Chapter 9 Lectures
Nine local three-dimensional farm companies in New Fuzhou formed a temporary alliance and jointly issued a statement to take civilian companies to court for violating the Anti-dumping Law and the Food Security Law. For a while, the situation in New Fuzhou City changed, and the media turned their cameras to this incident. On the surface, the incident was the dissatisfaction of the nine local companies with another low-priced sale of starch, but the fact that behind the civilian company was the future company of Liao Neicheng, which made the incident subtle.
Although both Fuzhou City and Liaonei City are New Han Chinese and have the same culture and ethnicity, they are independent autonomous cities. Therefore, South China is only a confederation, not a federation of national nature. If the future company behind the civilian company does engage in dumping, it means that the food security of New Fuzhou City is threatened by the city of Liaone. Once the food source is controlled by the city of Liaonei, the basis of the autonomy of the new Fuzhou city will no longer exist.
Therefore, many citizens spontaneously held a march to protest against the green invasion of Liao Nei City. It's hard to say whether there is a local grain company behind this.
"Sister Yuka, the court is scheduled to be held in three days."
"The lawyer sent a message that as long as it is confirmed that the future company controls the civilian company, the civilian company can be sentenced to breaking the law under the food security law." The secretary continued.
"This trick may be useful, but it can only delay the situation."
Uka looked at the flow of people outside the window, not knowing what she was thinking.
"I heard that a famous scholar from the Atlantis Confederation came to give a lecture in New Fuzhou." Yu Jia remembered hearing Li Xu talk about it in the morning.
"Yes, and Director Chen also went to this lecture." The secretary said.
"Really? They didn't even report it to me. Yuka said helplessly.
The Atlantis Confederation is the descendants of American astronauts and space tourists, with members: the cities of Kuru, Waka, Amapa, and Marara, with a total population of 150 million, claiming to be Atlanteans. All four cities are located in South America, with Kourou originally being the space center of France, three north of the Amazon and one south of the Amazon. The Suez Canal and the ocean between South Africa and the Antarctic continent have been frozen, the original Panama Canal has been turned into an active erupting volcano, and the only means of transportation between the Atlantis Confederation and the South China Confederacy are passenger and cargo planes.
Hina is the editor-in-chief of the journal New Cell in Marajo, and is also a well-known biologist with a number of biological patents. The most famous of these is the successful transfer of methanogenic genes from methanogens to yeasts, making it possible to produce methane on a large scale. Methanobacteria are anaerobic organisms and cannot multiply in large numbers in the presence of oxygen. Unlike yeasts, yeasts have both aerobic and anaerobic properties, and can multiply in large numbers in the presence of oxygen and produce alcohol in the absence of oxygen.
It is precisely because of the ability of yeast to change to produce methane that allows humans to produce methane in large quantities, so that human organic waste can be quickly converted into fuel. Cities generate a lot of organic waste every day, and if this waste is not broken down as quickly as possible, it will affect urban hygiene. 300 years ago, humans also used genetically modified yeast to produce human insulin.
At the football stadium in Xinfuzhou, tens of thousands of people lined up neatly outside the football field, and the whole team moved forward quietly.
A large screen is erected in the center of the stadium, and it looks like a fairy in front of the screen. Hina was dressed in a white robe with long legs wrapped in white silk, and a whole touch screen was placed in front of her.
10,000 people sat down around the stadium, each wearing AR glasses and tablets, and the information of the lecture was sent to the audience through the AR glasses and handheld tablets. Only the person who purchased the ticket can connect to the Wi-Fi in the center of the stadium.
Li Xu naturally came to listen to the lecture, and it would be a pity to miss the lecture of such a famous scholar. In the seat next to Li Xu, there is Chen Dai in a black lace skirt.
"Hello everyone! I am very happy to come to Xinfuzhou City to give lectures, and I hope that what I have learned can be fruitful for everyone. At least, it's worth the fare, isn't it? Hina quipped.
"The human body is fragile, with diseased organs and loss of basic functions due to trauma. If a substitute can be created, it can replace the diseased organ, improve the quality of life of the patient, and save the patient's life. ”
The slender fingers of the day swiped across the tablet, and the corresponding pictures appeared in the AR glasses.
"But human donation alone is not sufficient, and allogeneic transplants can cause rejection. Therefore, the best approach is to culture the patient's homologous cells into organs, which can avoid rejection and solve the problem of organ origin. In the course of the study, it was found that the use of somatic cells to induce totipotent stem cells would instead produce genetic mutations, which would be contrary to the goal of avoiding rejection. ”
"Is there no way to do it?" Hina asked the crowd.
"I think inducing totipotent stem cells is the right way, although it is difficult to walk." Chen Dai muttered to herself in her seat.
"Although induction is good, it is perfect to use embryonic stem cells directly." Li Xu heard about Chen Dai and put forward his own opinions.
Chen Dai noticed that it was the person next to her who was talking, and then turned her head. At just one glance, Chen Dai was stunned, she didn't expect that there was such a beautiful woman, clear water out of hibiscus, natural carving.
"What's wrong?" Seeing the person in front of him looking at him in a daze, Li Xu couldn't help but ask curiously.
"Oh, it's fine." Chen Dai woke up, "But embryonic stem cells need sperm and egg cells, and now sperm is very precious." ”
Li Xu smiled and nodded, turned his head and continued to listen. Chen Dai was amazed by Li Su's smile, and couldn't help but glance at this figure out of the corner of her eye, as if there was a hint of sweetness in the air.
"300 years ago, people treated the cornea of pigs and transplanted it into humans. The internal organs of pigs are similar in size to those of humans. Therefore, I would like to propose an idea here, is it possible to transplant human stem cells into a pig and develop into a complete organ? ”
Hina sent out new pictures and papers.
"This is the group I led to extract natural stem cells from the placenta of pig A. These stem cells, although not as totipotent stem cells, can develop into organs. So we implanted these stem cells into pig B, and lowered the immunity of the young pigs, and raised them in a sterile environment. ”
"Look at this picture."
The tablet shows a picture of a dissected pig with two livers, one slightly smaller but healthy.
"We compared the two livers genetically and determined that the big one was from pig B, and the small liver was generated by transplanted stem cells, which was from pig A. After that, we remove the liver of pig A and implant the small liver into pig A. After the operation, pig A was able to live a healthy life. Even if immunity was restored, pig A did not have rejection. ”
After speaking, the audience burst into warm applause. This means that human beings can have artificial organs in the future, which can save many lives.
"We are currently working with major medical companies to preserve the placenta of the baby at birth and extract stem cells from it for freezing. Once there is a problem with the human organ, the organ can be cultivated from pigs to replace the broken parts of our body. Experiments on human organs are ongoing, and we hope that people with lofty ideals can join us. If you have surplus funds, you can fund our laboratory, and you will also have a profit share when medical companies carry out organ transplant surgery in the future. Hina couldn't help but put on an advertisement, and playfully stuck out her tongue after speaking.
"Today's relevant research materials will be sent to you later. But please do not spread it to other people who have not paid the course fee, otherwise our company will sue you. Thank you all for joining us! Hina bowed deeply to the crowd.
"Smack, smack, smack!" The audience burst into warm applause.
After exiting, the crowd stepped forward in an orderly manner to ask for autographs and answers to Hina's questions.
"Hey, little sister. Do you want to go together and ask for an autograph? After Chen Dai got off the field, he called Li Xu beside him.
"Okay, I have a question for Hona Scholar." Li Xu replied.
The team moved slowly, and taking the opportunity to ask for autographs, Li Xu saw the characters in the textbook for the first time. Although he is a big man, he is very amiable and gentle, and there is no so-called scholarly frame.
"Hello, Professor Hina. I would like to ask if the sow's ** is implanted with mammary stem cells, can it produce breast milk? Li Xu asked respectfully.
"Well, that's a good question. There are two kinds of mammary stem cells, and it stands to reason that as long as they can form human mammary glands in pigs, they can produce milk. However, it is more likely to produce mixed human-pig milk. Hina thought for a moment and gave her own conjecture.
"Thank you, Professor!" Li Xu got the answer and was excited.
"Little sister, are you interested in cells?" Hina asked the girl in front of her.
"Hmm. I am very interested and I hope to one day eliminate the pain of female fertility. Li Xu looked at Hina sincerely.
"Great, but some things don't just talk. Do you have a certificate in biology? "Every day people talk to her about her ideals, so she is not too interested in it, on the contrary, she prefers people who act.
"Yes, I got a biology degree certified by New South and Changkong Educational Institutions." Li Xu nodded heavily.
"Interesting little sister, let's add a friend and have time to talk." Rina took the initiative to add Li Xu's friends, which made Chen Dai on the side envious.