Engineering Biology Problems Book (2021, Obninsk Edition)

the production and organization of commodity markets, which would exclude niche and zonal
imbalances.
3.31. Sources of accelerated evolution. It is known that, within isolated populations, the emergence
and consolidation of unique characters characteristic exclusively for a given biotope can occur. For
example, the natural oasis of Australia for 50 million years of isolation has produced a lot of living
objects with interesting functions and properties that are absent from the living world of the rest of the
planet. Such oases are of interest as material for the creation of genetically engineered constructions
that can influence the evolution of living nature. Give examples of objects that are separated by large
distances due to species boundaries, territorial boundaries, land-water environment.
SOLUTION:
The solution to the problem is under development.
3.32. Acceleration of embryogenesis. The development of the organism of large mammals today is
limited by the period of normal embryogenesis. (Fig. 3.3). For example, for a human, this period is 9
months, and for an elephant, almost 2 years. The consequence of premature birth can be the
development of various pathologies or even early death. Suggest ways to accelerate the normal
development of the fetus, both in normal pregnancy and in vitro. Consider not only the conditions for
cell division and differentiation but also the limitations of spatial organization. What evolutionarily
inherited stages of embryogenesis could be avoided in such a process?
SOLUTION:
The solution to the problem is under development.
Figure 3.3. Stages of normal embryogenesis.
3.33. Natural Economics. This task examines the problems of the economy of conditionally
intelligent organisms. Imagine a world in which some animals are capable of primitive economic
activities. How much will the growth potential of such an economy be higher than existing models?
What crises of consumption can be expected from the self-organization of the behavior of such
agents?
SOLUTION:
The solution to the problem is under development.
3.34. Sustainable development. The concept of sustainable development assumes that the needs of
present generations are met without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own
needs [81]. The implementation of this concept presupposes the development of green energy
technologies, biotechnologies, but does not take into account the economic and investment feasibility,
as well as damage to the existing sectors of the economy. Propose inequalities that would formalize
the concept of sustainable development for the biotech excellence industry.
SOLUTION:
The solution to the problem is under development.