Chen Xinjie pushed the door open and walked in, carrying a scent of fragrance.
She put the teacup in her hand in front of Luo Yuan and whispered softly in her ear: "Mayor, there are still ten minutes until the meeting time."
In the past two years, not only science and technology have developed greatly, but the personnel of the city government have also undergone some changes. Some people have been removed from their posts due to corruption or failure to keep up with the situation, while some people have also been promoted.
His former secretary Cheng Guanghui was transferred to a new job and took up the post of director of the Industrial Bureau, and the vacant secretary position was also filled by Chen Xinjie.
Of course, for Cheng Guanghui, such a promotion may not be a joy. While being independent, it also means staying away from the core level.
In fact, Luo Yuan didn't have any objections to Cheng Guanghui, nor did he have any inhumane thoughts. Everything was just a normal organizational move.
Generally speaking, secretaries around leaders will be transferred after serving for more than three years. On the one hand, it is not to block the future of his subordinates, but on the other hand, it is also to prevent the power of high-level officials from being stolen.
After all, as his secretary, she is his spokesperson and mouthpiece. Every move represents his will, or represents his will in the eyes of others. Especially in this era where power is concentrated in one person, the power and influence of the secretary is even greater than that of other members of the Standing Committee.
This is undoubtedly an abnormal phenomenon!
The most important reason for choosing Chen Xinjie as his secretary was that she knew the basics. She had little desire for power and was very principled. What's more, compared to other people whom Luo Yuan was not familiar with, he naturally trusted the people around him more.
Luo Yuan is not immune to this.
Luo Yuan looked at the time and said, "It's still early, wait until I finish reading this pile of documents."
Chen Xinjie did not interrupt any more and left quickly. Luo Yuan finished processing the documents in front of him, then stood up, straightened his clothes, and walked out of the office. Chen Xinjie from the secretariat picked up the documents and followed immediately.
Taking advantage of the free time on the road, Chen Xinjie whispered: "Is the fertility rate of humans so low now?"
"This has been the case since the end of the world. Although the unlocked virus has not caused most humans to mutate, subtle changes have already occurred. The differences between human individuals today are more than ten times that of humans before the end of the world, which seriously affects fertility. "Fruit." Luo Yuan said with a heavy tone.
In order to publicize the sins of the Bolians, the Unlocked Virus, an evil virus that causes mutations in the earth's organisms and leads to widespread death of humans, has long been made public. Naturally, Chen Xinjie has heard of it and is no stranger to it.
The two chatted for a few words and almost reached the conference room. When the guard guarding the door saw the two coming in, he immediately became excited and opened the conference room door.
This meeting is not a high-level meeting, but a policy seminar. In addition to senior leaders, most of the participants are well-known scientists and professors.
No time was wasted, as soon as Luo Yuan came in, the meeting started under his chairmanship.
"This is the latest statistics on newborns in major hospitals in the past two years. As of now, a total of only 3,320 people have been born. This birth rate is terrifyingly low and completely unsustainable for the race. Yes, if no measures are taken, human beings will eventually become extinct within five hundred years at most! I think the specific information has been sent to everyone, and you should have read it. Everyone can speak freely about any countermeasures. In addition, about cloning! Humans, let’s talk about our thoughts,” Luo Yuan said.
Chen Xinjie in the corner quickly recorded the meeting minutes and looked at Luo Yuan with burning eyes from time to time. In her heart, Luo Yuan was the most charming at this time.
"Dear mayor and leaders, I am against cloning. With our current technology, it is indeed not difficult to clone. However, simply increasing the population will not improve the fertility rate unless humans give up on nature in the future. Reproduction depends entirely on cloning to maintain the continuation of the race, but this will have a huge impact on the current human society. The previous social model of the family unit will collapse, and society will be in chaos. I think that research on this phenomenon of low fertility will be dedicated. Take medicine slowly, this is the long-term solution." A white-haired social science professor from the university stood up and said seriously.
Luo Yuan frowned slightly when he heard this. He didn't expect that the first person to speak would come out to oppose cloning.
"I think this old professor is a little too conservative. Every social progress will have an impact on society. The matrilineal era of primitive society, the era of clan groups in the feudal era, and the era of small families before the end of the world have all shown this. everything.
The development of productivity will naturally impact the original society. This is inevitable and unavoidable. Moreover, there are not many human beings left now, and space is not a safe place. Before mankind has completely resolved the crisis, we should not consider cloning again. I think the impact on society is really indiscriminate. "As soon as he finished speaking, a scientist stood up and objected.
He is quite young and seems to be less than thirty years old. But in today's era, such scientists are almost everywhere. However, being young also means that he is easy to accept new things. Compared with those conservative old-school scholars, he Undoubtedly much more radical.
Luo Yuan did not comment on this. Cloning is naturally a powerful medicine to solve the population problem, and the effect is immediate. However, powerful medicines often have serious side effects. Even in the era of reconstruction zones, when humans were under great pressure to survive, cloning was kept secret and not made public at all. .
Now that the pressure to survive has temporarily disappeared, once the cloned human beings are discovered by the public, I am afraid there will be an uproar and huge controversy. Although he can vigorously promote it, his reputation among the people will also fall to the bottom. Therefore, even if Luo Yuan has already cloned Thoughts must also be carefully considered.
"I agree with some of the old professor's opinions. Of course, I am not opposed to human cloning, but I am opposed to unplanned cloning. I think it is time for mankind to write the human genetic project again!" At this time, Director Wu also stood up. , because of the artificially synthesized smart drug project, he was once the greatest authority on genes. Unfortunately, until a year or two passed, there was still no results, and now he is almost marginalized:
"This time, of course, it is not the previous gene sequencing, but to understand the functions of various genomes and compose a complete genome functional map. We need to redefine human genetic standards and delete those individualized genes and some that are affected by the unlocked virus and hinder reproduction. The genetic defects left over from the evolution process will allow us to achieve eugenics and eugenics in fertilized eggs..."
The old man from before thought that the other party was supporting his point of view at first. Unexpectedly, the more he heard it, the more outrageous it became. This point of view was even more radical than that of the previous one. This was completely unacceptable to him. Before he could finish speaking, he stood up. He got up and interrupted angrily: "It's ridiculous, is this still a human being? This is an industrial product in a factory, it's simply ridiculous."
"As a genetic researcher, in my eyes there is not much difference between human beings and industrial products." Director Wu immediately retorted without giving in: "Life is not so sacred. Evolution can also interfere. The development of science and technology is for human beings." Self-service, since we have better technology, why not replenish ourselves. Better humans and longer lifespan will be another driving force for the development of human civilization!”
The venue suddenly became noisy. Everyone was whispering or arguing quietly. As time went by, the scene became more and more lively.
"Please maintain discipline at the meeting!" Luo Yuan had to remind him that if the argument continued like this, the conservatives and radicals on both sides might start fighting. Of course, as a young man, he still prefers radical views. Compared with some sluggish conservatives, radicals undoubtedly represent the vitality of today's human civilization.
But then again, being too radical will also be unacceptable to most people. In this position, he must balance the views between the two factions and choose a stable plan.
Luo Yuan pondered for a moment, then said: "Everyone has a heated discussion, but I think cloning and natural fertility are not contradictory, and we should not stop eating because of the negative effects of cloning. Many couples now want a child, maybe we can target We provide fertilized egg services to people who need it.”
"I agree with the mayor's point of view!" Bi Jianping, who was next to him, immediately cooperated: "As long as the publicity is done well, there will be a huge demand in this area. For example, 'give birth to a child for the future of mankind!'"
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The plan proposed by Luo Yuan was naturally passed without any controversy, but this does not mean that this plan can be implemented immediately. There are still many things to do. The first is the issue of clones and cloned people having the same appearance. This is also a problem for human beings. The most worrying issue, if this issue is not resolved, will seriously affect the effectiveness of the specific implementation.
However, there is no obstacle to this. I am afraid no one would have thought that he is the real authority when it comes to human genes. He has almost single-handedly compiled a functional map of the human genome, which also includes tens of thousands of evolutions. or genes. His powerful body and the male and female clones in his family are the best answer.
In addition, with the help of the Bo Xing people's experimental equipment, humans already have the ability to directly edit genes microscopically. It is estimated that it will only take another one or two years for all the conditions to be mature.
Moreover, the plan proposed by Luo Yuan was only a stopgap measure and a transition. When humans began to have cloned children and gradually accepted the existence of cloned humans, the time for large-scale cloning would also mature.
After the meeting, he asked the genetic scientists to stay and continue the meeting.
In the afternoon of that day, a large-scale research institute called the "Human Genome Optimization Project" was established. In the following days, more and more researchers were transferred to this research institute through administrative orders.
With the reference of the genome functional spectrum map written by Luo Yuan himself, and the intentional tilt of the share of smart medicines, the human genome optimization plan suddenly seemed to have a pair of wings and developed at an incredible speed.