and a honeycomb tire.
The advantages and disadvantages of honeycomb tire are very obvious.
The advantages are inflation, no puncture, stab resistance, strong obstacle-crossing ability and strong grip on the ground.
Disadvantages are loud noise, bumps and high height.
This kind of tire is mainly used in military vehicles and civilian production, and no company has launched it on a large scale yet.
Dantès Dailiang took out a flat plate and handed it to Huang Xiuyuan, then explained, "We adopted carbon nanofibers, iron nanowires and special artificial resin nanofibers to weave and adjusted the honeycomb structure to create a new generation of honeycomb tires."
Huang Xiuyuan flipped through the flat phase data.
A new generation of honeycomb tires eliminates the bumps and noises of honeycomb tires.
The noise and bumps of real honeycomb tires are mainly due to the poor elasticity of tires, and due to structural problems, it is necessary to adopt high-strength materials to ensure the support of honeycomb tires. The elastic deformation of high-strength materials is difficult to reach the level of pneumatic tires.
The practice of the Dantès Dailiang delegation is to benefit from nano-technology and structural adjustment to ensure the support of honeycomb tires while having the elasticity comparable to that of pneumatic tires
At another simulation test site, a researcher was driving a pickup truck whose tires had been replaced with honeycomb tires.
The pickup truck passed a train of ground Huangxiuyuan and found that the vehicle was not bumpy and noisy.
Dantès Dailiang said, "Another feature of Chairman’s new honeycomb tire is high-speed deformation."
A runway pickup truck sped up to the cobblestone road, but the pickup truck was not more bumpy but more stable.
This is because the tire becomes softer after high-speed impact and friction heating, but the tire has elastic memory and will quickly sag when encountering obstacles and then recover its shape.
21 July, 2024
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