Scholar’s Advanced Technological System

In fact, according to Professor Liu’s status, there is no need to “smash” Lu Zhou’s.

Being able to have your own lab and do your own projects is better than working for others.

However, nothing can escape the word true incense.

Lu Zhou only used one sentence, let him not say anything to pack things over...

"...I can't help you in this session, but in the next year, two years later, I promise you to be an academician. There is no big problem."

For Professor Liu, who has no connections outside the small circle of frozen biology, it is enough to have this promise...

Jinling Institute of Advanced Studies.

Inside the Institute of Biochemistry, a laboratory at the corner.

Some of the equipment here are ordered from the German and Dutch acquaintances, and some are simply borrowed from the pla General Hospital Basic Medicine Research Institute, or borrowed.

Although this is not true in terms of procedural, everything can be modified. In particular, after the project team hangs the key project of the Lunar Track Construction Committee, no leader will reject this kind of ruthless performance.

As long as you sign a word, even if it supports the national key projects, this is no different from Bai Yu.

Standing in the lab, Lu Zhou stared at the samples in several pieces of glassware in the refrigerated incubator for a while, and asked.

"this is?"

Professor Liu Zuobing: "A sample of ancient nematode cells! The research team of St. Petersburg University collected from the tundra of the Alazea River. Because I had a good relationship with the professor there, I spent a little money to buy them from them. ""

Lu Zhou asked a word.

"how much is it?"

“Not expensive, it’s $100,000.”

Just 100,000 dollars...

It is not cheap to buy such a few samples.

If Lu Zhou remembers it correctly, this thing is not an endangered species, mainly in the faeces of paleontology. As long as the migratory route of paleontology is identified on the tundra, or where the ancient riverbed is, it is possible to get a pile of samples when poke.

I spent 100,000 US dollars to buy this stuff, I am afraid that even the full funding of other people's scientific research activities will be rounded out.

It seems that he understood Lu Zhou’s sympathy. Professor Liu Zuobing explained it with a light cough.

"100,000 US dollars is not expensive! As the saying goes, things are rare, according to the carbon isotope detection, about 40,000 years ago. This kind of thing we want to get, we may get the plateau up, not necessarily find it. complete……"

Lu Zhou: "I want to focus on it. I don't know paleontology very well."

Professor Liu Zuobing nodded and said with a serious expression.

“This is probably the earliest living living sample we can get. After getting the samples containing frozen nematodes from the research team of St. Petersburg University, we took out some of the structurally intact nematode cells and transplanted them into special culture dishes for enrichment. Collecting and discovering a very magical phenomenon."

Professor Zhang Jiafu, who took the lead in the first step and listened carefully to the side, couldn’t help but ask.

"What is the phenomenon?"

Professor Liu Zuobing said with a serious tone: "In 173 culture dishes, 2 of them observed resuscitation of nematode cells and resumed normal life activities!"

Upon hearing this sentence, the expression on Professor Zhang’s face suddenly became wonderful.

"Are you sure you are not mixing in the contaminants? There is no problem with the samples given to you at St. Petersburg University?"

Professor Liu Zuobing continued with a positive tone: "I can be sure that because of their trip to the frozen soil, my students are present."

"It's me," Song Siyuan, standing next to Professor Liu Zuobing, lifted his hand and looked at the instructor. He said nervously, "The samples were taken by myself and the photos were there."

Lu Zhou’s face was inexplicably asked: “...that’s why I have to pay $100,000.”

If you dig yourself, why should you give money?

Professor Liu Zuobing’s expression suddenly became a little embarrassing.

Fortunately, Professor Zhang Jiafu understood it and said with a light cough, "This is the case with Maozi. They have a hard time, so it’s normal for money. I can see the sample?"

Professor Liu Zuobing glanced at him gratefully and nodded.

"of course can."

After sampling from the culture dish with a special dispenser, Professor Liu Zuobing's assistant quickly made the sample into a slide specimen and placed it on the microscope in the laboratory.

Seeing the specimens well, Professor Zhang Jiafu couldn't wait to go forward and watched it carefully before standing in the microscope.

I saw these precious tiny creatures floating in agar and special nutrient solution, using E. coli as food, and slowly squirming.

After observing it for five or six minutes, he finally removed his face from the microscope and said something with emotion.

"This discovery is in vain... Has St. Petersburg University given you the results of this research?"

"Of course not, the papers are all of them, but I have not continued to cooperate with them in the follow-up research." Here, Professor Liu Zuobing’s mouth finally evokes a smile, "For example, the retrieval of the DNA fragments of nematodes... ...I guess they have been doing it all the time, but haven't seen anything yet."

Upon hearing this sentence, Professor Zhang immediately got up and asked quickly.

"what have you found?"

"By studying the nematode sample DNA, we found that on the 18s-rdna gene fragment, there may be factors that allow them to actively sleep in extreme cold conditions!"

This time it was not just Zhang Jiafu, but even Lu Zhou’s face showed a few surprised expressions.

DNA fragments associated with frozen dormancy!

This discovery is incredible.

Lu Zhou immediately asked: "Are you published in the journal?"

"Not yet," Professor Liu Zuobing shook his head. "This is only a phased outcome. We have determined that the Russians did not find this, so they did not publish it."

This kind of operation is very common in academia.

Lu Zhou himself did not do it, so he said that he understood the nod.

"I know the situation. Now I want to hear your experimental ideas. Can you simply tell me?"

Professor Liu Zuobing nodded and said.

"The 18s-rdna gene fragment may be the key to solving the frozen dormancy technology. At present, we speculate two possibilities. One is that this 18s-rdna gene fragment synthesizes a special protein by transcription of RNA, making the cells in extreme climatic conditions. Suspend life activities and maintain the normal structure of the cell body!"

This sounds very exciting.

However, Lu Zhou’s face did not show a clear expression of excitement. After thinking for a while, he said: “But there are still many cell deaths.”

Professor Liu nodded and said.

"Yes, not every individual can survive, because on the frozen soil they are not only suffering from cold... Of course, these are not the key points, the point is that we have two ideas now."

After a pause, he walked over to the whiteboard in the lab, drawing two lines on it and writing next to one of them.

"One is to modify the gene fragments that have been validated and insert them into the gene fragments of the living body through genetic editing, so as to achieve dormancy in a frozen environment!"

Lu Zhou thought for a moment and then asked: "What about another experimental idea?"

The marker in the hand points to the narration of another line. Professor Liu Zuobing continues to open: "The other is to use the drug-induced method to completely immerse the human body in the substance containing the protein. In the slow release agent!"

Professor Zhang Jiafu: "Like formalin?"

Professor Liu Zuobing nodded. "It can be said, but it is definitely different from Formalin..."

Standing next to the whiteboard, Lu Zhou stared at the two lines and thought for a long time.

After about five minutes, he said.

"It sounds crazy, but I think the latter can give it a try."

Professor Liu Zuobing nodded.

"I think so too, the method of genetic modification... whether it can be successful or not, the cost is too great."

And the most important thing is that research involving the modification of human DNA is not allowed by morality.

And unlike the controversial frozen dormancy technology, it is uncontroversial that the ethics of the game is uncontroversial. Whoever does it is anti-human...

This kind of extreme research, let alone he dare not easily pass, I am afraid that even Professor Lu does not dare to let him try.

At this time, the sound of knocking at the door came.

After getting permission, Lu Zhou’s office assistant pushed the door open and walked in.

"Professor, someone is looking for you."

Find me?

Lu Zhou carefully recalled it. He didn't think about the appointment with whom he met today, so he asked.

"Who?"

The young female assistant’s expression said a little subtly.

“The visitor claimed to be Professor Angus Deton of Princeton... It seems to be anxious to look at him?”

Angus Deton?

For this name, Lu Zhou is a bit of a impression, vaguely remembered to be an economics college.

Although Princeton does not have a business school, it has a department of economics and its influence is not low. In particular, theoretical economics ranks quite high in the United States, and many lists even stand on the top1 position.

However, Lu Zhou has not studied economics before, so he is not very concerned about this aspect.

Therefore, he really couldn't think of it. What is the reason for Professor Angus to visit himself?

Thinking for a while, Lu Zhou said.

"I know, let him wait for me in the reception room for a while."

The female assistant nodded.

"Okay, Professor."

After that, she turned and walked outside the corridor.