Time flies so fast, and it’s autumn in a blink of an eye.
Black Province, an agricultural base of Syngenta.
A large yellow field, surrounded by a group of dark people.
Everyone from the entire base, as well as the Syngenta seed team, gathered here.
Everyone looked excited, in high spirits, and their eyes were full of anticipation.
Today is the day of super soybean harvest, and its actual yield will be known soon.
Everyone knows in their hearts that they will witness the creation of a historical record.
This is not only the historical record of Syngenta, but also the historical record of China as a whole.
How could we not make them extremely excited and looking forward to it.
In addition to them, other agricultural experts across the country are also eagerly waiting for the good news here.
The hard work of the past two years, no, the hard pursuit of more than ten years, is finally bearing fruit.
This is the joy of a bumper soybean harvest, and also the joy of the seed industry workers’ years of hard work bearing fruit.
Wang De stood at the edge of the field and watched the super soybeans in the experimental field being harvested, packed into boxes, and weighed one by one.
“The yield per mu is 938 kilograms!”
A staff member looked at the number on the electronic scale and suddenly jumped up with excitement and shouted loudly.
Wow!
When everyone heard this number, they were so excited that they almost lost their voices, and everyone burst into tears of joy uncontrollably.
"Okay, okay, okay!"
Wang Delian said three good words in a row and rushed forward.
He grabbed a handful of soybeans from the box and looked at the plump yellow particles. The more he looked at them, the happier he became.
At this moment, it seemed that what he was holding in his hand was not soybeans, but a handful of golden beans.
What appeared before his eyes was not just a bumper harvest of soybeans, but a huge golden mountain.
Wang De returned to the capital headquarters, and within a few days, he received good news from other agricultural bases.
The experimental field in cooperation between Xinjiang Province and the Academy of Agricultural Sciences also set a high-yield record of 956 kilograms, which is even more than ten kilograms more than the record in Heilongjiang Province.
Although the yield per mu does not exceed 1,000 kilograms, it is very close. Rounding off, it is really a super soybean with a yield of 1,000 kilograms per mu. It is not bragging at all.
The yield of the experimental fields in Shandong Province is a bit lower, about 800 kilograms, which is also very alarming.
As for the southern provinces, due to climate and soil factors, even in the experimental fields, there is a big gap with the northern provinces, and the yield is generally more than 600 kilograms.
The soybeans in the experimental fields are carefully planted by experts, so they have this yield.
If it is promoted nationwide, there may be a discount after large-scale planting.
It is estimated that the output of ordinary planting areas in the south will be the same as that of GM soybeans in Eagle Country, about four to five hundred pounds.
The yield in the high-yield areas in the north will be higher, and the average yield should be more than 600 kilograms.
In this way, compared with the previous yield of two to three hundred kilograms of native soybeans, it has already doubled the record.
The news quickly spread across the country, completely shocking the entire seed industry.
A formal report from Syngenta also arrived on the desk of the Ministry of Agriculture, attracting national attention.
Soon, a report about super soybeans appeared on the Xinwen Network, announcing this great good news to the people across the country.
All the people were shocked, and there was even more heated discussion about this matter on the Internet.
"Wow, the Super Soybean brand was even featured on News Network!"
“Is our country’s agriculture finally going to rise?”
"It's great. You can buy domestically produced soybean cooking oil in the future."
"COFCO has announced immediately that it will launch super soybean cooking oil as soon as possible."
"This action is too fast. I just want to know where I can buy it?"
"China is finally proud and proud again. It has completely gotten rid of the edible oil crisis and cut off the black hand extended by Western countries."
"With super soybeans, we can not only have cheap edible oil, but the residue after oil extraction can also be used as feed to promote the development of the breeding industry."
"In order to be able to eat meat every day, I must support domestically produced soybeans and go for ducks!"
At this moment, seed dealers across the country are frantically calling Syngenta Group to ask when super soybean seeds will be launched on the market.
Most domestic soybean farmers' requirements for seeds are very simple. They are cheap, high-yielding and disease-resistant, and can meet the requirements. Whether they come from Eagle Country or China, and whether they are genetically modified or native soybeans.
The best-selling seeds currently on the market are the genetically modified soybeans from Eagle Country. The yield of native soybeans is too low. If you want to plant them in large quantities and then use them to extract oil, they will not be as good as the soybean seeds from Eagle Country.
But since China has better soybeans, it is naturally better to choose its own seeds.
This has nothing to do with being patriotic or not, but a matter of livelihood.
Although soybean farmers in rural areas are not well informed, they can watch the news network and WeChat Moments. After seeing the news about super soybeans, they were all overjoyed and ran to ask the seed shop owners.
The seed store owner then went to ask the dealer, and after receiving feedback in this way, the dealer was naturally overjoyed when he saw the huge demand, and grabbed the Syngenta sales staff to ask about super soybeans every day.
Wang De knew this very well, and he was actually anxious.
It's already the end of September, the end of the year is coming soon, and next year's spring plowing is only a few months away.
This period is very important. If super soybeans can be bred quickly and sold before spring planting, the best planting time of the year will not be missed.
However, whether super soybeans can be produced in large quantities depends on how far Sanqing’s technology has progressed.
The cooperation between Sanqing and Syngenta has been very smooth. The other party has also guaranteed the rapid breeding and mass production technology of soybeans. It should be time to officially produce results now.
Wang De thought so and dialed Wei Kang's number.
“Mr.
"I asked people on the seed team before, and they all said that Sanqing has been researching new mass production technology and has not yet delivered it, so I am not in a hurry. I will give you a call to ask about this. Can you please read the details? Are you sure we can achieve mass production before the Spring Festival and catch up with next year’s spring plowing?”
Wei Kang was silent for a moment, then smiled bitterly and said: "Mr. Wang, your call came at the right time. I have news I want to tell you."
"Sanqing's overseas companies have been sued in court with a lawsuit."
"The mass production technology of super soybean seeds may have to be slowed down. Of course, this is not a technical problem, but a problem of patent authorization of gene editing tools."
"We have almost mastered the seed mass production technology and can start the next step at any time. But if you want to make a commercial profit, you must also consider the possibility of being sued by the patent owner."
Wang De was immediately shocked: "Fuck, who the hell is this? Is there something wrong with them? It's not like we don't pay patent fees, why are you suing us?"
Wei Kang sighed and said: "It's the Broad Institute. The owner of CRISPR gene editing technology in Eagle Country. You should also know the nonsense about this patent. One of the parties has patent rights in China and Europe, and it has The Nobel Prize, what the hell is this not orthodox?”
"But the other party has patent rights in Eagle Country. We can't pay protection fees to both parties. No, we will immediately offend the Eagle Country. Hey, this matter is really a headache. We can only wait for the two sides to come to an end. ”
"But the matter they are suing has nothing to do with super soybean seeds, but with genetic drugs for thalassemia."
"You should know that this drug was applied for marketing in Eagle Country two months ago. It was selling well, but they suddenly jumped out and said that they did not obtain the patent license. Then they did not contact us in advance and directly took it to court. .”
"Patent litigation matters usually take a long time, so I suggest you wait and see how the lawsuit goes?"
Wang De cursed loudly: "It's the Eagle Country guys who are causing trouble again. These grandsons know they are coming. They are really bad."
He asked curiously: "Are they targeting Sanqing for this? Now CRISPR technology is widely used around the world. Are there any other companies that have encountered this kind of trouble?"
Wei Kang chuckled and said: "This is because Sanqing is too powerful. Currently, only Sanqing in the world has used this technology to produce commercialized medical results. Even if he wants to find trouble with other companies, he can't find it. "
Wang De couldn't help but laugh and said: "This, Sanqing is still awesome. This Yingguo guy is looking around at a loss with his sword drawn. He only has Sanqing as his opponent. It's no use even if he doesn't think about it."
He frowned, pondered for a moment, and then said decisively: "It doesn't matter, we have sold the super soybeans domestically first. This matter is a political task and cannot be delayed for too long. At worst, we will only plant it in the main producing areas of Northeast China for the time being."
"As for patents, since they are so disgusting, we must share the same hatred and give them a good look. Then we will not pay the patent fees in China and keep delaying them."
"If you have the ability, ask people from the Eagle Country to come to China to collect patent fees from me, haha," he said domineeringly: "Our state-owned enterprises have never been afraid of anyone when it comes to patent litigation in China."
Wei Kang couldn't help but feel happy, and joked: "Okay, it looks like I'm going to see the style of Chaoyang Pizza Hut. But don't worry, we are not afraid of lawsuits in Eagle Country. In a capitalist country, as long as you have money, what? Can't you hire a great lawyer? Coincidentally, we Sanqing have no one to fear in terms of money."
"Hahaha~" The two of them laughed at the same time.
****
Early in the morning, Tang Que hurriedly walked into the genetic laboratory with no expression on his face and started his day's work.
He recently led a team devoted entirely to screening the genomes of archaea.
Since the CRISPR/Cas system exists in almost all archaea and most bacteria, it mainly consists of a series of genes encoding Cas proteins and a CRISPR sequence.
So they have been looking for a new DNA or RNA nuclear endonuclease in the cells of collected archaea.
Archaea that can currently be cultured in the laboratory mainly include three categories: methanogens, extreme thermophiles and extreme halophiles.
Methanogenic bacteria live in organic matter-rich and strictly anaerobic environments, such as swamps, rice fields, ruminant stomachs, etc., participate in the carbon cycle on the earth, and are responsible for the biosynthesis of methane.
Extreme halophilic bacteria live in salt lakes, salt pans and on the surface of salted products. They can grow in salt-saturated environments, but cannot grow when the salt concentration is less than 10%.
Extreme thermophiles are usually distributed in terrestrial or aqueous geological hotspots containing sulfur or sulfides, such as sulfur-containing hot springs, mire, seafloor thermal overflow vents, etc. The vast majority of extremothermophiles are strictly anaerobic and must obtain energy after The conversion of sulfur is completed.
Tang Que also searched for these three types of archaea. In addition, he also collected some relatively rare bacteria in human society, such as the flora discovered by scientific expedition teams and zoologists in the wild.
Maybe we can screen out the fish that have slipped through the net and find new proteases that can cut genes.
He stayed in the laboratory all morning and did not return to the office until 12:30, after lunch time.
The assistant in the R&D department had prepared lunch according to his taste and placed it on his desk.
Tang Que opened his mailbox while eating, preparing to check his daily work emails.
Suddenly, the office door was pushed open, and a familiar figure broke in.
As soon as they entered the door, the visitor shouted loudly: "Brother Que, the Yingguo guys have gone too far and bullied us. We must fight back hard and let them know how powerful they are!"
This person was none other than Wen Renlong. He had an angry look on his face, clenched his fists, and said indignantly: "What the hell, these idiots, they are so crazy about money, they actually sued Sanqing for patent infringement, and they didn't even urinate to look at themselves. What? They originally stole the CRISPR technology, but they still had the nerve to register the patent first."
"Bah! I'm so shameless. It's simply despicable and shameless!"
Tang Que opened his mouth in astonishment and almost dropped the rice in his mouth: "What are you talking about? Someone is suing us for patent infringement?"
Wen Renlong was speechless: "What? Don't you know? This matter has been spread? The boss didn't tell you?"
Tang Que shook his head in confusion.
Wen Renlong rubbed his head in embarrassment: "Oh, that's okay. Maybe the boss doesn't want to put too much pressure on you and distract you so that you can concentrate on your work."
He stepped back as he spoke, then immediately turned around and left.
"Come back!" Tang Que suddenly shouted: "Please tell me carefully, what is going on?"
Wen Renlong turned around obediently, and as docile as a quail, he explained the whole story clearly.
Hearing this, Tang Que's face turned livid, and he was so angry that he hammered the table loudly.
Without saying a word or eating, he stood up and walked out of the office.
In the office area outside, most employees have finished eating and are taking a nap.
Tang Que walked around and patted every sleepy subordinate awake.
Everyone looked up and saw the cold look on his face, and they were a little frightened and didn't know what happened.
Soon, everyone gathered, dozens of people, surrounding him in the center.
These are all members of the research team formed by Tang Que and are also the core members of the genetic laboratory.
Tang Que looked around and slowly said: "Today I want to tell you something. The company was sued by the Broad Institute in Eagle Country. It was said that our thalassemia gene drug seriously infringed on the patent and used CRISPR technology to illegally obtain huge amounts of money. profit."
"I'm too lazy to say more about such a ridiculous thing. If you want to know the details, you can ask for it yourself."
"We have worked hard day and night to develop the thalassemia gene drugs, so how come it's infringement? Why can't I sell the new drug that I worked so hard to develop? How come it has become an illegal profit?"
"I just want to ask, as R&D personnel, can you tolerate others pouring dirty water on you? Can you let someone just pinch your neck and slap you hard in the face?"
The more he spoke, the more excited he became, and the last few words came out like a roar.
Everyone's face turned red and they shouted loudly.
"What a fucking bullshit, what nonsense, how can it be unreasonable, what nonsense!"
Seeing everyone's reaction, Tang Que showed satisfaction on his face, nodded and said, "Then what do you think we should do to fight back?"
Everyone was talking and making plans one after another.
Some people say they simply won’t sell drugs in Eagle Country, some people say they want the country to come forward to support them, and some people say they want to unite patients to protest.
Tang Que shook his head and said solemnly: "None of your methods can fundamentally solve the problem."
"Think about it, we are scientists and we have to use the method we are best at to solve problems, instead of giving up our IQ and wrestling with our opponents on the ground like two pigs."
"Scientists want to use science to solve problems, but the other party says that if we use their technology, it is an infringement?"
"Then we don't use the crappy technology of crispr-cas9. It's not easy to use anyway, and it misses the target all day long."
"When we develop our own gene editing technology, we can feel proud and proud, and we no longer have to look at each other's faces to act."
"You said that, right?"
"Yes!" Everyone was excited, nodding and waving their fists vigorously in the air.
"From today on, Aaron and I will take the lead. We will go all out to study archaea and wild bacteria in the laboratory. We will never step out of the laboratory until we find new gene editing proteases."
"This time, it's do or die. We must come up with our own gene editing technology as soon as possible and slap the opponent in the face so hard that it will swell."
"Are you willing?"
"Yes!" Everyone had a ferocious expression and tried their best to shout out their hearts.
Only Wen Renlong looked confused from behind, feeling that something was wrong.
He was just passing by, why did these people include him?
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