[… He is the treasure of civilization. From the moment the torch was lit, his life no longer belonged to him alone. His torso eventually turned into soil and the earth, and his blood turned into mountains and rivers, living in people's hearts in another form, just like Kua Fu.
[However, all creatures in nature have an eternal yearning for light and heat, not just humans. I can understand that this is not to get more from him, but just because we haven't gotten over the pain of losing him …
[January 11, 2025, rain, in Beijing.]
It had been almost a year since the disaster on Mars.
Xiao Tong had been writing in her diary every day, hoping to give herself a moment of peace from the sadness.
Xiao Tong wrote the date on the footer and closed the diary. She sighed softly.
She had been in Beijing for three days, and it rained twice in these three days. The weather had never been sunny, as if the drought in the north was a joke.
As for why she came here at this time …
It all started from a conversation they had three days ago.
On a rainy day, a woman dressed in plain clothes and with a hint of heroic spirit came to her home and showed her the documents in her hand.
She had seen similar documents from her brother's best friend, so she was probably from the security department.
As for her name, it was Yan Yan.
"… Have you thought about it? Although this plan is really important to us, we can understand if you refuse. "
Xiao Tong looked at the document on the coffee table and thought for a while. She then reached out and picked up a pen and wrote her name on it.
She looked up at the woman sitting across the coffee table with a surprised look on her face. She smiled and spoke.
"Actually, I've been thinking about doing something similar for a long time. I was just thinking about … his name."
Yan Yan's tone softened a little.
"… Don't worry about the name, we still have a long time to think about it."
"How can we do that? This is a very important matter. "Lu Xiaotong said with a smile," If we have to let this little life come to this world, I still hope to give him an identity. After all … in terms of seniority, he should be my nephew. "
Of course, he could also be my niece.
Even with scientific means, the pairing of chromosomes was a random process.
The woman sitting on the other side of the coffee table was silent for a while. She didn't respond and just silently took the document.
It was indeed as Lu Xiaotong had said.
Even if she refused to sign, they would still follow the plan.
However, everything would be carried out without her knowledge. The newborn would also live in this world with another identity and surname.
Anyway, Yanyan didn't mind that the child had her surname.
Xiao Tong: "How long will it take to see the results?"
Yanyan: "The project was launched last year, and it's now in the clinical stage. We should be able to see the results as early as October."
Xiao Tong: "October … Can I be there then?"
Yanyan immediately said, "Of course, you can learn about the latest progress of the research at any time. Or rather … if it's convenient, please come to the site."
"It's not inconvenient, I'll come when the time comes." Xiao Tong smiled and said, "Although I'm not interested in love, I actually want to have a child."
Yanyan lowered her head and said softly.
"Thank you …"
"You're welcome." Xiao Tong shook her head and said, "I told you, this is what I want."
…
The so-called Bloodline Project, as the name implied, was for the continuation of the bloodline.
The entire plan was based on the results of a new research breakthrough.
Which was, through an analog of CD38 glycoprotein, skin cells were induced into induced pluripotent stem cells (IPS). Then, through a special induced differentiation technology, they were cultivated into hPGCLCs, which were primordial germ cells, in vitro.
The original intention of this research was to help infertile patients fulfill their wish of having children. Earlier on, this experiment had been successful on mice, and related papers were published in Cell. However, due to the potential ethical risks, this technology had been facing huge controversies and safety reviews, and the progress of scientific research had been slow.
However, not long ago, the relevant research suddenly made a breakthrough in a very low-key manner.
Even though Lu Zhou didn't leave behind his genetic factors before going to Mars, he could still find a lot of things like blood samples and somatic cells.
After all, as Lu Zhou's personal doctor, Yanyan had been working for him for a while.
The entire process of the Bloodline Project was actually very simple. With the power of science, Lu Zhou's somatic cells were cultivated into hPGCLCs in vitro, then combined with excellent samples from the egg bank to cultivate a test-tube baby that could inherit Lu Zhou's bloodline.
The offspring born in this way would be safer than cloning humans, and it would also avoid ethical risks.
For Yu Xiaotong, the entire project did not require her to provide any cells. She didn't even need to be the mother. The only thing she needed to provide was a legal identity.
In other words, this test-tube baby would be born into the world as her child …
Strictly speaking, using this kind of immature technology to cultivate human newborns was an extremely risky thing to do.
Also, people knew that even if they had the exact same genes and received the same expression, they might not be able to create a scholar with academic ability comparable to Academician Lu.
However, even if it was only a 1% probability, it was worth a try.
After all, Lu Zhou was the man who changed the entire scientific process and the world with his own strength.
Even if the newborns cultivated in this way could not catch up to Lu Zhou's footsteps in terms of intelligence, at least his bloodline could be preserved.
Perhaps in the near future, another scholar who was not inferior to him would be born, and he would use his knowledge to change the world once again.
Rather than saying it was a bloodline, it was more like a seed of hope …
After waiting quietly for ten months, Xiao Tong, who was waiting outside the delivery room of 301 Hospital, took the crying baby from a doctor in a white coat.
"We did it! The newborn is very healthy, this is definitely a miracle in the history of medicine! "
"Shh, don't scare him." Xiao Tong ignored the doctor and stared lovingly at the crying baby in her arms. A faint smile appeared on her face as she said softly, "Life itself is a miracle …"
Compared to the excitement of the doctor, Xiao Tong, who was holding the baby, didn't have much joy in her smile. Instead, she only had a peaceful and doting smile.
She didn't know what the source of that happiness was …
She had never been a mother before, and she didn't even have a lover. However, the moment she looked at the baby in her arms, she felt like her life was destined.
It was as if life had been given a new meaning, and something invisible had been passed on.
Whether he was born through the hands of nature or came to this world because of the power of science and technology, that feeling would never change …
"I'll call you Lu Yuan."
The moment she said the name, Lu Xiaotong made up her mind.
She would raise him and train him to be as kind, brave, great, and wise as his brother.
From this moment on.
She was his mother …
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