Interstellar immigration standard configuration—artificial starch, artificial protein

2021 is really a magical year

Not only major breakthroughs in aerospace engineering

There are many reports of "making something out of nothing"

Not long ago news reports showed that

Chinese scientists have been able to

use carbon dioxide to artificially synthesize starch

Carbon monoxide has been used to synthesize proteins on a large scale

Artificially synthesized starch is through chemical catalysts

High-concentration carbon dioxide under the action of high-density hydrogen energy

Reduced to carbon one compound

Then design and construct a new carbon one polymerase

Polymerize carbon one compound into carbon three compound

Step by step Synthetic amylose and amylopectin

Artificially synthesized protein

uses carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, ammonia and other raw materials

to convert inorganic nitrogen and carbon into organic Nitrogen and Carbon

Wow, it’s really amazing

We know that starch is a type of carbohydrate

It is a nutrient that provides energy for us humans

Protein is composed of amino acids

It is an indispensable and important nutrient that constitutes human body structure, immunity, hormones, etc.

These two substances

are indispensable in our survival

This made Xiao Erjun couldn’t help but think about it

In the vast world In the universe

The distance in space is extremely terrifying

Take Mars, which is relatively close to us, as an example

The closest distance between the Earth and Mars is 55 million kilometers

The furthest distance is 400 million kilometers

Such a long distance

my country's "Tianwen-1" Mars probe

After 295 days of long distance Trek

Only to achieve a soft landing on the surface of Mars

If astronauts are to be sent to explore Mars in the future

In the absence of a breakthrough in aerospace technology

It will take about a year to fly to Mars

How many supplies do you need to bring for such a long time

Just the food the astronauts need

That’s it Very huge mass

This will also be the distance of Mars

If you go to Jupiter and Saturn

Other neighboring stars

number The distance of light years

To be pessimistic

It may take several generations

to reach it by sailing

Today With these "making something out of nothing" technologies

the carbon dioxide emitted by astronauts

can be used to produce starch, protein and other foods needed for life

naturally a lot of savings will be made The space

can carry more detection equipment and related machinery

I believe that with the advancement of science and technology

"Create something out of nothing" to produce starch, protein and other foods

Will enter the homes of ordinary people

Play a greater role in future aerospace applications

Reference materials

[1] Sun Zifa. Major breakthrough! Chinese scientists achieved artificial synthesis of starch for the first time [J]. China Food, 2021(20):158.

[2] Qu Jian. For the first time in the world, large-scale carbon monoxide synthesis of protein was achieved [N]. Science and Technology Daily, 2021-11-01(002).

[3] Huang Chuanhui. Mars, China is coming[N]. Literary News, 2021-11-22(001).