Vol 2 Chapter 938: Green bamboo in the desert

No matter how you avoid it, what you have eaten or are eating is genetically modified food or food containing genetically modified raw materials.
Is GM technology reliable and are GM crops safe? At present, this question cannot be answered, because from the point of view of scientists, genetically modified technology is absolutely safe and will not affect the surrounding environment and ecology as well as humans.
But from the aspects of genetics, ecology, and plants, researchers and scholars believe that this kind of transgenic technology will have a huge impact on the entire natural ecosystem and even our human beings.
They believe that this kind of genetically modified technology and crops will destroy the current relatively fragile ecosystem of the earth and spread through the ecological chain, which may cause building-block ecological collapse and destruction.
To put it simply, the ecosystem of our region is closely connected. Transgenic plants or organisms entering the ecosystem may spread through the formal ecological chain, and ultimately threaten the safety of our human lives.
However, there is a lack of data accumulation, so neither statement has been confirmed. However, judging from the current situation, most scientists are more supportive of genetic modification technology.
On the one hand, it is because the benefits brought by genetically modified technology are indeed very significant. It can greatly increase the output of crops, and it has a very good role in eliminating hunger and improving the material life of human society.
Also because of the emergence of this genetically modified technology, many people in our region can enjoy cheap agricultural products.
The earth’s population is growing rapidly, but due to population expansion and land pollution, land available for farming is becoming less and less.
If the output of crops is not increased, it will cause severe famine, which will seriously threaten the security and stability of human society and the relatively stable order of the entire human society.
On the other hand, scientists believe that the genes used in this transgenic technology are also derived from the plant itself, not external intervention or quality control fabrication. Since they all come from the known plants themselves, then what is the danger?
Therefore, at present, genetically modified technology is the mainstream.
And Yang Fang also replied to Xiao Ma from this aspect: "The project we are currently conducting is about plants, not crops. Moreover, the impact of this kind of bamboo on the ecosystem is very limited, and it is a very safe and ideal. Experiment goal.
As for the future development, this also needs to be planned and decided based on the progress of the entire project. However, all of our projects are carried out in strict accordance with relevant national laws and regulations, and related projects are also strictly supervised by relevant national departments. Everything is carried out under the premise of safety. Please rest assured. "
Hearing Yang Fang's explanation, everyone nodded involuntarily. Indeed, research on biological genes is basically being carried out all over the world, and it can be said that it is a relatively cutting-edge scientific research field in biotechnology.
However, our country attaches great importance to this area compared to other countries' relatively loose scientific research supervision measures, and the supervision is also very strict.
Therefore, all projects in this area must be reported to relevant departments for review and approval before they can be tested, otherwise they will be severely punished.
In a responsible attitude, there is of course no problem with such measures. And under normal supervision, it has no effect on the experimental project.
And the state will also set up support funds in this area to fund and support as well as reward teams and individuals who have made important contributions in this field.
Looking at the very vigorously growing bamboos on the side, Lao Ma couldn't help but his eyes lit up, and then asked: "Aren't these bamboos the result of your scientific research?"
Yang Fang shook his head when he heard the words, "No, this is the bamboo that we took a special trip to transplant from the south.
This project has not been in progress for a long time, and has not yet reached this point. At present, we have only completed the gene map drawing of the moso bamboo family and related feasibility studies, and conducted some preliminary experiments.
Everyone, please follow me! "
Immediately under the leadership of Yang Fang, everyone came to a small cultivation room separated by glass, and then pointed to a very low green bamboo inside with a smile and said,
This is what we cultivated through gene editing and genetic modification technology. We put the drought-tolerant genes of Haloxylon ammodendron and Hippophae rhamnoides into this moso bamboo. Although it is to give it a certain degree of drought tolerance, it also brings another problem.
That is, the moso bamboo is affected by the genes of Haloxylon ammodendron and Hippophae rhamnoides, so that its plant growth is slow, and its size and height are affected. "
Hearing this, everyone couldn't help but looked at the low green bamboo in the glass cultivation room. After the original green bamboo seedlings were affected by the genes of Haloxylon ammodendron and Hippophae rhamnoides, although they obtained the cold-resistant lines of Haloxylon ammodendron and Hippophae rhamnoides ~EbookFREE.me~, they also received the influence of the genes of Haloxylon ammodendron and Hippophae rhamnoides to make them grow. The speed slows down and the plants are short.
This is a problem, is there any good solution? Lao Ma looked at the green bamboo in the glass cultivation room and asked Yang Fang.
Yang Fang smiled and replied: "In fact, the solution is very simple, that is to improve the accuracy of our gene extraction. The reason why moso bamboo is adversely affected is because the genes we extracted from Haloxylon ammodendron and Hippophae rhamnoides are not pure and accurate.
That's why the bamboo is affected by other genes, and this result appears.
So one of our next priorities is to improve the accuracy of our gene extraction, that is, precision.
Then it is used to cultivate some species samples for observation, so as to screen out a more suitable and stable species for environmental adaptability test.
If these tests are all right, then we will take the lead in planting an area around the base and then observe the ecological environment.
Then, domestic and international experts and scholars are invited to conduct demonstrations and accept review by relevant national institutions.
After the review is passed, we will further trial planting in the northwest desert area and conduct follow-up observation. "
Everyone recognized Yang Fang's words. There was nothing wrong with this very standardized method. Instead, everyone couldn't help but look forward to the little green bamboo in front of them.
If everything goes well, what kind of impact will this kind of moso bamboo planting have on the ecology of the northwest desert? Lao Ma stared at Mao Zhu and asked.
Hehe, Yang Fang smiled, then took a look at Wu Hao, and then said: "The impact is very big, and the role it plays is incomparable to the drought-tolerant and sand-controlling crops such as Haloxylon ammodendron and sea buckthorn. ."