Back To The Age Of The '80s

Stepping into Cold Spring Harbor again, Li Zheng has a feeling that time has passed and things have changed. The familiar buildings, familiar accents, and even the crooked sycamore tree next to it, Li Zheng has seen its appearance 30 years later.

"Mr. Li, this way, please. Mr. Watson is already waiting for you in the office." Li Zheng knew this person who led the way for him, and later became a doctoral supervisor at Stanford. rise.

But now he is still a young scholar who has just stepped into the workplace, full of enthusiasm for scientific research and work, he looks at Li Zheng with a faint look in his eyes, a genius pharmacist, but everyone will be curious.

"Thank you." Li Zheng nodded in gratitude.

Passing through a long corridor, the two stood in front of a mahogany door, and Rose stepped forward and knocked on the door.

A masculine male voice came from the door, "Come in."

Rose led Li Zheng in.

Behind the door is a very spacious office. In front of the large floor-to-ceiling windows, there is a table with a width of four or five meters, which is filled with various materials. There are several small blackboards scattered around the table. A lot of papers are fixed on it with magnets, and the papers are covered with various calculation formulas, molecular crystallization chemical formulas, etc.

Watson raised his head. In 86, Watson was less than 60 years old. It was the most brilliant time of a scholar's scientific research life. Yep, a big smile appeared on his face.

Watson took off his glasses and stood up, "Hello, Lee, our genius pharmacist." He held out his right hand.

"Hello, Mr. Watson." Li Zheng also stretched out his hand.

Rose greeted Watson, then backed out of the door and closed the door at the same time.

"Mr. Watson, I am very sorry to interrupt you."

Watson spread his hands, "Mr. Li, I think you must have something important."

Seeing Watson's interested expression, Li Zheng directly took out the thick stack of materials without going around the bush.

"Mr. Watson, this is the experimental data of my latest project, I hope you can take 10 minutes to look at it."

Watson raised his eyebrows, "Experimental data? This is something that should be kept secret. Is it okay to show it to me?"

"Is there any problem for the junior to ask the senior?" Li Zheng smiled.

A smile flashed in Watson's eyes. He took the information in Li Zheng's hand, put on his glasses and began to look slowly.

This stack of materials includes Li Zheng's ideas and experimental records. Li Zheng's ideas are jumpy, but Watson can easily keep up.

The more he looked, the brighter his eyes became. Before 1986, scattered genetic work had been carried out. Geneticists shouted every day that genes are the essence of human life. The nature and mechanism of diseases can be understood by the identification of genes. The fundamental way to overcome the disease.

But what if the disease is defeated by genes.But no one can say it, which is why geneticists have shouted for so long, but the genetic engineering has not yet officially started.

Because, no one will invest in a project that does not see results.

And Li Zheng's experimental record, although only a semi-finished product, allowed Watson to clearly see the effects of the Genome Project and visualized the direction of the Human Genome Project.

He is sure that if he has this experimental record in hand, he can persuade the group of officials from the US Department of Energy and the National Academy of Medicine to push the project forward as soon as possible.

"I saw me in you when I was young." Watson looked at Li Zheng with burning eyes, showing a kind of sympathy in his eyes. He is a genius, and so is the young man in front of him.There are many people who are called geniuses in the world, but there are very few geniuses like Watson who have reached the top at the age of 25 and have continued to create miracles.

And he had a hunch that the young scholar in front of him was the same kind of person as him.

"This is a pioneering idea, which provides us with a new direction to overcome genetic mutation diseases. Li, you are amazing." Watson took off his glasses and said sincerely.

"This experiment has been completed by 40.00%. As long as the mutant gene corresponding to the non-small cell lung cancer patient is found, the specific molecular target required to inhibit tumor growth can be targeted to kill cancer cells. Am I right?" Wo Sendao.

"Yes, Mr. Watson. To do this, we must first correctly understand the human genome. So I hope to join the Human Genome Project." Li Zheng's right hand under the table has been slowly clenched, but the face is still the same. A calm expression.

Watson smiled, he finally understood why the young man in front of him came here, and it turned out that he was actually waiting for him here.

"Because of Dubeck's initiative?" Watson came out from behind the table, "Are you from Huaguo? Yes, I heard that you are teaching at a university in Huaguo. Are you interested in coming to Cold Spring Harbor?" Watson answered irrelevantly.

The Human Genome Project is a great project, and Gilbert and Berger had contacted him a month ago, and they were very excited to explain their vision of this great project, which they thought would be a loading A project in human history is definitely no less significant than the moon landing program and the Manhattan atomic bomb project, which will be a feat that will benefit all mankind.

Berger even excitedly declared to him, "The development of the Human Genome Project will be a turning point in the history of human beings' struggle against diseases. At this point, human beings will take the initiative in this battle of life. In this struggle against diseases, human beings will eventually win!"

Watson keenly recognized that this would be a great project, and he also promised Gilbert and Berger to hold a meeting of "Human Genome Project" experts in Cold Spring Harbor.

But this is only tentatively discussed by the three of them on the phone. Even the list of the so-called expert group has not yet been finalized. How would this Professor Li Zhengli know?

Of course, Watson would not have thought that Professor Li in front of him was a future man from 30 years later. He only thought of one possibility. Plan has a very high sense of identity, they are like-minded people.

Scientists always have a sense of mission. This sense of mission makes them have a special affection for people who have the same ideals. reached its peak.

Watson took a deep look at Li Zheng, then stretched out his hand and said, "Mr. Li Zheng, next month, there will be a meeting on the Human Genome Project in Cold Spring Harbor. I think you will be interested."

Hearing this, Li Zheng's whole body shook, he suppressed the ecstasy in his heart, and tried his best to keep his face calm.

"My honor." Li Zheng and Watson shook hands for the second time, this time both felt the strength from the other's hand.

With Watson's promise, Li Zheng flew back to Huajing the next day.

The establishment ceremony of the Huaqing Award is in full swing. Zhao Depei decided after discussing with everyone that the winners of the first Huaqing Award will be announced at the establishment ceremony of the Huaqing Award, and trophies and bonuses will be awarded.

Zhao Depei hasn't closed his mouth these days. Huaqing's world ranking came out a week ago, ranking 258th, a full 47 places higher than last year. Although he knew in his heart that this was mainly due to the addition of scientific research There are a lot of points, which is because of Li Zheng's Ninth Laboratory, but so what, Li Zheng is their contract professor, and he hired him. Who are those pious guys? letter of appointment.

"Li Zheng, you are finally back. In two days, the establishment ceremony of the Huaqing Award will be held. This is the award proposal. Take a look and see if there is anything that needs to be improved." When Zhao Depei saw Li Zheng, it was as if he had seen him for a long time. The relatives who have not been seen, the eyes are so gentle that water can drip.

Li Zheng shivered. He touched his nose, took the project book from Zhao Depei's hand, and flipped through two pages. The Huaqing Awards temporarily set up four awards in physics, chemistry, biomedicine, and literature. The judges of the award randomly selected 180 backbone scholars from well-known universities such as the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Huaqing University, and Yanda University. For biomedicine, [-] eight front-line backbone doctors were randomly selected nationwide, and they voted for the award. .

As for the selection method of the Literature Award, everyone debated for a long time, and finally decided that the Department of Chinese Language and Literature of Yanda University would host it. After all, Yanda University is the leader in the Department of Humanities, there is no doubt about it.

"It's still nationwide..." Li Zheng sighed softly. He was really ambitious. The current Huaqing and even the current Huaguo cannot afford an international award.

Zhao Depei understood Li Zheng's meaning, and he patted him on the shoulder, "You have to eat every bite, and you have to walk step by step on the road. One day, the Huaqing Awards will go out of China and stand on the world stage."

Li Zheng closed the project book, smiled and nodded.

The establishment ceremony of the Huaqing Award was held on schedule a week later at the Great Hall of the People in Huaguo.

The majestic map of the country and country, the red velvet chairs with the characteristics of the times, the well-trained waiters in black suits and white shirts pouring water in the spacious hall, and the national flag and national emblem of Huaguo on the stage are shining brightly. Li Zheng is not the first This is the first time I come to the Great Hall of the People, but every time I come, I have different feelings.

The anxiety for the first time, the tension for the second time, the joy for the third time, the calmness for the fourth time, and the emotion this time.

He lived up to his comeback.

The establishment of the Huaqing Award this time is very important to Huajing. Not only is the establishment ceremony held in the Great Hall of the People, but even the guests present are the Vice Premier of Huaguo.

The Great Hall of the People in the 80s is not 30 years later. In this era, it is not a major national meeting, and it will not be held in the Great Hall of the People.

"Professor Li, you are one of the funders and founders of the Huaqing Prize, please sit up."

Zhao Depei's secretary walked to Li Zheng's side and whispered in his ear.

above?Li Zheng was dumbfounded, and when he saw the high-ranking Huaguo sitting in the middle of the stage, he seemed a little dazed.

The vice premier seemed to notice Li Zheng's gaze, and nodded to him with a smile.

Li Zheng slowly let go of the hand on the armrest, "Okay."