Chapter 492: Ye Chen's conjecture

Ye Chen is a world-renowned scientist, this kind of technical problem is well thought out and very insightful, not only the father of hybrid rice wants to know, but who doesn't want to do it?

All of them opened their eyes wide and pricked up their ears. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info

"Let's start with plants. The application of genetically modified technology in plants is of great value. If endangered plants are supported by genetically modified technologies to improve their viability, it is possible to survive. This is of great significance to save such endangered species. Ye Chen explained.

The father of hybrid rice nodded his head and agreed with this statement.

In modern society, science and technology have made tremendous progress, and human society has prospered like never before. However, the damage to the environment is also terrifying. If nothing else, let's talk about our country. Before the reform and opening up, our country had a beautiful environment, green mountains and clear waters, and fresh air.

How many years have passed? The destruction is distressing, and the smog is already heart-wrenching.

The environmental damage is severe, and the survival of plants has become a problem, and some plants are already at risk of extinction. If these endangered plants are supported by genetically modified technology, their viability can be greatly improved, and they can be preserved.

This is definitely one of the most valuable uses of GM technology.

"Of course, I support the application of genetically modified technology in crops, and I am particularly cautious about the promotion of genetically modified crops." Ye Chen said again.

Particularly cautious?

As a world-renowned scientist, Ye Chen used the word "special" to emphasize his attitude this time, and the father of hybrid rice had a solemn face. Ye Chen emphasized this, and he must have a very amazing insight.

"We all know that genes are evolutionary. It took tens of millions of years for humans to evolve from forest monkeys to modern humans. In these tens of millions of years, there has been a lot of human food, and a lot of it has disappeared in the long river of history. However, there are written records, and in terms of our history, there are thousands of years. Shennong tasted a hundred herbs and pioneered medicine, which benefited us immensely. Shennong taught the people to harvest crops, so that our ancestors entered the agricultural era. These crops have been with us for thousands of years. It's the result of thousands of years of time, it's reliable, and we can eat with confidence. Ye Chen said again.

The father of hybrid rice, they couldn't help but nod their heads, agreeing with this statement.

Since Shennong, our country has entered an agrarian society, which is a huge progress. Crops have been with us for thousands of years, and such a long historical test is how reliable they are.

"GMO technology has only been around for decades, which is too short. Genetically modified crops are even shorter. Whether there is a problem with the crop varieties obtained through genetically modified technology remains to be tested by time. Maybe there is no problem, maybe there is a problem, no one can say this now. Ye Chen's brows furrowed, and his tone became more and more cautious.

Genetically modified technology only appeared in the seventies of the last century, and it has only been more than forty years now. Although scientists have made a lot of efforts and conducted rigorous experiments. However, the genes themselves are evolving, and what will the combination of two different genes look like, and will we be able to see the results in just a few decades?

It took tens of millions of years for humans to evolve from forest monkeys to modern humans, and the genes are still evolving, and they have not yet reached the end. Who knows what humanity will evolve into in the future?

Even human beings, who have evolved over tens of millions of years, have no end in sight. Genetically modified crops that have only been evolving for decades, who dares to guarantee that they are not harmful to humans?

"Of course, no problem is the best, in case one day in the future it is found that genetically modified crops have a very serious harm to human beings, and human beings have been poisoned by genetically modified crops, and at that time, it will be too late to regret it." Ye Chen's tone was slightly higher.

The time for the emergence of genetically modified technology is too short, only a few decades, to conclude that genetically modified crops are not harmful to human beings, which is too hasty. Therefore, we must be cautious and cautious in the promotion of genetically modified crops.

"For example, genetically modified soybeans, the United States is promoting them to the world, and it is also asking our country to buy them in large quantities. In fact, Americans themselves do not eat genetically modified soybeans, because Americans have no bottom in their hearts, and Americans also know that it is completely impossible to know the future of genes after a few decades of evolution. Ye Chen gave an example.

Genetically modified soybeans, as long as anyone who pays a little attention to the news knows, is not unfamiliar at all.

Genetically modified soybeans in the United States are famous all over the world, and the United States promotes them all over the world, but the Americans themselves do not eat them.

Because genetically modified soybeans have not been around for a long time, Americans themselves have no bottom in their hearts.

Crops, related to the problem of eating. It's not just tens of millions of people, it's billions of trillions of people; It's not just about one generation or two generations, it's about future generations.

If genetically modified crops are promoted now, and in a few years, it will be found that there is a problem with genetically modified crops, and it will not be one or two generations that will be harmed, but future generations, and it is possible that the entire ethnic group will have problems.

The consequences would be terrible.

This is not nonsense, but there are practical examples.

Many genetically modified varieties contain bacterial genes extracted from bacilli that produce a protein that is toxic to insects and pests. A type of butterfly larvae eats pollen from plants of the genus Milkweed, which contains the gene for bacilli, resulting in death or abnormal development.

It's just an experiment, and there is this terrible phenomenon.

If genetically modified crops are promoted, human beings will eat them every day and do experiments every day. Who can say what will happen in a few years?

Xiao Ye's worries are very reasonable. What is hateful is that some businesses obviously use genetically modified crops, but they use very small words in the most inconspicuous position, and if you don't pay attention, you won't find it. If it is not a genetically modified crop, these black-hearted merchants will mark it in a very conspicuous font in the most conspicuous position. "The father of hybrid rice is heartbroken.

There are a lot of such black-hearted merchants, and friends who have entered the supermarket must have found a lot.

"Compared to the old man, they are a fart." Ye Chen has also seen many such black-hearted merchants, and he hates them very much.

The rigorous scientific attitude of the father of hybrid rice to eat the grain and make himself an experiment is moving.

"Xiaoye, another aspect of your concern is that genetically modified technology is used on animals, right?" The father of hybrid rice already understood Ye Chen's worries.

"That's right. Animals, some of which are human food, need to be treated with the same care as crops when using genetically modified technology. What worries me the most is that as GMO technology matures, humanity will get closer and closer to God, and by that time, a lot of monsters will be created. Ye Chen's brows tightened.

"What do you mean by that?" The father of hybrid rice asked.

It could be seen that Ye Chen was really worried, and Chen Wang and the others were also curious, and their eyes widened.

"If genetically modified technology has made great progress, and human beings can play a role in creating life, those with ulterior motives, or crazy people, use it on human beings, then the consequences will be terrible." Ye Chen's voice turned higher.

The father of hybrid rice, their faces are solemn.

"What would happen if a madman implanted a fragment of another animal's gene into a human gene?" Ye Chen's eyes flashed fiercely.

The father of hybrid rice pursed his lips tightly, and his face was serious.

"If we were to implant a dog's gene fragment in a human gene, would we be able to produce kobolds? If the genetic fragment of the pig is implanted, will it produce a pig-headed man? If a genetic fragment of a snake is implanted, will it produce Medusa? Ye Chen asked a few questions in a row, and the faces of the fathers of hybrid rice were ugly, and the atmosphere was heavy.

Now, we don't have such worries, that's because the GM technology is not mature enough, and the role of humans in creating life is not very large, just a little tinkering.

With the advancement of technology, human beings are playing an increasing role, and there will inevitably be people with ulterior motives, or crazy people, who will definitely conduct experiments on humans.

Human cloning, banned all over the world, and madmen are conducting human cloning experiments.

If you experiment on humans, you will become a monster that is not human, and it is not a ghost. The consequences of this are terrible, and it will subvert human ethics and morality.

Such a monster, is it a human or a monster?

It's human, but it's not entirely human. It's not human, but it has human characteristics and human genes.

Human morality has been severely challenged, will the existing moral system collapse?

If it's just an experiment, although it's unacceptable, the harm to humans is not too great.

If someone with ulterior motives creates such a monster on a large scale, the consequences will be even more serious.

A large number of monsters appear on the earth, competing with humans for food, competing for resources, challenging human ethics, and waging war with humans.

Will such terrible consequences lead to the destruction of mankind?

It's hard for anyone to say.

At any time, there is no shortage of madmen and people with ulterior motives.

If human beings have made great achievements in genetically modified technology and can play more of a life-creating role, sooner or later there will be madmen and people with ulterior motives who will do so.

Don't say it's a reality, it's scary to think about.

This is more harmful to humanity than human cloning.

Human cloning will have a huge impact on human ethics. Anyway, this is still human, with human wisdom and knowledge. Monsters, there is no such constraint, they can do whatever they want, and it is possible for humans to become food for monsters.

"Xiaoye, you can see far and think through, genetically modified technology really needs to be treated carefully." After a long time, the father of hybrid rice came back to his senses.

The terrible consequences of Ye Chen's analysis do not exist in the imagination, as the technology becomes more and more mature, this terrible consequence is likely to appear, and we have to take GMO technology seriously.

"I also have this attitude towards genetically modified organisms, so I use hybrid rice technology in my research on rice." The Father of Hybrid Rice.

Hybrid rice is to select two rice varieties that have certain genetic differences and their excellent traits can complement each other to produce the first generation of hybrids with heterosis for production.

In the final analysis, hybrid rice is carried out between rice, and the rice varieties will be improved, without causing species mutation, and there will be no uncertain consequences like genetically modified organisms.

"Xiao Ye, I invited you here to conquer the super rice and confirm the existence of higher-level lifeforms, what do you think about this?" The father of hybrid rice looked at Ye Chen with blazing eyes.

Chen Wang's eyes were fiery.