Back To The Age Of The '80s

Three years ago, when the news that Li Zheng became a candidate for the Nobel Prize reached China, the whole country was in a state of excitement.

Professor Konrad of the University of Zurich said in public that the organ regeneration and storage project jointly established by Li Zheng's laboratory and Huaqing Ninth Laboratory will change the history of human medical treatment.At the same time, he also believes that the emergence of erlotinib has opened up a new way for human beings to fight cancer.

Professor Konrad is a professor at the University of Zurich and also the vice president of the Karolins Hospital. He is one of the people closest to the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, so he did this kind of thing before the announcement of the Nobel Prize. A statement is considered a hint.

A Chinese biologist in his early twenties, two projects under his name are considered to have the potential to hit the Nobel Prize. This kind of news is very shocking worldwide.

Especially when the world's largest organ storage center signed a technical cooperation agreement with Huaqing Ninth Laboratory, announcing that organ storage has entered a new era, the word Li Zheng even entered the textbooks of American medical students, although it is only a medical science at New York University. The short line in the chapter on organs in the textbook recommended by the Academy is also of great significance to Huaguo, which has been suppressed technically by the United States for a century and a half.

During that time, Huaguo CTV even did a series of exclusive interviews to report on Li Zheng's life.

"Professor, why didn't you show up?" After Li Zheng's name appeared in American textbooks, Zhao Depei defied the crowd and directly awarded Li Zheng the title of professor at Huaqing University. There is really something inappropriate about him, otherwise the lifelong honorary professor is not impossible to discuss.

Sun Bin couldn't figure it out. CTV's series of interviews is a very high honor for Huaguo. However, their Professor Li is not interested, and he doesn't even show his face. He has heard that there are already gossips. The young biologist was getting airs.

Li Zheng put down the transparent glass test tube in his hand, "When the fire cooks oil, the prosperity will decline." There was a wry smile on his face. Chinese people place too much emphasis on international awards. It would be fine if he really won the Nobel Prize this year, but if he didn't... …

Li Zheng rubbed his temples. He should be glad that he is living in this age. If he lived in the age of Internet development in the later generations, he could even imagine the waves of ridicules that were not worthy of the name after he did not win the award.

At that time, Sun Bin didn't know the meaning of Li Zheng's words, but muttered in a low voice: "You don't show up, they make a good interview like a documentary." It's the kind of serious one, like a promotional film for later generations of tourist attractions The painting style looks...it looks as if the protagonist of the interview is no longer alive.

Li Zheng was dumbfounded. He hadn't seen the interview, but he heard that he went to Yantian County to film the scene.

Later, when the Nobel Prize was announced, Li Zheng was not on the list of winners. For a while, the voice of praise in the country died down, and everyone's attitude towards Li Zheng became subtle.

Now that erlotinib is listed in the United States, it seems that Li Zheng has returned to the situation three years ago.

"I will definitely participate in the coordination work during the negotiations. But Mr. Tian, ​​the genome project should be handed over to a real genetics expert. I also have a project on hand, and I am too busy right now." Li Zheng said with a smile.

Three years of accumulation is enough for Li Zheng to truly take root in the top biological circles in Huaguo and even in the world. Even if he loses the Nobel Prize again now, he will not be in the situation three years ago.

"project?"

"Yes, a small project." The corners of Li Zheng's mouth curled up slightly, but he didn't talk much about the content of the project itself.

Mr. Tian took a deep look at the young man, small project?He had a hunch that after three years, this young man would bring them a huge surprise.

The conversation between Li Zheng and Mr. Tian was originally private, and logically speaking, it should not be spread to the outside world. However, a few days later, rumors that Li Zheng was going to host the Huaguo Human Genome Project in Huaguo's biological circles spread wildly.

"Li Zheng? He does have some research in pharmacy, but the Human Genome Project is more about genetics, how can he be in charge!"

"That's right, in order to promote my country's Human Genome Project, Professor Guo has made a lot of efforts."

"Li Zheng's academic level is really good, and his team participated in HUGO, which can play a certain role in promoting the connection between my country's genome project and the world's research. Erlotinib is listed in the United States and the European Community. It really deserves a Nobel Prize.”

"Maybe? Maybe it's the same as it was three years ago. Huaguo TV eagerly ran to Switzerland, thinking that it would send back good news as soon as possible, but it turned out, hehehe."

Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, then chuckled.

Guo Kezhen showed a trace of helplessness and unwillingness on his face. In terms of achievements in genetics, few people in China can match him.Genetics is not as valuable as pharmacy, and genetics scholars are in the poorer category in the entire biological system.

According to Liang Zhe, this is a subject that is not cost-effective.Because of this, Guo Kezhen cherishes every opportunity even more.

In order to start Huaguo's human genome project as soon as possible, he has made a lot of efforts in the past three years.Hearing this news now, it would be a lie to say that he is not disappointed, but he has to admit that in terms of international influence, he and Li Zheng are not on the same level at all.

"Professor Guo? Professor Guo?" Someone beat Guo Kezhen's arm, "The next class is your class, why don't you go now?" Ren Jiasheng, the founder of genetics.

"Oh, okay, I'll go right away." Hearing this, Guo Kezhen immediately woke up from his own world, picked up his textbooks and went to class.

When he walked into the classroom, he found that something was wrong in today's classroom. The students of Yanda University are all the top students in Huaguo, so the classroom discipline has always been good, but no matter how good it is, these college students are in their early twenties after all. , I like to be lively the most. On weekdays, it takes three to five minutes after the class bell rings to calm down.

But today the classroom was too quiet, and even the sound of breathing slowed down a lot.

A trace of doubt appeared on Guo Kezhen's face, but since it was already class time, he didn't think too much, and opened the book to start today's class.

Li Zheng was sitting in the last row of the classroom, with a notebook spread out in front of the desk, listening carefully, and would write down the essence of what he heard, and ponder it carefully.

He came back to listen to Guo Kezhen's class, not on a whim. Two weeks ago, he received an invitation from Jinjiang University to give a lecture.Jinjiang University is a well-known institution of higher learning in literature and history in the south. Li Zheng was also very surprised that a university in literature and history would invite him to give lectures.

Principal Jin Jiang has a good relationship with Zhao Depei, and Li Zheng also spoke up for the Nobel Prize three years ago after he was defeated. Li Zheng accepted his love, so he readily agreed to this invitation.

However, to a group of literature and history students, he naturally couldn't talk about profound professional knowledge, so he wanted to listen to the lectures as a student, so as to grasp the depth of the lectures.

He was embarrassed in Huaqing, hesitated for a while, and came to Yanda University next door.

This happened to meet Guo Kezhen's class.

There is no student in the biology department who doesn't know this Nobel Prize candidate. Seeing Li Zheng sitting next to them, they secretly held their breath.

Reserved, reserved, maintaining the image of Yan University student, the boy next to Li Zheng obviously just came back from the gym, his whole body was dripping with sweat, he thought it was nothing, the smell of sweat represented masculinity, but Seeing Professor Li sitting down next to him, he wished he could skip class and go back to take a shower.

"And this person's genes carry hereditary secrets. One day, when the child is still in the mother's womb, we will be able to see his entire genetic chain. Is the genetic chain perfect? ​​Is there any inheritance?" genetic disease, etc., this can prevent the birth of a child with a congenital genetic disease and avoid a disaster for a family."

Guo Kezhen talked about genetics in textbooks to the application of genetics in reality, with a somewhat fanatical look on his always serious face.

"Also, don't you boys and girls like to be beautiful? In the future, gene editors, just like they learn computer programming, can edit the genes of the human body and make everyone look good."

The girls in the Peking University classroom let out a low exclamation, and Li Zheng showed a smile on his face, and wrote down in his notes that the application of knowledge should be combined with the things students usually care about during lectures.

"Professor, will we be able to see gene editing technology being widely promoted when we are alive?" A girl with a round face asked with a smile and raised her hand.

"In this regard, foreign research is ahead of us, and the promotion of this technology faces the same ethical issues as cloning. However, I believe that once this technology is matured in agriculture and animal husbandry, And there are strict rules and regulations, and it will gradually spread.”

Every geneticist has a dream of gene editing, and the basis of gene editing is understanding genes.Just like the basis of software programming is to know the code.

"The genes of each race are different. The genetic projects of various countries are called the Human Genome Project, but they will not be kind enough to study the genes of people in other countries. Therefore, our country must launch the Human Gene Project belonging to our Chinese people!"

There was applause in the classroom, and the boy who just came back from the gym couldn't help turning his head to look at Li Zheng.

"Professor Li, is the Human Genome Project of Huaguo people about to start?" Huaguo's genome project has just been approved, and the Huaguo media has not reported it extensively. The students seem to have heard the wind.