Chapter 131 Artificial Super Genius? ―→Gene Editor!
In addition, when the Xingtu Gene researchers dissected the brains of those mice.

It was found that the number of grooves, folds and neurons in the brains of those mice increased significantly, confirming that this gene has a significant impact on brain development.

The experimental team is currently preparing to start monkey experiments, and plans to use CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing technology to implant the ARHGAP11B gene fragment into the monkey's genes.

See if we can create smart monkeys. If we succeed, it will be a great genetic discovery.

Of course, in addition to animal experiments, Xingtu Gene Company is currently trying to purchase genes from smart people around the world.

Xingtu Gene Company wants to analyze the differences between the ARHGAP11B gene fragments of ordinary people and those of super geniuses with extremely high IQs.

If it is proven that the ARHGAP11B gene fragment of those geniuses with extremely high IQs is indeed different from that of ordinary people.

That would undoubtedly be another great discovery because it provides the possibility of creating artificial super geniuses.

Think about every gene-edited person who received a transplant of the ARHGAP11B gene fragment.

All of them can have super brains like Terence Tao and Kim Woong-yong, and can read and write Japanese, Korean, English and German at the age of two.

At the age of 4, he was able to study university courses, and at the age of 8, he was invited by NASA to study in the United States...

Once this technology becomes popular, the whole world will change...

After all, the world is fucked up like this sometimes, and some people are born different.

This is a victory engraved in their genes. No matter how hard you try, you will not be able to surpass them, unless they indulge in depravity and fail to make good use of their talents.

In this experiment, if we can detect that the ARHGAP11B gene fragment of smart people is indeed very different from that of ordinary people, and that the gene fragments of smart people generally have consistent mutations.

After that, by simply copying their ARHGAP11B gene fragment and then transplanting it into humans, it would be possible to artificially create an equally intelligent super genius.

Of course, this is easier said than done. Current gene editing technology cannot achieve 100% gene editing transformation.

For example, last year the world's first gene-edited monkey was created based on the CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing technology.

Not all of the gene-edited monkey's body cells contain edited genes.

In fact, only a small number of cells have been edited, and the chimerism rate is extremely low, and there is no way to reach 100%.

Such a phenomenon is naturally unacceptable, so the technology of gene editing is not mature at all and is far from being suitable for human experiments.

Of course, let’s not talk about the gene editing technology for now. At this time, the large experimental group is not only studying the ARHGAP11B gene fragment of the smart gene fragment.

They are also studying many other magical gene fragments, with the goal of extending human life.

For example, they studied and analyzed the genes of long-lived people around the world and compared them with the genes of ordinary people, and found many mutated genes that make people live longer.

Some of these mutated genes can increase cells' resistance to oxidative stress, reduce the risk of cell aging and disease, and thus extend lifespan in disguise.

Some can change the physiological, metabolic and immune functions of organisms, enhance the organism's resistance to external pressure, and thus prolong lifespan in disguise.

There are many mutant genes like this, and Xingtu Gene Company is making major breakthroughs or discoveries every day.

At this time, the terrifying effect of artificial intelligence Jarvis applied to scientific research was fully revealed, and the speed of achieving scientific research results and major discoveries was several times or even dozens of times that of others.

Of course, in this genetic research and development laboratory, there is actually a mysterious laboratory, which occupies one-tenth of the experimental instruments and legless wheeled experimental robots.

Every once in a while, a batch of magical creatures would be sent into that mysterious laboratory.

Among these magical creatures are the "Turritopsis dohrnii" that is said to be able to rejuvenate and live forever, and the hydra that is said to have no lifespan gene. There are many such magical creatures, each of which is somewhat famous, which is why researchers can recognize what those things are when they pass by.

Of course, that’s all. The strangest thing is that only Lin Feng can enter this mysterious laboratory, and its confidentiality level is the highest.

Therefore, the people inside Star Path Gene naturally had some discussions and speculations about Lin Feng’s mysterious actions.

When they discussed this matter privately, they all speculated whether their boss Lin Feng was violating human ethics by conducting a superhuman gene editing experiment that incorporated genes from alien creatures.

Otherwise, why does this laboratory have such a high level of confidentiality that they don't know any information at all?

Of course, they only dared to discuss this matter in private and did not dare to discuss it in formal occasions.

After all, if their words get out, they will lose their jobs.

Of course, they couldn't say it, but they all knew that their boss Lin Feng seemed to be conducting a gene editing research and development project related to super humans.

In this regard, Lin Feng is indeed conducting a gene editing research and development project.

However, the experimental research is not what internal researchers imagined, that is, to introduce genes from other organisms into the human body to create super humans.

In fact, the main research still belongs to the field of human genes, and the focus is at most on beneficial mutant genes. There is no real intention to transplant genes from other animals into humans.

The reason why this matter has to be kept so secret is to prepare for the launch of super gene enhancement medicine in the future.

After all, if you are not a little mysterious in advance, and suddenly take out a gene enhancement potion and claim how magical it is, who will believe it?

However, just when Lin Feng thought that his plan of turning a falsehood into reality with a gene-enhancing potion would go smoothly and be realized.

A few days later, a negative incident broke out.

……

Xingtu Industrial Park, Xingtu Gene R&D Laboratory.

"The editorial teams of Nature and Biology said that we can only publish one paper a week, no more than one?"

Listening to Professor He Jian's angry words, Lin Feng felt a little surprised.

Are these Nature and Biology magazines crazy?

They actually dared to do such a trick. Aren’t they afraid that it would be exposed by Xingtu Gene Company and then be laughed at?

Professor He Jian ignored Lin Feng's surprise and angrily scolded:

“If that was all, it would be fine, but they went so far as to raise the standards for reviewing our papers.

Only papers that reach twice the normal weight are eligible to be published in their journals Nature and Biology. "

“This is really crazy.”

After hearing the decisions made by the editorial departments of Nature and Biology magazines, Lin Feng also felt that those guys were a little crazy.

"What's the reason behind it?"

It is really strange to impose such unreasonable restrictions on the publication of important papers by Star Path Genetics. Under normal circumstances, they have no reason to do so.

(End of this chapter)