Chapter 901 Be Careful About Your Genes Being Stolen

Dian Wubing strongly suspected that the Americans had already conducted targeted cardiac tests on the Chinese and produced genetic weapons. This was not something he thought of casually. But to find out the truth.

Since the genetics of different human populations are different, manufacturers of genetic weapons can target the genetic defects of specific groups of people. Produce genetic weapons that only kill specific groups of people. To develop this kind of genetic weapon, the key is to obtain the genetic code of a designated group of people.

At that time, the research institution of Harvard University in the United States carried out serum sampling activities of a large number of residents in the rural areas of Anqing District, Anhui Province. At that time, some media suspected that there was an ulterior purpose.

The Anqing area of ​​Anhui Province has low population mobility, relatively stable blood relationships, and takes fewer drugs. The locals have settled in the area for more than a thousand years, and their genes have not been contaminated. By testing them, the genetic characteristics of Chinese people can be easily found.

According to the United Nations’ Global Declaration on the Human Genome, everyone has indisputable ownership rights to their own genome. Researchers must therefore obtain the consent of their owners when collecting genetic samples. Therefore, knowledgeable people are also calling on you to be careful about your genes being stolen.

A large number of personal genetic samples have been taken away by some international projects, which is actually a loss of national genetic resources.

"There are relatively few domestic studies in this area, and there is less publicity. The only bit of imagination we have is obtained through American blockbusters. It can be said that there is no sense of prevention at all in this area. Small. When this issue was mentioned, Fan Wubing couldn't help but feel a little regretful, "There are not no people in China who are willing to do practical things. However, due to academic level issues and general lack of understanding of various professional knowledge, they always do things with good intentions. Bad things. Take this serum sampling for example. You can’t say that the organizer was serving Americans wholeheartedly and deliberately wanted to sell Chinese genetic samples. But in fact, the consequences are indeed very bad. God knows these Americans What did people do with the serum samples? "

Although Fengqi felt that Americans may not be bad to the core after hearing this, Fan Wubing himself knew very well that these assumptions still have a basis in reality.

Genetic weapons not only have low production costs, but also have abundant species resources that can be used. Spending $50 million to build a genetic weapons arsenal would be far more lethal than a $5 billion arsenal of nuclear weapons.

So far, the complete genome sequences of more than ten microorganisms in the world have been published. The cost for each set of genes is only three hundred dollars. Moreover, scientists have proven after decades of research that as long as the genes of one species are studied and deciphered, the genes can be transferred to other species of the same type, and the offspring produced through this process are genetically modified species. For example, by deciphering the genes of South American killer bees and man-eating ants, and then transferring these genes to ordinary bees and ants, and then continuously cloning them, these low-cost ordinary bees and ants can be used as genetic weapons on the battlefield. use.

The precise ability of genetic weapons to distinguish between friend and foe,

It is even more difficult for other weapons to match. For example, it can target the genetic code characteristics of a certain person or animal to kill such people without harming others.

Angussen, director of the South African biological and chemical weapons factory, once revealed that his research team received an order to develop "chromosomal weapons" in the 1980s, mainly to deal with black people.

A relatively credible report in "Jane's Defense Weekly" also pointed out that Israeli scientists are using certain research results from South Africa in order to develop racial bombs against Arabs. The report also revealed that Israel has discovered Arab genes, especially the genetic makeup of Iraqis.

It's a bit of a relief. Scientists from Western intelligence agencies and the military agree that such genetic weapons will not become a reality in the short term. People currently do not have the technology to weaponize viruses or bacteria to distinguish between different races.

There are two main types of genetic weapons currently being envisaged: one is to kill a species with a special genetic code. The genes targeted by this genetic weapon are unique to the enemy, such as genes that control traits such as head, skin, and eye color. This type of genetic weapon can not only effectively attack the enemy, but also protect our own troops from harm, such as the "human bomb" that Israel plans to develop.

The other is to integrate and strengthen certain genes to kill common species. This kind of genetic weapon is a combination of some small ones, such as integrating the resistance of some genes, which can greatly increase the lethality. For example, the U.S. military has completed the splicing of the genes of Escherichia coli with resistance to tetracycline and the genes of Staphylococcus aureus with resistance to penicillin, and then introduced the spliced ​​molecules into E. coli to cultivate bacteria with resistance to the above two bactericides. of new E. coli. This new E. coli is difficult to treat.

Future wars will become bloodless wars. The opposing parties will no longer rely on the use of large-scale hard-kill weapons, but may first use genetic weapons to subjugate the opponent's personnel and the environment with blood.

Under this situation. Genocide will no longer be a madman’s fantasy. Today’s development of genetic technology has had a huge impact on human life. At least so far, genetic technology has brought good news to mankind. But what is alarming is that when gene sequencing and splicing are relatively cheap and biological cloning technology is simple and easy to implement, biological viruses may become as widespread as computer viruses.

If biological viruses also have the characteristics of computer viruses, then the most ideal biological warfare agent would be one that is generally susceptible to the population. Touch targets specific genetic code.

Most biochemical weapons have the first three characteristics, and even the fourth one. However, most of the current biological and chemical weapons have extremely high lethality rates and are uncontrollable. They can only be used by hostile parties in wartime and are subject to open international restrictions.

With the development of genetic technology and the help of fifth drug resistance, the fatality rate will be controllable. This will direct the use of biological weapons to peacetime, against potential competitors and even allies to curb their spread.

Once biological weapons possess all six functions in the future, they will bring endless disasters to mankind. Whoever possesses such biological weapons may have the ability to dominate the world. At the same time, the disappearance or genocide of certain ethnic groups or races with certain characteristics will no longer be just the fantasy of genocidal maniacs such as Hitler.

"I must protect my genes well." Zhang Qi said to Fan Wubing very seriously.

“That’s not an easy thing to do.

Small. Fan Wubing smiled. Then he hugged Zhang Qi in astonishment. Then he kissed her.

After a long time, Fan Wubing let go of Cui Qi, who was blushing and panting, and said to her, "Look, with just a simple kiss, your genes were lost."

"Huh?" Cuiqi was a little confused.

Shen Manhua said with a smile, "Saliva is naturally also a very good way to extract genetic characteristics."

"Ah!" After Zhang Qi heard this, Li Xuan pinched Fan Wubing's neck and shook it constantly, "Give me back my saliva! Xiao.

Fan Wubing and Zhang Qi stayed at the Northeast Planting Base for three full days. In addition to visiting, Fan Wubing also had an in-depth understanding of the current situation of the base, especially the operation situation and financial income and expenditure. And a budget of one billion yuan was approved for Shen Manhuat. at its sole discretion. The biggest problem facing Fan Wubing now is to continue to expand the scale of the planting base and strive to expand the scale of the base to millions of acres.

Judging from the condition of the soil near the base, there is still a lot of area that can be reclaimed. However, how to coordinate the development with the local government is a more complicated problem. Although Fan Wubing can get the new land through high-level relationships. However, as the base area increases, it will inevitably have a greater impact on the local area.

As a large-scale enterprise group, it is also very important to deal with the relationship with local people and local forces. Considering this factor, Fan Wubing put forward his request to Shen Manhua, which was to recruit ordinary employees. At this time, we should try our best to recruit from the local area in order to form a good cooperative relationship with the local people, and at the same time, it will also play an important role in the development of the local economy and increase in the employment rate.

In fact, the local government also hopes that large enterprise groups will appear within its jurisdiction, which will not only form a stable source of tax revenue, but also increase local visibility, which will be of great benefit to one's career development.

Of course, Fan Wubing also put forward some bottom lines. For example, companies should strengthen cooperation with local governments, but core research projects must still be completely in their own hands to avoid any unexpected consequences. That would be more troublesome.

"In a word, green environmental protection projects are our current main development route, and this will not change. Xiao. Fan Wubing explained his requirements to Shen Manhua, "Research on genetically modified projects cannot be left behind. By then the cotton base in Xinjiang will be established. We can start the development of the colored cotton project and strive to reach a large scale as soon as possible. Now we are opening an imitation weaving factory project in Lingxi Province, which will be used soon. This network is good. As for in-depth genetic research projects, we still need to keep a low profile for now and only conduct research but not develop them. Small.

Shen Manhua nodded, keeping Fan Wubing's words in mind.

The genetically modified research project is a double-edged sword, and it can be a magic weapon if used well. If you use it badly, it will backfire on you. Shen Manhua knows this very well.