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Gao Mi explained the various technologies inside to Xu You earnestly, and Xu You listened carefully while thinking correspondingly in his brain.

Many of the techniques that Gao Mi mentioned were known to Xu You before, but there were also some that Xu You heard for the first time.

Academician Xu, my team has indeed done research on cell-based artificial meat. The technology here is mainly divided into four major steps. The first step is to extract stem cells in animals and use them as seed cells to produce specific meat. Part. For example, if we want to produce a specific muscle fiber of the animal, we can extract the specific muscle stem cells of the part in the living animal.

This sounds a bit like the limb regeneration project we did before, but the purpose of the experiment is quite different. Xu You said.

Yes, indeed. The second step is the large-scale proliferation of stem cells. In the case of in vitro culture, the number of stem cells will increase exponentially every few days. In theory, only one stem cell is enough To cultivate 10,000 kilograms of meat. Of course, this needs enough time to cultivate.

The next step is to induce differentiation of stem cells. Academician Xu, you must know that even if only a certain part of meat is produced, it will not be just a single cell, but a combination of many different cells. Therefore, we The cells need to continue to differentiate and fuse into the basic building blocks we want to produce, multinucleated cells.

Finally, it is the post-processing process. Because the principle of cell growth is different, our meat cultivated through cell-based artificial meat technology is still somewhat different from real meat in terms of appearance and other aspects. Therefore , also need the final post-processing process to make them more similar.

After listening to the whole process narrated by Gao Mi, Xu You understood that there is still a long way to go before this technology can truly be marketed.

After thinking for a while, Xu You said:

Professor Gao, I think the technological achievements we have made in researching limb regeneration technology and various stem cell technologies can also be applied to cell-based artificial meat technology. No matter how big their purpose is In fact, the core technology is still 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 you do this, I don't know if it will taste as delicious as normal meat.

It's okay, Professor Gao, I will definitely find time to participate in the research when the time comes.

After getting this promise from Xu You, Gao Mi finally felt a little relieved.

Gao Mi knows that although he is a world-class expert in this field, he may not be able to catch up with Xu You in solving some key technologies.

The requirements of this subject itself are very high, and it is a technology that may be widely used in the future. Gao Mi itself still has relatively great pressure.

It would be best if Academician Xu can help. I haven't seen a problem that Academician Xu can't solve. Gao Mi said with a smile.

At this time, Xu You suddenly became serious and said:

However, Professor Gao, I still want to emphasize one point first, because I have so many things to do, so it is impossible to put too much energy on this project, and there are many more important tasks that I need to solve So, Professor Gao, you and your team are still responsible for the core work, and you must remember this.

Xu You didn't want other people to put their hopes in his own heart. After all, there was only one Xu You, and it was impossible for him to solve all the problems by himself like a superman.

Xu You specifically said these words in front of Gao Mi and the core members of the team, in order to let them go all out and try their best to solve the problem with their own strength.

Gao Mi immediately understood what Xu You meant, and said quickly:

Academician Xu, please don't worry, this is our job, and we will definitely do our best to make these jobs the best.

Several other people also made similar expressions. Seeing that everyone had such a positive attitude, Xu You also nodded in satisfaction.

Okay, enough information I want to know about the cell-based artificial meat project. The other experts can go back to work first. Professor Gao, I have some other things I want to ask you for advice.

Xu You euphemistically expressed the meaning of seeing off guests to several people, and everyone immediately understood Xu You's meaning, said goodbye to Xu You, and left.

At this time, apart from Xu You, Gao Mi was the only one left in the office.

Gao Mi didn't know what Xu You wanted to ask by leaving him here alone, but it was not good to ask first, so he had to wait for Xu You to open his mouth first.

Professor Gao, do you think that if some people can live forever, is it a good thing or a bad thing for the whole world?

Gao Mi was not prepared for being asked so suddenly by Xu You, and was at a loss for a while, not knowing how to answer.

Eternal life... It is definitely not a good thing for all human beings to live forever, and it is not conducive to the normal reproduction and evolution of creatures. If a very small number of people can live forever... it should still be something that can be considered.

Gao Mi thinks that some people who have made great contributions to human beings can obtain a longer lifespan, and even live forever. For human beings, the advantages outweigh the disadvantages.

Just like Xu You, a world-class great scientist, every extra day of existence is an incomparably huge wealth to the whole world.

Yes, immortality is something that is full of temptation for many people. But once the technology of immortality is popularized, it will also cause very serious consequences. Even if this technology can be successfully developed, it must be carried out. strict restrictions.

Xu You did not explain to Gao Mi that he and Lu Zhiyao have taken specific nano-robots, allowing them to achieve a theoretically longer life span, and even the possibility of immortality.

Because this kind of technology is only suitable for people like Xu You and Lu Zhiyao with top physical fitness. If ordinary people take this nano-robot without authorization, it will only cause stronger side effects, and even their lifespan will not increase but decrease.

What Xu You hopes to achieve is the kind of immortality technology with a lower threshold. For example, some people with strong scientific research ability but poor physical fitness can also have such a chance of immortality.

Professor Gao, regarding human tissue regeneration and immortality technology, I also hope to optimize some aspects.