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On September 22, the United States extracted dinosaur genetic material for the first time, and the news quickly occupied the front pages of major newspapers. The news originally came from the University of Montana, where a research team led by paleontologist Jack Horner extracted genetic material for the first time from the thigh bone of a 65-million-year-old "T-Rex"!

Not long after, the news quickly shocked the world!

In the famous novel "Jurassic Park", scientists found the blood of dinosaurs from the straw of a mosquito in amber, then extracted DNA molecules from it, and finally made dinosaurs! However, novels are novels after all, and everyone's feelings are not deep enough. But now, scientists have already extracted the genetic material of "T-Rex", can they also create dinosaurs as written in the novel?

People all over the world had a great discussion.

At this moment, the news that scientists have extracted the genetic material of dinosaurs has also gone viral on Twitter, and many netizens have left messages.

"Oh, my God, the genes are all there, and scientists want to copy the Tyrannosaurus Rex?!"

"Fuck, the real version of "Jurassic Park"!!!"

"I'm definitely going to make a Tyrannosaurus rex, and then I can't control it and run out to eat people, oh oh oh, so scary..."

"Excuse me, is the Tyrannosaurus rex delicious?"

"..."

At this time, many reporters came to interview Henry.

"Hello, Mr. Henry Williams. You must have heard that American scientists have recently extracted genetic material from the femur of Tyrannosaurus Rex. You once wrote "Jurassic Park", then you Do you think scientists can create dinosaurs?" the reporter asked.

Henry touched his nose. It seems that the "Jurassic Park" he wrote has a great influence on people.

Although Horner and others found the genetic material DNA from the femur of the Tyrannosaurus rex, it is impossible to replicate the dinosaur if the material is not complete!

You know, there are 23 pairs of chromosomes in the nucleus of each human cell, of which two pairs of chromosomes "X chromosome" and "Y chromosome" determine sex. And each chromosome is a long DNA molecule. That is to say, 23 pairs of chromosomes have 46 long-chain DNA molecules, and this whole set of DNA molecules is called the genome. Only a complete genome can perfectly create a creature!

If there is something wrong, it may not be created, or a "freak" may be created!

Henry did not see the research data of Horner and others, but it should be impossible to extract the complete dinosaur genome! If the complete genome is really extracted. Haha, the fun is so big, maybe you can really create dinosaurs...

Henry thought for a while, then shook his head to the reporter, and said, "Maybe... but I still don't think there's much chance of creating a dinosaur!"

The reporter's eyes lit up when he heard this. Took a photo of Henry!

the next day. The newspaper came out with a picture of Henry with the caption "Jurassic Park author Henry Williams thinks it might be possible to make dinosaurs"!

As soon as Henry saw the newspaper, he couldn't help but scolded: "Damn, the editor is really unscrupulous, and I took it out of context. Why didn't I write what I said later!"

The newspaper quickly sold out, and Henry was pushed to the cusp. The reality and the Internet have discussed Henry's words one after another, and it seems that the situation is getting worse and worse!

At this time, Horner and his research team held a press conference and said that although DNA molecules can be "amplified" and replicated, they are only a small part of biological genetic material and are not enough to provide the basis for "re-creation" of dinosaurs. !

After Horner and others issued a statement, the voice of the discussion gradually died down. However, there are still many people who don't understand why they can't make dinosaurs...

As a result, various popular science knowledge appeared on newspapers and the Internet.

Later, some experts pointed out: "Gene is the most basic genetic factor. It is a DNA segment with genetic effects and carrying genetic information. It supports the basic structure and performance of life, and stores the race, blood type, gestation, and growth of life. , all the information on the process of apoptosis! By studying genes, we can explore the true meaning of life, and discover the essence and changes of life evolution!"

"At present, the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Japan, China and other countries are participating in the Human Genome Project. By sequencing the human genome, a map of human genes has been drawn, thereby uncovering the 3 billion genes that make up the human body's 25,000 genes. The secret of a base pair!"

"The Human Genome Project is a large-scale, transnational and interdisciplinary scientific exploration project with a budget of up to 3 billion US dollars. It is called the three major scientific projects together with the Manhattan Atomic Bomb Project and the Apollo Project!"

In fact, the Gene Umbrella Company is also carrying out the Human Genome Project, but the Gene Umbrella Company has the strength that exceeds the sum of all gene sequencing in the world!

The Gene Umbrella Gene Equipment R\u0026D Department has manufactured 1,000 sets of the world's most advanced capillary automatic sequencers, ABI-1001. Each ABI-1001 is extremely expensive, with a price of $500,000.

In addition, Henry had already ordered Cray to build a supercomputer.

Simon Cray is recognized by European and American countries as the "father of supercomputers". The Cray company he founded once controlled the entire supercomputer market and occupied the top position for five years! After 2008, the "Jaguar" world's first supercomputer was built, and two years later, the "Titan" world's first supercomputer was built!

In terms of supercomputer technology, Cray is undoubtedly the world's first-class company!

Since Henry acquired Cray, he told them to build the most powerful supercomputer at all costs. So, after more than a year, on July 1, 1994, the supercomputer was finally completed.

This supercomputer, Henry gave it the order "Titan One"!

The birth of Titan 1 immediately set a world record for supercomputers!

In December 1992, Intel Corporation launched the paragon supercomputer, becoming the first supercomputer in history to break the barrier of one trillion floating-point calculations per second!

The "Titan 1" supercomputer has 5,000 MIPS processors, the manufacturing cost is 120 million US dollars, and its calculation speed is as high as 10 trillion times, ten times that of the paragon supercomputer! ! !

When Cray announced the calculation speed of "Titan One", it immediately caused a huge sensation in the industry! Even the US government was alarmed and sent someone to order a "Titan 1" supercomputer from Cray! Originally, they wanted to buy "Titan One" directly, but Henry wanted to use it for himself, so he could only help them produce it.

There are all kinds of technology, and one can be produced in ten days.

"Titan One" was immediately sent to the Gene Umbrella No. 1 Experimental Center to be responsible for computing.

With the help of 1,000 capillary automatic sequencers ABI-1001 and Titan 1, the gene sequencing work of Gene Umbrella is really powerful, and the speed of the global addition is not as fast as that of Gene Umbrella!

Sequencing the human genome as soon as possible is of great significance for studying one's own disease! Henry thought to himself, as long as he can speed up and spend a little more money, it doesn't matter!

(To be continued ~^~)