In the Bioenergy Laboratory of the Biotechnology Research Institute of Xinghai Science and Technology Research Institute, Zheng Yuan is leading his team to research bioenergy technology.
Bioenergy technology is also a new field. There are not many scientists in the world studying this field. When oil prices skyrocketed, bioenergy technology was also very popular. Many institutions and scientists were studying this field.
However, as oil prices plummeted and stabilized in the past few years, coupled with the maturity of shale oil extraction technology, oil production increased significantly, and the price of oil also ushered in a plummet. At one time, crude oil prices
is a negative number.
This also means that many scientists and institutions studying bioenergy have lost important support. When crude oil prices are low, naturally no one is willing to invest in supporting research in the field of bioenergy.
What's more, the field of bioenergy has not achieved much results so far, so this field has not received much attention and not many people have studied it.
"Gene recombination is really not an easy task. It can easily lead to gene collapse. The experiments during this period have made no progress at all."
Zheng Yuan sighed slightly.
Gene recombination technology, there is no doubt that this is the advanced technology Liu Yuan took out from the inherited seeds.
The so-called genetic recombination, as the name suggests, is the technology of recombining genes together. Simply put, it is the technology of replacing a certain gene fragment with the gene fragment you want, and recombining the genes of two different organisms.
This technology is definitely a broad avenue in the field of biogenetic technology. From the lowest parent star civilization to the powerful civilization in the universe, almost everyone will study this technology because its application is so extensive.
A variety of artificial organisms can be created using genetic recombination technology, and these artificial organisms often have specific functions according to needs.
For example, bioenergy is one of the important fields.
Using biological gene sufficient technology to create new bioenergy plants or animals, in terms of the energy source of the home star civilization, whether it is coal or oil, it can actually be classified as the conversion of solar energy.
Coal is formed by plants buried deep underground for a long time, while oil is formed by organisms buried deep underground for a long time, but in the end, it can all be traced back to the sun.
After all, coal and oil are limited resources, which require a long period of precipitation and accumulation to form. When a civilization develops to a certain level, the population increases, and the demand for energy becomes greater and greater.
Over time, this civilization will slowly move towards research and development in the field of bioenergy.
Through biological gene recombination technology, we can research and create some plants or animals that can directly convert solar energy into bioenergy to replace traditional energy sources.
Of course, this is only the technology used by mother-star civilization and star-level civilization. More advanced civilizations will require more energy, and more powerful technologies will be needed to solve the energy problem.
In addition to the energy field, genetic recombination is used in a wide range of applications. It can be used in biomedical technology, using animal organs to replace human organs, and can also be used in the field of war. Needless to say, the horror of biological viruses.
Of course, these are all conventional methods. Genetic recombination among the powerful civilizations in the interstellar universe is out of control. This is a broad road. Even the top civilizations in the universe are studying biogenetic technology.
Genetic recombination is not an easy task.
Biological genes in nature have evolved and mutated over a long period of time, and eventually formed stable genes.
When artificial genetic recombination is used to recombine different biological genes, the most likely possibility is that the genes will collapse and there will be no way to recombine them together.
You must know that genes are very magical. More than 95% of human genes and mouse genes are the same, but it is the remaining little bit of different genes that determines the huge difference between humans and mice.
Gene recombination is not a random combination, it must follow certain principles.
In terms of the simplest genetic recombination, grafting technology is the simplest application of genetic recombination technology. Of course, this cannot be regarded as genetic recombination, because grafting technology is not genetic recombination, but a simple application of genetic technology.
But in essence, it is almost the same and has achieved a certain goal.
The use of grafting technology to increase harvests, improve disease resistance, etc. is similar to the purpose of genetic recombination technology.
There is also hybrid technology, which can essentially be regarded as an application of genetic recombination technology. It combines the excellent genes of different species to obtain the effects you need, such as increasing yield, improving disease resistance, and obtaining better meat quality.
Varieties etc.
But whether it is grafting technology or hybrid technology, it is not done randomly, but must abide by certain principles. The best one is to graft and hybridize between close biological relatives. It is impossible to graft a watermelon onto an apple tree.
, is this fruit a watermelon or an apple?
At that time, someone will definitely tell me whether Watermelon cheated on me or Apple changed his mind or something.
The same is true for gene recombination technology. It cannot be combined and reorganized at will. Many biological recombination principles must be followed, or special gene recombination technology must be used to fully blend the continuous genes together and obtain what you want.
desired result.
To put it simply, you cannot randomly combine animal genes and plant genes, because the genes are incompatible with each other and are exclusive.
We must know that human bodies have strong rejection of each other, so organ transplants, bone marrow transplants, etc. must be matched, and only those who match can be transplanted.
But even if they are matched, rejection will still occur after transplantation, and there will be sequelae of rejection, which require relevant treatment.
Recombination between genes is not an easy task. Genes are incompatible, mutually exclusive, and incompatible, which will bring many problems and problems to genetic recombination.
The team led by Zheng Yuan is now encountering such a problem. The research has made no progress and always ends in failure. So far, there are very few results.
"What are you sighing for?"
I don't know when Liu Yuan came over. Looking at Zheng Yuan who sighed, Liu Yuan also asked with a smile.
"Boss~"
When he saw Liu Yuan, Zheng Yuan quickly said hello, and then said: "This genetic recombination is really not easy. The two new energy plants we finally developed are very unsatisfactory."
"This oil coconut was originally huge and very promising, but now it seems that it is still a failure. Its growth rate is too slow. It is estimated that it will take at least ten years to complete its expansion."
"We speculate that it is most likely that the recombinant gene inhibits its growth genes, and the second is its oil production rate. Judging from the current situation, its oil production rate is not satisfactory, and the genes in this area have not been obtained.
Strengthen and highlight.”
Zheng Yuan took Liu Yuan to the oil coconut grown in the laboratory. Oil coconut is the most important achievement of Zheng Yuan's team so far.
The main use is a new variety obtained by recombining the genes of oil coconut and rubber tree. Because it is mainly based on the genes of oil coconut, it is still called oil coconut.
In the imagination of Zheng Yuan's team, oil coconut should have the characteristics of rapid growth, rapid oil production, and high oil production rate. It should also have strong adaptability and be able to grow in most subtropical and tropical areas.
However, now, its growth rate is really unsatisfactory, it is too slow, and based on the existing genes, its oil production rate is estimated to be strong enough, so it can be said to be a failure.
It is far from the ideal bioenergy plant in my mind.
"Yeah, let me take a look at what its genetic sequence is."
When Liu Yuan heard this, he smiled and said.
"Okay~"
Zheng Yuan also quickly asked someone to show Liu Yuan the genetic sequence diagram of the oil coconut.
"Now oil prices have skyrocketed overnight, and they also want to use oil to force us to hand over our chip technology and want us to sell chips to them."
While Liu Yuan was looking at the genetic sequence map carefully, he was also chatting with Zheng Yuan about the current oil price.
"Is the price of oil rising again?"
"I haven't been out for a long time, I really don't know."
When Zheng Yuan heard this, he quickly said.
"It has gone up to 18 yuan. This is still 92 yuan of gasoline, and 95 yuan is even more expensive."
"I'll go, it's already 18 yuan! Is this worth living?"
When Zheng Yuan heard this, he was shocked. Because he had food and accommodation in the Institute and Luoxing Community, he walked to and from get off work and didn't have to drive at all. He really didn't expect that the gas price had suddenly risen to 18 yuan.
"Isn't that right? The major oil-producing countries have announced significant production cuts. Oil prices have skyrocketed. Now they no longer export to us. It would be strange if oil prices don't skyrocket. And they will continue to rise. It is estimated that in a while, everyone with money may
I can’t buy any more gas.”
"The other party directly said it was because of our Xinghai Technology, which made our Xinghai Technology suddenly at the forefront."
Liu Yuan also nodded, and then told the story.
"They are so shameless to use such means. Why didn't they say this when they didn't sell technology to us before?"
Zheng Yuan immediately said extremely angrily.
"It's useless to be angry. What we have to do is use our knowledge and technology to completely bring down their oil empire."
Liu Yuan smiled, and then said very sonorously and forcefully.
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