Back To The Age Of The '80s

Science is a subject of discovery, and this characteristic is particularly evident in biology.

You clearly know that the answer is not far away, but no matter how hard you try, you are always a little bit short. That thin layer of gauze is like a boulder, lying on your way forward, preventing you from making any progress.

"No, no, none of them." Li Zheng slumped on the chair, his eyes were a little bloodshot from not resting for a long time.

Merck has already produced the first batch of yiprazine. Because of its high toxicity, it is difficult to pass the international drug standard, so it is listed as a traumatic special drug, and only patients with the virus entering the outbreak stage can apply for purchase.

After the release of Taxine and the successful rescue of the first virus outbreak patient, the Doman government and the opposition formally signed a peace agreement on the second day. The agreement promised that neither party would initiate war within ten years.

Everything is going in the right direction.

However, the research on the Doc virus vaccine was not so smooth. Li Zheng’s laboratory successfully screened out substances that might be antibodies in the serval cat, but these injections into other experimental subjects did not have the desired effect, and the experiment progressed. All of a sudden fell into a state of stagnation.

"Li Zheng, call from Cape Town." Liu Sichao's face was a little serious.

Li Zheng rubbed his temples and picked up the phone.

"Hello."

"Hi, dear Mr. Li, I am Professor Leining from Cape Town. Our experiment has encountered a huge problem, so I have to bother you."

"You are welcome, we are partners, we should share information." Li Zheng said with a smile.

Laining on the other end of the phone was silent for a while, as if he was thinking about how to word it.

"Mr. Li Zheng, it's like this. The Cape Town Biological Laboratory has recently conducted a biological experiment on the Doc virus with serval cats as experimental subjects. But the results are very surprising. All six serval cats died due to the virus outbreak, and none of them died. One exception."

"So our preliminary conclusion is that the serval cat does not have antibodies to the Dogram virus." Leining said.

boom!

Li Zheng's mind seemed to be blown apart.

"It's impossible." He retorted subconsciously, how could this be possible!If there were no antibodies in the serval cats, how could the ten serval cats in his laboratory survive till now!

Professor Laining on the other end of the phone pondered for a moment, and continued: "Mr. Li Zheng, I don't know which side of our experiment has a problem. I also very much hope that this is our mistake, but we have done three repetitions. Experiment. Our experimental data can be sent to you by fax."

"Okay, my fax number is XXX-XXXX."

Not long after, Li Zheng received a fax from the University of Cape Town. The University of Cape Town had a lot of experimental data, and the fax machine had to work for two full hours to complete the transmission of all the data.

Li Zheng flipped through the documents carefully, with an increasingly serious expression on his face.

"How is it possible, how is this possible..." He muttered to himself, comparing the experimental data in Cape Town with his own, the exact same experiment, the exact same subject, but completely different experimental results.

Li Zheng only felt as if a basin of cold water had been poured on his head, and his whole body was icy cold.

"Where is the problem! What is the problem!" He tried hard to calm himself down.

Taking two deep breaths, Li Zheng took out an ice cube from the freezer and placed it on his forehead.The cold touch made his mind a little clearer.

Now, the news that the Doc virus vaccine will be available soon has spread, and all Doman people are looking forward to the birth of the vaccine.Even the whole world is paying attention to the progress of this experiment. If Li Zheng fails to produce results for a long time, not to mention the people of Doman will be disappointed, it will also be a huge blow to his reputation.

He closed his eyes and tried his best to straighten out his train of thought. His experimental procedure was not wrong, and the experimental procedure of the Cape Town Biological Laboratory was not wrong. There must be something in the middle that he didn't pay attention to, there must be!

"Let's do it all over again!" Li Zheng said calmly.

This time, I repeated it several times.

Liang Zhe covered Li Zheng's eyes from behind, "Today is New Year's Eve."

现在是1984年12月31日晚上8点42分，再有3个小时18分钟，就是1985年了。

Liang Zhe could feel Li Zheng's eyelids move under his palm.

Li Zheng sighed softly, and put his right hand on Liang Zhe's palm, "I see."

In the past few days, he has been repeating the Doc virus biological experiment, and his experimental results are not the same as the previous ones. These ten serval cats do have antibodies against the Doc virus.Cape Town lab wrong?

No, it is impossible for a world-renowned laboratory to make such a low-level mistake.There must be something they've overlooked, but what is it?

"I'll change my clothes, let's go to New Year's Eve together." Li Zheng said softly.Perhaps, going out for a walk will give you new inspiration.

Xiangjiang University is very close to Li Zheng's laboratory, and it takes only 10 minutes to walk.Today's campus is much quieter than usual.

"Christmas break, the students haven't come back yet."

Li Zheng was stunned for a moment, yes, now Xiangjiang follows the British habit, Christmas is an extremely important festival for them.

"According to the days, I should be considered a sophomore now." Li Zheng said suddenly as he passed by the teaching building where he had attended classes.

At this time, a hearty voice came from behind the two of them, "You still know that you are a sophomore student."

Li Zheng turned his head and saw Xu Mingsheng striding towards them.

A look of surprise appeared on Li Zheng's face, "Teacher!"

He looked at Xu Mingsheng carefully, "It seems that your body is recovering."

Xu Mingsheng nodded with a smile. He patted his injured leg, "The surgery was done very well. Although I suffered from gout, I can still walk easily."

"After all, the operation was performed by Professor Chen himself, and the technique of the teacher's wife is naturally excellent." Li Zheng laughed.

Xu Mingsheng was taken aback for a moment. He obviously didn't expect this, and he laughed after realizing it, "Yes, yes, our old Chen's professional skills are still passable."

All three laughed out loud.

Only now did Xu Mingsheng see Liang Zhe beside Li Zheng, and he was taken aback. At this time, Mr. Liang was actually with Li Zheng, and he couldn't help but feel weird.

"Hello, Professor Xu." Liang Zhe greeted Xu Mingsheng politely.

Neither Li Zheng nor Liang Zhe had serious elders. Although Liang Zhe was nervous when facing Li Zheng's grandfather and mother, because of Li Zheng's unclear attitude, he didn't have any chance to have direct contact with them.

However, Xu Mingsheng and Li Zheng have a master-student friendship.Teacher, in the traditional culture of Huaguo, he is definitely a serious elder.

"Hello, Mr. Liang." Xu Mingsheng changed his casual attitude towards Li Zheng, and greeted Liang Zhe politely.

"The professor is an elder, so just call me Liang Zhe."

Xu Mingsheng's doubts were even more intense. Although he was a professor at Hong Kong University, Liang Zhe was the helm of the Liang family after all, one of the few people with the highest status in Hong Kong. This meant that Mr. Liang was a little too polite to him.

Seeing that the teacher's suspicion was almost written on his face, Li Zheng couldn't help coughing dryly, and quickly changed the subject.

"Teacher, why are you still at school so late? Didn't your mother wait for you to spend the New Year's Eve together?"

Xu Mingsheng looked at Li Zheng, and then at Liang Zhe, "I've been ill for so long, and the progress of the project has fallen behind all of a sudden. Taking advantage of these few days of free time, I will do more."

Xu Mingsheng's research on antibiotics is still going on. Although carbapenem antibiotics have been researched, with the abuse of antibiotics, drug-resistant strains develop rapidly. Once the research on antibiotics cannot keep up with the speed of development of drug-resistant strains, this It will be a disaster for the entire human race.

"Teacher, the project is important but the body is more important. You have to take care of your body."

"You still talk about me, how long has it been since you got into the laboratory as soon as you came back from Doman. I wanted to come to see you for a long time, but I was afraid of disturbing your research. I will return this to you as it is. The project is important, and the body It's more important." Xu Mingsheng said angrily.

"Also, the courtyard and the school have discussed it. You student, we will let you bear the name of a sophomore at Xiangjiang University. The outside must scold us to death, so get ready, early next year , Xiangjiang University School of Medicine will hold a separate graduation defense for you."

"For this defense, all the professors from the Faculty of Medicine of Hongkong University will participate, as well as the medical departments of the University of Tokyo, Seoul National University, and the National University of Singapore will send people to participate."

"Hey, don't look at me like that." Seeing Li Zheng's weird expression, Xu Mingsheng touched his nose guiltily. The reputation of university students is not fake, our students have made such a big name, and we are not allowed to show it off! If they have the ability, they will pick up such a treasure."

In the last sentence, Xu Mingsheng's voice was extremely low, as if he was speaking for himself.

"Teacher..." Li Zheng said helplessly, but he was more happy in his heart. With his current international status, the reputation of Xiangjiang University students is no longer a help but a hindrance. Naturally it is a good thing.

"I see, teacher, I will prepare well. I will definitely not embarrass you and Xiangjiang University."

"I won't lose face, I won't lose face." Xu Mingsheng's face turned into a flower with a smile.

Unable to bear Xu Mingsheng's warm invitation, Li Zheng and Liang Zhe followed Xu Mingsheng back to his home.

"Old Chen, look who I brought back." Mr. Xu Ming said loudly towards the door before he entered.

Chen Sufen came out from inside, "Who can make you so excited."

There was a smile in her voice, and when she saw Li Zheng, the smile on her face became more obvious.

"Xiao Zheng, come here, come in quickly. It's time for you to come and sit at home." She took Li Zheng's hand and said enthusiastically.

"Mr. Liang?" Pulling Li Zheng, Chen Sufen saw Liang Zhe beside her, with a little uncertainty on her face.

"Well, this is my friend, Liang Zhe." Li Zheng took the initiative to introduce Chen Sufen.

"Mr. Liang, come in quickly, the supper is hot on the pot, let's have some together."

The two were warmly welcomed into the living room.

There were already two cats that looked exactly the same lying on the sofa in the living room. When someone came in, the two cats raised their eyelids and ignored them.

Li Zheng couldn't help laughing, "I didn't expect you, Mrs. Ma, to be so interested."

"I'm getting older, and my children are not around, so I just rely on these two little guys to make fun of them. Although they look exactly the same, their habits are completely different."

"The one on the left has been domesticated since childhood. It is delicate and expensive. It will have diarrhea if it eats human food. It can only be fed cat food. The one on the right is wild. Its teeth can even break bones. It is better than our neighbor's next door. My dog ​​is still fierce."

"Life is so interesting. It is obviously the same kind of organisms, but different environments can make them have such obvious differences. The mysteries of biology are really endless."

"When" the New Year's Eve bell of the church not far away was ringing.

The bell sounded clearly in his ears, but Li Zheng felt that it was ringing in his mind. He got up abruptly and ran to the door quickly.

"Teacher, teacher's wife, I suddenly remembered something, I have to go first!" Said, and ran into the night without looking back.

Liang Zhe apologized to the two, followed Li Zheng and left.

At this time, the clock on the wall stopped at 12, which announced the end of 1984 and the arrival of 1985.