Xueba's life simulator

Chapter 251 Biological Laboratory

The projects that Zhou Ming has studied before, whether it is research on artificially synthesized food or research on synthetic biology in space, are actually not very meaningful to the individual, and their contribution lies in the contribution to the whole.

Even if there is no synthetic food, ordinary people in Huaguo can still eat normally. This does not seem to have any impact on them. At most, they can see relevant news on TV and have such food for their own country. Proud of the level of technology.

As for the space synthetic biology project, the impact on individuals is even smaller than the research on artificially synthesized food. After all, how many people can go to heaven?
For ordinary people, the main thing it increases is the national pride for their country.

On the contrary, the research on organ cloning, compared to the two studies introduced above, may be relevant to everyone in Huaguo and even the whole world.

After all, no one can guarantee that they will always be healthy and that nothing will happen to them. Once they have a problem that requires organ transplantation, this organ cloning technology will be a life-saving straw for them.

Although the current organ transplantation technology has long been used in surgery, there are still many problems that need to be solved urgently. The most important problem is that the gap between supply and demand is too large. As far as Zhou Ming knows, Huahua There are currently about 30 million patients waiting for organ transplants in the country every year, but the number of organ transplants each year is only about 2.

In addition to the problem of unavailability of organs for many people who need organ transplants, there is another very important problem with current organ transplantation technology, and that is when you successfully transplant an organ under such a huge gap between supply and demand. , also need to consider the issue of survival time.

Because at the current level of technology, organs after transplantation can only survive on the recipient for ten to twenty years, which is about 20 years, but what to do after this period?

Moreover, after organ transplantation, anti-rejection drugs must be taken for life.

But once the organ cloning technology matures, there will be no such problems at all, because it will no longer be transplanted only after someone has donated it.

And because it is an organ cloned from the patient, it has exactly the same DNA as the patient's original organ, and there is no rejection, so there is no need to take anti-rejection drugs for life.

Therefore, when cloning organ technology has so many advantages over existing organ transplantation technology, cloning organs is naturally more likely to attract people's attention than the first two items, especially those who need organ transplantation, but now they may still be suffering from illness. People who are not too serious or who have not received an organ transplant for other reasons are more concerned about this research.

"Evolution", the genetic drug that Zhou Ming now refers to, is only a conceptual thing in this world, but compared with the first three, its relationship with ordinary people is completely different. It really has something to do with everyone.

Even compared to organ cloning, once this genetic drug project is announced, the attention will definitely be the highest, much higher than that of organ cloning.

You have to say that most of China's more than one billion people may not face an organ transplant in their lifetime, but as long as they are alive, they will definitely get the disease.

Moreover, the number of deaths in Huaguo last year was more than 900 million, and people who died of illness accounted for more than 900% of the more than 80.00 million.

This kind of drug is of great concern to both the country and individuals.

Before Zhou Ming returned to Luzhou and told his superiors about his plans to develop "evolution", the higher authorities paid a lot of attention, which can be said to be higher than any research that Zhou Ming had conducted before.

"Professor Zhou, the research and development of this 'evolution' you mentioned this time involves a lot of technology, and in what you said, several of the instruments mentioned are now used all over the world. , are still in the experimental scope, and have not been officially applied.

It will take at least several years to truly complete this research, and it will probably take at least more than ten years to really put it on the market and be truly used.

What's more, what you said about the risk of genetic collapse is probably unacceptable to anyone. "

When Zhou Ming introduced Zhou Chunli and Minister Wang about the "mutated" ancient virus and the "evolved" gene medicine, the dishes that Zhou Ming ordered in advance were brought out one after another by the waiter, and they chatted while eating.

Because the sound insulation effect in this box is still very good, and what Zhou Ming said does not have any confidential technology, some things are still in the conceived stage for the current technology.

So in this case, even if the wall has ears, Zhou Ming is not afraid of the impact that will be caused if someone actually listens.

After listening to Zhou Ming explain all these things, Zhou Chunli also talked to Zhou Ming.

"Ten years? Dean Zhou, Minister Wang, in fact, in my vision, if we are lucky, this research can be successfully completed in more than a year. As for the genetic collapse, I also say it is possible .

And it must be done on animals first, and when there is no problem, then recruit some subjects who have no medicine and can only wait to die. "

After hearing Zhou Chunli say that he estimated that it might take more than ten years for the drug to be launched, Zhou Ming told him his prediction.

As for the matter of gene collapse, it is an inevitable step in the experimental process to go from the research of "variants" to the successful development of "evolution" drugs in public.

Zhou Ming could directly present the final results, but this is really not a wise move. He can only go through the research process from the research of "mutation" to the success of "evolution" just like the research and development in the simulation world before. .

What he can reduce is the experimental process. He doesn't need to make those detours, just go straight to the end.

If Zhou Ming just took out the final result and asked them to prepare the medicine according to this method, you would not have taken a detour. You would have teleported directly from the starting point to the end point.

Being able to avoid detours all the time can only prove good luck at best, but if you teleport directly, this can't explain anything, and Zhou Ming has not told others his secret about the life simulator.

"Good luck? What if you have bad luck?"

After Zhou Ming finished speaking, Minister Wang also asked Zhou Ming.

"If I'm not lucky, it's mainly because some technologies haven't made breakthroughs as I expected. In this case, if you want research results, you have to wait for breakthroughs in technologies that don't have new breakthroughs. It’s hard to tell at this time.

It is precisely for this reason that I came to you to complete this research in more than a year. This is simply impossible for one person or one company to complete. This requires the efforts of the country. "

Zhou Ming told Minister Wang and Zhou Chunli that this was also the reason why he hurriedly informed the higher authorities when he returned to Luzhou this time.

Normally, the development of science and technology mainly depends on the market. Whatever people prefer, the technology will get room for development.

But most of the time, it's not like that.

In some places, the order of technological development depends on capital.

In China, the development of science and technology is also inseparable from the government.

As far as the level of science and technology that is currently restricted in the country, although the state has also issued relevant support policies, it has not been the same as the research on nuclear weapons decades ago.

And what Zhou Ming wants to do this time is to let them go down the same way as they developed nuclear weapons decades ago, and arrange a large number of experts to participate in the technical research related to the development of "evolution". This is still very promising. In more than two years, the "evolution" was successfully researched more than ten years earlier than in the previous simulation world.

But if there is gain, there will be loss. If Zhou Ming's request is agreed to, then in many other fields, it may stagnate for a while.

"It seems that you are not [-]% sure about this project, Professor Zhou?" Zhou Chunli asked Zhou Ming after listening to Zhou Ming's answer to Minister Wang's words, which surprised him a little.

Because in Zhou Chunli's view, he was confident about the projects that Zhou Ming was responsible for in the past and believed that they would definitely succeed.

But this time, Zhou Ming mentioned the word "luck" very rarely.

"Dean Zhou, I may not have made it clear just now. I am not sure this time, but what I am not sure about is that this drug will be developed in about two years.

But for this drug, I am sure that it will be developed, but this certainty is in the case of extending the time. "

Zhou Ming explained to Zhou Chunli.

After hearing Zhou Ming's words, Zhou Chunli and Minister Wang glanced at each other, and then fell into deep thought, even forgot to eat.

"Okay, we already have a general understanding of the basic situation of this matter. According to the specific research, even if you tell us, we don't understand. After all, we don't mainly study this aspect.

After we return to the capital, we will discuss this matter again, and we may let you come to the capital at that time, and we will tell you when the final result comes out. "

After thinking for a while, the two exchanged a few words in a low voice, and finally Zhou Chunli said this sentence.

"No problem, you can discuss it. The research on 'variants' at my institute is still going on."

Zhou Ming said that if he failed in the end, he could only ask the company to start research on "evolution". However, for Shen Qingqiu's grandma, Shen Qingqiu's grandma definitely didn't have enough time to do the research.

After this meal, Zhou Chunli and Minister Wang stayed here for one night. The next day, Zhou Ming took them to a laboratory of the Institute of Biological Sciences in Luzhou to have a look at the ancient "variant". went viral, and took a few pictures to go back.

The Bioscience Research Institute in Luzhou covers a large area, and the location is not a lively place. The laboratory where Zhou Chunli and others went to see the "mutations" was an independent building, not a building. A certain floor or room is used as a laboratory.

The reason for this is actually related to this laboratory.

According to the risk level, including the infectivity and harm of infectious agents, biological laboratories are internationally divided into four levels: P1, P2, P3 and P4 according to the biosafety level.

P1 laboratory is the most basic laboratory, which is suitable for low harm to human body, animals, plants or environment, and does not have pathogenic factors to healthy adults, animals and plants.

The P2 laboratory is also a basic laboratory, suitable for pathogenic factors that are moderately harmful or potentially dangerous to humans, animals, plants or the environment, and will not cause serious harm to healthy adults, animals and the environment, and have effective preventive and therapeutic measures .

P3 laboratory is a protective laboratory, suitable for dealing with highly harmful to human body, animals, plants or the environment, causing serious or even fatal diseases to people through direct contact or aerosol, or highly harmful to animals, plants and the environment There are usually preventive and therapeutic measures.

As for the P4 laboratory, it is the highest level of protection laboratory, suitable for highly harmful to the human body, animals, plants or the environment, transmitted through aerosol or unknown transmission route, or unknown, highly dangerous pathogenic factors.

The causative agent of the experiment in the P4 laboratory, without preventive and curative measures.

For example, Ebola virus, Argentine hemorrhagic fever virus, Congo hemorrhagic fever virus, Ebola virus, Guanarito virus, herpes B virus, Hendra virus, Marburg virus, Sabia virus, etc., are all P4 Viruses studied in the laboratory.

Although Zhou Ming is already very familiar with "variants", he is also familiar with this world. Others are still very unfamiliar with "variants". Therefore, the biological laboratory where it is researched is also a P4 experiment with the highest level of biological safety. room.

This P4 laboratory has a four-story structure. The first floor is for sewage treatment and support equipment, the second floor is the core experimental area, the third floor is the exhaust duct filter layer, and the fourth floor is the air conditioning equipment and air supply and exhaust ducts.

In addition to the Life Sciences Institute in Luzhou, there are currently only four P4-level biosafety four laboratories in China, namely the Jiangcheng National Biosafety Laboratory and the Bingcheng National Animal Disease Prevention and Control High-Level Biosafety Laboratory. The Institute of Preventive Medicine of Baodao National Defense Medical College and the Kunyang Laboratory of Baodao Inspection and Vaccine Development Center

When Minister Wang and Dean Zhou went in, they also put on the isolation protective clothing that should be changed, and the safety measures can be said to be very good.

After all, except Zhou Ming, no one knows what symptoms humans will experience after being infected with the "variant", so the protection must be the best possible.

(End of this chapter)