Chapter 236: The Pros and Cons of Genetic Engineering

As before, he accompanied Chen Feiyun to run a few laps on the track, and then went to the place that sold breakfast near the school to have breakfast, Shang Yiyun sent Chen Feiyun to the school gate and left.

There was still class this morning, so after leaving Huaguo Normal University, Shang Yiyun returned to the dormitory, ready to pick up some things, and then went to the classroom with his roommate.

However, when he returned to the dormitory, he found that it was only ten past seven, and there were still fifty minutes before the start of class, so his roommate naturally could not have set off so early.

Faced with this situation, he can only continue to wait, and now he has just finished his workout and is sweating all over his body, so he is ready to take a hot shower before going to the classroom.

Thinking of this, Shang Yiyun took out a set of clothes from the wardrobe and entered the bathroom, it was not past eight o'clock, so there was still hot water.

After a while, after taking a hot shower, Shang Yiyun felt comfortable all over his body and washed away the fatigue on his body.

At this time, it was already seven forty-five, and his roommate was ready to go, and seeing this situation, he took out a few books from the bookshelf and prepared to go to the classroom with his roommate.

Along the way, the four of them talked and laughed, and the atmosphere was very harmonious.

"Fengyu, I heard that during the time you have been an anchor, your monthly income has reached 10,000, which is quite powerful. ”

After saying this, Shang Yiyun sighed with emotion, with a monthly income of more than 10,000 yuan, it is indeed relatively rare for a first-year student.

When Shen Fengyu heard this, there was no pride on his face, he knew in his heart that his roommate Shang Yiyun was the real boss, and it had nothing to do with income.

Moreover, even if it is income, it cannot be compared, Shen Fengyu has heard that the leadership team of Shangyi Cloud has developed three achievements, and the patent has been sold for nearly 10 million funds.

"Yi Yun, don't bury me, compared to your achievements, my little thing is nothing at all. ”

When he said this, Shen Fengyu's face showed helplessness.

For the rest of the day, the two stopped talking and became silent.

The distance from the dormitory to the classroom was not too far, and it didn't take long for the dormitory group to arrive in the classroom.

This class is a big class, so there are three classes of students in the classroom, for this situation, Shang Yiyun is very calm, no matter where the class is, it has no effect on him, after all, when he is in class, he rarely listens to the class.

Put the book in his hand on the table, and wait for the teacher to arrive, and after two or three minutes, a middle-aged man in a formal suit walked into the classroom, this man, the official teacher of this class.

At this time, Shang Yiyun also opened the book on the table and read it carefully, with the knowledge he has now, coming to the classroom has almost no effect, but he always remembers that he is now a student, and attending classes is an obligation as a student.

Of course, as for what he learns in class, it depends on his own meaning, and the books he reads now have nothing to do with philosophy, but books related to genetic engineering.

Shang Yiyun has always been in awe of genetic engineering, but he can't stop his curiosity about genetic engineering.

Genetic engineering, also known as gene splicing technology and DNA recombinant technology, is based on molecular genetics as the theoretical basis, with the modern methods of molecular biology and microbiology as the means, according to the pre-designed blueprint of genes from different sources, in vitro to construct hybrid DNA molecules, and then introduce them into living cells to change the original genetic characteristics of organisms, obtain new varieties, and produce new products.

Genetic engineering technology provides a powerful means for the study of gene structure and function.

The most prominent advantage of genetic engineering is that it breaks the boundaries between species that are difficult to break through in conventional breeding, and can reorganize and transfer genetic information between prokaryotes and eukaryotes, between animals and plants, and even between humans and other organisms. Human genes can be transferred to E. coli for expression, and bacterial genes can be transferred to plants for expression.

The technologies that support the development of genetic engineering mainly include nucleic acid gel electrophoresis technology, nucleic acid molecular hybridization technology, bacterial transformation and transfection technology, DNA sequence analysis technology, oligonucleotide synthesis technology, gene site-directed mutagenesis technology, and polymerase chain reaction technology.

The development of information technology has changed the way of life of human beings, and the breakthrough of genetic engineering will help human beings to prolong their lives, the average life expectancy of the population in some countries has exceeded 80 years, and the average life expectancy appointed by China has also exceeded 70 years.

Some scientists predict that with the effective overcoming of cancer, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases and other stubborn diseases, between 2020 and 2030, there may be countries with an average life expectancy of more than 100 years, and by 2050, the average life expectancy of human beings will reach 90 to 95 years.

Prolonging life is one of the important prerequisites for researchers to study genetic engineering, and many people know that the study of genetic engineering will bring many drawbacks, but the temptation of prolonging life is too great, and some private institutions, without permission, will also invest in the research of genetic engineering.

Following the publication of the "working framework map" of the human genome by scientists on June 26, 2000, scientists from many countries jointly published the map of the human genome and the results of preliminary analysis.

The human genome map released this time is obtained after sorting, classifying and arranging on the basis of the original "working framework diagram", which is more accurate, clear and complete.

The human genome contains most of the genetic information of human life, aging, illness and death, and deciphering it will bring a revolution to the diagnosis of diseases, the development of new drugs and the exploration of new treatments.

The publication of the human genome map and preliminary analysis results will play an important role in promoting the development of life sciences and biotechnology.

With the further deepening of human genome research, life science and biotechnology will enter a new era with the new century.

Thinking of this, Shang Yiyun couldn't wait to devote himself to the research of genetic engineering, but he also knew in his heart that genetic engineering was full of too many uncertainties, which he could not participate in now, so he was just thinking about it now.

Now, continue to read the book, this book, a detailed description of genetic engineering, in daily life, and genetic engineering things are not uncommon, and the things we eat now, many of them are the results of genetically modified organisms.

There is no scientific consensus on the safety of GMOs, but despite this, genetically engineered crops have been released on a large scale, biomedical applications are increasing, and GMOs are being used for industrial use and environmental restoration, while little is known to the public.

Genetic engineering has made great progress in the 20th century, which is at least two strong proofs, one is genetically modified animals and plants, and the other is cloning technology.

The implantation of genetically modified plants and animals with new genes gave them new traits that they did not have before, which caused an agricultural revolution.

Nowadays, genetically modified technologies have begun to be widely used, such as insect-resistant tomatoes, fast-growing crucian carp, etc.

However, in recent years, there has been more and more evidence that genetic engineering research has ecological and health hazards and risks, and it also has adverse effects on farmers.

Genetic engineering, for human beings, has both advantages and disadvantages, as for the final consequences, no one can predict, and once the research in the field of genetic engineering begins, it is impossible to stop.

While he was reading carefully, the teacher was lecturing on the podium non-stop, each doing his own thing without disturbing each other.

Time passed minute by minute, and the two classes passed quickly, and the place where the last two classes were held was not this classroom, so Shang Yiyun needed to transfer his position and go to a classroom downstairs, the last two classes were also big classes, but the classes that took the class became four.

Of course, these things have nothing to do with him, after all, in the other classes, he doesn't know many people, so it doesn't make a difference to him which class he takes with in class.

In the last two classes, there is nothing special, the teacher lectures on it, and from time to time he will also let the students answer questions, but the matter of answering questions has never fallen on Shang Yiyun.

For this situation, he was also very satisfied in his heart, at least he ended up pure.

Shang Yiyun doesn't want to have any sense of existence, he is not a star, in his heart, scientific research is the most important, watching scientific research results appear in the team he leads, he will also have a great sense of accomplishment in his heart.

After reading the book related to genetic engineering, Shang Yiyun didn't plan to continue reading, but put his hands on his cheeks and looked at the desktop, not knowing what he was thinking.

The time of the two classes was as fast as it was said, and after the school bell rang, Shang Yiyun found that some students had rushed out of the classroom.

Seeing this, he did not hurry, but walked out of the classroom slowly.

After coming out of the teaching building and walking on the road to the campus, Shang Yiyun was thinking about the afternoon experiment in his heart.

I'm going to the lab this afternoon to do an experiment, but the experiment is not too difficult, because it is only a process of perfection, not a process of creation.

Graphene vanadium oxide battery has been successfully studied, and the next thing to do is to improve this scientific research achievement, which can really be put into large-scale actual production, only in this way can his goal be achieved.

But it's only 11:40 now, and there are still two hours to go in the afternoon, even if he wants to improve the research results as soon as possible and then apply for a patent, he is not in a hurry.

Thinking of this, Shang Yiyun's heart also calmed down, since it was now noon, the next thing to do was to go to the cafeteria to solve lunch first, and then go back to the dormitory to sleep beautifully.

Because he had just finished school now, when he came to the school cafeteria, he found that there was already a long queue at the place where he was served, and Shang Yiyun was also very helpless about this situation, just now, he rushed to the cafeteria without stopping, but he didn't expect that he still had to queue up.

There is no way, but to line up honestly, today he is going to pack and take it back to the dormitory, fortunately, the people in front of him are slowly decreasing, so after waiting for a while, there is no one in front of him, he ordered two dishes, and after the staff of the canteen packed it for him, Shang Yiyun left the canteen with the packing box.

When he returned to the dormitory, he found that the dormitory door was locked, and it seemed that the others were eating and had not yet returned.

There are four people in the dormitory, and each person has a key to the dormitory, so there is no need to wait outside.

After opening the door and walking in, I immediately felt a damp smell, that smell, giving people an indescribable feeling.

However, after living in this environment for a long time, I got used to it, put my lunch on the table, and then went to the faucet to wash my hands, and then returned to my place to prepare for lunch.

As soon as he sat down, he heard a familiar voice outside, and when he listened carefully, it turned out to be Shen Fengyu's voice, depending on the situation, the other party had already finished lunch, and the person had not returned to the dormitory, and the voice had already come.

For this situation, after paying a little attention to it, Shang Yiyun refocused his attention on lunch, and now the meal is the biggest, and other things can be put aside first.

Ten minutes later, Shang Yiyun threw the discarded lunch box into the trash, and lay down on the leisure chair contentedly, now the weather is getting hotter and hotter, so a short lunch break is indispensable, this time, it doesn't need to be too long, half an hour is enough.

In this way, Shang Yiyun lay on the leisure chair, closed his eyes, threw away the distractions in his heart, and began to rest.

Because he only needed to rest for half an hour, he didn't think about going to bed to rest, lying on the lounge chair was enough.

In this way, time passed slowly, and in a blink of an eye, half an hour passed, and after looking at the time, there was still an hour before two o'clock in the afternoon, and now he went to the laboratory, but it was a little early, so he was ready to turn on the computer and look at the recent news.

Thinking of this, Shang Yiyun turned on the computer and began to browse some news, whether it was domestic or international things, he would browse it, but after watching the news for so many days, he didn't see the news related to him.

For this situation, it has also ignited the fighting spirit, and he must work hard to study, and strive to have world-renowned achievements before graduating from university.

After browsing like this for a while, there were still twenty minutes left before two o'clock in the afternoon, Shang Yiyun got up and prepared to go to the laboratory.

It was already 1:40 p.m., and it would take ten minutes for him to arrive at the laboratory, and he believed that by this time, Cao Xun and Zhang Liu had already arrived at the laboratory.

Thinking of this, Shang Yiyun sped up his pace, it would have taken ten minutes to arrive, and it was even shortened by two minutes.

When he came to the laboratory, he saw Cao Xun and Zhang Liu, at this moment, the two of them had prepared the things needed for the experiment, and since the things were ready, they started the experiment.

The experiment that needs to be done this afternoon is different from the previous one, because the experiment to be done now is to continue the research on the basis of the success of the research, so as to achieve more perfect results

The next experiment, according to the steps of the experiment, step by step, was carried out very carefully and cautiously.