Vol 2 Chapter 937: Pros and cons of genetically modified plants

Indeed, the price difference of satellites is really big, like ordinary small satellites may be hundreds of thousands or millions of them can be developed and manufactured. And some large satellites often require hundreds of millions of dollars in R&D and manufacturing costs.

However, such large satellites are generally used for military purposes. For example, Laomi’s military communications satellites, military reconnaissance satellites, and some special-purpose military satellites have a research and manufacturing cost of up to one billion US dollars.

As for the prices of some commercial satellites ranging from high to low, the quotation of hundreds of millions of US dollars mentioned by Lao Ma is actually quite normal.

It can be seen that both Penguin and a have their own development plans in the aerospace field. It's no wonder that both companies have their own business map business, which is learned from G song. The main reason why the map business of the two companies lags behind that of G song is that they do not have their own optical remote sensing satellites.

The second is in the field of business communications, which is also the focus of the two companies. Compared to Lao Ma, Xiao Ma is more anxious. This has greatly promoted their expansion of overseas business and is also a new direction for their business development.

For Lao Ma, they also have this intention. Moreover, Lao Ma is more inclined to commercial satellite communication business and has a keen interest in it.

Faced with the enthusiasm of the two, Wu Hao was naturally very enthusiastic and patient to introduce them to the details. This is a very high-quality potential customer, how could Wu Hao let it go so easily.

I didn't stay at the launch site for long. On the one hand, I didn't want to disturb the field technicians who were making the final preparations too much. On the other hand, the pure northwest wind outdoors made everyone's faces flushed red by the wind.

So everyone immediately left and returned to the base, rested briefly in the lounge, and after drinking a sip of hot tea to warm up their bodies, everyone continued to visit under Wu Hao's guidance.

This time Wu Hao took them to visit the biology and life science laboratory that Lao Ma really wanted to see. However, because of the large number of visitors, the laboratory did not open experimental subjects in life science and animal research, but attracted everyone. Arrived at a huge glass greenhouse.

As soon as I walked into the greenhouse, it seemed like spring was coming. Researchers have kept several parrots in the greenhouse here. This is everyone's group pet, very pleasing.

"Dr. Yang, I'm interrupting your work." Wu Hao said with a smile looking at Yang Fang, who was wearing a white lab coat, with a fiery figure and a beautiful face.

"Haha, it's okay." Yang Fang shook his head at Wu Hao, and then said with a smile at Erma: "Teacher Ma, President Ma, welcome you to visit our Haoyu Institute of Biological and Life Sciences and Northwest Research Center.

The greenhouse you are seeing now is the species cultivation center of our drought-tolerant plant cultivation project. Of course, some plants from other projects will also be cultivated here.

Here I will mainly introduce you to the basic situation of our entire drought-tolerant plant cultivation project. "

Seeing Erma nodded, Yang Fang introduced to everyone with a smile: "Our drought-tolerant plant cultivation project was established under the suggestion of Mr. Wu, and I was also appreciated by Mr. Wu to be responsible for the research and development of this project. .

As the name suggests, the main subject or goal of our project is to use biological gene editing and genetic modification to research and cultivate drought-tolerant plants.

Different from the general drought-tolerant plants, we hope to cultivate new plant varieties suitable for growing in arid areas, play a role in preventing wind and sand fixing and improving the ecological environment.

Take a subject project that we are currently working on. Everyone knows that the growth rate of moso bamboo is very fast. Basically, within ten hours, the bamboo shoots of moso bamboo can be drilled out of the ground, and in a very short period of time, the bamboo shoots will rise a few meters or even. Within ten seconds, a new bamboo is formed.

In addition, the growth rate of Phyllostachys edulis is also very fast. In just a few years, a dense bamboo forest can be formed, which is ideal for wind and sand prevention.

Moreover, the root system of moso bamboo is also very developed. Not only can the root system be connected into one piece, but it can also reach more than ten meters or even tens of meters deep underground.

However, this kind of bamboo is not tolerant to freezing and not suitable for growing in the north. Once the temperature is too low, the bamboo may be frozen to death.

Secondly, this kind of bamboo is not suitable for growing in arid areas. It likes water and generally grows in humid areas with abundant rainfall.

Therefore, our goal is to use biological gene editing and genetic modification technology to transfer drought-tolerant genes from drought-tolerant plants into bamboo so that the bamboo can adapt to the growth of dry areas.

In addition, there is a reverse engineering. That is to extract the fast-growing genes from Phyllostachys pubescens, and then transfer them into some drought-tolerant plants and crops to accelerate the growth of these plants and crops.

Maybe I said that everyone can't understand it, so let's give another example or imagine.

If we successfully develop this technology, we can transfer this fast-growing gene into some excellent woody trees~www.readwn.com~ so that we can cultivate some high-quality, fast-growing trees. Tree species to obtain a stable and environmentally friendly wood output.

Or, we can transfer this fast-growing gene into some high-stem crops and pastures, so that we can provide high-quality and low-cost pastures and green storage for the livestock industry. It can not only reduce the cost of animal husbandry, but also solve the contradiction between animal husbandry and environmental protection to a large extent.

Of course, there are many such examples, and we also hope that this technology can be applied to more fields to benefit the entire mankind. "

Hearing Yang Fang's introduction, Lao Ma and Xiao Ma also showed great interest on their faces.

As for the agile little Ma Ge, he immediately raised a very sharp and direct question: "At present, the safety of such genetically modified plants and crops has not been verified. How to ensure that these plants and crops will not It has an impact on the local ecology, and even has serious consequences, and ultimately threatens us humans."

The question raised by Xiao Ma is also a question often asked about genetically modified technology, and it is also a major reason why genetically modified technology cannot be widely promoted.

In fact, whether you like it or not, genetically modified technology has penetrated into our daily lives. For example, some of the food you eat may be genetically modified crops.

In addition to this kind of direct food, like the vegetable oil, soy sauce, vinegar, and wine you eat every day, as well as the soy products you eat, such as tofu, yuba, and the spicy noodles you hold, there may be genetically modified crops. .

The raw materials in these foods, such as soybeans, corn, sesame, peanuts, and rice, may be genetically modified crops.