"Yes, both of us are from Island Nation."
The one who spoke was the middle-aged man who seemed to be the oldest among the three people. He used the same Island Nation slang as Chen Mengchuan.
"Ahem, Chen, please allow me to introduce you." Andre said quickly.
Chen Mengchuan looked at him and nodded.
"This is the founder of Chen Mengchuan, Tenzhi Technology, and also our biggest BOSS. I think you all know him."
"Chen, this is Xinxiao Huaxing, this is Fujita Daisuke, both of them are from Island Nation, and this is Xu Mingsheng, from China. This time our new project plan, their team is the main partner." Andre introduced seriously.
"Then, it's time to talk about your plan." Chen Mengchuan looked at a few people.
Several people looked at Xu Mingsheng, the youngest of them all. Only he spoke Chinese the most fluently.
Chen Mengchuan also looked at this man who looked about the same age as himself.
Xu Mingsheng took a deep breath and said slowly, "We hope to use graphene technology to achieve perfect rapid DNA sequencing technology."
Chen Mengchuan frowned. He didn't expect that their goal was DNA sequencing technology.
Simply put, DNA sequencing refers to the analysis of the base sequence in a specific DNA fragment, that is, the arrangement of adenine, thymine, cytosine and guanine.
Chen Mengchuan knows that in current basic biological research and in many application fields, such as medical diagnosis, biotechnology, forensic biology, biosystems, etc., DNA sequence knowledge has become indispensable knowledge.
The rapid sequencing speeds of modern DNA sequencing technology can help achieve sequencing of complete DNA sequences, or the sequencing of many types of genomes and complete DNA sequences of living species, including the human genome and many other animal, plant and microbial species.
It is a sequencing technology that is not complicated but full of uncertainties. Although this technology has been realized in the dream, it has been resisted by many countries, especially the European powers.
"Tell me about it." Chen Mengchuan said calmly.
"We have started research on DNA very early. After Dr. Andre and Dr. Constantine completed the cancer-suppressing implantation of graphene oxide last time, we believe that graphene can do more things. In the biological discipline, we believe that graphene has the characteristics of modified chemical functions, large contact area, atomic size thickness, molecular gate structure, etc. When used in bacterial detection and diagnostic devices, graphene will be the perfect choice..."
"Tell me the important point." Chen Mengchuan interrupted him with a frown.
Xu Mingsheng did not show any emotion because his words were interrupted. He reorganized his words and said again, "We believe that graphene is a material with the potential for rapid electronic DNA sequencing technology!"
"We plan to use graphene to make a nanohole with a size about the width of DNA, and let the DNA molecules swim through the nanohole. Because the four bases A, C, G, and T of DNA will have different effects on the conductivity of graphene, so as long as we measure the small voltage difference generated when the DNA molecules pass through, we can know which base is swimming through the nanohole! In this way, we can achieve our goal!"
"We need to make this graphene biodevice and then achieve rapid electronic DNA sequencing. Once we can complete this technology, we... we..." Xu Mingsheng said that he was stuck here and was so excited that he was speechless.
His words made Chen Mengchuan couldn't help but tremble. He knew that Xu Mingsheng had not finished what he said.
Human beings will have access to the technology to freely sequence DNA. Through a large amount of experimental data and DNA sequencing, humans will evolve in a controllable manner and achieve unimaginable changes at the same time.
Chen Mengchuan's breathing became a little faster. He clearly felt that the blood in his body was rushing to his head at a very fast speed, continuously transporting oxygen from the back of his ears to the brain.
After a long silence, Chen Mengchuan answered, "This matter... I need to think about it."
Chen Mengchuan felt his heart beating continuously, and at the same time, the blood in his body seemed to be boiling. Human beings can freely write DNA... This is really an idea that is so crazy that it is unimaginable.
Due to their status as Chen Mengchuan, although several people wanted to speak, they kept their mouths shut.
"Constantine, you send the three of them to rest first." Andre said.
Constantine nodded and led the three of them out of the office quickly.
Andre walked to the water dispenser and poured Chen Mengchuan a glass of ice water.
"Thank you." Chen Mengchuan took the water glass and drank the entire glass of ice water. Feeling the coldness flowing from the mouth along the esophagus into the stomach, the whole person felt much more awake.
"Huh..."
The two walked to the sofa and sat down.
"Want a cigar?" Andre dug out a cigar box from under the coffee table in front of the sofa. After cutting off the head, he lit the cigar and started to take a sip.
"Get me one." Chen Mengchuan nodded.
Andre put down his cigar, took another one, cut it off, lit it for Chen Mengchuan, and told him how to smoke it.
Chen Mengchuan in his dream is a long-time smoker, but he rarely smokes in this life.
The aroma of the cigar quickly spreads through the smoke, and it is smooth in the mouth and not too choking.
The taste is surprisingly good. Chen Mengchuan has not experienced this smoky feeling for a long time. He doesn't buy cigarettes, and he has no craving for cigarettes.
"Tell me what you think, Chen." Andre asked.
Chen Mengchuan glanced at him and slowly smoked the cigar in his hand, thinking about the complexity of this matter.
"Any life science is always accompanied by countless risks and doubts, but we can't stop moving forward, can we?" Andre said.
"We know too little about NDA technology. We only recognize and understand DNA, but we know nothing about the nature of DNA. We don't know and can't imagine whether we can really achieve what we want even if we complete perfect DNA sequencing technology. There are too many risks and uncertainties. Human beings have evolved little by little over tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of years."
"No one can confirm the impact of the changes we have made by freely writing DNA. Can we afford these impacts? No one can answer this question. This is not a simple matter, Andre. You know better than me!" Chen Mengchuan looked at him with complicated eyes.
Andre took a puff of his cigar and said slowly, "Frederick Sanger proposed DNA sequencing decades ago. His dideoxy chain termination method has been around for more than 40 years, but it is still widely used even now. The fluorescence automatic sequencing technology derived from it is also based on his theory. Humanity has not made new breakthroughs in DNA technology for a long time."
"I also believe that sequencing and sequencing through graphene nanopores is feasible and controllable. As for the risks and concerns you mentioned, no one can really answer it. But because we know so little about DNA, we should try it. Chen, you are by far the most suitable person to promote this matter. I hope you will seriously consider it."
Chen Mengchuan looked at the dark red light on the cigar and fell into deep thought.
Today's Chapter 3 is an update to make up for the previous rewards. Thank you all book friends for your support.