"I think if I were to design human mutations, I would try to use commonly used fragments. This would be more efficient and the mutation effect would be more obvious."

"The human body is so complex, can this kind of mutation be designed?"

"It should be possible, right? But I don't have the human gene bank. The whale bank... is not complete either."

"Forget it, I forgot that you are specialized in doing this. Others can't do it, but maybe you can really do it. You guessed it right. The related functions it calls are the most commonly used sets of genes in commonly used chromosome segments.

Those groups of genes happen to be relatively critical in multicellular organisms."

"The key point is...?"

"Those organisms that have randomly changed their positions are dead. Those are from the early days of multicellular organisms to the present, from animals to plants, from the flowers in my yard to us humans, every multicellular organism, every day

The functional fragment in use. Do you think it is critical to turn it off?"

"The most basic things." Lanze nodded.

Just like the membrane structure designed by Lanze for radiation-resistant organisms, it is the basis for a new type of cell life to maintain existence, division and reproduction. The same reason.

"Your mutation is very much like a switch in the coding table. Our multicellular ancestors called basic functions according to the original coding table, and the organism can maintain a high energy efficiency state without aging and death."

"Hmm..." Lan Ze thought thoughtfully. Being immortal and having high energy efficiency? It's a bit difficult to stay alive.

"What's that expression on your face? Before the efficient reproduction function evolved, could multicellular organisms have any other way of living? Otherwise, they would have become extinct long ago. It is likely that at some stage after acquiring powerful reproductive capabilities,

This coding table was accidentally closed. Early multicellular organisms only began to evolve lifespan."

One end of lifespan is life, and the other end is death. To be precise, lifespan is the physiological rhythm of multicellular organisms that actively die.

After the efficient coding table of immortality was closed, the error rate in gene replication increased sharply. On the one hand, replication errors are the source of mutations in reproduction, which accelerates the evolution of organisms; on the other hand, they are also the cause of aging.

Copy error? This is great design.

When the body wears out, this generation can die and become food and fertilizer.

The next generation is no longer a copy, but always has its own original "little mistakes". Maybe one of them will become the winner of the competition for survival.

The transition from aging to death sounds tragic, but in fact it is conducive to biological evolution.

When resources are limited, mature individuals age quickly and die, which can make way for young individuals to make way for ecological niches. At this time, young individuals with strong adaptability can take the opportunity to occupy a larger living space and produce more offspring, helping the entire species gain a dominant position.

.In this way, the species has evolved the best adaptability due to the death-reproduction process. The circadian rhythm of active death accelerates the survival of the fittest.

Creatures that do not die actively evolve slowly, while creatures with lifespans are replaced from generation to generation and live endlessly. Those losers that do not die actively can only die passively.

Lifespan and aging are themselves products of evolution. Some relatively primitive organisms can have long lifespans.

"There is basically no possibility that it can be completely preserved from ancient times to the present." Lan Ze judged.

Even if the original code list of immortality existed, it has been closed for hundreds of millions of years.

This kind of idle code that has been turned off has no impact on the health of the organism no matter how it changes over hundreds of millions of years. It is exactly the opposite of the various key fragments that constitute the basis of life. Therefore, it is a normal state to be rewritten beyond recognition by random mutations.

"We don't need ancient things. It doesn't matter whether the reactivated fragments in the human genome are messed up coding tables. Anyway, the switch on your body has been turned on, and now it seems that the effect is quite good."

Lan Ze still felt a hint of risk. The so-called "coding list" that has been closed by nature for hundreds of millions of years is supposed to be slightly different in each person. And between different species, the differences may be huge.

Therefore, after a mutation turns on the switch, the effects on different people may be completely different. Even if there is only one character difference, if it appears in a key position, it may be fatal for some people.

Lanze's father and brother, who carries the mutation, still retain some gray hair even though their hair turns white. And his beard remains white when it turns white, without any black residue. This has always made him uneasy.

The old director continued, "Twenty years ago, we discovered that your father's antioxidant effect was a little too good. At that time, he was already over seventy years old. In addition to the premature graying of his beard and hair when he was young, he also had

There were almost no signs of aging. So, the level of mutation was increased. Just at this time, a new group of monkeys arrived. We made a group of genetically modified monkeys, and after observing them for several years, we discovered that the significance of this mutation was not at all

Antioxidant.”

"Just started being a monkey twenty years ago?"

"Well, there are too many mutations in the queue. We can only queue them according to the time of discovery and importance. This mutation is also because the level has been raised, so we have the opportunity to jump in and be a monkey."

"While we are raising monkeys, we are also tracking and monitoring your father's health. When the earliest monkeys lived past the age of six, their life span had been extended by 50%. And these monkeys are still very healthy and energetic, with no signs of aging. Since then,

Since then, many senior people with high authority have been paying attention to our monkey experiments and your father's mutation. I am also a person who has lived from the middle of the last century to the present. As people get older, they inevitably have feelings about the rest of their lives.

A sense of urgency.”

"Later, the monkeys lived past 10 years old, and then lived past 15 years old. The mutation levels were adjusted higher and higher. The oldest monkey in the institute now is eighteen years old. Her monkeys at the same time did not die. Instead, they were killed by us.

The dissections are being carried out one after another. The specimens are still in the warehouse. If you want to see them, you can take them out later."

"Sliced?"

"Hmm. So, do you know why this mutation is now level nine? Here are the expectations of us old people for the future of mankind, and the helplessness of our own life span. I myself have a very high quality of life, but seeing

Your father..." The old director shook his head mockingly

The head said, "As our monkeys live longer and longer, the level of this mutation is adjusted higher and higher. The lives of you children who carry the mutation will naturally be affected. After all, the significance is too great, and there are too few of you. Every one of you has

It is a precious seed for the future of mankind, and there cannot be any mistakes."

"I..." Lan Ze touched Mo Mo's little head. "I still feel a bit... tying the future of mankind to just a few of us is a bit... I'm just a small person and can't bear such great pressure.
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