Chapter 711 I have something to say first
Gao Mi carefully explained the various technologies involved to Xu You. Xu You listened carefully and thought about the corresponding issues in his brain.
Many of the techniques Gao Mi mentioned were already known to Xu You, but there were also some that Xu You heard for the first time.
"Academician Xu, my team has done research on cell-based artificial meat. The technology involved is mainly divided into four major steps. The first is to extract stem cells from the animal body and use them as seed cells to produce specific meat parts. For example, if we want to produce a specific muscle fiber of the animal, we can extract the specific muscle stem cells of that part in the living animal."
“This sounds a bit like the limb regeneration project we did before, but the purpose of the experiment is very different,” Xu You said.
"Yes, that's right. The second step is the large-scale proliferation of stem cells. When cultured in vitro, the number of stem cells will double every few days. Theoretically, only one stem cell is needed to culture 10,000 kilograms of meat. Of course, this requires enough time to cultivate."
"The next step is to induce differentiation of stem cells. Academician Xu, you must know that even if we only produce meat from a certain part, it will not be just a single cell, but a combination of multiple different cells. Therefore, we need to continue to differentiate the cells and fuse them into the multinuclear cells that are the basic structural units we want to produce."
"Finally, there is the post-processing process. Because the principles of cell growth are different, the meat cultivated through our cell-based artificial meat technology is still somewhat different from real meat in terms of appearance. Therefore, the final post-processing process is still needed to make them more similar."
After listening to Gao Mi 's description of the entire process, Xu You realized that this technology still has a long way to go before it can be truly commercialized.
After thinking for a while, Xu You said:
"Professor Gao, I think the technical achievements we have made in the research on limb regeneration technology and various stem cell technologies can also be considered for application in cell-based artificial meat technology. No matter how different their purposes are, the core technologies are actually very similar."
Hearing Xu You's words, Gao Mi also nodded and said:
"Yes, Academician Xu, I also think this idea is feasible. Of course, if we do this, I don't know if it will taste as delicious as normal meat."
"It's okay, Professor Gao. I will definitely take the time to participate in the research when the time comes."
After getting Xu You's promise, Gao Mi finally felt relieved.
Gao Mi knew that although she was a world-class expert in this field, she might not be able to catch up with Xu You in solving some key technologies.
The requirements of this topic itself are very high, and it is a technology that may be widely used in the future, so Gao Mi himself is under considerable pressure.
"It would be great if Academician Xu could help me. I have never seen a problem that Academician Xu cannot solve." Gao Mi said with a smile.
At this time, Xu You suddenly became serious and said:
"But Professor Gao, I still have to emphasize one thing first. Because I have a lot of things to do, I can't put too much energy on this project. There are still many more important tasks that need me to solve. So Professor Gao, the most core work still needs you and your team to be responsible for. You must remember this."
Xu You didn't want others to put their hopes on him. After all, there was only one Xu You, and it was impossible for him to solve all problems by himself like Superman.
Xu You specifically said these words in front of Gao Mi and several core members of the team in order to encourage them to go all out and try to solve the problem through their own efforts.
Gao Mi immediately understood what Xu You meant and said quickly:
"Please rest assured, Academician Xu, this is our job, and we will do our best to do the best job possible."
Several other people also made similar expressions. Seeing that everyone had such a positive attitude, Xu You nodded with satisfaction.
"Okay, I've got enough information about the cell-based artificial meat project. The other experts can go back to their work. Professor Gao, I have something else I want to ask you."
Xu You tactfully expressed his intention of "seeing you off" to several people. Everyone immediately understood what Xu You meant, said goodbye to Xu You, and left.
At this time, Gao Mi was the only one left in the office besides Xu You.
Gao Mi didn't know what Xu You wanted to ask her by leaving her here alone, but it was not a good idea for her to ask first, so she had to wait for Xu You to speak first.
"Professor Gao, do you think that if some people can live forever, is this a good thing or a bad thing for the whole world?"
Gao Mi was not prepared for Xu You's sudden question and was a little at a loss for a moment, not knowing how to answer.
"Immortality... If all humans were immortal, it would definitely not be a good thing. It would be detrimental to the normal reproduction and evolution of organisms. If only a very small number of people could achieve immortality... it should still be something worth considering."
Gao Mi feels that if people who have made significant contributions to mankind can obtain a longer lifespan, or even live forever, it will definitely be more beneficial than harmful to mankind.
For a world-class great scientist like Xu You, every extra day he lives is an inestimable asset to the whole world.
"Yes, immortality is something that is very tempting to many people. But once the technology of immortality becomes popular, it will also cause very serious consequences. Even if this technology can be successfully developed, it must be strictly restricted."
Xu You did not explain to Gao Mi that he and Lu Zhiyao had taken specific nanorobots, which allowed them to achieve a theoretically longer lifespan and even the possibility of immortality.
Because this technology is only suitable for people like Xu You and Lu Zhiyao, who have top-notch physical fitness. If ordinary people take this kind of nanorobot without authorization, it will only cause stronger side effects, and their lifespan may even decrease instead of increase.
What Xu You
"Professor Gao, regarding human tissue regeneration and immortality technology, I hope to be able to make some improvements."
