Chapter 234 Bruce’s version of evolution shocked everyone!
In the back row of the VIP seats, Li Qiwei saw several people dressed as gentlemen sitting there.
It seems that they are all big guys in the field of life sciences.
At this time, Bateson introduced one by one: "Bruce, these are all experts in the field of genetics."
"This is De Vries from the Netherlands. ”
"This is Corens of Germany."
"This is Cermak of the Austro-Hungarian Empire."
"In 1900, the three of them independently and almost simultaneously re-established Mendel's laws of inheritance were discovered."
"This is simply the most incredible thing."
"It was then that we biologists knew the importance of Mendel's experiments."< br>
"So 1900 was the most important year for genetics."
"As for this person, it was Morgan from the United States."
"His fruit fly experiments were famous. "
Bateson's four friends saw him suddenly bring two people over, a young man and a middle-aged man.
A few people felt very surprised. As Bateson, he would not make friends randomly.
The middle-aged man looked naive, so he was probably not a professor.
That young man, on the other hand, has a pair of deep eyes that almost make people fall into them.
The visitor is extraordinary!
Bateson smiled and said to his friends again: "Come, let me introduce you to the famous Professor Bruce."
"Yes, it's the physics professor. A genius.”
"This is Wilson, he is a senior lecturer in our Cavendish Laboratory at Cambridge University."
Bye, Lao Wei was very dissatisfied with this title. He wanted to run away, but was secretly caught by Li Qiwei .
After hearing Li Qiwei's name, the four Morgans were extremely horrified. This was a super genius, a great scholar, and a great physicist.
A few people did not dare to neglect, stood up quickly, shook hands with Li Qiwei and said hello.
Li Qiwei smiled and said: "Thank you Bateson for your introduction, allowing me to meet so many big names in the field of life sciences."
"I am very interested in life sciences, especially the theory of evolution."
"I must ask everyone here for more advice."
Bateson also told what Li Qiwei had said before. Morgan et al.
After listening to this, several people couldn't help but exclaimed.
I didn’t expect that the other party, a physicist, would have such high attainments in genetics, which is really admirable.
At this time, Morgan said: "Professor Bruce, I have heard of your name for a long time. I am really lucky to see you today."
Li Qiwei responded modestly, "I only did a small amount of work."
“Let’s all call me Bruce.”
The 43-year-old Morgan in front of him is also a super boss.
In real history, he discovered the chromosomal inheritance mechanism based on Mendel's work, taking genetics a big step forward.
For this reason, he won the 1933 Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine.
But in the early days of his research, he looked down upon Mendel's experimental results.
He thought it was a "numbers game" and an "advanced juggling".
“Mendel’s genetics is rubbish.”
“I, Morgan, have been an assistant all my life, and even if I jumped out of the laboratory, I would not recognize his laws of inheritance.”< br>
"I will not eat one of his peas!"
However, just this year, in his fruit fly experiments, white-eyed fruit flies were discovered.
The ratio of red-eyed fruit flies to white-eyed fruit flies is exactly in line with the rule of 3:1, which perfectly verifies Mendel's laws of inheritance.
Morgan instantly changed his mind, recognized Mendel, and continued to study in depth based on his work.
“Oh Mom, these peas are so fragrant!”
Who said scientists are all brainless? Morgan wanted to slap him in the face.
After a few people sat down, they began to communicate while listening to the speech.
At this time, the battle between Francis and his opponent had reached a fever pitch.
The little old man couldn't convince the other party, and his beard was shaking with anger.
“Natural selection is never wrong.”
"Only nature can determine the direction of biological evolution!"
Not to be outdone, the other party said, "Professor Francis, please tell me why animals must grow teeth."
"Why doesn't it grow a fire-breathing organ?"
"Wouldn't that be more suitable for survival."
"So, natural selection cannot explain at all that these are different from the previous traits. How did it come about? ”
The other person is obviously a veteran, both professional and humorous.
A few words made the audience laugh, and some even whistled.
Francis was so suppressed that his face turned red. The key point was that he had no way to refute.
Morgan, Bateson and others could only smile bitterly, sweating for Francis, hoping that the other party would not be so impatient.
There is no way, after all, Francis is not his father Darwin, and he does not have such a strong aura.
Even he is far behind Huxley.
When Huxley debated Bishop Wilberford, he was so high-spirited.
Man is not created by God!
The inspiring words instantly made thousands of people in the venue go crazy.
If someone were fanning the flames, these excited people would probably kill Bishop Wilberford on the spot.
Bateson lamented: "Although the theory of evolution is great, it is too crude after all."
"All its conclusions are based on statistics of partial results."
"Natural nature There are more than tens of millions of organisms in it, and Darwin’s sample size is still too small.”
Morgan took over and said: “And Darwin’s theory of evolution is too biased towards logical reasoning and lacks necessary experiments.”< br>
“On the contrary, Mendel was more experimental, and his laws of inheritance were closer to the essence of nature.”
Several big shots followed Francis's words and commented on Darwin's theory of evolution.
Although they agree that living things have evolved, the mechanism must be very complicated.
It cannot be summed up by one sentence of natural selection. There must be deep-seated reasons.
At this time, Bateson pretended to ask casually: "Bruce, what do you think about the theory of evolution and natural selection?"
As soon as he finished asking, the four Morgans all said in unison Looking at Li Qiwei, he obviously cared about the opinion of this physics boss.
Li Qiwei smiled softly, looked at Francis, and then said: "I personally think natural selection is right."
Wow!
The five Batesons were shocked.
I didn’t expect Li Qiwei to support natural selection.
Did he succumb to Darwin's authority?
But think about it, it’s impossible.
They had heard privately that Bruce was known for being "daring".
Being bold here does not mean doing bad things, but means that Bruce never feared authority.
He dared to oppose even Newton, let alone Darwin.
In the eyes of the other party, there is only right and wrong, but no authority or humility.
He only stands on the side of truth, not on the side of authority.
Morgan asked: "Bruce, but there are obvious loopholes in natural selection."
"It does not have a suitable genetic mechanism to explain how nature selects."
"The current mainstream view is fusion inheritance, that is, the traits of the father and mother are fused together and passed on to the offspring."
Li Qiwei was deeply moved when he heard Morgan's excited talk.
Although the world's top geneticists have already accepted the concept of genes.
But they have not yet realized the importance of genetic mutations.
The reason is simple. In real history, Morgan first observed the genetic mutation of the white-eyed fruit fly in 1910.
At this point in time, genetic mutations have not yet become available. Now, including Mendel's pea experiments and Morgan's fruit fly experiments, they are all verifying the inheritance rules of existing genes.
Morgan has not yet encountered mutations in white-eyed fruit flies that turn their eyes colorless or yellowish.
To put it bluntly, current geneticists are just repeating Mendel.
They don’t realize a lot of important things.
At this time, Li Qiwei smiled and said: "Morgan, who said that natural selection has no mechanism? Haven't you been studying it?"
Li Qiwei's words made Bateson, Morgan and others five People are confused.
What's going on?
I'm looking into how I didn't know.
The five people were immediately stunned.
Li Qiwei sighed and thought: Originally, I didn’t want to show off, but you insisted on forcing me.
He smiled faintly and said: "Since everyone praises me so much, let me also share my personal understanding."
Bateson and others immediately held their breath, knowing that the highlight was coming.
Is Li Qiwei finally going to take action in life sciences?
“Just now Morgan mentioned that natural selection cannot explain the sources of superior biological performance.”
“In fact, it is very simple, they all come from genetic mutations.”
Boom!
Bateson, Morgan and others were instantly startled and trembled all over.
They had never heard of the word "gene mutation".
But if you understand it literally, you can also know its meaning.
Could it be?
Morgan was so excited that he almost said something bad, "Bubrus, did you coin the term genetic mutation?"
Li Qiwei nodded, "Yes, when I was studying Mendel's experiments, I suddenly thought, since genes control traits, what if it changes?"
"And this change must be sudden. "Otherwise it is not changed."
"I call this process of sudden gene mutation "
" Of course, this is just for my own entertainment. If there are any mistakes, I need you experts to correct me.”
"With the concept of genetic mutation, things are easier to explain."
"When organisms evolve, the direction of genetic mutation is random."
"Some genes mutate into For teeth, some genes mutate into tongues, and some genes may not mutate at all."
"At the beginning, these three genes exist equally."
"But. As natural selection took effect, organisms that mutated teeth became more likely to survive. ”
"After a long period of evolution, teeth, as a new gene, have been retained and inherited."
"In this way, a new species is formed."
" This is an improved version of evolution that I came up with by combining genetic theory and evolution.”
“I think this can explain the correctness of natural selection.”
Boom!
When Li Qiwei finished speaking, Bateson and the other five people were completely stunned.
Even Wilson looked at Ridgway in disbelief.
Because he understood it too.
It is precisely because he understands that Li Qiwei appears to be so terrifying.
Wilson no longer knows how to describe Li Qiwei.
Across physics, chemistry, and biology, he surpasses everyone in every field.
This motherfucker is still a human!
Morgan's brain shut down and he muttered to himself: "Oh my God, Bruce probably doesn't even know how amazing his theory is."
"Is this the so-called genius? ?”
“Are there really such smart people in the world?”
"I have studied fruit flies for more than ten years, which is not as good as someone who has taught for several years."
Bateson was also frightened.
He thinks he invented the term genetics and is considered a super boss in this field.
However, today Li Qiwei’s gene mutation theory made him understand what it means to be outsiders.
This man is too scary!
He actually directly and organically combined the theory of evolution and genetic theory.
The most important thing is that this combination completely solves the theoretical flaws of the theory of evolution.
Using the latest concept of genes, we have sealed the last hole in the theory of evolution.
As for the genetic mutation mentioned by the other party, as long as we can find experimental examples, we can prove its correctness.
Terrible, so terrible!
Isn’t this equivalent to Bruce’s theory of evolution?
As for De Vries, Collens, and Cermak, the three of them have inner os: Deng Yixia, Deng Yixia
Shouldn’t this be our home court?
We independently discovered Mendel’s laws of inheritance.
Why can't I just be reduced to a soy sauce guy now?
I'm more shocked today than I've ever been in a lifetime.
The three of them looked at Li Qiwei, not knowing what expression to use. In the end, they could only sigh and silently accept the reality.
At this time, Li Qiwei looked at everyone's expressions and felt very satisfied. I only made a small move and shocked you to the point of being completely naked.
"Morgan, I have also read your paper on fruit flies."
"I think that in the future, maybe you can pay more attention to whether the eyes, wings and other traits of fruit flies will change. .”
Morgan had recovered by now and was agitated again.
“Bruce, when you say this, it seems that I found a fruit fly with yellow eyes when I was doing experiments before.”
“But I can’t remember it clearly because I didn’t pay attention to it. ."
Bateson looked on in shock. Is there any experiment that can prove genetic mutation?
Li Qiwei smiled and said: "It doesn't matter, I think the probability of genetic mutation is not very small."
"Otherwise, there wouldn't be so many different creatures in nature."
Morgan nodded in agreement.
This time, he was full of energy.
This time the British Association for the Advancement of Science was simply his lucky star.
Not only did I get to know Bruce, I was about to discover a great phenomenon.
"Bruce, do you want to publish a paper on your theory?"
"I think it is enough to shock and worship everyone!"
Li Qiwei smiled: "Haha, forget it."< br>
“I just study life sciences for fun.”
“Morgan, if you prove my genetic mutation through experiments, my name can be included in the paper, haha.”
Although he knew that Li Qiwei was joking, Morgan did not dare to be careless.
With so many people here today, everyone knows that genetic mutation was proposed by Li Qiwei, who completed the theory of evolution.
Morgan didn't want to be called a thief.
The three De Vries were speechless, "Listen, this is what people say."
"If you Bruce are just studying and playing, then aren't we just playing in the mud? .”
Bateson also recovered from the shock. He looked at Li Qiwei with emotion, shook his head slightly, and then regained his spirits.
Several people all joined in the discussion about genetic mutations.
From time to time a whole exclamation was made.
At this time, Francis, who looked depressed, felt strange when he saw his friend Bateson discussing loudly in the back with an excited expression.
The other party is not such an unstable person.
Bateson also saw Francis, waved to him quickly, and shouted: "Professor Francis, come here quickly."
"We have found a theory that will allow you to win."
Francis looked puzzled and a little unconvinced, but he still walked past the podium.
The audience below thought he had given up, and burst into boos.
(End of this chapter)