China launched its first space genebank

With this genetic material will create a new human civilization, according to the project organizers.The Chinese company Shainghai ManWei Technology has set up the launch of the very first space gene, the bank, the DSB-01 bank. About this reports the Internet edition of Chronicle.info with reference to the correspondent.

The launch took place from the Taiyuan Cosmodrome in Shanxi Province with the help of the Changzheng-4 aircraft rocket.

The project organizers say the genetic material obtained from eight Chinese nationals will be safe for about a thousand years. It is placed in a container not exposed to spatial radiation.

According to the TV channel, citing experts, the state could become unfit for humanity in the next 400 years due to resource depletion and overcrowding.

"We expect this genebank to create a new human civilization," the message said.

In the near future, Shainghai ManWei technology will create a space in the gene bank that will store millions of samples. According to the company's plan, this genetic material must then be transported to Mars and a "planet similar to the Earth".

The injury in September, China successfully launched the aircraft carrier rocket Changzheng-3B with two navigation satellites Beidou-3, which became the 37th and 38th satellites of the global navigation system Beidou.

Recall that in 2018, China plans to launch 40 rockets, the most powerful at this time, Changzheng-5.