Chapter 151: Cell-directed differentiation
"Good morning host!" Listening to the three completely different greetings, Cao Chuan woke up, in the entire East Galaxy Company, only as an honorary advisor can he have the opportunity to enjoy the special services of the mental model, as for the others, because so far, the technology of perfect artificial intelligence, and even the technology of the mental model is still forbidden technology, naturally, many supporters of artificial intelligence, such as Google, have made something similar, and there is still a big distance from his technology.
Nana reported as usual: "Master, last night, the life science group of the research department achieved technical results, and I hope to invite you to guide you. β
"What exactly?" Cao Chuan asked while freshening up.
"In terms of the GM program, they seem to have found a GM method that reduces the cost by 80 percent."
β80%οΌ Wouldn't it be possible to spread it to all of humanity? β
"Actually, it shouldn't be so exaggerated, and it can only be achieved until the technology is really mature, and what I am sure is definitely a good thing."
"I see!" Cao Chuan hurriedly sent a message to the research department, telling them that he would come over, hurriedly finished eating breakfast, and talked to Bai Lian and Joan of Arc, and 15 minutes later, he appeared on time in the laboratory of the lunar base.
Standing in front of him was a 19- or 20-year-old freckled young man, a descendant of immigrants from the lunar city, who had been educated in the middle school of the education district for the past five years, and through the learning device, he not only completed all the secondary school courses, but also passed the professional knowledge assessment at the university and master's level, and he was the proposer of cheap genetic modification technology.
"Don't be nervous, Mr. Advisor standing in front of you is a very nice person to get along with." The man behind the boy said kindly, his name is Tratton, he is the leader of the life science group, and he is a veteran employee of the East Galaxy Company.
"Yes," the boy named Basim on the other side took a deep breath, "Mr. Advisor, please allow me to introduce you to the latest achievements of the research department. He said and turned around and pointed to the huge projection screen behind him, "The cost of genetic adjustment has always been the key to hindering the technology from benefiting more human beings, so far, the number of genetic adjusters in the entire East Galaxy Company is only 5,325, accounting for less than 1% of the total population, it is impossible to imagine what kind of social leap will occur when genetic adjustment technology is popularized in the hands of ordinary people, and will human civilization enter the era of superhuman civilization?" β
"Therefore, the cost control of genetic adjustment is a topic that our group has been studying intensively in the past one year." Because most of the techniques involved were proposed by Cao Chuan, Basim spoke quickly and gave a rough overview clearly, so that he would have enough time to tell about his results.
"The steps of genetic adjustment are divided into the following stages... Gene fragment production, protocyte collection, gene fragment replacement, adjustment cell culture, implantation surgery, adjustment period, thus completing a cycle. β
"The production of gene fragments has been automated, and so far we have more than 100 gene fragments in stock, and the number of each fragment is enough for 1,000 people, 10,000 people, and there is a way to quickly increase production." "Protective cell collection, the procedure takes 2 hours, and depending on the specific adjustment, a variety of cells will be collected."
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"Therefore, we will find that the most expensive stage is in the gene fragment replacement stage, where the cells at each site are replaced separately, cultivated separately, and operated on separately at the corresponding site. Wouldn't it be possible to significantly reduce the cost if only one protocyte was harvested once during the genetic adjustment process? β
Speaking of which, the most interesting place for Cao Chuan came, including Basim's face also revealed a little pride, this is a technical problem that he solved alone, although it is now impossible to achieve the expected reduction of 80% of the cost, 40% is still there, such a drop, the genetic adjustment of 50,000 merits to the outside world is reduced to 30,000, which is equivalent to 30 million, which is a price that many rich people and high-ranking officials can afford.
"Active Intervention Technology for Cell Differentiation!" Basim gave the answer, "In 2015, the Beacon of Freedom achieved the directional differentiation of light-controlled stem cells into neuronal cells... In 2016, the Gallic state achieved the directional differentiation of signaling proteins controlling stem cells into muscle cells..."
Active cell differentiation intervention technology is the cutting-edge technology in the life sciences obtained by human beings in recent years, so there are still many people who do not know much about it, the only thing that needs to be known is that human beings have been able to control the directional differentiation of stem cells towards up to 30 cell types.
"So if we incorporate this step into the process of genetic adjustment, in the protist cell collection phase, only one type of cell is harvested; In the gene fragment replacement stage, all gene segments are replaced in one cell; At the stage of implant surgery, only one implantation is required. β
"After the implantation is completed, through directional differentiation, the implanted cells can be continuously divided and replaced, which in turn affects the whole body."
"One of the benefits of this is that the adjusted cells are all over the body, have exactly the same information, are more hereditary, and can even be passed on to the next generation."
"The disadvantage is that adjusting multiple gene segments in a cell will bring more than 500% higher risk of gene collapse, genetic diseases, and so on."
Cao Chuan asked: "So, the technology is not mature enough?" β
"We admit that Mr. Advisor's conclusion is correct, but after we have discussed, the potential value of this technology is very great...", Trayton, who was standing in the back, explained, "Mr. Consultant, I don't know if there is any information on the framework of human life on the part of the East Galaxy Company, and if so, it will make up for the technical defects and make this technology benefit all mankind." β
"The framework of human life? Of course there is..."Cao Chuan smiled slightly, as if he understood the intention of this group of researchers, the use of new genetic modification technology would increase the risk? But the framework of human life will kill this risk in advance.
ββ¦ You've convinced me, but I need more specific experimental data, market-based evaluation results, and then I'll bring the framework of human life, and then, not only can I increase the popularity of genetic modification, but I can also launch the second phase, the third phase, and more genetic modification projects. β
"Is there really a framework for human life?" Below, many employees who were watching asked in disbelief.
"That's right." Cao Chuan knew that the reason why he didn't figure out the framework of human life was entirely because of the complexity of the framework of human life, and he would spend more time simulating the rules.
"Are there still rice, wheat, birds, lions, elephants, fish... What about the framework of life? β
......Hearing this, Cao Chuan felt as if he had been accidentally caught in a trap, thinking that this group of employees was really not satisfied, he smiled and said without deception: "The rest of the life framework?" Of course not... However, I'm sure you'll crack it out if you have to, won't you? β
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