science and future science

Chelsey 2022-04-19 09:01:33

Resident Evil 3 gave us a terrifying air from the start. The heroine (a clone) has been surrounded by confusion and mystery since birth. Just like the ultimate goal in the game is to get out of this building, there are many dangerous and uncertain factors ambush on the way, how can I deal with it when I am alone? The answer I think is a general sentence: make bold assumptions and verify carefully.

Make bold assumptions and verify carefully. This spirit, which is widely circulated in the academic world, is not clearly reflected in this film. In order to extract the anti-T virus antibody from the heroine, the doctor has cultivated dozens of her at all costs, maybe even all of them. Over 100 clones. Each clone is rigorously screened. Although there are results, our audience can see that the results are not optimistic-although the clones are perfect in appearance and much better than ordinary people, the heroine is the only one, and the experiment seems to have reached a dead ring. Does this imply to us that humans cannot be cloned? Just like a few base pairs in our body have been identified early, even if the DNA sequence is fully tested, we still can't master human replication, we can't compare with the tiny base complementation error rate and the huge and complex protein. Hierarchical structure is decisive. Respect science and dare to explore, but human beings must still be under nature. This is how I felt after watching this film.

Below, I will list some of the technical errors and insufficient consideration of this film, as well as the scientific hope seen in this film, and discuss with you.

1) The doctor and his assistant came to the dead heroine clone, took off the protective mask, and said: send her blood sample for testing.
From a cinematic point of view, this scene is fantastic. This not only points out that this is just an experiment, but also lets us know that Dr. However, from the knowledge we know, the doctor made a very serious and terrible mistake: he took off his protective hood directly in the laboratory, in front of the test product, under the high-risk situation (blood exposure)!
We all know that there is a set of procedures for putting on and taking off protective equipment, and we have not considered the careful wearing of respirator, hood, protective clothing, protective shoes, protective gloves to removing protective gloves to protective shoes. Dr. has completely violated the process of putting on the protective suit and then taking off the hood. Just looking at the doctor's handsome and quick removal of the protective mask in the biochemical laboratory, we should give him a note. "Violation of laboratory dress" and "violation of laboratory etiquette" are outrageous.
I think the movie can be changed like this: the two assistants asked the doctor for instructions, called the doctor's name repeatedly, and then the camera turned to the photo and trophy of the doctor's biochemistry award. This neither violates the rules of the laboratory, but also allows us to know that the doctor is the "big boss" of the film.

2) The feasibility of research and development of T virus.
The film mentioned that the T virus "parasitic" in the human body and controls the human body, and this organism may not perish for ten years. The author is very doubtful of the feasibility of this virus.
It’s not that the author wants to study chemical weapons, but purely from a practical point of view, if a virus wants to reproduce, it must have a relatively smooth and efficient way of spreading, and it must have a live host. If as described in the movie, if everyone becomes a zombie, then at this time, without a host and without a food source, the virus will die in the form of a negative exponential, which will be very unfavorable. On the other hand, the virus in the film is only spread by blood and saliva (possibly in the form of carrion), without aerosol transmission and water transmission. It is obvious that this virus does not have a strong transmission system—— The author believes that as long as people who are not infected wear certain protective clothing, infection can be completely prevented. In general, the T virus in the movie is several levels lower than the plague, SARS, AIDS, and cholera. From the perspective of preparing biological and chemical weapons, I don't think scientists would choose such an inferior virus for research.

3) The importance of remote sensing technology in the
future It can be seen from the movie that the future war must be the era of remote sensing.
Whether it is from the infrared analysis system of the monitor or from the remote sensing satellites used by scientists to find the heroine, these convenient and accurate positioning systems are bound to be the darlings of the future world. Imagine that when a war is waged, when the flu is rampant, people can't meet face-to-face, but as long as there are biological signals, they can be remotely sensed. This is undoubtedly another avenue for future communication.

4) The communication of holographic images
from letters, telephones, video phones to holographic images will undoubtedly be a huge communication breakthrough for human beings.
However, in order to popularize holographic images, the author believes that there is one technology that must be taken seriously—information security.
Undoubtedly, holograms must be communicated through the Internet or a platform similar to the Internet. If there is a platform, there must be security problems (just like the website of the Ministry of Defense is frequently attacked by hackers). At this time, network attack and defense and information security are like the shortest piece of wood in the barrel, which is extremely important.
Therefore, the development of a science is bound to progress together with other disciplines.

5) Finally, I would like to share with you the plot of this movie that inspired me the most - that is, the doctor was not allowed, and he used technology to fake the plot of the permission order.
From a moral and ethical point of view, this is not worthy of admiration. However, the author admires the doctor's spirit of doing everything possible for the sake of science. Because, in our system, there is a lot of formalism. Sometimes it takes more time than research time to get the so-called "permission permission" for research, which is undoubtedly a huge obstacle to research. A doctor can use technology to assist his own research. Although it is suspected of being illegal, I think it is very good. If we break the law because of this, will it speed up the construction of the legal system? From another perspective, if we use technology properly, won't we greatly liberate the constraints of science? Maybe China will soon cultivate Nobel talents. Although this kind of "unscrupulous" for scientific research will bring so-called negative effects, there will always be a reasonable solution to things, right? Why not praise first?

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Resident Evil: Extinction quotes

  • Albert Wesker: [to Dr. Isaacs] Continue with your research, Doctor... while is is still *your* research.

  • Chase: Climb the Eiffel Tower with a high-powered rifle. A few years ago, that would've caused a stir. Well... Let the good times roll!