Scholar’s Advanced Technological System

In fact, according to Professor Liu's position, there is no need to “lick” the ark.

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

However, nothing escapes the word "real fragrance."

The Ark used only one sentence, so he didn't say anything to pack his things...

“... I can't help you this time, but the next one, two years later, I promise you, you'll be a maester, no big deal. ”

For Professor Liu, who has no connections outside the small circle of cryobiology, this commitment is enough...

Jinling Higher Institute.

Within the Institute of Biochemistry, in one of the most cornered laboratories.

Some of the equipment here was ordered with the help of acquaintances from Germany and the Netherlands, while others were simply moved or borrowed from the PLA General Hospital Institute of Primary Medicine.

Although it is not procedurally correct to do so, everything can be adapted. In particular, no leader would reject such a white-picked performance once the project group had been branded as a priority project of the Moon Orbit Construction Committee.

Even if the signature supports the country's key projects, it really makes no difference from picking them up for nothing.

Standing in the lab, the ark stared at several samples in the refrigerated incubator filled with glassware for a while and asked.

“What is this?”

Professor Liu Zuobing: “Samples of ancient nematode cells! The research team at the University of St. Petersburg collected it from the frozen soil belt of the Arazea River because I had a good professorship there, so I bought it from them for a little bit. ”

The ark asked casually.

“How much?”

“It's not expensive, it's $100,000. ”

Just $100,000…

It's not cheap to buy so many samples.

If the ship remembers correctly, it is not an endangered species, mainly in the faeces of paleozoa. Just find a route for ancient life on the frozen soil belt, or an ancient riverbed or something, and poke a shovel of soil and maybe get a bunch of samples on it.

Spend $100,000 on this, I'm afraid I've already spent all my money on other people's science exams.

Seems to understand the sympathetic gaze of the ark, Professor Liu Zuobing softly coughed and explained.

“$100,000 is not expensive! The saying is rare and expensive, based on carbon isotope detection about 40,000 years ago. If we want to get this stuff ourselves, we might get it up on the plateau, but we don't necessarily find it so complete...”

Ark: “Let's get to the point, I don't know much about paleontology. ”

Professor Liu Zhuobing nodded and continued with a serious expression.

“This is probably the earliest living sample we can get right now, and after we got samples of frozen nematodes from a research team at the University of St. Petersburg, we took some of the structural intact nematode cells and transplanted them into a special dish for enrichment and culture, and we found a phenomenon that was amazing. ”

Professor Zhang Jiafu, who had taken a step ahead of the Ark and listened carefully beside him, could not help but ask.

“What phenomenon? ”

Professor Liu Zhuobing spoke with seriousness and said, “Of the 173 dishes, 2 observed nematode cell resuscitation and restarted normal life activities! ”

Hearing this, Professor Zhang Jiafu's expression on his face suddenly became wonderful.

“Are you sure you didn't mix in the contaminants? Are the samples from the University of St. Petersburg okay? ”

Professor Liu Zuobing continued in a positive tone: “I can be sure, because they went on a study tour of frozen earth with my students present. ”

“It's me," said Song Siyuan, standing next to Professor Liu Zhuibing, raising his hand and looking at the mentor, nervously, "I personally sampled these samples at the time, and the photographs were all there. ”

The Ark's face is unclear: "… why pay another $100,000? ”

I dug it myself. Why should I pay for it?

Professor Liu Zhuibing's expression instantly became a little awkward.

Fortunately, Professor Zhang Jiafu understood. He coughed softly and said, "Here's how they work with the hairy ones. They have a rough life, so it's normal to be a little bit more monetary... Can I see the sample? ”

Professor Liu Zuobing glanced at him with gratitude and nodded.

“Absolutely. ”

After sampling from the dish with a special liquid collector, Professor Liu Zuibing's assistant quickly made the sample into a glass specimen and placed it on a microscope in the laboratory.

See the specimen done, Professor Zhang Jiafu couldn't wait to walk forward and stand in front of the microscope and observe carefully.

Seeing these precious microbes floating in agar filled and special nutrients, using E. coli as food, creeping slowly.

After observing it for five or six minutes, he finally moved his face away from the microscope and spoke with emotion.

“This is a great discovery… St. Petersburg University just gave you the results? ”

“Of course not, the papers are all theirs, but I'm not continuing to work with them on the follow-up study," said Professor Liu Zuibing's mouth, “for example, searching for DNA fragments of nematodes… I guess they've been doing this all along, but haven't seen much. ”

Upon hearing this, Professor Zhang immediately got up in spirit and asked hastily.

“What did you find? ”

“Through research on nematode sample DNA, we found that on its 18S-rDNA gene segments, we may store factors that allow them to actively dormant in extremely cold environments! ”

This time, not only Zhang Jiafu, but even the face of the ark showed some surprise.

DNA fragments associated with frozen dormancy!

This is a terrible discovery.

The Ark immediately asked, "Are you published in the journal? ”

“Not yet,” Professor Liu Zhuibing shook his head, "it was just a gradual achievement, we were sure the Russians didn't find this, so it wasn't published. ”

This practice is common in academia.

The ark itself did not fail, so it nodded its understanding of the location.

“I know the situation. Now I'd like to hear your experimental thoughts. Can you just tell me? ”

Professor Liu Zhuobing nodded and said.

“18S-rDNA gene fragments can be the key to resolving cryo-dormant techniques, and at present we speculate on two possibilities, one of which is that this 18S-rDNA gene fragment synthesizes a special protein by transcribing RNA, allowing cells to suspend life activity in extreme climatic conditions and maintain the normal basic structure of the cell body! ”

That sounds exciting.

However, there was no obvious excitement on the face of the ark, and after a moment of reflection, he said: "But there are still many cell deaths. ”

Professor Liu nodded and said.

“Yes, not every individual can survive, because it's not just the cold that they're experiencing on the frozen soil… of course, it's not the point, the point is that we have two ideas now. ”

He paused for a moment, and he walked up to the whiteboard in the lab, drawing two lines on it, and writing them next to one of them.

“One is to insert potentially effective gene segments into the gene segments of a living organism after modification by means of gene editing to achieve dormancy in a frozen environment! ”

Ark thought for a moment and asked, “What about the other experimental idea? ”

The marker dot in his hand is beside the other line, and Professor Liu Zhuibing continues to say: “The other is to thoroughly immerse the human body in a slow-release agent containing this protein substance in a drug-induced manner, using a similar research approach as Professor Granster! ”

Professor Zhang Jiafu: “Like formalin? ”

Professor Liu Zhuibing nodded: “You can say that, but it must be different from Formalin...”

Standing next to the whiteboard, the ark stared at both lines for a long time.

About five minutes later, he said.

“This sounds crazy, but I think the latter can try. ”

Professor Liu Zhuobing nodded.

“I agree that methods of genetic modification… are too costly whether they succeed or not. ”

And most importantly, research involving modification of human DNA is not allowed by ethics.

And unlike the controversial cryo-dormant technology, the unethical nature of that thing is undisputed, and whoever does it is the opposite. Humans...

This kind of extreme research, let alone his dare not to cross easily, even Professor Lu dare not let him try it.

That's when the door came knocking.

After obtaining permission, the Ark's office assistant pushed the door open and walked in.

“Professor, someone's looking for you. ”

To me?

After a thorough recap, Ark did not recall who he had an appointment with today, so he asked.

“Who?”

The young assistant looked a little subtle and said.

“The visitor claims to be Professor Angus Ditton of Princeton… looks anxious? ”

Angus Ditton?

The ark has a slight impression of the name, and I recall that it belongs to an economics school.

Although Princeton does not have a business school, it does have an economics department and its influence is not low. Especially theoretical economics, which ranks fairly high across the United States, has even reached a top1 position on a number of lists.

However, the Ark had not previously studied economics, so it was not very concerned.

Therefore, he could not think of any reason why this Professor Angus should visit himself.

After a while, the ark said.

“I see. Let him wait for me in the guest room for a while. ”

The assistant nodded.

“Okay, Professor. ”

Go ahead, she turned around and walked outside the corridor.