In 2023, the pan-genome map of the Chinese population will be published in the international journal Nature, which would have been a proud thing, but I did not expect that an unprecedented "genetic war" has been set off in China, and the controversy is fierce beyond imagination.
On this day, many people received a news link, which roughly read: "Fudan University and 26 scientific research units have completed the pan-genome map of the Chinese population, and the genetic information is officially disclosed."
The news spread all over major social platforms overnight, and countless people clicked on the news to learn more about it.
But no one thought that this vivid genetic map of the Chinese population would lead to a completely different controversy.
Fudan University and 26 scientific research institutions in China publicly released the pan-genome map of the Chinese population, and the topic suddenly became hot.
In June 2023, China's first pan-genome map of the Chinese population was published by a scientific research team led by Academician Lin Jianhua of Fudan University in the most influential international journal "Nature", which is also the first time that the mainland has published a pan-genome map in this journal.
Although this is a brilliant achievement in the field of scientific research, with the publication of this scientific research result, a "genetic battle" has also broken out, and there has been a fierce debate on the Internet, and countless netizens have participated in it.
On the day of the incident, the Xinhua News Agency published three articles in succession to name and oppose this incident, calling it "the destruction of the country and the extinction of the species." This shows the great impact of the incident.
Subsequently, major news media also reported on this matter and sparked heated discussions.
As can be seen from the three articles of the Xinhua News Agency, this decision has been widely opposed within China, and why has this caused such a big reaction? In fact, China's genetic information has always been stored on the island and has not been made public, but this public act has caused such a big controversy.
With the fermentation of various controversies, Fudan University, as the initiator of the act, has also been besieged by countless public opinions, and has been accused by the outside world of "hostile acts." Is this decision right or wrong?
The China Science and Technology Press News Agency published a commentary article saying, "From the annual list of 'nature', it can be seen that China has achieved the status of 'superpower' in basic research."
Looking ahead, China has truly won its first gold medal in the field of science and technology.
This research result is not only a glory for China, but also another great achievement in the world's scientific research.
Why is there so much controversy about a scientific achievement?
Undoubtedly, the disclosure of this scientific research result is not only a remarkable achievement, but also means that the mainland will have a more in-depth step in genetic research, which will then provide more possibilities for medical research in related fields.
Over the years, scientific researchers at home and abroad have been making unremitting efforts to explore the genetic code of people from all over the world, including those from the mainland.
The release of the pan-genome map of the Chinese population by Fudan this time undoubtedly solves a difficult problem for domestic scientific researchers and provides an updated reference for the country's basic research.
The disclosure of scientific research results means the progress of this scientific research field, and progress sometimes means threats, and in recent years, the mainland, which has been increasing its scientific and technological strength, has also aroused a lot of worries and fears abroad.
This is also why, immediately after Fudan University announced this information, domestic media published an article raising a series of questions and different opinions on this matter.
Whether it is in the field of scientific research or other fields, because data is uncertain, it will inevitably lead to different thinking and opinions, and in the field of scientific research, the orientation of scientific research results can be more directly related to the security and interests of the country.
This is a great scientific research achievement, which is of great significance to the mainland's basic research, however, the emergence of data also means that it may be used for bad purposes, it has development significance for the mainland's basic research, and it also poses a threat to the country's security and survival.
Xinhua News Agency issued three warnings in a row, why is a scientific research achievement so dangerous?
At the same time, the Xinhua News Agency published a series of articles questioning the matter, titled "Depth: Why Would China Rather Leak 1.2 Billion 'Secrets'?" and "Does China's Disclosure of 1.2 Billion Genetic Information Leak Secrets?", and "Who Leaked China's 1.2 Billion Genetic Data?
The article questions whether China's disclosure of the pan-genome map of the Chinese population will pose a threat to the country, and the article proposes whether the disclosure of genetic information will trigger the threat of "national extinction", analyzes the genetic characteristics of different ethnic groups from the genetic code of the mainland, finds out the weaknesses of each gene, and then makes genetic weapons exclusive to the mainland.
And once this equipment is put into use, then a large number of defenseless genetic weapons will enter the country, and the survival of the country will face a severe test.
If you want to protect against these genetic weapons, then you need to upgrade the defense system, which not only requires a huge amount of money, but also needs to continuously improve the technical standards, which will be a very difficult task for each country, and it will also change the direction of national development in a short time.
The author thinks. Science knows no borders, but scientists have borders, and countries around the world should be allowed to explore and share basic research on human beings, but some people disregard the safety of the country for the sake of fame and fortune, and even use the results of scientific research in some illegal fields.
The release of the genetic map of the Chinese population by Fudan University and other scientific research units is undoubtedly a difficult problem for domestic scientific researchers and provides an updated reference for the country's basic research, which is of great significance.
However, once the research results are published, they will undoubtedly arouse international attention, and the competition between countries is becoming increasingly fierce, in order to prevent the research results from being abused, and to safeguard the interests and security of the country, the state should establish a complete set of systems.
Only by strengthening the education, training, and management of scientific research personnel, standardizing the development of scientific research work, and increasing the national awareness and sense of responsibility of scientific research personnel, can we ensure that scientific research results are correctly used and better serve the development of the country.
Whether we support or oppose it, the progress of the mainland's scientific and technological level is undeniable, and only by applying the results of scientific research to the right fields can we better benefit the people and promote the prosperity and development of the country.