Military Technology

Chapter 378 The Power of Biotechnology

He can't do anything just by making mistakes and handing over his fate to others. No, he doesn't want to do this, he wants to control his own destiny, and he wants to have a countermeasure in his hands when all this happens.

This is also one of the important factors that contributed to his desire to establish such a biological and life science research center, of course, also in order to help more people by the way.

Yes, by the way, that sounds selfish. But in front of life, how many people can really be noble, he is just a layman.

In fact, besides biopharmaceuticals, there are many things that can be done. Such as zoology, botany, microbiology, biochemistry, cell biology and so on. Or molecular biology, biological evolution, modern biotechnology, etc.

It seems that they are all very lofty words, but in fact these are very closely related to our lives.

For example, in zoology, in addition to the research on the human body, there are also studies on other animals, even the meat and poultry we eat every day.

There are also many aspects of botany, and I am afraid that all kinds of high-tech crops are closely related to human beings, such as genetically modified crops, hybrid rice, or some crops with high disease resistance and so on.

The other is a kind of biotechnology applied to animals and plants, such as cloning, transgenic, gene editing and other cutting-edge hot technologies.

These technologies seem to be far away from us, but if they break through, they will bring about huge changes to human society.

For example, cloning technology, this technology is actually familiar to us. The earliest research on cloning technology can be traced back to the 1950s, and it was the birth of the cloned sheep "Dolly" on July 5, 1996, which caused an uproar in public opinion around the world.

Subsequently, this technology was researched by various countries and developed rapidly. However, related controversies surrounding cloning technology have always existed, among which the most worried or criticized by the people is the ethical and moral risks.

People are worried that if this technology is misused, it may bring fatal danger to society, and even subvert the social ethics and moral system that mankind has built over the past thousand years.

But no matter what, this technology is currently being regarded as a key research project by major biological giants in various countries, and it is being promoted step by step.

The main reason why major biological giants in various countries are obsessed with research in this field is the broad application prospects of this technology.

Even if the unethical part is removed,

There are still huge market prospects in other aspects. For example, use this technology to cultivate excellent livestock breeds, produce experimental animals, and produce transgenic animals; produce human embryonic stem cells for cell and tissue replacement therapy; reproduce endangered animal species, preserve and disseminate animal species resources, etc.

Another example is gene editing technology, which is regarded as the technology closest to the 'creator' and 'god'.

We know that the characteristics of all organisms, such as the form of life, shape, and even function, are controlled by genes. If you master this technology, you can freely control the characteristics of living things.

For example, if it is a plant, after gene editing, the plant may have the growth speed of moso bamboo, the height of almond eucalyptus (Note 1), the cold resistance of cactus camel thorn or Populus haloxylon, and the hardness of saber wood .

Another example is through gene editing, the ears of wheat can grow to the size of corn, rice can grow on trees, peaches can be as big as watermelons, and watermelons can be pulled by carts, etc.

If used as an animal, then through gene editing, pigs can be bigger than cows, and cows can be bigger than elephants. Or create a new species with your own will, such as the legendary dragon.

The dragon itself is an image created by ancient people who gathered the images of different animals together. Usually, the image of a dragon has horns like a deer, head like a camel, eyes like a rabbit, neck like a snake, belly like a mirage, scales like a fish, claws like an eagle, palms like a tiger, and ears like a cow.

In gene editing technology, the genes that control traits in these animals can be extracted. Then through a specific combination of rehearsals, they are gathered together to form a new biological genome.

This genome is then injected into a special embryo, replacing the genome structure in the original embryo. Hatch this embryo, then you can get the 'dragon' you want.

Of course, it may be a bit too fantasy to say so, and it is too far away from human beings, but this is the goal that many scientists engaged in research in this field yearn for.

However, like cloning technology, this technology is also facing great ethical and moral pressure. But in the face of exploration and interests, these current shackles will eventually be broken.

It's like a wall, someone always wants to go over it to see the scenery on the other side.

So what will happen in this aspect in the future, Wu Hao can't tell.

Generally speaking, this is a double-edged sword, where it is used and in whose hands it is in the hands of. Although Wu Hao wants to engage in research in this area, although he has a lot of selfishness, he also hopes that this technology can truly benefit mankind.

Perhaps in the future, Wu Hao and the others will be able to develop and cultivate such super drought-tolerant plants, turning the entire northwest desert into an oasis.

Perhaps in the future they will overcome the technical difficulties in cloning and successfully clone many rare animals that are extinct or are in the state of extinction.

Perhaps one day, giant pandas will enter thousands of households as pets, and baiji dolphins (extinct) will be able to swim the Yangtze River again.

Although these are only imaginations, they may not be far away. Not to mention the knowledge and technical materials in Wu Hao's mind are promoting it, but the current research progress in this field in the world is actually not slow.

In fact, compared to these, he still pays more attention to the research on human life science. I hope that his research can really help those in need, and hope that everyone can overcome the disease.

His memory of his mother's pale face lying on the hospital bed has been unforgettable for a long time, and he hopes that such a tragedy will never happen again.

Of course, research in this field is also related to national security, and even affects the direction of future wars.

Biological weapons, this is also the field that military powers in the world are currently researching. Even, some countries have made some achievements in this regard.

Moreover, according to some data, the Mi Army once launched a super soldier project with genetic engineering as its core. Trying to use genetic technology to strengthen the body of soldiers, so as to improve the combat effectiveness of soldiers and so on.

The so-called defensiveness is indispensable. Although we will not take such an extreme path, we still need to be prepared in advance. This is the only way to be safe. When the enemy uses biological weapons against us, we can have countermeasures and defeat them.

[Note 1: The tallest tree in the world, the Australian Almond Eucalyptus, grows a towering giant tree on the grasslands of Australia. Generally, they are more than 100 meters high, and the highest is 156 meters, which is equivalent to the height of a 50-story building. It is called "the tallest tower in the world of trees\

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