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Volume 3 Big Scene Chapter 25 Genetic Engineering Research Institute (1)

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    United Technologies Corporation has simultaneously established three cutting-edge research and development institutions. The Artificial Intelligence Research Institute, the Genetic Engineering Research Institute and the Nanotechnology Research Institute are all listed in the company directory, and there is no confidentiality.  The Australian media once commented that Li Zhuang's ambitions were not small, but they did not expect that the three were complementary to each other.

    In September, the northern hemisphere starts to get cooler, while Sunway City in the southern hemisphere is a bit hot, not to mention that it is still in the savannah climate zone.  Li Zhuang doesn't like the heat, but the establishment of Sunway City is related to future goals. Most of the first batch of air conditioners produced by the Consumer Industrial Products Group are used in Sunway City, and the new electronic air conditioners are the main force.

    Li Zhuang likes to be an experimenter of new products. His office is filled with high-end goods produced by the Consumer Industrial Products Group, and the air conditioners used in his cars are also replaced by the company's products.

    "Yes, this thing is a big source of money. How did I find that there are industries that can make a lot of money everywhere." Li Zhuang felt moved and called Guobao, "How is your research on life-extension liquid? Boss, it has been more than ten years.  Come on, don¡¯t keep fooling me.¡±

    "Why did I fool you? Do you think it's so easy to be a god? Why don't you change your career? Mikhail is doing research. He is a master. I'm helping you develop biological robots. There have been breakthroughs. Come and take a look when you have time."

    "Okay, I'll come over in the afternoon, are you there?"

    "Of course I am. If you think research is just a walk and you can leave at will, that's called convulsions. Boss, I'm convinced!"

    There was a beep, and Li Zhuang smiled bitterly while holding the microphone.  The national treasure couple was quarreling over this matter recently, and he became a punching bag.  Guo Bao is a professional. He is a layman. He can only look at the Genetic Engineering Research Institute information on the ERP system and find something he can understand.

    Genetic engineering is a very hot topic. This subject is very mysterious. Most people have heard the propaganda about it, but few ordinary people can clearly explain what it refers to.

    Earth¡¯s technology is not as backward as people imagine. Many forward-looking scientific theories and technological practices have already made people feel whether they have stepped into God¡¯s forbidden zone.  Some scientists are so uneasy that they refuse to conduct in-depth research.

    Many scientists believe in God. Of course, there are factors of family cultural environment. They are more exposed to the greatness of the universe than ordinary people, and then feel the profound and mysterious rules of the universe. This is the source of faith.  They are different from ordinary people. Ordinary believers follow blindly, but they transfer their belief in the rules of the universe to God, believing that only God can create a world with relatively complete rules.

    Christ may not be the true God. Allah may be the only one. Whether it is Buddha or the Three Pure Ones, they may all be the incarnation of the rules of the universe in people's minds.  No matter how complex the human social system is, the vast and boundless universe still operates spontaneously and does not change according to human will.

    If there is a God, the rules of the universe are God.  Gods can exist, and certain creatures with boundless power are qualified to be called gods, although they may not have the emotions imagined by humans.  Religion and science are not antagonistic. After all, human beings are small creatures that cannot even control their own birth, old age, illness and death, and need spiritual sustenance.

    The criticism of those great scientists by a certain theory is full of their ignorance and arrogance.  Of course, the masters cannot be impeccable. They are human beings after all, but in any case, it is not the turn of a few guys who think they have understood the secrets of the operating system of human society to trample on their beliefs.  For five thousand years, genius philosophers have emerged in large numbers, but no one dares to say that they are definitely right, except for some elites who pride themselves on being discoverers of truth.

    ??Elite scientists among humans have always wanted to understand the mysteries of human beings themselves, and have made many attempts. Genetic engineering is one of them that makes people feel weak.  Challenging the divine realm is a dream, but who knows whether it will attract God¡¯s wrath?  God may not be angry, but sudden changes in the environment and new species are enough to destroy human social structure. This can also be understood as the irresistibility of the rules set by God.

    The so-called genetic engineering, also known as gene splicing technology and DNA recombination technology, is based on molecular genetics as the theoretical basis and modern methods of molecular biology and microbiology as means to construct genes from different sources in vitro according to pre-designed blueprints.  Hybrid DNA molecules are then introduced into living cells to change the original genetic characteristics of organisms, obtain new varieties, and produce new products.

    The most sensitive topic in genetic engineering is cloning and human body modification.  Technologies such as obtaining superior new plant varieties, developing genetic drugs, and regenerating amputated limbs are ancillary applications.  Recombinant DNA technology is an upstream technology, while the downstream technology is the large-scale cultivation of genetically engineered bacteria or cells and the isolation and purification of gene products.  These are familiar concepts to bioengineering students.

    In other words, one is theoretical research, and the other is research on how to implement this theory.  Just like artificial intelligence, it has been more than half a century since the theories of several masters were proposed.All four implementation models are theoretically possible, but engineering verification requires talented engineers and technological advancements in other supporting industries.  The memristor theory was proposed thirty years before it was realized. Nonlinear calculation, software implementation and hardware implementation are all very difficult.

    Scientists and engineers represent science and technology. They complement each other and advance the level of human civilization step by step.  Many people have both roles. Although in most people's minds, scientists are higher than engineers, any genius's idea cannot achieve a fundamental breakthrough without a genius engineer.  Regardless of the technological progress of other industries, the technological development level of this industry has been dragged down to the average line, but this is the result of relying on a large number of people, which is long and inefficient, not to mention the complex interest relationships within human society that make this realization more difficult.

    "The national treasure is a scientist and an engineer, and maybe a scientist plays more of a role. On the contrary, I am always tinkering." Li Zhuang compared the two and still felt that the national treasure was better than him, and then he became excited again, "I also have the first  Among senior repairmen, no one can surpass me!"

    Among the many research institutes in the company, Li Zhuang is most familiar with the Artificial Intelligence Research Institute and the Genetic Engineering Research Institute, because he personally participated in the preparation of these two research institutes, although the Genetic Engineering Research Institute is mainly based on the opinions of the national treasure.

    The Institute of Genetic Engineering consists of four research institutes: Human Gene Research Institute, Plant Gene Research Institute, Animal Gene Research Institute and Genetic Bacteria Research Institute.  The Human Genome Research Institute is the largest research institute of the Institute of Genetic Engineering, with about 1,200 researchers. Those who are willing to join are strictly restricted in their scope of action.  To the outside world, it is known as the Human Genome Research Institute, and even the employees don¡¯t know that the research institute is divided into two parts.

    The Second Research Institute does not always work underground. There are also dual-use research projects on the ground. The researchers are all senior core employees, with only about 200 people.  Their relatives and friends were all transferred to Sunway City, where they were given generous remuneration and a limited freedom allowance of up to US$300,000 per year.

    Li Zhuang was very worried about the safety of this project, and the conditions he proposed were extremely harsh, but he didn¡¯t expect that there would be all kinds of people in this world.  Utkin said, "There is only a ten-year confidentiality period, and I can earn three million more, and I am willing to do it!" Harris had a completely different idea, "I don't know what I can do out there. I can conduct research freely.  It makes me very satisfied.¡±

    The Psychological Analysis Division of the Personnel Department carefully selected the personnel needed for the research. The technical content of this area is very high. Li Zhuang was very happy to be able to successfully achieve the goal, and he was already prepared for the possibility of something happening.

    The main laboratories of the Second Research Institute are all underground, but life is comfortable, and the advanced optical exterior system makes the researchers not feel like they are working underground.  Li Zhuang has been to this place several times, but all before it was officially operational.

    All the research equipment is the best. The Joint Procurement Center was frightened by the purchase lists submitted by researchers. Many of them were products they had never heard of and were not sold on the market at all.  But as the saying goes, be afraid of someone who knows how to do anything, even a thief.  The former employers of these employees are very powerful, and they are familiar with the performance parameters of the most advanced equipment they use. This time, the models are also provided.

    Employees of the Joint Procurement Center encountered some troubles when they went out to purchase. Some needed to be dealt with by the legal department, and some needed to be dealt with by the Office of the Vice President of Technology. Some equipment simply could not be purchased, and they had to be designed and manufactured by themselves through the company's complete industrial system.  Difficulties in the development process are naturally inevitable, otherwise researchers from equipment and instrument manufacturers would have jumped across the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.

    Little Vicky is the security controller here. All kinds of surveillance equipment and weapon systems are available, and not even a fly can move freely.  On the outskirts of the Human Genome Research Institute, the ninth-level core employees of the Wesson Technology Security Department patrol around the clock. The security guards are equipped with equipment that even the military's special forces would envy.

    The Genetic Engineering Research Institute is about three kilometers away from the control center of the Artificial Intelligence Research Institute, but the Human Genetic Research Institute is relatively remote and located on the edge of a hill.  The Genetic Engineering Research Institute is the largest of the three major research institutes, covering an area of ??100 square kilometers. It is relatively desolate, surrounded by no-man's land, except for some flowers, trees and roads.  No company employees like to live nearby, and most of the family members of employees at the Genetic Engineering Research Institute live in small towns close to the Artificial Intelligence Research Institute.

    Li Zhuang finally decided that it would be better to go there by car. Li Meng took his family to travel to Perth. Chen Xiaojun would not go to such a place. He is still in the late stage of battlefield syndrome treatment and needs to be controlled.

    The public transportation lines in Weisen City run automatically. No one sells tickets and no money is required. However, there are on-board security guards, all of whom are core employees with extremely high security levels.  The main job of these people is to control work-related communication between researchers, which is a taboo in laboratory research.I kept some logs and the like according to the regulations, and the work was not as boring as imagined.

    Needless to say, Li Zhuang is well-known in Weisen City. It would be a bit too much to not even recognize his boss.  Public transportation within the city of Wiesen uses trams, but the noise is very low.  Li Zhuang greeted everyone in the car and listened to them talk about things outside.

    "Hsai has just released a new smartphone, which integrates 15 million artificial neurons. It is intended to be used for research. However, I heard that there was a small problem and the operation was very unstable. Fortunately, only one was built, but these dozens  I'm afraid we'll lose hundreds of millions." Some people gloated about the misfortune.

    "They are indeed too greedy. They might as well improve the existing structure. Artificial neural network computers have too many defects. I heard that the government paid a lot of money for this intelligent computer." The human costume experts nearby also gossiped.

    Li Zhuang listened to their chat without saying a word.  The 10-million-neuron smart brain released by Citigroup and Japan last year has slightly better performance than the Vicky class, which puts him under some pressure. However, building too many of these super smart brains is of no use. The cost is too high, and you have to be careful about servicing them.  .  Vicky's first-level brain has a performance that far exceeds that of a petaflop supercomputer. No matter how fast it is, what's the use.

    The Germans have built four of their eight million neuron brains, one for CERN, one for the European Space Agency, one as the main brain of the European Intelligent Transportation Control Center, and the remaining one is being studied by ourselves.  use,.

    Citigroup and Japan make more, but there are only about ten units in total.  As for ordinary intelligent brains, the ones that can be sold on the market currently only have a maximum of 300,000 artificial neurons. More advanced ones can only be customized by relevant government departments.  Ordinary people still don't want to see the popularity of high-end smart computers and sell hundreds of millions of units. That is simply a shocking idea.

    Home smart brains, with up to 10,000 artificial neurons, are not cheap, but are highly integrated. They are not much different from traditional home computers. They are now sought after by wealthy people and are a new popular product.  As a result, wai made a lot of money. Employees in the finance department occasionally got cramps in their hands from counting money. There were many weirdos who liked large sums of cash.

    Li Zhuang feels that although artificial neuron networks are the easiest to implement, he should not invest too much and be cautious in other research. He has been exploring ideas himself.  The research efforts of the Artificial Intelligence Research Institute are very strong, and there has been some progress, but not much. It is estimated that it will take many years before an intelligent brain with the ability to truly evolve itself appears.  Technical implementation is one aspect, mainly security issues.  In the past, the nerves of some nuclear powers during the Cold War were already very stretched, and now they do not want the tragedy of "Terminator" to occur.

    Thinking of The Terminator, Li Zhuang feels that James Cameron is indeed a great director. He considers many things when making science fiction films and does not just make them up randomly.  It is indeed possible for excessive parallel computing networks to produce artificial intelligence. The way in which this kind of AI is produced is quite special and accidental, and it relies heavily on software design.  After the birth of Vicky, he used Vicky's plug-in high-speed computing server to conduct derivation, and concluded that "the cost is too high and there are too many uncertainties."

    Artificial intelligence that is close to the divine realm is effective artificial intelligence. Relying on the gods is not what a competent scientist should do.  Technology that cannot be put into practical application has no meaning unless it is bored or has ulterior motives.

    The destination was nearby. Li Zhuang said goodbye to his employees and walked slowly towards the entrance of the institute as usual.

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