Hung Chi-ming's words acted like a signal, quickly silencing the members of Congress.
The previously noisy meeting room instantly became much quieter.
The members of parliament who had voiced the strongest opposition exchanged glances and stopped speaking out.
Upon seeing this, Lü Yongchang raised his eyebrows slightly.
It seems that Hung Kai-ming has been doing quite a bit in the parliament lately.
At least, his prestige is much greater than when he first took office.
Although to some extent this phenomenon is not a good thing.
The concentration of power will inevitably lead to some negative consequences.
However, before human civilization has completely escaped the survival crisis, a certain degree of concentration of power is actually very beneficial to human civilization.
Hong Qiming looked around with a solemn expression.
Seemingly noticing the hesitation on the faces of many councilors, he said in a deep voice:
"Everyone, please feel free to raise any objections."
"This is a parliament, not a place where I, Hong, can have my own say."
Upon hearing this, many conservative lawmakers appeared somewhat more invigorated.
"Speaker, I think there's something wrong with Professor Lu's proposal."
A gray-haired member of parliament was the first to speak.
Hong Qiming showed no unusual expression: "Congressman Antonio, what are your thoughts?"
Antonio reached out and unfastened the electromagnetic adsorption device, then stood up and looked at Lü Yongchang beside him: "Professor Lü, is there any possibility of unexpected problems with the gene modification technology?"
"If unexpected situations arise, can the Academy of Sciences handle them?"
Lü Yongchang pondered for a moment.
"Thanks to the biotechnology of the Proxima Centauri, the Academy of Sciences' research on the human genome has far surpassed that of the past."
"But humans are, after all, complex individuals."
"I cannot guarantee that the genetic modification project will not encounter any unexpected situations, even now."
As soon as he finished speaking, chaos erupted in the meeting room once again.
Even Hong Qiming glanced at Lü Yongchang in surprise.
“Then you…” Antonio said somewhat anxiously.
Lu Yongchang chuckled lightly: "Let me finish speaking first."
"Perhaps you misunderstood me."
"Like hibernation, it cannot be guaranteed to work for everyone."
“Magna’s visceral omentum gene may not be suitable for all humans.”
The gray-haired congressman Antonio suddenly realized: "I think I understand what you mean."
Do you believe that the risks of this technology are manageable?
Lü Yongchang naturally nodded in agreement without hesitation.
Are you kidding me? What kind of research would he do if the risks were uncontrollable?
Just to be on the safe side, he even checked the tech tree system beforehand, fearing that he might have accidentally clicked on some dangerous technology.
"To ensure the safety of humanity as a whole," Lü Yongchang said again, "the Academy of Sciences will conduct a series of rigorous biological experiments."
"Gene modification technology will only be promoted after the experimental results are satisfactory."
"At that time, humans will be divided into ten batches, undergoing genetic modification in turn and landing on Dawn Star to begin a new life."
"The entire renovation project is tentatively scheduled to last one hundred years."
"I believe this can greatly control the potential risks of genetic engineering."
“I’m fine now.” Antonio nodded thoughtfully and sat back down in his seat.
Hung Chi-ming's voice rang out again: "Do any other councilors have questions?"
"Professor Lü, I have another question."
A young conservative lawmaker asked, "Will this technology affect human genes?"
The moment the question was raised, not only the councilors, but even Hung Chi-ming's expression turned serious.
Genetic factors are the biggest issue that human genetic engineering needs to consider.
The reason is simple.
Even if unexpected situations occur when genetically modifying an individual, it can only affect one or a few generations at most.
Humanity still has a chance to continue.
But if the genetic material is altered...
That would affect the entirety of human civilization.
If we are not careful, humanity could face extinction!
"As the chief scientist, I can assure you, members of parliament."
Lu Yongchang nodded seriously: "Unless it is determined whether it will have any impact on genetic material, the Academy of Sciences will not use it for human experiments."
"Not only now, but also in the future."
"The Chinese Academy of Sciences will never use gene-editing technology for human genetic engineering!"
After exchanging a brief glance with Lu Yongchang, the young conservative lawmaker slowly nodded: "I hope so."
"Any more questions?" Hong Qiming asked again after a moment's wait.
Seeing no response, he took a deep breath and reached out to press the button in front of him.
"Since there are no questions, let's begin the voting process."
...
After Hung Chi-ming cast his vote in favor, the outcome of the vote was no longer in doubt.
The proposal to modify human genes successfully won the support of the UN Human Rights Council with 81.7% of the votes in favor.
But the meeting did not end.
Compared to human cloning technology, genetic modification technology is not a truly dangerous technology.
The reason is simple.
Once cloning technology emerges and is widely used, the ultimate fate of civilization will inevitably be extinction.
However, genetic modification technology will not necessarily lead human civilization to its demise.
on the contrary.
By imposing various "shackles" on it, genetic modification technology can completely lead human civilization to a higher level.
Therefore, after the genetic modification proposal was passed,
After several hours of discussion, Parliament added several restrictions to the Human Genetic Modification Act.
Regulations on Genetic Modification of Human Civilization
Firstly.
Human gene editing technology must never be used to modify human genetic material.
Secondly.
The human gene editing program operates on a voluntary basis.
No one may force an individual to undergo genetic modification.
Thirdly.
Human gene editing technology can only be used on adult individuals. Before gene editing, germ cell sampling and preservation are necessary.
The above three regulations are jointly supervised by the SUPP Academy of Sciences and the SUPP Parliament.
Any violation will be prosecuted as a crime against humanity.
Crimes against humanity—the four bright red characters were deeply engraved on the document, serving as a stark warning to everyone present.
The first two regulations were proposed by members of parliament, but the third regulation was added by Lu Yongchang himself.
Although the first provision provides a safeguard, genetic modification will not contaminate human reproductive genes.
However, as a precaution, every adult individual needs to preserve their reproductive cells before undergoing genetic modification.
In this way, even if a major crisis occurs at the genetic level in the future, human civilization can quickly recover by relying on artificial womb technology.
In this way, the harm of gene editing technology is minimized.
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