Doomsday Bunker Upgrade Chapter 415: Ethical review

Although Chen Xin's reasons were very strong, in the end he was unable to convince Qin Lan and Mo Qingyan.

Of course they also did not persuade Chen Xin to give up the idea of ​​genetic modification.

The discussion between the three was almost unhappy, but in the end, Chen Xin chose to back down and promised that he would proceed step by step, starting with simple genetic enhancement and adjustment, and creating the adjusters in the Gundam series instead of Come up and start building space warriors.

Although there is no essential difference between the two, it is a lot easier to say to the extent that ordinary people can accept it.

And for Chen Xin, it's also a lot easier to make a adjuster.

The reason why the Space Marines are powerful and have unimaginable physiques is that they have to undergo a total of 19 surgical transformations for ten years, implanting various strengthening organs for themselves, in order to grow into a height of two Mi Wu, a super soldier weighing more than 200 kilograms.

And after that, they still need to go through a hundred years of recruit training, inherit the 10,000-year battle memory accumulated in their genes, and be able to become a true Space Marine. Wearing the same The power armor that has been passed down for hundreds or even thousands of years has become the most powerful force in the empire, a human demigod who gallops across the galaxy.

As for the adjusters of the Gundam series, although in the original work, the genetic modification started from the embryo, for Chen Xin, he made the kind of gene enhancer mentioned in the ancient science fiction, and directly injected the gene to realize the gene modification. Optimization and adjustment are really much easier than real replicas of Space Marines.

After thinking about it this way, Chen Xin felt that he really didn't need to take too big steps.

After receiving such a promise from Chen Xin, Qin Lan and Mo Qingyan didn't say anything more, but they still had reservations about this matter.

It's just that Qin Lan and Mo Qingyan's side Chen Xin can handle it, but it's not so easy for the country to push this matter forward.

Knowing that Chen Xin wanted to carry out genetic research, the attitude of the country was originally very supportive, but then Chen Xin's genetic modification plan to create super soldiers was opposed by many people.

After repeated discussions, rebuttals, and even quarrels, the state sent an ethics and ethics review team composed of experts in related fields to Chen Xin to review his research topic.

Chen Xin did not refuse this, but explained to them what he wanted to do, the relevant ideas and the means to achieve it.

"In other words, Academician Chen, the genetic modification experiment you are going to carry out is not realized by gene editing of embryos?" An expert in the review team listened to Chen Xin's explanation, and the original grim expression on his face slightly changed. If there is looseness, he asked Chen Xinru.

For this question, Chen Xin did not directly nod his head in order to pass the review, but explained: "I expected the transformation of wolves to be achieved through genetic adjustment of embryos, but for human transformation, consider By the time a normal human grows up, I think it is a quicker way to modify the adult directly."

"Gene editing itself is not illegal, and the country is also conducting research in related fields. The restrictions in related fields are not as severe as imagined." The expert nodded slightly. Although he did not say anything, his attitude released a statement. goodwill.

But this expert is in good faith, the other expert is very malicious, and he has an attitude of disgust for Chen Xin.

"Human genetic modification, have you considered the consequences of this? Polluting the human gene pool is a violation of social morality and ethics, and will endanger national security!" A hat was buttoned down.

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Chen Xin just looked at the expert and retorted: "You can accept the cyberpunk-style full-body prosthetic transformation, why is it just a simple genetic enhancement? Just oppose it? Human supremacy? Fundamentalism? If all scientists hold such thoughts, then human civilization will not progress."

"You!" Chen Xin's words were so hard to hear that he was about to point directly at the expert's nose and scolded others for not being able to eat ancient things. Naturally, the other party was very annoyed.

But the expert was held down by the review team leader next to him.

"Academician Chen Xin, our review this time is mainly to check whether your research complies with moral and ethical standards. Researchers should respect life, abide by the rules, protect the pure land in the frontier science and technology field, and make innovation achievements better. Benefit mankind." The head of the review team emphasized to Chen Xin, but his attitude was neither bad nor kind: "Although the development of science and technology has brought earth-shaking changes to society, it is also a special period and a special environment. However, scientific research must still abide by the norms of scientific research ethics and ethics, and the bottom line of scientific research ethics cannot be touched or challenged.

Although your research is not about gene editing of embryos~IndoMTL.com~ But even so, will the genetically modified individuals pass on the modified genes to the next generation? Will this inheritance cause side effects or unpredictable consequences? Are these genetically modified people still human? Or should they be called New Humans?

Academician Chen Xin, you are very young and have a lot of ideas. This is the vitality that we old guys don't have, but I think you should be more cautious. Do you have a comprehensive consideration for these issues? "

The remarks of the review team leader softened Chen Xin's somewhat tense attitude, readjusted his emotions, and then said: "Gene modification itself is the optimization and improvement of the existing genes of the human body. Ascension, a change that acts directly on an adult individual, is indeed passed on to the next generation.

As for whether there will be side effects or unpredictable consequences, I can't give you a definite answer to this question, because less than 2% of human genes encode proteins, and the remaining 98% We were unable to confirm its effect.

Although the genetic modification I want to carry out only adjusts these 2%, I can guarantee that there will be no problems for at least three generations, but whether the modification will conflict with the original genes of the human body, or produce new mutations, This all requires long-term experiments and observations to arrive at the results.

As for the issue of new humans and old humans, there is no problem at all, because everyone can accept genetic modification to become new humans. "

Speaking of this, Chen Xin deliberately paused and looked at the expert who had been disgusted with him before, and then continued: "Of course, if some people think that human genes are sacred and inviolable, any modification is blasphemy. If so, one can choose to keep the original gene in order to maintain the purity of the human gene pool.”