Chapter 68: Teachers' Worries (2.5k for Support)
In the microscopic laboratory of Qingbei University, the research on mutant rice continues, and several postdoctoral researchers are continuing to sequence the genetic maps of some modified "giant rice" seeds, input the genetic data into the software, and simulate the complete three-dimensional genetic structure map through big data.
After Liao Mingchu and Bai Shulong finished instructing the students, they sat in the office drinking tea and chatting.
Recently, because of the International Exchange Forum on Genetic Code, more and more top biologists have come to Beijing.
Some of them have academic exchanges with the School of Life Sciences, and some hang out in the tourist attractions of the capital.
Some rumors also reached the ears of the two teachers.
Bai Shulong was very worried that something would go wrong with this exchange activity, he participated in Yang Zhou's research throughout the whole process, but he didn't have any bottom in his heart.
"Liao Yuan, should we do something, this time I heard that many people have started to connect in tandem and are ready to embarrass Yang Zhou at the exchange meeting." Bai Shulong took a sip of tea and said worriedly.
Liao Mingchu knew more than Bai Shulong, he knew many top scientists, these people had already communicated with him privately, and in the last few days they had been testing him about genetic code.
Especially Zhang Feng, he also dealt with him back then.
This time Zhang Feng came to Qingbei University, it was really not good!
At that time, the students assigned to foreign countries by Qingbei University backstabbed Zhang Feng on the Cas9 technology patent, which may also be one of the roots of Zhang Feng's targeting of Yang Zhou.
Bai Shulong mentioned it, obviously hoping that Liao Mingchu would contact some big bulls in private, so that they could keep it and not mess up the meeting.
"Zhang Feng I have already come into contact with him, he is ready to question Yang Zhou's academic achievements, my words do not work, the professors outside have always had eyes to the sky, and they don't give me this face at all, and the day after tomorrow is indeed a little troublesome." Liao Mingchu shook his head and said.
"Hey, I didn't expect Yang Zhou's terminal illness to be a big deal, but this academic conference caused a problem, many people don't believe that Yang Zhou has mastered the laws of genetic code, and think that the success of carrots is a coincidence, this time I followed Yang Zhou to do experiments for a few days, to be honest, I didn't understand his operation." Bai Shulong sighed.
Liao Mingchu didn't speak, but in his mind, he was quickly thinking of a way to see how to resolve this academic crisis.
Many academic achievements in the world have always been controversial.
For example, when quantum mechanics was born, even Albert Einstein denied the theory of quantum mechanics established by the Copenhagen School.
Pol is questioned, not to mention the current Yang Zhou.
To resolve these doubts, the only way to make Yang Zhou's theory widely recognized, and now the problem is that Yang Zhou has taken out too little data.
The fact that the top journal Nature can publish Yang Zhou's paper does not mean that all scientists in the world admit that Yang Zhou pioneered genetic code.
In the paper published by Yang Zhou, there is a lot of content, as well as specific examples, and it is the amazing success rate and the magic of accelerating plant growth that the reviewers unanimously approved.
It's one thing to pass, it's another to admit it all.
Most of the biologists who came here were motivated by accelerating the growth of black technology, rather than acknowledging Yang Zhou's theory of genetic code.
"Anyway, our school will definitely stand behind Yang Zhou, and this conference will not be publicized, in case something happens, the influence can be controlled within a certain range." Liao Mingchu finally said.
Bai Shulong had no choice but to nod, he hadn't experienced what Yang Zhou was about to experience, he couldn't give Yang Zhou experience, and his own ability couldn't help Yang Zhou.
"Yang Zhou has been staying at the greenhouse base every day these days, and he should have put all his hopes on the germination of seeds." Bai Shulong said.
Liao Mingchu shook his head, he had watched Yang Zhou's experiments throughout the whole process, and even personally participated in some places.
The gene editing technology used is the gene editor modified by the original Cas9 bacteria to modify rice seeds.
This kind of experiment can be done by another person, anyway, in his opinion, the probability of failure is extremely high.
Cas9 technology was born around 2012, why is it that after eight or nine years, there are still not many gene editing products on the market.
It's because the technology is unstable that it's hard to succeed.
Even if successful, the genetic modification is very small.
There are several professors in China who have published papers using related technologies, but they are actually small achievements.
Transforming a staple food like rice can increase rice yields and even taste better.
It's a bit of a fantasy.
Liao Mingchu fully supported Yang Zhou, completely because Yang Zhou had a terminal illness, and did come up with some results, at least the transformed mutant radish is currently very marketable.
Even the school has set up a joint company with COFCO, which has given Qingbei University another school-enterprise.
It would be best if the theory of gene code could be recognized at this global academic conference, and even if it was not recognized, the university would continue to promote Yang Zhou's creation of this discipline.
Mutant carrots are proof of this.
Someone else who has the ability to get a mutant carrot out too?
The two discussed for a long time, and the content of the discussion was basically how to save the scene if the forum got out of control.
It's easier to shake off academic issues, anyway, there are a lot of academic controversies in history, and the forum is messed up, so it can only be said that there will be one more academic controversy in history.
Yang Zhou did not give up, and with his research on rice genes, he was very sure that he had mastered the intrinsic relationship of the gene code.
In fact, if other people can also observe all the genes of the plant completely and clearly, and the shielding genes can get results immediately, they can also summarize the pattern.
In this world, there is only one mysterious space, so this technology can only be mastered by Yang Zhou.
Relying on this technology, the special genes selected by Yang Zhou are all genes that can be shielded by rice.
In other words, 99% of 10,000 experimental samples will germinate.
Doesn't such a success rate tell the story?
I believe that as long as it is not a good bar, Yang Zhou's research results cannot be denied.
The basic theory of the genetic code, Yang Zhou is ready to make public, this is the theoretical basis, and it can be written into a new in-depth paper.
Moreover, even if the theory is open, other scientists can only observe the special phenomena of the microcosm of plants.
But it is still impossible to modify plant genes to obtain mutated varieties.
Because, the gene editor is in the hands of Yang Zhou.
Of course, Zhang Feng has also mastered an editing technique, but Zhang Feng's Cas9 technology is immature, and only Yang Zhou can ensure the success rate by relying on the perception of the mysterious space.
When injecting bacteria, the slightest mistake can lead to a failure in gene editing.
Yang Zhou stayed in the greenhouse base for the past two days, and the seeds still did not germinate, because even if it is normal rice, it takes 2-3 days for the seeds to reach the germination standard when the temperature and humidity are suitable.
This process has already been experienced when the rice is transformed, and the embryo can only be transformed when the seeds swell.
Seeds in a gel state, viruses cannot be injected.
After reaching the germination standard, it will take 5-7 days for rice seeds to continue to develop and produce young shoots.
At present, the seeds planted in the ground are no more than 2 days long, which is actually not enough to catch up with the academic conference.
But Yang Zhou has black technology, and he uses the mysterious space spring water to water the seeds.
On the last day of the academic conference, the seeds still did not germinate, Sen Hejun accompanied Yang Zhou to inspect the development of the seeds, and said pessimistically on the way: "Yang Sang, it seems that the experiment can't catch up with the academic conference, and your hole cards are a little useless." ”
Yang Zhou smiled and didn't speak, and took Sen and Jun to the base to uncover the plastic film covering the seeds.
Countless rice seeds inside have all been coated, revealing tender white green buds, and dense seeds are scattered in the ridges of the paddy fields.
Those who have planted rice know that rice should be cultivated intensively first, and after it grows into small seedlings of palm length, it can be planted in paddy fields in the form of transplanting, direct broadcasting, and throwing seedlings.
At present, whether it is dry land, saline-alkali land, or paddy field, all the rice seeds are scattered separately on the moist ridge in the center of the paddy field, and each rice seed has a small trumpet plate to represent the experiment number.
Mori Kazujun looked at it and almost shocked his eyeballs, most of the rice seeds in the 10,000 small grids had sprouted!
He was about to wonder if this was the ordinary rice seed that Yang Zhou deliberately used in order to fool everyone, rather than the modified mutant seed.
"Yang Sang, this, how, how is it possible!" Mori Kazujun exclaimed.