Although Chen Xin had a good reason, he was unable to convince Qin Lan and Mo Qingyan in the end.

Of course, they also did not convince Chen Xin to give up the idea of ​​genetic modification.

The discussion between the three almost ended up unhappily, but in the end Chen Xin chose to make a step back and promised that he would proceed step by step, starting with simple gene enhancement and adjustment, creating adjusters in the Gundam series, instead of starting to build a Space Marine.

Although there is no essential difference between the two, it is much easier to say from the extent to which ordinary people can accept it.

And for Chen Xin, it is also much easier to make adjustments.

The reason why Space Marines are powerful and have a powerful body beyond imagination is that they have to go through a total of nineteen surgical transformations for ten years and implant various strengthening organs for themselves to grow into a super warrior who is 2.5 meters tall and weighs more than 200 kilograms.

Moreover, after that, they still need to go through a hundred years of training for recruits and inherit the battle memory that comes from genes that has been precipitated and passed down for ten thousand years before they can become a real space warrior, wearing power armor that has also been passed down for hundreds or even thousands of years, becoming the most powerful force in the empire and a demigod on earth who gallops across the galaxy.

Although the adjusters of the Gundam series started genetic modifications from the embryo in the original work, it is much easier for Chen Xin to make the gene enhancer mentioned in ancient science fiction novels and directly take a shot to achieve gene optimization and adjustment than to really replicate the Space Marine.

After thinking about this, Chen Xin felt that there was no need for him to take too much steps.

After receiving Chen Xin's promise, Qin Lan and Mo Qingyan didn't say anything more, but they were still reserved about this matter.

It’s just that Chen Xin is easy to handle on Qin Lan and Mo Qingyan, but the country is not able to advance this matter so simply.

Knowing that Chen Xin wanted to conduct genetic research, the country's attitude was originally very supportive, but the genetic modification plan proposed by Chen Xin to create a super warrior was opposed by many people.

After repeated meetings, debates, and even quarrels, the state sent a moral and ethical review team composed of experts in relevant fields to Chen Xin to review his research topic.

Chen Xin did not refuse this, but instead cooperated to explain to them what he wanted to do, the relevant ideas and means of implementation.

"In other words, Academician Chen, the genetic modification experiment you are going to conduct is not achieved by gene editing the embryo?" An expert in the review team listened to Chen Xin's explanation, and the originally severe expression on his face was slightly loosened, and he asked Chen Xin.

Regarding this question, Chen Xin did not nod directly in order to pass the review, but explained: "I expected that the transformation of wolf species would still be achieved through genetic adjustment of the embryo. However, if human body transformation is taken into account the growth time of a normal human, I think directly transforming adult individuals is a faster way to achieve results."

"Gene editing itself is not illegal. The country is also conducting research in related fields. The restrictions in related fields are not as strict as imagined." The expert nodded slightly. Although he did not say anything clearly, his attitude expressed goodwill.

But this expert was kind-hearted, while the other expert seemed very malicious and acted very disgusted with Chen Xin.

"Have you considered the consequences of human genetic modification? It polluted the human gene bank, which violated social moral ethics and endangered national security!" The expert opened his mouth and put it down with a big hat.

Regarding this kind of hat-titled statement, Chen Xin just looked at the expert and responded undeniably: "You can accept the cyberpunk-style full-body prosthetic transformation, why do you oppose it just by simple gene enhancement? Human supremacy? Fundamentalism? As scientists, if human civilization will not make progress."

"You!" Chen Xin said it very badly, and he just pointed at the expert's nose and scolded him for being unhealthy, which naturally made the other party very angry.

But the expert was held down by the head of the review team beside him.

"Academician Chen Xin, our review is mainly to examine whether your research meets moral and ethical standards. Researchers should respect life, abide by the rules, protect the pure land in the field of cutting-edge science and technology, so that innovative achievements can better benefit mankind." The head of the review team emphasized to Chen Xin that his attitude is not bad or goodwill: "Although the development of science and technology has brought earth-shaking changes to society, and now is a special environment in a special period, scientific research still must adhere to the ethics of scientific research, and the bottom line of scientific research ethics cannot be touched or challenged.

Although your research is not about embryo gene editing, will individuals who have completed genetic modification pass on the modified gene to the next generation? Will this inheritance cause side effects or unpredictable consequences? Are these genetically modified people still humans? Or should they be called new humans?

Academician Chen Xin, you are very young and have many ideas. This is the vitality that we old guys do not have, but I think you should be more cautious. Do you have comprehensive considerations on these issues?"

The comments from the head of the review team softened Chen Xin's originally tense attitude. He readjusted his emotions and then said: "Genetic transformation itself is the optimization and improvement of the existing genes of the human body. This change directly affects adult individuals and will indeed be passed on to the next generation.

As for whether there will be side effects or unpredictable consequences, I cannot give you a positive answer to this question, because less than 2% of the genes in the human genes are driving the role of the encoding protein, and we cannot confirm the remaining 98% of them.

Although the genetic modification I want to do only adjust this 2%, I can also ensure that there will be no problems within at least three generations, whether the modification will conflict with the original genes of the human body or produce new mutations will require long-term experiments and observations to obtain results.

As for the problems of new humans and old humans, there is no problem at all, because everyone can accept genetic modification to new humans."

Speaking of this, Chen Xin deliberately paused and looked at the expert who had disliked him before, and then continued: "Of course, if someone thinks that human genes are sacred and inviolable and any modification is blasphemy, you can also choose to retain the original genes to maintain the purity of the human gene bank."
Chapter completed!