Compared with a year ago, the entire process of artificial reproduction, that is, artificial uterus, is a breakthrough from zero to one, and everything else is an improvement from one to ten.
For example, from egg cells and sperm to fertilized eggs and then to blastocysts, this has been possible a long time ago. IVF is mainly about this process. It can be said that this process was quite mature a year ago.
It's just that it's more advanced now, not only has it become automated and intelligent, but it can also be cultivated on a large scale.
Then there is the acquisition of eggs and sperm.
A year ago, egg cells were obtained through surgery, and insemination was relatively simple.
But now, it is obtained by culturing oogonia and spermatogonia.
In the former, obtaining egg cells is extremely troublesome and the number is limited, but in the latter, there is no such worry.
To put it simply, it was already possible to culture oogonia and spermatogonia a year ago to obtain egg cells and sperm. It would be even more difficult to obtain egg cells and sperm from blastocysts. The last step is the last step. and artificial uterus.
A year ago, many illegal surrogacy methods were used, which were actually the same as artificial wombs.
Of course, surrogacy is illegal and prohibited.
Today, one year later, artificial uterus technology has been successful.
Hearing what Fan Xiaoming said, Zuo Dajun said with a smile: "Of course. If it were not complicated and simple, artificial uterus technology would have been developed long ago. Even if it cannot be used for human breeding, it can be used for livestock breeding. That’s no problem at all.”
Artificial womb technology has been studied by many scientific research teams, but there has been no progress.
As far as artificial womb technology is concerned, this technology breaks the boundaries of natural reproduction in mammals.
Even if it cannot be used on humans in the short term due to ethical issues, it would be great if this technology could be used in the breeding of livestock and rare animals.
Just like the national treasure giant panda, if we have artificial uterus technology, we no longer have to worry about the giant panda becoming extinct.
As for the benefits brought about by livestock breeding, there is no need to say more.
Bao Qizheng said with a smile: "If artificial uterus technology had been realized before, it is estimated that some countries would also legalize it. After all, the ethical issues of artificial uterus are much smaller than those of surrogacy, and people would be more accepting of it."
The legalization of artificial womb technology is much simpler than the legalization of surrogacy.
Artificial womb technology does not involve any issues between factual mothers and biological mothers.
Fan Xiaoming nodded and said, "Yes, artificial uterus is more acceptable than surrogacy. It can also solve many infertility problems. It is better than surrogacy in any case. Just like we are now, although the population increase plan is still It has not been announced to the public, but preparations are already being made, and relevant investigations are also underway. People are not too obviously unacceptable to artificial womb technology."
The population increase plan cannot be announced and implemented at once. It needs a long period of time to promote it, and it will be made public after it is slowly accepted by everyone.
Speaking of which, the population can increase by up to 4 billion at once, and the relevant supporting facilities must be constructed. This process also takes time.
That's all for now, relevant publicity is being done intentionally or unintentionally.
Of course, the population increase plan is completely voluntary.
Xu Zhengping lamented: "It is impossible to make it public suddenly. After all, this is a matter of national participation. Although it is completely possible to leave the children to the society to raise them, what we hope more is that the parents can participate in the growth of the children."
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If it is determined that the child will be raised by the society, then the child and the parents will be biologically connected, and the social relationship will no longer be recognized.
For now, there is no material pressure at all in raising children, and some are just emotional contributions.
Fan Xiaoming thought for a while and said: "With the development of science and technology, I think it will be difficult to maintain our current family relationship. I don't know what it will be like in the future."
Su Zhe nodded and said, "It's really hard to say. It's not impossible for men and women to form families in the future. It's probably no longer the mainstream. After all, everyone no longer has the pressure to survive."
Families have not existed since ancient times.
In the beginning, humans were no different from animals. Just like animals today, there are very few families like humans.
With the light beam project and the controllable nuclear fusion technology that is about to be mastered, it can be said that humans no longer have to worry about eating and drinking.
In this case, starting a family will no longer be a mainstream option.
"Don't mention it yet, this is really the situation." Xu Zhengping said seriously, "This is not okay. I want to make suggestions to the relevant departments. If the current life of having no worries about food and clothing will really make the family unhappy, If the mainstream destroys the current social model, let us go back, limit the supply of resources and energy, and let us live the life we had before."
"Yes, yes, in my opinion, this person just can't eat too much." Zuo Dajun nodded repeatedly and said, "Just like now, with food and drink provided, you can live a rich life just by joining any job. Life, to be honest, such good days come too easily, and people will not cherish them. Besides, after eating and drinking enough, they start messing around. In my opinion, they are too full, so I also suggest that you stop The investment of resources and energy in life should be limited. In my opinion, it is better to adopt the method of working more than you can get, and it should be appropriately difficult, otherwise you will not be motivated. "
Fan Xiaoming looked at Zuo Dajun with a smile and said with a smile: "Dajun, I didn't expect that you would be so conservative at such a young age. We have only been living a good life for a few days, and you are already shouting that you want to go back. The principal has such thoughts I can understand it, but I can’t understand you like this.”
At the principal's age, it was normal to think so, but it was very problematic for Zuo Dajun to think so.
Xu Zhengping explained with a smile: "I don't want the current social model to collapse, but there is no way to stop it based on my feelings. After all, our productivity has developed to such an extent. If we stop it, it will only be temporary. What will happen in the future will really matter." It’s hard to say.”
With that said, several people left the blastocyst area and walked towards the artificial uterus area.
When Zuo Dajun heard what Xu Zhengping said, he said unhappily: "It's difficult to control if you want to. We humans have always been pursuing such a life without worries about food and clothing. Now that we have achieved it, we can't really go back. , but if we don’t go back, a lot of the past will change. Even if our generation can still retain it, our next generation and the next generation probably won’t know what it will be like.”
People work hard and pursue a carefree life.
In the past, due to limited resources and energy, it was basically impossible for everyone to live a carefree life.
At that time, only a few people could live such a life.
Just a year ago, only a small number of people in the world were able to live a prosperous life, and many people were even below the poverty line.
Of course, this is from a global perspective.
As for now, in places where there was no industry in the past, after the earth's deindustrialization plan began to be implemented, these people directly agreed. After agreeing, these people directly lived a prosperous life from below the poverty line.
Globally speaking, not counting foreign countries, basically everyone is living a prosperous life now, and even those who are unwilling to do anything can still live a well-off life.
It can be said that now we basically have everything we want, including houses, cars, savings, etc., and distribution according to needs has almost been achieved.
After all, the world has now agreed to deindustrialization, which means that the resources and energy provided to these people are enough for them to live a comfortable life.
rich life.
These people have already lived a prosperous life, and they cannot help but let their own people live a prosperous life.
For now, there is no difference in everyone's material life.
In contrast, nowadays, when looking for a partner, you really have to look at talent and good luck. The days of making money like before have become a thing of the past.
This kind of life is the result of everyone's continuous struggle. It is really unrealistic for everyone to step back now.
Bao Qizheng said seriously: "It is basically impossible to go back. It would be okay if you have not experienced such a life. It has been such a long time. It is really unrealistic to go back, otherwise it will be ruined." Nowadays, I think this is not what everyone wants to see, so we should take a dim view and there is no need to worry too much. After all, families have not always existed, and it is not surprising even if they disappear in the long history of mankind. "
Fan Xiaoming nodded and said: "Many animals do not have the concept of family, and they are not living as well as usual. Human society is constantly changing. It is hard to say what will happen in the future, but it is definitely suitable for the current productivity. As for us now, because We are developing too fast so that the social structure can be maintained. Even if it is maintained, it is estimated that our current generation will be the only one. By the next generation, it is estimated that the family will not be the mainstream of society. I estimate that by then, individuals will maintain their independence. Even the responsibility for human reproduction will be pushed to society."
"I guess so." Zuo Dajun said, "Don't forget, with the development of science and technology, people's lifespan will only get longer and longer, and it is not impossible to achieve immortality. In the future, unless we really encounter that kind of spiritual height Only those who are compatible will start a family, and most of them will probably live alone for the rest of their lives. Anyway, it’s not fun to live a free and easy life with no worries about food and clothing.”
Right now, human lifespan has been extended to one hundred and fifty years.
With such rapid development, it is not a problem for people to live for five hundred and one thousand years. Once human genetics is completely analyzed, it is not impossible to achieve immortality.
Under such circumstances, it is really hard to say what form society will take.
Su Zhe said with a smile: "How society will develop in the future, I estimate that individuals will be the smallest unit of society instead of families. At the same time, there will be many changes that we can hardly think of now. As for these changes in our country, It won't be reflected in one generation, and it won't necessarily be the next generation. As for human reproduction, it will probably be pushed to society. The specifics will depend on the actual situation. For example, our publicity is very important."
Xu Zhengping sighed and said: "We don't have to think so much. We just need to ensure that we humans can exist for a long time. As for the shape of society, it doesn't matter. But we should still do propaganda and maintain We still have to maintain it, and we cannot completely let it go. If we really do this, human society will probably collapse soon."
Zuo Dajun thought for a while and said, "Actually, it's not that pessimistic. We can definitely influence our next generation and the next generation. We create an environment that we lived in in the past, so that our next generation and the next generation can grow up in such an environment. Let us have the same understanding as us, and naturally, they will not be too outrageous. In the final analysis, it is education before adulthood."
Bao Qizheng nodded and said: "We can build such an environment in the virtual universe. From my perspective, what I would rather see is that there are more diverse values while maintaining mainstream values."
"Using the virtual universe." Fan Xiaoming said with a smile, "Using the virtual universe is indeed feasible... Well, should we start to consciously control it now? Just like many technologies cannot be promoted on a large scale after they appear, we need to take a step It’s not possible to do it one step at a time. At this stage, we cannot take the initiative to slow down our development speed. To be honest, this is really contradictory and confusing.”
"What are you worrying about? In fact, we have a better way." Zuo Dajun smiled, "Aren't we developing digital life? Hurry up, let's speed up the research on digital life. When digital life is developed, we can develop virtual life Create a mirror universe in which digital beings replace humans, let digital beings do all the research, and we humans will be able to enjoy the results."
"Dajun, what you said is a bit incomprehensible." Fan Xiaoming was a little puzzled, "Do you mean to let us humans enslave these digital beings, and we humans can just live the lives we want, or do you mean that there are digital beings doing it for us? To live, we humans can go back to our old lives.”
Zuo Dajun smiled and explained: "That's more or less the meaning. In fact, it's useless for us to think about these things. In a few years, it won't be our generation who can make the decision. It's useless for us to think about these things now. I'd like to say screw it." Yes, we regard human beings filling the entire universe as our highest goal. As long as we achieve this goal, we humans will be in an invincible position. As for what the social form will be like, it doesn’t matter. In any case, we are still human beings. It’s better than those weird intelligent life forms.”
Fan Xiaoming nodded, "This is the truth. Increase the population and let humans spread throughout the universe."
