Genius of the Rules-Style System

North Central Medical Affiliated Laboratory.

Deng Bingcheng is a researcher and director of neurological research in the laboratory. At the same time, he is also a famous neurosurgeon at Zhongbei Hospital, specializing in treating patients with mental illnesses through surgery.

As a neurosurgeon, the study of neurology is also indispensable. The understanding of cranial nerves, nerve damage, and neurology is directly related to professional level and ability. Every operation he performs and every choice he makes during the operation must be carefully considered. There must be sufficient theoretical support.

Deng Bingcheng is very serious in neurological research. He has also invested a lot of energy in doing relevant research experiments and achieved some top research results.

For example, over the past two decades, he has published more than a dozen papers related to human neural networks, neurological experiments, and treatment of neurological patients in top international neurological magazines.

In the field of domestic neurology, Deng Bingcheng can be said to be very successful.

But one problem with neurology is that it is easy to come up with results when doing research, but it is very difficult to come up with top results.

Deng Bingcheng has a deep understanding of this.

Although he has published more than a dozen top-level neurological papers, most of them are summary analysis of experimental results, analysis of patient treatment, and some insights into human neural networks. They do not have the kind to truly impact the world and promote the development of neurology. Or the most basic scientific research discoveries related to neurology.

Deng Bingcheng hopes to produce the most basic results, because only basics can promote the development of neurology and have profound influence.

So he applied for the 'Neural Signal Transmission' research project.

When he decided to apply, Deng Bingcheng knew that it would be difficult to apply for much funding, because everyone in the know knew that 'nerve signal transmission' was a 'fund fraud' project.

Because, it’s difficult!

If we make a comparison, cracking the 'nerve signal transmission' is more difficult than proving mathematical conjectures such as Goldbach's conjecture and Fermat's conjecture. For decades, a large number of neuroscientists and physicists have devoted their energy to research, but they have failed. No meaningful progress recognized by the world has been achieved.

The current basic architecture of neural signal transmission still uses the theory proposed sixty years ago, even though the theory has been questioned by many people.

'Nerve signal transmission' is very difficult and can be said to be 'impossible', but it is very easy to write a thesis. Experimental medical projects are like this. Do a few experiments, analyze the observed situation, and then start again. A unique perspective is enough to handle the project.

With this set of rules, even if there are results, there are no results, and there are really no results. Under the guise of doing research on "nerve signal transmission", "cheating funds" is perfect. Even if it is censored by the above, there are experiments, There are papers and analyses, so what else can a review do?

As long as there are no major problems, it basically cannot be censored.

Over time, the research on ‘nerve signal transmission’ was included in the list of projects to ‘cheat funds’.

Deng Bingcheng's application for the project was not to deceive funds. He really wanted to do some research, but he had not considered whether it would produce results. He just wanted to do experiments related to neural transmission and observe the experimental conditions to deepen his understanding of neural responses.

This kind of experiment, which has a high probability of being fruitless, would be too luxurious to use laboratory funds, so he wanted to apply for funding from the scientific research foundation.

After making the application, he received a reply quickly as expected, and the foundation asked him to write a detailed application report.

Deng Bingcheng immediately asked the associate researcher in the laboratory to make a report on the neural signal transmission project and emphasize the importance of neural signal research in the treatment of mental diseases.

…

Research Foundation.

Zhao Yi's laboratory's application was quickly handed over to the leading group responsible for medical research-related departments, and the leading group immediately held a meeting.

If it is other types of biomedical research, the leading group can make a decision immediately and approve it directly. All that needs to be discussed is the specific amount of funds to be approved. This is generally the case for scientific research funding. It is impossible to give as much as you apply for. Faced with The same is true for the top scientists, because their funds are also limited, and every scientific research allocation must be carefully decided.

certainly.

When it comes to project applications from Zhao Yi Laboratory, there is no need to do so much ‘review’.

After some discussion, the leadership group quickly made a decision to support Zhao Yi's laboratory in carrying out the 'neural signal transmission' research project, and actually allocated 6 million in project funding.

This decision was made very quickly, firstly because the applicant was applying for Zhao Yi's laboratory, and secondly, the 'lineup' of the project application was indeed very strong. Five researchers, including Zhao Yi, were working on the project together, which was a large number in terms of number of people. Half of the Biomedical Research Institute.

Now the Institute of Biomedical Sciences has become the top medical research institution in the country.

The institute's lineup of five researchers is stronger than some medium-sized medical laboratories, not to mention that it also includes Zhao Yi, who has made significant achievements in scientific research in medicine and other fields.

Another reason for the full support of the Scientific Research Foundation is that the basic scientific research projects promulgated every year are not benefits for "cheating funds". The original purpose is to hope that someone will do it.

Basic research is very important, even more important than direct treatments, because basic research can provide theoretical support for high-end research.

If we can make progress in the research on "nerve signal transmission", it will be much more valuable than doing a few high-end projects with results, not to mention the impact. Every progress in basic research will have a world-class impact.

Zhao Yi Laboratory is very powerful. When they apply for basic scientific research projects, people feel that they are likely to achieve results, and they will naturally receive support.

…

Two weeks later, the Science Research Foundation released a list of medical approval projects last month, including two "nerve signal transmission" projects.

One is, ‘Transmission method of animal nerve signals’. The applicant is Zhao Yi Laboratory of the Institute of Biomedical Research, with a scientific research grant of 6 million yuan.

The other is the ‘Cranial Nerve Signal Response Test Experiment’. The applicant is the Affiliated Laboratory of Zhongbei Medical University, with a scientific research grant of 100,000 yuan.

The news released by the Scientific Research Foundation did not cause any waves. It was mainly news from the academic community. Very few people paid attention to it. Almost only the academic circle cared about it.

Only medical personnel will pay attention to project funding for medical research. It is not easy for laymen to understand project names with professional terms.

However, ‘insiders’ will definitely take notice, especially medical researchers who have applied for the project, and they will discuss it in their circles.

Deng Bingcheng has a "neurology circle". They are connected through online chat software, and many of them are in the same group.

When the Science Research Foundation released the list of medical research projects, the group immediately became lively. Many people, 'Aite' Deng Bingcheng, said with congratulations, "Dr. Deng, congratulations, you actually applied for the neural transmission research project. "

"Cranial nerve signal response test, this kind of project is very interesting!"

"We should need volunteers, right?"

"Gorillas are also acceptable. They don't have to be humans. Living brains can also be used for research."

"No matter which plan it is, one hundred thousand dollars doesn't seem to be enough..."

Of course not enough.

The price of a gorilla for an experiment is at least one to two million, and the price of recruiting volunteers is also not low, because it involves studying the human brain, and there may be some sequelae. Even if absolute safety is guaranteed, a lot of money will be paid. money.

The use of living brains in experiments requires the support of Zhongbei Hospital. Usually, the families of people who die suddenly decide to donate them for experiments.

but……

It is impossible for a living brain to be used for organ transplantation. Few people would agree to use the brain for experiments. Donation will not be free and will definitely require a high fee.

For this money, maybe 100,000?

This is only the material cost of the experiment, plus equipment, instrument losses, and other expenses. Doing brain nerve-related research will cost a minimum of several hundred thousand to start.

Deng Bingcheng was not surprised at all when he saw the chat in the group. The funding he applied for was 3 million, but he knew it was impossible. The foundation only gave 100,000, which was expected.

Even say...

When he first applied, he thought he would be rejected outright.

This is all normal.

As for experimental materials, he was well prepared, because he was originally a neuroscientist, often dealing with mental illnesses, and had been engaged in related research for a long time. There were still living brain materials, and he just wanted to do research on living brains.

Gorilla?

volunteer?

Those are really too luxurious!

The Scientific Research Foundation can give him a RMB 100,000 scientific research subsidy, and can also support him to conduct more experiments, which can deepen his understanding of the human brain. Perhaps there will be other discoveries during the research process.

Deng Bingcheng didn't pay special attention. He knew that the chat in the group talked about the project of Zhao Yi Laboratory--

"Academician Zhao is so awesome. He applied for a research project on animal nerves and actually got 6 million in funding!"

"Six million!"

"Have you read it carefully? The Biomedical Research Institute has put in a lot of effort this time. Five researchers jointly applied for it. They probably really intend to research something."

"Deng Laosan can't do it! Deng Laosan, are you there? @Deng Bingcheng"

"Here, say something!"

When Deng Bingcheng saw the discussion, he immediately checked the official news. The project list showed that the animal nerve research project had received six million in funding?

"The brain research I applied for is only 100,000 yuan?"

"Animal neurological research, six million?"

"The gap is too big!"

Deng Bingcheng was so depressed that he wanted to vomit blood. He was the expert in neurology.

The Institute of Biomedical Sciences is indeed the number one medical research institution in the country, but what they specialize in is the study of medical mechanisms, not professional neurological research. Neurology is a separate subject, and the Institute of Biomedical Sciences has no relevant Results.

As a result, a team of laymen received 6 million in funds, while he, an expert, only received 100,000 in funds.

The more Deng Bingcheng thought about it, the more depressed he became, but he really couldn't say anything.

Compared with Zhao Yi's achievements, he is really nothing. It is natural for the scientific research foundation to lean towards Zhao Yi.

In the past few years, Zhao Yi has made several world-class influential results in medical research, the most important of which is the discovery of 'Tianqing protein', which has a direct labeling effect on HIV and provides human beings with the opportunity to fight against HIV. AIDS can be said to have made an extremely significant contribution.

Now Zhao Yi is recognized as an "all-powerful" person. It seems that he can produce significant results in any research. The scientific research foundation has reason to trust Zhao Yi more.

"Huh~~"

Deng Bingcheng took a deep breath, calmed down his inner depression, and said in the group, "One hundred thousand is indeed not enough for anything. But I just want to do a few simple experiments, and it is enough."

Others followed suit and said, "If we do a few experiments, it will be fine."

“Anyway, having funds is better than having none!”

“It will be great if you apply!”

"Don't compare yourself to Academician Zhao. That's a pervert. We are all normal people."

"Actually, I have an idea. Deng Laosan, if you really want to do research on brain nerves, you can go find Academician Zhao. You are all in the capital anyway. Academician Zhao is doing research on animal nerves. To put it bluntly, it is about nerve signal transmission. basic research."

"You are a professional neuroscientist, so you can definitely provide a lot of help. You can also join Academician Zhao's team. There will be a lot of funding and materials. Now everyone knows that the biomedical research institute is supported by big pharmaceutical companies. It’s a lot of money.”

"Academician Zhao is still very rich..."

After hearing what an acquaintance in the group said, Deng Bingcheng suddenly felt excited after thinking about it.

…

The scientific research foundation has issued a grant, and the laboratory has begun preparations.

Recently, Zhao Yi's laboratory has been discussing the research plan of "neural signal transmission", mainly focusing on the initial direction.

What they applied for was "animal neurological research", which did not involve human bodies for the time being, and the experimental materials did not consume much.

Several researchers have come up with their own plans. Li Ming's suggestion is to start with nerve cells and study the substances and chemical reactions that occur within the cells during the nerve reaction process.

This is research done from a biological perspective.

No matter how mysterious nerve signal transmission is, transmission relies on the action of nerve cells. By directly studying the reactions of nerve cells, you may be able to find the secret of signal transmission.

However, Li Ming's plan seems to be very reasonable, but it has not been recognized by others, because many people have done research from this perspective, and what can be discovered has already been discovered.

Ai Lixin and Zhu Qi agree. They believe that a combination of physical and biological methods should be used to collect a large amount of data for analysis by testing the neural responses of various animals.

This direction is to find commonalities in the neural responses of various animals, hoping to analyze something based on a large amount of data.

Zhang Wei's suggestion is somewhat 'basic'. She said, "We rarely do neural-related research, and currently there are only theories. I think we can consider restoring famous experiments in neural research, which will deepen our understanding of neural responses, and maybe also There are new discoveries.”

"Reduction experiment?"

"Isn't it equivalent to no innovation at all?"

Everyone else shook their heads.

What’s the point of restoring the experiments that have already been done and what was observed in the experiments? Anyway, the results have been made public, and they know what they will get.

Zhao Yi listened to the discussion of several people, thought carefully for a while, and suddenly said, "I think what Sister Zhang Wei said makes sense!"

"We have not done any neurological research specifically and have no experience. We can do reduction experiments first. Different people have different Hamlet, and we may be able to make new discoveries. What's more, most experiments do not require expensive materials. …”

What he meant was that it didn't cost much anyway, so it would be a good idea to do some reduction experiments first to see how things went.

Ai Lixin and Zhu Qi looked at each other.

The biggest difference between their suggestions and Zhang Wei's is that they need to conduct neural response experiments on many animals, while Zhang Wei's suggestion is to conduct reduction experiments, that is, refer to public information, only a few animals are needed, and fewer experiments are done. , the funds consumed will definitely be less.

Zhao Yi supports Zhang Wei's idea, certainly not because of funding. It can be said that their funding is very, very sufficient.

Is it because Zhang Wei is a girl?

It's possible!

Suddenly.

The two looked at Zhao Yi from the left and Zhang Wei from the right, their eyes looking strange.

At this time, I heard Zhao Yi say, "I did research two days ago, and there seems to be a famous experiment, which was concluded by testing the nerves of crab legs. In this way, we mostly study on crabs."

"It seems like the season for eating crabs is coming soon, right? Yes, buy more crabs, big ones, female ones, delicious ones, and raise them first..."

He said and swallowed.

Others stood there for a long time, thinking about using their funds to buy a bunch of big crabs, and after testing the nerve response of the legs, they would put them in a pan and fry them, add some soy sauce, light soy sauce, and sugar to braise them...

Sounds pretty good!

"This experiment is great, I can't wait!"

"That's it!"

"support!"

"Zhao Yi is so smart!"

"..."

Yan Xuelin, who was about to come in, paused for a moment, then immediately stepped in and said, "How many crabs do you use for your experiment?"

"I asked Fan Lei to buy it, including the breeding box. I heard for a while that river crabs are at their most plump..."

Zhu Qi looked over and grinned, asking, "Director Yan, are you using the institute's money?"

"If you want to do experiments, of course you will use your funds!" Yan Xuelin said matter-of-factly.

"That won't work."

Several people in the laboratory shook their heads in unison, and Ai Lixin said, "The country's money cannot be wasted. We are here for experiments, not for food."

"right."

"That's right!"

"When we say eating crabs, we just don't waste resources. It's no different from eating from trash cans."

Yan Xuelin was speechless for a moment. He found that the researchers in the institute were becoming more and more difficult to lead.

Tired!