Ye Han thought thoughtfully: "According to this, the giant dragonfly we encountered at the beginning was a generation of giant insects; Later, those giant ants were all second-generation giant insects? ”

"It should be. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 info" Professor Qin said.

"Can all insects be infected with the puffing virus?"

"At present, there are no types with immunity, and at most the difference in body size is the difference."

Ye Han immediately remembered the butterfly he had caught: "Fist ant? ”

"Obviously, I'm very responsible to tell you that the fist ant and the giant ant are the same kind of ant, two fruits from the same tree."

Ye Han wanted to scold his mother.

Professor Qin continued: "Not all insects can grow several meters long, modern times are not ancient, the natural environment is not suitable for the survival of giant insects, but the role of the puffing virus is not only as simple as the giant insect, but also can affect other physiological characteristics of insects, so that the giant insect is more adapted to the modern natural environment, at present, we only know so much about the puffing virus, more in-depth research is ongoing, it is really hard to imagine, a virus can play so many roles, if we can master the principle, can create a real artificial retrovirus. ”

"Man-made virus?" Ye Han's eyes widened suddenly, "Is that the thing that modifies genes?" ”

"That's fine." Professor Qin said.

Ye Han suddenly remembered all kinds of modified people, all kinds of artificial people and half-orcs in novels, movies and cartoons, and suddenly struck a wit: "Genetic modification? ”

"Hey, you know about genetic modification?" Professor Qin was surprised.

"I also know how to strengthen human genes with animal genes." Ye Han's voice was low, "Professor, genes are God's domain, have you ever thought about the consequences of using retrogene viruses?" ”

There was an obvious pause in Professor Qin's voice: "Xiao Ye, I really underestimate you, do you think that our old guys, like the mad scientists in the movie, will use retroviruses to modify people's genes." ”

Ye Han pursed his lips, pondered for a moment and said slowly, "You may not, but what about the others?" What about the country? It can even be said to be extreme, what if this technology is mastered by terrorist groups? ”

"Xiao Ye, you said, when Einstein published his theory of relativity, did he think that nuclear weapons would change the world?"

Ye Han was stunned: "Professor, I don't understand what you mean. ”

The professor said earnestly: "Technology can change the world, but in the final analysis, it is human beings themselves who change the world. Genetically modifying humans to make everyone superhuman? Isn't that a good thing? ”

"Can that be a good thing?" Ye Han looked ignorant.

"It's really not good if the power of the individual is too strong, but just like a nuclear bomb, several major countries have nuclear weapons that destroy the earth several times, but more than half a century, has a nuclear war started? We have long been accustomed to life in the shadow of nuclear bombs, and if reformers prevail in the future, then social, legal, or other aspects will inevitably make corresponding changes and form a new social order. ”

Ye Han was confused when he heard it, and felt that Professor Qin's words were very reasonable, but he couldn't figure out what was going on for a while.

"Also, don't think of reverse transcription genes as too lofty, to put it bluntly, the cells with genetic mutations are cancer cells, and even the simplest genetic modifications may cause large-scale cell mutations. The exons in human genes are less than 1.5 percent of the total number of genes, and the remaining 97 percent of genes are all unknown in function! ”

Professor Qin paused when he said this: "It's very simple to embed the gene of another creature into the human gene chain, but the ghost knows which sleeping gene will awaken by doing so, and the ghost can't guess what the final result will be, so even if this thing is really studied, it's hard to say whether it can be used on people, so don't worry about this kind of uncharted thing!" ”

"Really?"

"How else can I lie to you? Besides, there is no such technology now, and it is basically used in the medical field, and the gene agent that kills cancer cells is one of them. If the puffing virus can really be studied, it must be used in medicine first, and it will be good to treat incurable diseases such as genetic diseases. If you wait another hundred and eighty years, there may be hope, but my old man won't be able to wait for that day. ”

"Look at what you're talking about......"

"Fool my old man, can I still not know about my own affairs?" Professor Qin said open-mindedly.

Ye Han couldn't help but be silent, he didn't know how to answer these words at all.

Seeing that there was no sound in the earpiece, Professor Qin asked, "Xiao Ye, are you okay?" ”

"Uh, yes!" Ye Han suddenly remembered the discussion in the car just now, "Professor, apart from insects, there are no other biological infections?" I've heard there's a cancer in the south or something. ”

"I've heard about this too, and the lab has done some experiments, and the situation is very bad."

"How?"

"In addition to insects, crustaceans have also changed their size after being infected with the puffing virus, and I have a super-large crayfish here with a tail that is half a meter long!"

A half-meter crayfish?

Ye Han instinctively thought of the huge lobster on the wine table: "How big should the real lobster be?" Car or bus? ”

Crabs can become giant, lobsters don't make sense.

"There's no news on that yet." "However, the salt water is effective in killing the puffing virus, and the possibility of lobster infection is very small. ”

"Is it possible to be small?"

"Yes!" "Lobsters and crabs don't have as much salinity as seawater, so if the food contains puffing viruses, marine organisms may spread the virus through the food chain...... No, the consequences are too serious, I have to arrange an experiment quickly! ”

"Professor, don't forget to tell me the results...... Professor? There was no sound on the phone.

Ye Han scratched his head vigorously, and he had a headache for no reason.

There is no relationship between insects and lobsters and crabs, and the only thing in common is the layer of chitin outside the body!

Could it be that the expansion of living things has something to do with whether they are crustaceans or not?

Ye Han suddenly felt a little dizzy, there are countless crustaceans in the ocean, if the puffing virus really spreads among marine creatures...... What are the consequences?

Lobsters that are four or five meters long, crabs that are the size of a table, scallops that are bigger than a table, conch that is like a small house, and horseshoe crabs that are bigger than a car...... Sea turtles also have shells, and if they can also be affected by the puffing virus, will there be turtles the size of small islands?

And those zooplankton with carapaces, what will they look like if they are infected with the puffing virus?

The more Ye Han thought about it, the more chaotic his brain became, and his brain almost crashed on the spot. (To be continued.) )