"The media is so powerful, it can give you a meaning in any direction when it is touted. "Chen Jianzhang, the boss of the laboratory, came to report on his work, and he also talked about media publicity.

Since the media reported on "Jiadou 13", Chen Jianzhang, as a scientific research boss in the Jiagu system, has also attracted widespread attention.

Previously, even if Chen Jianzhang was well-known in the circle, it was difficult to spread to the ears of the general public, and his popularity was not as good as that of the eighteenth-tier star.

However, when "Jiadou No. 13" Yidou became famous, the spread of his name was high.

The media is accustomed to exaggerated slogans, and at every turn they call this father and that mother the other. If Chen Jianzhang hadn't insisted on resigning, titles such as "the father of non-GMO soybeans" would have been thrown on his head a long time ago.

Chen Jianzhang is not a star scholar, Rao has been interviewed by the media several times, and it is still difficult to adapt to the brainless blowing of the media.

Look at -- "If there's only one food left in the world to eat, then what do we want it to be? Is it corn? Is it wheat? I think not, it should be soybeans, non-GMO soybeans that we produce in China......"

Chen Jianzhang could only smile embarrassedly: "I want the public relations department to guide public opinion, such a tout is simply impossible to look at." ”

As a rigorous scientist, he almost stood up and refuted himself in the face of such remarks.

- It's not for nothing that soybeans can't be used as a staple food. Beans have a high protein content, but protein for energy is not the most important physiological function of protein, and it will also remove nitrogen-containing wastes and increase the metabolic burden on the liver and kidneys.

In contrast, the carbohydrates in cereals are mainly starch, which is relatively easy to digest and can provide high energy as the main source of energy for the human body.

Therefore, although "Jiadou No. 13" has achieved a leapfrog catch-up with the staple grain in terms of output, Chen Jianzhang still does not dare to equate the importance of soybeans with the staple grain.

"Propaganda, in many cases, as long as the media is politically correct, the point of view may be out of line and it may be able to add a bit of gimmick. After reacting, Qi Zheng was very open.

Without him, the main theme is a dose of heart booster!

In 2013, a lot of things happened, or these things, or hilarious, or signs, or nonsense...... All in all, most of them are not positivity-oriented events.

In the first half of the year, the major event that is most in line with the main theme is "the docking of the Ten Heavenly Palaces of God, and the Jade Rabbit of Chang'e Running to the Moon", opening a new journey for China's lunar exploration project.

But the sky is too far away to be as intimate as the soybeans in the field.

No, in the second half of the year, the epoch-making "Oriental Magic Bean" has become a symbol of a period, and the discussion among ordinary people is a lot lively.

However, as the saying goes, "the layman looks at the excitement, the insider looks at the doorway", whether it is reliable or unreliable media publicity, at most it is the icing on the cake; the real status of "Jiadou No. 13" is not only reflected in the increase in production, but also in the academic influence.

"The results of the laboratory were published in Cell?" Qi Zheng immediately sat up straight when he heard the news.

Chen Jianzhang smiled at the corner of his mouth, coughed lightly, and nodded: "The paper was published in the latest issue, and I am the corresponding author......

Science, Nature, and Cell are all internationally renowned academic journals. Of course, based on the research of "Jiadou 13", which brought about the "green revolution" of soybeans, it is still no problem to mix up the publication qualifications.

Qi Zheng was surprised that it was not the achievement itself published in "Cell", but that Chen Jianzhang's research was completed so much ahead of schedule?

Qi Zheng took the journal "Cell", opened it and took a look, his eyes stared at the inside page of "Cell" for a moment.

- Cell arranges the lab's papers on the first page after the table of contents.

In other words, the first position of the entire journal belongs to Chen Jianzhang.

Although there are cover and back cover papers competing with it, this is pretty much the best spot.

Look at the title again - pan-genome research "leverages" the soybean revolution!

Qi Zheng couldn't help but glance at Chen Jianzhang, who was smiling brightly, and exhaled, they're really done!

With a new genome map, the main advantages of different soybeans are "packaged", and almost all the genetic information of soybeans is presented – strictly speaking, this is not a study specific to "Jiadou 13", but the role played by "Jiadou 13" is decisive.

In order to improve the level of basic research and molecular design breeding of soybean, new genomic resources that can represent different soybean germplasm materials are needed, especially the genetic resources that have the most influence on yield and quality in the process of soybean domestication.

Chen Jianzhang led the Jiagu laboratory team and the soybean research team of the Chinese Academy of Sciences to conduct in-depth resequencing and population structure analysis of nearly 3,000 soybean germplasm materials from the world's main soybean producing countries, and carefully selected 30 representative soybean germplasm materials, the most representative of which is undoubtedly "Jiadou 13".

The research team carried out high-quality de novo genome "assembly" and precise annotation of these 30 soybean germplasm materials, constructed a high-quality pan-genome based on pattern structure, and mined a large number of large structural variants that could not be identified by traditional genomes.

What's the point?

Let's put it this way, if you're doing genetic research, you usually need to use a reference genome to identify genetic variation between individuals by comparing target sequencing data to a reference gene.

So here's the problem.

If the reference genome sequence information is incomplete, it is impossible to effectively identify the information in the area that varies greatly between individuals—which is the valid gene, which is the invalid gene, and what biological function do they control?

There is a large genetic variation between different soybean germplasm resources, and who knows which ones are "high-quality" genomes?

The significance of "Jiadou 13" lies in the fact that after being washed by "aura", the evolution tends to be perfect, and the "high-quality" genome is strongly selected, which is equivalent to providing a "platform" for key gene mining.

The research team led by Chen Jianzhang took Jiadou 13 as the blueprint and systematically compared the genomes of other representative soybean germplasm materials to create a new genome "map".

For example, the soybean pan-genome map marks the genome that controls 100-grain weight and oil content, the "twin" homologous gene that controls the photoperiod, and the genetic structural variation that regulates iron deficiency and green loss in soybean...... In addition, 16 structural variants were identified as causing fusions between different genes, which provides important clues for the study of the generation of new genes.

Chen Jianzhang's results can be said to be the acceleration button for soybean breeding and improvement - it does not provide a direct answer, but it provides ideas and reference answers, no wonder it is called "milestone work in genomics" by reviewers!

After reading the paper, Qi Zheng gently pinched the footer, feeling a little agitated.

He can't devote himself to research, but that doesn't stop him from reading the results.

Similar results, in his impression, seem to have made a breakthrough at the end of the second decade of this century.

The reason why he advanced so much can only be said that his golden finger aura is too powerful.

People are "looking for a picture according to the map", that is, there are clues first and then there are results; Jiagu Laboratory is good, it is good to have results first, and then reverse the projection.

This feeling that everyone is drunk and I am alone is wonderful!

No matter how much money you make, you won't change it.

Especially thinking that Jiagu has stood at the forefront of soybean breeding in the world, Qi Zheng is even more excited.

With every step I take forward, the world expands one step forward.

No matter how explosive the dedication is, it will be filled with this satisfaction.

The happiness of men is simpler than imagined.

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