Epoch of Twilight

Chen Xinjie pushed the door open and walked in, gracefully and gracefully, carrying a burst of fragrance.

She put the teacup in front of Luo Yuan, and whispered softly in her ear: "Mayor, there are still ten minutes before the meeting time."

In the past two years, not only has science and technology developed greatly, but the personnel of the city government has also undergone some changes. Some people have been dismissed from office due to corruption or unable to keep up with the situation, and some people have also been promoted.

His former secretary, Cheng Guanghui, was transferred to a new job as the director of the Industrial Bureau, and the vacant secretary was also taken by Chen Xinjie.

Of course, for Cheng Guanghui, such a promotion may not be a joy. While being on his own, it also means staying away from the core.

In fact, Luo Yuan didn't have any objections to Cheng Guanghui, let alone some kind of inhuman thoughts, it was just a normal organizational mobilization.

Generally speaking, the secretary next to the leader will not work for more than three years before being transferred. On the one hand, it is to not hinder the future of his subordinates, and on the other hand, it is also to prevent the power of the high-level from being stolen.

After all, being his secretary is his spokesperson and mouthpiece, every move represents his will, or represents his will in the eyes of others. Especially in this era when power is concentrated in one person, the power and influence of the secretary are even greater than that of other standing committee members.

This is undoubtedly an abnormal phenomenon!

The most important reason for choosing Chen Xinjie as secretary is to know the bottom line. She doesn't have much desire for power, and she is also very principled. What's more, compared to other people Luo Yuan is not familiar with, he naturally trusts the people around him more.

Luo Yuan is not exempt from this aspect.

Luo Yuan looked at the time and said, "It's still early, wait until I finish reading this pile of documents."

Chen Xinjie didn't bother, and left quickly. Luo Yuan finished processing the documents in front of him, then got 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 leisure time on the road, Chen Xinjie whispered: "Is the birth rate of human beings so low now?"

"It has been like this since the end of the world. Although the unlocking virus did not cause most humans to mutate, subtle changes have already occurred. Today, the differences between human individuals are more than ten times that of humans before the end of the world. This seriously affects fertility. Rate." Luo Yuan said with a heavy tone

In order to publicize the crimes of the Boxing people, the unlocking virus, an evil virus that causes biological mutations on the earth and leads to widespread death of human beings, has long been made public. Chen Xinjie has heard of it and is no stranger to it.

The two chatted for a few words, and they were almost at the meeting room. When the guard at the door saw the two coming in, he was shocked and opened the door of the meeting room.

This meeting is not a high-level meeting, but a policy seminar. In addition to high-level leaders, most of the participants are well-known scientists and professors.

No time wasted, as soon as Luo Yuan came in, the meeting started under his chairmanship.

"This is the latest statistics on newborn babies in major hospitals in the past two years. Up to now, only 3,320 people have been born. This birth rate is terribly low, and it is completely unsustainable for the race. Yes, if no measures are taken, at most five hundred years, human beings will eventually become extinct! I think the specific information has already been sent to you, and you should have already read it. Everyone can speak freely about any countermeasures. In addition, the cloning Humans, also talk about your own thoughts." Luo Yuan said.

Chen Xinjie in the corner quickly recorded the minutes of the meeting, and looked at Luo Yuan with burning eyes from time to time. In her heart, Luo Yuan was the most attractive at such a time.

"Dear mayor and leaders, I am against cloning. With our current technology, it is really not difficult to achieve cloning. However, simply increasing the population will not improve the fertility rate. Unless, in the future, human beings give up the natural Fertility depends entirely on cloning to maintain the continuation of the race, but this will have a huge impact on the current human society. The social model of the previous family unit will collapse, and society will be chaotic. I think that for this phenomenon of low fertility, research specifically Drugs, take it slowly, this is a long-term solution." A social science professor with gray hair from a university stood up and said solemnly.

Luo Yuan frowned slightly when he heard that, he didn't expect that the first person to speak would come out against cloning.

"I think this old professor is a bit too conservative. Every social progress will have an impact on society. The matriarchal era in primitive society, the era of clan union in feudal era, and the era of small families before the end of the world have all shown that everything.

The development of productive forces will naturally impact the original society. This is unavoidable and unavoidable, and now that there are very few human beings left, space is also not a safe place. The impact on society, I think there is really no distinction between primary and secondary. "As soon as the voice fell, a scientist stood up and objected.

He is quite young, it seems that he is not even thirty years old, but in today's era, such scientists are almost everywhere, but 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 is noncommittal about this. Cloning is naturally a powerful medicine to solve the population problem, and the effect is immediate, but strong medicines often have serious side effects. Even in the reconstruction zone era, human beings are under great pressure to survive, and cloning is only kept secret, and it is not made public at all. .

Now that the pressure of survival has temporarily disappeared, once the cloning of human beings is discovered by the public, it may usher in an uproar and cause huge controversy. Although he can forcefully promote it, his reputation among the public will also fall to the bottom, so even Luo Yuan has cloned. Thoughts, we must also be cautious.

"I agree with some of the old professor's opinions. Of course, I am not against human cloning, but against unplanned cloning. I think it's time for human beings to rewrite the human genetic plan!" Director Wu also stood up at this time , Because of the artificially synthesized wisdom potion project, he was once the biggest authority on genetics, but unfortunately, until a year or two later, there was no result, 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 function map. We need to redefine the genetic standards of human beings and delete those individualized genes that are affected by the unlocking virus and hinder fertility. The genetic defects left over during the evolution process, we can completely achieve eugenics and prenatal care when fertilized eggs..."

The old man earlier thought that the other party supported his point of view at first, but he didn't expect that the more he listened to it, the more outrageous it became. This point of view was even more radical than the previous one, which was completely unacceptable to him. Before he finished speaking, he stood up I got up and interrupted angrily: "Absurd, is this still a human being? This is an industrial product in a factory, it is 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, and evolution can also interfere. The development of science and technology is for human beings." Self-service, since we have better technology, why not deny ourselves. Better human beings, longer life spans, this will be another driving force for the development of human civilization!"

The venue suddenly became noisy, and everyone was either whispering or arguing quietly. As time went by, the scene became more and more lively.

"Please maintain the discipline of the venue!" Luo Yuan had to remind, if the debate continues like this, the conservatives and radicals on both sides may fight. Of course, as a young man, he is still more inclined to the views of the radicals. Compared with the somewhat depressed conservatives, the radicals undoubtedly represent the vitality of human civilization today.

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 safe solution.

Luo Yuan pondered for a while, and then said: "The discussion is very intense, but I don't think cloning and natural childbirth are contradictory, and we can't give up eating because of the negative effects of cloning. Many couples want a child now, maybe it can be aimed at People who need it in this regard can provide fertilized egg services."

"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 great demand in this regard. For example, 'Give birth to a child for the future of mankind!'"

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The plan proposed by Luo Yuan was passed without any dispute, but this does not mean that this plan can be implemented immediately. There are still many things to be done. The most worrying problem, if this problem is not solved, will seriously affect the effect of specific implementation.

However, there is no obstacle to this point. I am afraid that no one would have thought that he is the real authority on human genes. Almost alone, he has compiled the functional spectrum of the human genome, including tens of thousands of evolutionary genes. or genes. His powerful body and the different male and female clones in his family are the best answers.

In addition, with the help of the Boxing people's experimental equipment, human beings already have the ability to directly micro-edit genes. It is estimated that it will only take another one or two years for all conditions to mature.

Moreover, Luo Yuanqian's proposed plan is only a stopgap measure, just a transition. When human beings begin to give birth to cloned children and gradually accept the existence of cloned humans, the time for large-scale cloning will 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 "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 compiled by Luo Yuan himself, and the deliberate tilt of the share of smart medicines, the human genome optimization plan suddenly developed at an incredible speed as if it had a pair of wings inserted.