My granddaughter gave me a mecha for her birthday, and the scientific community went crazy

China Shipping Third Arsenal.

The black motorcycle fell from the sky and landed with a crash.

Xu Fan took Lilith and Maya to Factory 221.

Mei Ji went to Guixu City to do a mission, and she probably won’t be back until later.

He had to take a look. Research on crop gene iteration was of national importance and there was no room for error.

"Kakaka..."

After completing the identity verification, the machine expansion is turned on and the access door is opened.

The three of them entered the factory.

Lilith and Maya glanced at the inside of the factory with their big eyes, and their delicate bodies suddenly froze.

Eyes straightened!

The top of the 100-meter-high factory building is almost invisible when you look up.

Huge skylights cast bright light in.

As far as the eye can see, densely packed silver-white metal shelves are arranged vertically and horizontally, too many to count.

The height of the shelf is also seventy or eighty meters, which is higher than ordinary high-rise buildings!

It is divided into countless compartments, and petri dishes the size of washbasins are placed on them.

The sunlight passes through the intelligent beam splitter on the top of the shelf and is evenly projected onto the petri dish.

Each petri dish receives the set illumination time and intensity.

The petri dish is connected to an intelligent central control, and variables such as humidity and temperature are also strictly controlled.

Thin micro-conduits connect all the petri dishes and deliver some brown nutrient solution and active factors to them.

At noon, when the light intensity is at its highest, each petri dish is like sparkling amber, emitting a magnificent and charming fluorescence.

Lilith's sapphire-like pupils were glowing, and her mouth opened into an O shape.

The pretty face is full of shock.

It was not like she had never seen the scene of Xu Fan developing various machines. She was somewhat prepared when she entered the factory, but she really didn't expect it to be such a scene.

It feels like walking into a super-large three-dimensional biological genetic specimen storage room.

Each petri dish contains plant shoots or formed crops.

Those who saw it were dazzled and shocked.

This is the first time in my life that I have seen such a scene.

Maya is also similar to Lilith.

Covering her small mouth, her amethyst-like eyes lit up.

He was motionless, as if he had been immobilized.

When he was studying abroad, he visited Yingjiang’s genetically modified crop research and development room.

Both the scale and the level of technology are far worse than this.

It can be said that there is no comparison at all.

Maya said cautiously,

"Brother Xu, what are these doing?"

"Iterative screening experiment of crop genes."

Xu Fan explained and waved his hands for the two of them to follow.

The three of them walked among the huge and towering shelves. Compared with the shelves that were often tens of meters larger, they looked very small.

Lilith's eyes fell on a petri dish, in which the crop buds were already half a meter high.

curiously said,

"Brother Xu, what kind of plant is this? Will it change significantly after genetic iteration?"

Xu Fan took a look at the shape of the plant leaves, briefly identified them, and responded,

"This is wheat seedling, test specimen No. 35743. The final research and development direction is radiation resistance, salt-alkali resistance, insect resistance, yield increase, etc."

Lilith nodded in understanding.

Maya held her pointed chin and said doubtfully,

"Brother Xu, is this different from the gene editing currently used by mainstream society?"

"Of course it's different!"

Xu Fan introduced with a smile,

"Gene editing is the artificial editing of certain special gene segments into a certain crop, so that the crop has certain characteristics."

"For example, if a spider gene fragment is inserted into a rice gene, rice seeds containing this spider gene fragment may be resistant to insect pests."

"Spiders are the natural enemies of insects. In the perception of insects, every crop is a spider in the shape of a plant. Insects instinctively dare not approach. This directly eliminates insect pests."

"There are hidden dangers in doing this!"

Lilith and Maya were stunned, with question marks written on their foreheads.

Lilith chewed her fingers, her eyes shining with thought.

whispered,

"What's the hidden danger? There are no pests. Isn't that great?"

Xu Fan shook his head,

"Human evolution will be accompanied by dynamic gene loss and completion."

"For example, if we eat insect-resistant crops embedded with spider gene fragments every day, the spider gene fragment may appear in us one day in the future."

"The result of this kind of artificial interference with natural evolution may be harmless, or it may bring devastating disaster!"

As he spoke, Xu Fan reached out and touched the petri dish on the shelf.

His eyes fell on the half-meter-high crops inside.

There is hope in the eyes.

"Unlike gene editing, the crops in this factory have been activated and accelerated in both the seed stage and production stage, and are closer to normal natural selection evolution! Under normal circumstances, this special genetic crop that has undergone accelerated iteration , it would take a hundred years for the tree to appear before it could appear. I just artificially accelerated its birth. This healthy evolution has no hidden dangers and is a better choice."

Lilith and Maya felt like they understood, but they didn't seem to understand.

In short, when I hear gene editing, I think of crop-shaped spiders, and my stomach feels a little queasy.

Lilith thought for a moment and asked again,

"So how much can the yield increase after the research and development of these crops is completed?"

"I can't tell for sure. Is the production estimated to be dozens of times higher? I'm already hungry after talking about it. Let's go have lunch. The food in the army canteen here at the arsenal is quite good. I've already sent a message to ask. I'm going to have beef stew for lunch today. Pork ribs, we have to hurry up and don’t miss the meal.”

Lilith gently tapped her pointed chin,

"Oh, I am indeed a little hungry..."

Halfway through the sentence, he suddenly trembled,

"Wait! Brother Xu, what did you just say?"