Chapter 300: The Human Genome Project

On September 22, the United States extracted dinosaur genetic materials for the first time, and this news quickly occupied the front pages of major newspapers. The news originally came from the University of Montana in the United States, where a team of researchers led by paleontologist Jack Horner extracted genetic material from the thigh bone of a 65-million-year-old "Tyrannosaurus rex" for the first time!

It didn't take long for the news to quickly spread around the world!

In the famous novel "Jurassic Park", it is written that scientists found dinosaur blood from the straw of a mosquito in amber, and then extracted DNA molecules from it, and finally created a dinosaur! But now, scientists have actually extracted the genetic material of "Tyrannosaurus Rex", can it also create dinosaurs as written in the novel?

There was a great discussion around the world.

At this moment, the news that scientists have extracted dinosaur genetic materials has also gone viral on Twitter, and many netizens have left messages.

"Oh my God, the genetics are all there, and the scientists are going to copy the Tyrannosaurus rex?!"

"Damn, the real version of "Jurassic Park" ah!!"

"It's definitely going to make a Tyrannosaurus rex, and then I can't control it, I run out and eat people, oh oh oh, it's so scary......"

"Excuse me, is the Tyrannosaurus rex delicious?"

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At this time, many reporters came to interview Henry.

"Hello, Mr. Henry Williams. You must have heard that American scientists have recently extracted genetic material from the thigh bone of Tyrannosaurus rex, and you once wrote "Jurassic Park", so do you think scientists can make dinosaurs?" the reporter asked.

Henry touched his nose, it seems that the "Jurassic Park" he wrote has a great impact on people.

Horner et al. found genetic material DNA from the thigh bone of Tyrannosaurus rex. But if the materials are not complete, it is impossible to reproduce the dinosaur!

It is important to know that there are 23 pairs of chromosomes in the nucleus of every human cell, and two pairs of chromosomes, the "X chromosome" and the "Y chromosome", determine sex. And each chromosome is a long DNA molecule, that is, 23 pairs of chromosomes have 46 long DNA molecules. This whole set of DNA molecules is called the genome, and only the complete genome can perfectly make a living thing!

If there is a shortcoming, it may not be created, or a "freak" may be created!

Henry didn't see the research materials of Horner and others, but he thought that it would be impossible to extract the complete dinosaur genome......

Henry thought for a moment and shook his head at the reporter. said, "Perhaps...... But I still don't think there's a good chance of making a dinosaur!"

When the reporter heard this, his eyes lit up and he took a picture of Henry!

The next day, the newspaper came out with a picture of Henry with the headline "Jurassic Park author Henry Williams thinks dinosaurs might be possible"!

As soon as Henry saw the newspaper, he couldn't help but scold: ", the editor is really unscrupulous." Out of context, what I said later. Why don't you write it!"

The newspaper soon sold out of stock, Henry was pushed to the forefront, and reality and the Internet discussed Henry's words, as if the situation was getting more and more intense!

At this moment, Horner and his research team held a press conference to say that DNA molecules can be "amplified" and replicated though. But only a small part of the biological genetic material is not enough to provide a basis for the "re-creation" of dinosaurs!

After Horner and others made a statement, the discussion gradually died down. However, there are still many people who don't understand why they can't make dinosaurs......

As a result, all kinds of popular science knowledge appeared in newspapers and on the Internet.

Afterward. Another expert pointed out: "Genes are the most basic genetic factors, which are DNA fragments that have genetic effects and carry genetic information. It supports the basic structure and performance of life, and stores all the information about the race, blood type, gestation, growth, and apoptosis process of life! Through the study of genes, we can explore the true meaning of life and discover the essence and changes of life evolution!"

"At present, the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Japan, China and other countries are participating in the Human Genome Project, through sequencing the human genome, mapping the human genome, so as to uncover the secret of the 3 billion base pairs that make up the 25,000 genes of the human body!"

"The Human Genome Project is a large-scale, transnational, interdisciplinary scientific exploration project with a budget of up to $3 billion, and is known as the three major scientific programs along with the Manhattan atomic bomb program and the Apollo program!"

In fact, the gene umbrella company is also carrying out the human genome project, but the gene umbrella company has more strength than the sum of all gene sequencing in the world!

The R&D department of Gene Umbrella Gene Equipment manufactures the world's most advanced 1,000 ABI-1001 capillary automatic sequencers, each of which is extremely expensive and costs $500,000.

In addition, Henry had already ordered the Cray company to build a supercomputer.

Simon Clay is recognized as the "father of supercomputers" in Europe and the United States, and the Clay company he founded once controlled the entire supercomputer market and occupied the peak position for five years! After 2008, he built the world's first supercomputer, the "Jaguar", and two years later, the world's first supercomputer, the "Titan", the world's first supercomputer!

When it comes to supercomputer technology, Cray is undoubtedly the world's first-class company!

Since Henry's acquisition of Clay, he has instructed them to build the most powerful supercomputer at all costs. So, after more than a year, on July 1, 1994, the supercomputer was finally built.

This supercomputer, Henry gave it the command "Titan One"!

The birth of Titan One immediately broke the world record for supercomputers!

In December 1992, Intel launched the paragon supercomputer, becoming the first supercomputer in history to break through the threshold of one trillion floating-point calculations per second!

With 5,000 MIPS processors, the Titan One supercomputer cost $120 million to build, and its 10 trillion calculations are 10 times faster than the Paragon supercomputer!!

When the Clay Company announced the calculation speed of the "Titan 1," it immediately caused a huge sensation in the industry! Even the US Government was alarmed and sent people to order a "Titan 1" supercomputer from the Clay Company! Originally, they wanted to buy the "Titan 1" directly, but Henry wanted to use it for his own use, so he could only help them produce it.

There is technology and everything, and one can be produced in ten days.

"Titan One" was immediately sent to the Gene Umbrella No. 1 Experimental Center to be responsible for the calculation work.

With the help of 1,000 capillary automatic sequencers ABI-1001 and Titan 1, the gene sequencing work of the gene umbrella is really strong, and the combined speed of the world is not as fast as the gene umbrella!

Sequencing the human genome as soon as possible is of great significance for studying one's own disease! Henry thought to himself, as long as he could speed it up and spend a little more money, it didn't matter!

(To be continued.) )