No matter how you try to avoid it, what you have eaten or are eating is genetically modified food, or food that contains genetically modified raw materials.

Is GMO technology reliable and is GMO crops safe? At present, this question cannot be answered, because from the point of view of scientists, GM technology is absolutely safe and will not bring impact and harm to the surrounding environment and ecology, as well as to us humans.

However, from the genetic, ecological, and plant aspects, researchers and scholars believe that this transgenic technology will have a huge impact on the entire natural ecosystem and even our human beings.

They believe that this kind of genetically modified technology and crops will destroy the current fragile earth's ecosystem and spread through the ecological chain, which may cause the building block ecological collapse and destruction.

To put it simply, the ecosystems in our region are closely connected, and genetically modified plants or organisms entering the ecosystem may spread through the formal ecological chain, and ultimately threaten the safety of our human lives.

However, there is a lack of data accumulation, so neither claim has been confirmed. But judging from the current situation, the vast majority of scientists are relatively supportive of genetically modified technology.

On the one hand, the benefits brought by genetically modified technology are indeed very significant, which can greatly increase the yield of crops, and has a very good role in promoting the elimination of hunger in human society and the improvement of the material living standards of human society.

It is also because of the emergence of this genetically modified technology that many people in our region can enjoy cheap agricultural products.

The Earth's population is growing rapidly, but due to population expansion and land pollution, there is less and less land available for farming.

If the yield of crops is not increased, it may bring serious famine, which will seriously threaten the security and stability of human society and the relatively stable order of human society as a whole.

On the other hand, scientists believe that the genes used in this transgenic technology also come from the plant itself, and are not external intervention or quality control fabrication. Since they all come from known plants themselves, what is the danger?

Therefore, at present, genetically modified technology occupies the mainstream.

And Yang Fang also replied to Xiao Ma from this aspect: "The project we are currently carrying out is about plants, not crops. Moreover, the impact of this bamboo on ecosystem intervention is also very limited, which is a very safe and ideal experimental target.

As for how to develop in the future, this also needs to be planned and decided according to the progress of the entire project. However, all our projects are carried out in strict accordance with the relevant national laws and regulations, and the relevant projects are also strictly supervised by the relevant national departments, and everything is carried out under the premise of safety, which everyone can rest assured. ”

Hearing Yang Fang's explanation, everyone couldn't help but nodded. Indeed, research on biological genes is being carried out almost all over the world, and it can be said that it is one of the most cutting-edge scientific research fields in biotechnology.

However, compared with other countries' relatively relaxed scientific research regulatory measures, our country attaches great importance to this area, and the supervision is also very strict.

Therefore, all projects in this area must be reported to the relevant departments for review and approval before they can be tested, otherwise they will be severely punished.

In a responsible manner, there is certainly nothing wrong with such a measure. And under normal supervision, it has no impact on experimental projects.

In addition, the state will also set up a support fund in this area to fund and support and reward teams and individuals who have made important contributions in this field.

Lao Ma couldn't help but light up when he looked at the few bamboos that were growing very vigorously on the side, and then asked, "Won't these bamboos be your scientific research results?" ”

Yang Fang shook her head when she heard this and said, "No, this is the bamboo that we have spent a lot of effort to transplant from the south.

We haven't been working on this project for a long time, and we haven't reached this point yet. At present, we have only completed the genetic mapping of the Moso bamboo lineage and related feasibility studies, and conducted some preliminary experiments.

Everyone, please come with me! ”

Immediately, under the leadership of Yang Fang, everyone came to a small culture room separated by glass, and then pointed to a very low green bamboo inside and said with a smile: "This is a genetically modified moso bamboo variety that we have cultivated through gene editing and transgenic technology, and we have put the drought-tolerant genes of H. ammodus and sea buckthorn into this moso bamboo." Although it is made to have a certain drought tolerance, it also brings another problem.

That is, Moso bamboo is affected by the genes of H. ammodus and sea buckthorn, which makes its plants grow slowly and their size and height are affected. ”

Hearing this, everyone couldn't help but look at the low green bamboo in the glass culture room. After being affected by the genes of H. ammodendron and sea buckthorn, although the cold-tolerant lines of H. ammodendron and sea buckthorn were obtained, they were also affected by the genes of H. ammodendron and sea buckthorn, which slowed down their growth rate and made the plants short.

This is a problem, is there any good solution? The old horse looked at the green bamboo in the glass cultivation room and asked Yang Fang.

Yang Fang replied with a smile: "Actually, the solution is very simple, that is, to improve the accuracy of our gene extraction. The reason why moso bamboo is adversely affected is that the genes we extracted from H. ammodus and sea buckthorn are not pure and accurate enough.

That's why moso bamboo is affected by other genes, which leads to this result.

So one of our next priorities is to improve the accuracy of our gene extraction, that is, precision.

Then it is used to breed some varieties for observation, so as to screen out a more suitable and stable variety for environmental adaptability test.

If all is well, then we will first try to plant an area around the site and then observe the ecological environment.

Then invite domestic and international experts and scholars to conduct arguments and accept the review of relevant national institutions.

After the review is passed, we will further test the planting in the desert area of Northwest China and conduct follow-up observation. ”

Yang Fang's words made everyone very recognized, this very standardized method did not have any problems, but made everyone can't help but look forward to the short green bamboo in front of them.

If all goes well, what kind of impact will this kind of moso bamboo have on the ecology of the Northwest Desert? The old horse stared at Maozhu and asked.

Hehe, Yang Fang smiled, then glanced at Wu Hao, and then said: "The impact is very large, and the role it plays is incomparable to the drought-tolerant and sand-control crops such as Haloxylon and sea buckthorn that are currently planted. ”