Chapter 844 Biology Expert
Because it would take time to transport the soil samples from Mars, Xu You did not want to wait quietly for a month, but instead hoped to speed up the progress of the experiment as much as possible.
Based on the information transmitted back by the Mars rover, there is enough information to carry out a lot of work. There is no need to wait for the soil samples to be shipped back before carrying out all the work.
"Okay, Academician Xu, let's prepare to set up the project team now."
After Xu You finished expressing his ideas, his suggestions were accepted very smoothly.
Xu You now has a very high prestige in the entire Blue Star. Even if some of his ideas seem a little inexplicable to ordinary people, no one will easily question them.
After returning to Blue Star, Xu You had a good rest at home for a night. Early the next morning, Xu You received the news that the project team had been established.
Xu You brought Lin Shi and Severi to meet with the project team members and explained his ideas and plans.
"This time, the content of our research project is to find out the origin and development of organisms, the influence of various conditions on them, and find the essence of evolution. This topic seems to be very huge, and it is also something that the biological community of Blue Star has not figured out for so many years..."
Xu You expressed his ideas concisely. Everyone else listened to Xu You very carefully and took notes from time to time.
Although Xu You is not an expert in biology in the strict sense, everyone knows Xu You's status in the scientific community and no one dares to look down on him.
Because in the fields of biology and medicine, Xu You has conducted very in-depth research on stem cells and pioneered a technical branch of human organ regeneration, which has greatly enhanced human life expectancy. These achievements let everyone know that Xu You actually has a very good understanding of biology.
"Based on our latest information, it is basically certain that life existed on Mars. If possible, I hope we can recreate the process of the emergence of life in the laboratory."
After hearing Xu You's words, everyone's expressions began to change.
If we only study the related issues, although it is very difficult, it is not completely impossible to do.
After all, everyone present here is a world expert , and none of them is an ordinary person.
However, Xu You's goal is still too ambitious. It can even be said that it is absolutely impossible to achieve with current technology.
"Academician Xu, I know this is a great idea, but I still want to ask a question first."
"Well, ask."
Xu You calmly answered the expert's questions without any emotional fluctuations.
"Academician Xu, according to your idea, as long as the internal and external conditions of the planet are suitable and given enough time, life will definitely be born. But this time may be as long as hundreds of millions of years. How can we reproduce this in the laboratory?"
After hearing the expert's question, Xu You was not angry. Instead, he felt somewhat happy about the question.
The fact that such a question can be asked proves that the expert is very serious about his or her own ideas.
Xu You now has a very high reputation and status in the entire Blue Star, which provides him with great convenience. At the same time, it makes almost everyone behave in a relatively low profile in front of Xu You, for fear of offending Xu You.
Including in scientific research discussions, even if other experts have their own ideas, they may not dare to put them forward in front of Xu You.
"Yes, that's a good question. In fact, when I was thinking about these things, I also thought about the same question, but I already have a solution."
"What method is that? Please give me some advice, Academician Xu!"
"That's right. In fact, from a mathematical point of view, the process from inorganic matter to organic matter, to macromolecular organic matter, amino acids, proteins, and finally to simple single-cell organisms can all be understood as events with extremely low probability. Without intervention, the occurrence of various situations is random, just like a discrete random distribution. But if we can find the causal relationship, we can greatly increase the probability of the results we need, thereby greatly shortening this time..."
Xu You explained his ideas on solving the problem in his own way.
Xu You believes that the biggest difference between himself and other experts is that he is proficient in various disciplines and is a true interdisciplinary scholar.
This result is largely related to the fact that Xu You chose to study at Heqing College of Jijing University, where he could communicate directly with the top scholars in various majors and absorb the most cutting-edge knowledge in various industries.
The fact that Xu You was able to come up with these ideas this time has a lot to do with his strong mathematical foundation.
After Xu You's explanation, everyone finally understood his thoughts.
"I think I understand. Academician Xu, what you mean is to use a more intensive and focused experimental method to reduce the time required for the experiment to succeed, right?"
"Well, that's basically what I mean. The natural development of a planet is like randomly throwing a basketball many times, and only a very small number of them can enter the basket. But if we summarize the shooting techniques, determine the direction and strength, we can greatly improve the accuracy of the throw. The time required to score the same number of goals will also be greatly reduced."
After a pause, Xu You continued:
"Of course, while improving our shooting accuracy, we also need to increase the number of balls we throw each time. In this way, we will hopefully complete this almost impossible task within a limited time."
After listening to Xu You’s explanation, everyone gained confidence in completing the experiment.
"As expected of Academician Xu, he explained such a complicated issue clearly in just a few words."
After explaining the core idea of the entire experiment, Xu You asked everyone to take a short break and assigned tasks to each project team member.
Through Xu You's previous brain simulations, Xu You has identified some of the necessary factors for the formation of life.
From the perspective of the essential elements needed on the planet, substances such as carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen are all indispensable.
In terms of temperature, the temperature on the surface of the planet needs to be relatively suitable. It cannot be too high or too low. The temperature difference should be as small as possible, and the temperature fluctuation should not be too large.
If the temperature on the planet is too high or too low, it will be difficult for the necessary chemical reactions to occur and produce the substances needed for the birth of life.
