Chapter 635 Flower of Blood and Bone·Blood Plague VI
『We never chose to be born here, but were thrown into this world full of suffering and chaos, like dust driven away by the ruthless hand of fate.
Family blood relationship is an inescapable fate that tightly binds everyone together. No matter how we resist, we can never get rid of that invisible bondage.
Many times, there is no "love" in human family relationships. We are all emotional thugs bound by blood.
We are bound by the shackles of blood and are born slaves. We cannot escape this invisible cage. The iron chain of fate is deeply engraved on our souls.
I want to tear apart the shackles of hypocrisy of blood! 』
『Blood recipient: William Ned——』
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William Ned felt the blood dripping from his mouth. There was a strong smell of rust, and the burning pain in her abdomen was like burning, making her miserable.
She found that she was being bound and carried by invisible forces, her hands and feet were bound by a twisted [Mobius strip] in the air, and her body was floating in the air off the ground.
Her consciousness was blurred, pain and fear were intertwined, and the world in front of her seemed to be spinning.
She tried her best to open her bloated eyes, and her eyelids were so heavy that they seemed to be weighed down by a thousand kilograms of weight.
The vision was blurry, the figures around her were shaking, and the noisy sounds stung her eardrums. The people around her were coming and going, but no one seemed to notice her existence, as if she was just a part of the air and was completely ignored.
Ned's eyes searched the front with difficulty in pain, trying to find some hope.
Suddenly, her eyes were attracted by a familiar figure.
The young man with blond hair and golden eyes wearing a top hat and holding a cane.
Ned's heart sank suddenly, and fear came over him again.
That was the person she least wanted to see, it was her nightmare.
The blond young man walked calmly, as if he didn't notice her floating behind him.
Every step he takes is steady and powerful, as if he is walking in his own territory.
The figure of the blond young man is in sharp contrast to the noisy crowd around him. Everything around him seems to be on a different level than him. Everything seems to be a passer-by, and he is the only one walking through the noisy world alone.
Ned's heart was filled with despair. The blond young man was walking towards a place that was extremely familiar to her - that place was one of the two flesh seeds she left behind earlier.
She wanted to struggle and shout, but only a weak whimper came out of her throat.
“Woooooo~”
She couldn’t make a sound.
Under the watchful eye of William Ned, Xia Xiu took him to a community on the Beaumont Center Ring Road in Lexington.
This community has an elegant environment, lined with trees, and neat roads lined with flowers and plants.
Each residence is well-designed, with an independent courtyard and neatly trimmed lawn, making it appear peaceful and warm.
The two came to the door of No. 512, Block 41, and then, under Ned's horrified gaze, Xia Xiu opened the door.
Crunch——
As the door was opened, Ned's eyes penetrated the crack of the door and saw the scene inside.
The interior of the house is obviously configured as a mother and baby room, with brightly colored cartoon murals hanging on the walls and several cute rotating toys hanging from the ceiling. In the center of the room is a large mother-infant bed with soft blankets on the bed and baby's clothes and bottles next to it.
The floor is covered with soft plastic boards to prevent the baby from falling. There are also a variety of toys stacked in the corner of the room, including building blocks, cars, and stuffed toys.
Her eyes continued to wander, and she finally saw the man. He was a middle-aged man who looked a little timid, wearing simple home clothes, with a gentle and focused expression.
He was sitting next to the mother's crib, gently patting the two one-year-old babies, humming a soft lullaby in his mouth, trying to coax them to sleep.
The two babies were wearing cute little pajamas, their chubby little hands were holding the quilt tightly, their eyes were innocent and innocent.
A strong fear and guilt surged in Ned's heart. She opened her mouth and wanted to try to speak again, but an invisible force restrained her throat and she could not make a sound.
Her body was still tied to the [Mobius strip] in the air, unable to move, and could only look helplessly at everything in front of her.
Xia Xiu was standing at the door now, taking off his shoes, his movements were natural and calm.
He held the cane in one hand and gently supported Ned's invisible restraints with the other, as if carrying a light luggage.
His golden eyes were calm and sharp. He glanced at the layout of the room, and then stepped towards the direction of the father.
Ned's heartbeat accelerated, as if it was about to jump out of his chest.
Fortunately, the father and the baby did not notice their existence, so the two of them walked straight to the father and the baby.
When Xia Xiu came to the father, his eyes glanced at the medicine bottle on the table. It was a bottle of antiretroviral drugs used to control what humans call "love." Virus” – AIDS.
[Bruce] is clearly written on the medicine bottle.
Seeing Bruce playing with the two babies, Xia Xiu stretched out his index finger and gently touched the back of his head, making a soft sound.
"Poof——"
Bruce fainted and fell to the ground.
“Eyah~”
“Eyah~”
The two babies blinked and looked at their father who suddenly fell to the ground. Their chubby little hands uneasily pulled at the corners of their father's clothes, making a babbling sound.
Xia Xiu showed a rare smile like a gentle and loving father, and bent down to gently pick up the two babies.
His movements were gentle and meticulous, as if he was afraid of disturbing these two little lives.
The baby felt this warmth and safety, giggling happily in Xia Xiu's arms, reaching out to touch his face and beautiful hair.
Xia Xiu gently rocked the two children and played with them patiently. The babies' laughter echoed in the room, full of innocence and joy.
They grabbed Xia Xiu's fingers with their little hands and bit his thumb, as if they had discovered a novel toy.
When their fingers touched Xia Xiu, a curtain pop-up window appeared in front of him.
["Book of Life" detects Terra gene-side scanning vulnerability——]
[The vulnerability has been fixed! 】
【Special mark human life detected——】
[Already archived in the database——]
[Ding! ]
[The Ethics Committee applied for intervention in the investigation——]
[The Tribunal applied for intervention in the investigation——]
Xia Xiu just played with the baby silently and did not immediately Choose consent in ethics committees and tribunals.
At this moment, the two children began to take a nap after being tired from playing. Their eyelids became heavier and heavier, and they finally fell asleep in his arms.
Xia Xiu gently put them back on the bed, covered them with quilts, and then slowly stood up.
Looking at Ned, who had been restrained, unable to speak or resist. Ned's eyes were fixed on Xia Xiu's cold golden eyes, and his heart was filled with endless fear.
She knew that the gentleness of this blond young man was just superficial, and that there was cold murderous intent and ruthlessness hidden in those eyes.
She felt cold from head to toe, and her heart seemed to be tightly grasped by an invisible hand, making her unable to breathe.
"CCR5 gene compilation." Xia Xiu looked at the frightened William Ned with a cold light, "The CCR5 gene in the human body encodes a receptor protein on the surface of white blood cells. The HIV virus passes through this receptor. "
"And you, through unconventional experimental methods, obtain embryos through in vitro fertilization, and inject synthetic sgRNA and Cas9 protein into the fertilized embryonic cells to target the CCR5 gene. The edited embryos were cultured outside the body for a period of time, and then transplanted back into the mother's uterus for development."
The blond young man stretched out his right hand and opened his tiger palm, while William Ned automatically floated over, leaning against his neck. In his tiger's mouth, he held it.
“Cough cough cough——”
Ned suddenly found that she could speak, so she defended without hesitation:
"Ahem~ Isn't this good? Don't you know how big a threat HIV is to Terra's public health? , use gene editing to knock out these things that are bad for humans..."
Xia Xiu increased the strength of his palms without hesitation, and Ned's entire face began to turn purple like an eggplant.
“You think you are doing the right thing.”
“Do you know that you are tainting the human gene pool by doing this? The application of gene editing technology in human embryos may cause Unexpected genetic mutations and genetic problems that may affect the baby's life and even be passed on to future generations. ”
Changes resulting from editing will remain with the individual throughout his or her lifetime and be passed on to future generations.
This kind of irreversible impact requires extremely high ethical review standards and strict application conditions before it can be considered as a prerequisite.
CRISPR-Cas9 technology.
This is a technology like Pandora’s box.
This gene editing technology will inevitably lead to the emergence of the "designer baby" phenomenon.
William Ned is an example, and will not be alone.
This technology may be used for therapeutic medical purposes before birth, but if abused, it will subvert the principle that all people are born equal, widen the gap between rich and poor, eliminate vulnerable populations faster, and reduce the chance of stable and reliable natural evolution. Genetic diversity, as well as the indiscriminate editing of genes for commercial gain that escapes control without sterilization or isolation, risks mixing into the human gene pool.
If it develops rapidly to the point where there is no "pure natural human race" at all, humans will face the emergence of serious genetic defects and will be unable to resist possible large-scale new infectious diseases, cancer, sperm-egg failure, and many other problems. , it is very likely to cause the crisis of human extinction.
The genes that are knocked out during gene compilation are really knocked out.
If CRISPR-Cas9 technology is allowed to cut human genes arbitrarily, humans will become a kind of exquisite designed porcelain doll.
There are porcelain dolls, and there are inferior dolls.
Also, you can’t expect that the genes you compile will actually get to the right place in the genome and do the right thing.
When you put something into a cell, there's always a risk of getting into the wrong part of the genome, or having some other effect that you don't know what.
No matter what, the current Kingdom of Heaven will not allow accidents to happen to the human gene pool of "purely natural races".
Now is not the time to open Pandora's box.
"Obviously carnality... heaven... these transcendent aspects are okay, so why humans..."
Ned tried to continue to quibble.
"The extraordinary returns to the kingdom of heaven, and the secular returns to the secular."
The fourth sword holder in the kingdom of heaven threw away his hand with disgust in his eyes, letting Ned float aside.
At this moment, the pinch mark on Ned's neck was still there. She was panting heavily and her face was extremely pale.
"As long as the Kingdom of Heaven does not allow it, you cannot cross this line."
The Kingdom of Heaven can ignore things on the supernatural side, but others cannot touch the secular side.
A flash of fear and worry flashed in Ned's eyes. She reluctantly raised her head, her voice trembling,
"What do you want to do...kill their two children..."< br>
Her eyes were full of worry, and her pupils reflected the fear of her own fate and the worry for the two innocent children.
In the current scene, the fourth sword-bearer in the Kingdom of Heaven looks like the villain in the traditional story, while William Ned is the benevolent good man.
"Zarp, shut your mouth, don't look at those two children with that look, put away your hypocritical and hypocritical face, your current posture really makes me feel sick."
The blond young man glanced at William Ned with his golden eyes, and he pointedly pointed out what Ned really cared about.
“Your gene-edited baby experiment is full of lies. You took advantage of the asymmetry of information to seize the weakness of AIDS patients who are eager to have children, and also took advantage of their actual financial difficulties, half-coaxing and half-deceiving. Volunteer families give it a try."
"You are not a doctor, so you can only start a theoretical experiment, not a clinical study."
"You desire fame more than anyone else, you desire immortality more than anyone else, and you hate the existence of 'family' more than anyone else."
"You are just a person who keeps looking outside in order to break the blood relationship and make up for your childhood trauma. The monster of asking."
Ned's expression instantly became stiff, and the words "family" and "blood" deeply hurt the source of sensitivity in her heart.
Ned's face became increasingly ugly, and her eyes changed from frightened to resentful, as if Xia Xiu had revealed the most secret secret in her heart.
"Why don't you... don't understand..." Ned's voice trembled, "You clearly read my notes, you should know that what I did was right!!!"
"Families in today's society are all deformed and alienated. They are no longer just a collection of kinship relationships, but an economic unit; the structure and form of the family are closely related to the economic foundation of society. The fathers in the family Having the right to dominate and control family members. Within the family, the status and power distribution of men and women are affected by production relations.”
“These are wrong and should be banned. , a real family should not be an economic unit, but a voluntary union based on equality and freedom.”
The fourth sword holder in the Kingdom of Heaven looked at William Ned who was roaring crazily.
This time, in addition to the original undisguised disgust, those golden eyes also had a hint of... pity.
He was pitying his enemy, pitying a poor creature.
"You! You! You!"
"Don't look at me like that!!!"
"Don't look at me like that!!!"
"Don't look at me like that!!!"
Ned's face was twisted with anger and shame, her breathing became rapid, and cold sweat broke out on her forehead.
"Through genetic screening and optimization, ensure that every child grows up in a healthy environment and reduce domestic violence and neglect caused by genetic factors!!!"
"What is wrong with this!!!"
“Isn’t it good to compile human genes for good and delete human genes for evil?”
The compassion in Xia Xiu’s eyes became even stronger, and he couldn’t help but ask:
< br>"Are you taming Pavlov's dog?"
At the end, he couldn't help but add something.
"You are more in need of love than I thought."
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(End of this chapter)