In the conference room, a group of researchers in white coats were having a heated discussion.
A bald middle-aged man wearing glasses stood on the podium and stuttered while reading the weekly newspaper.
Initially, the audience was still discussing quietly, but then a fierce quarrel broke out, and more than a dozen people turned their attention to the project leader.
"Currently we are facing many difficulties. This technology is not about playing golf, where you can hit the ball into a hole with just one swing. We are challenging the realm of God!" A middle-aged scientist waved his arms excitedly,
Chao Yin Wilmut defended, "You can't expect me to give you a mature embryo within a month, no one can do it!"
"Calm down, Jeff!" Ian Wilmut comforted him, "I know there are many difficulties, and we can all overcome them. Do you still remember when we were in school? At that time, we did nuclear transplantation frogs, which cost a lot of money.
It took a long time, but we finally succeeded."
"Have you forgotten how the world's first nuclear transfer cloned frog came about? Yin En?" Jeff was a little excited. "They conducted a total of 104 experiments and only successfully cultivated 35 embryos. In the end, only 27 developed.
A tadpole, but not a frog."
"We performed 107 nuclear transfers and only produced 11 embryos. Now they have all failed."
"If 100 is not enough, we will do 200. If 200 is not enough, we will do 300." Yin En Wilmut shouted loudly, "This is what experiments are like, constantly repeating failures, starting all over again, and failing again, until
We find our way to success.”
"But this takes time!" Jeff also yelled, "We can't do it just by a few of us. We can't do this within a year."
"Jeff, this is the funder's request. They want to see results as soon as possible!" Yin Wilmut suppressed his anger. "If there are no results, there may be no follow-up funds. They have offered 100 million US dollars."
The check, the second batch of scientific research funds is one billion! One billion!"
Jeff was stunned for a moment and remained speechless.
The researcher on the podium was also stunned and looked at Yin Wilmut.
"Why did you stop?" A voice came from the last row. Everyone was startled and turned their heads to look.
Yin En Wilmut was shocked when he saw the other party clearly. When did this mysterious Mr. Zhao come in? Why didn't he notice it just now?
Qin Yi frowned and looked at the researcher on the podium, "Continue reading and finish reading."
The researcher hesitated for a moment, then lowered his head and continued reading the report, but he was still thinking about what Yin Wilmut said just now.
Is there really a billion dollars?
There was silence in the conference room, silently staring at the stuttering report on the podium. In fact, no one listened.
I have the same idea in my head, is there really a billion?
Until the researcher finished reading the last sentence, he subconsciously raised his head and looked at the last row.
Qin Yi stood up, "Let me clarify what Professor Yin En Wilmut just said, it is not a billion dollars."
"The second phase is one billion US dollars, and the third phase is three billion US dollars."
There was an uproar in the conference room, and everyone couldn't sit still.
"I know that everyone will face many difficulties, but this is no reason to complain." Qin Yi glanced at everyone present, "The 21st century is the century of biology. My bosses are very optimistic about the field of biology. This is an infinite world.
A field of potential and huge financial prospects.”
"The project you are working on now is the most cutting-edge biotechnology, and my boss and I are very optimistic about it."
"I think you will achieve results soon, and then bonuses, reputations, and Nobel Prizes will all be at your fingertips."
"You are creating an era, an era of biology."
These few words of chicken blood and chicken soup were poured down, and everyone's spirits were visibly on fire.
"According to the reliable information we have received, research institutes in the United States, Japan, and Korea... powerful laboratories around the world are preparing to carry out experiments on cloning mammals." Qin Yi said coldly, "You don't have much time.
"
"Hurry up." Qin Yi raised his voice again, "If we can't win the reputation of being number one, then the bosses will turn their attention to other research institutes, and there will be no further R&D funds."
Everyone's hearts trembled, and their sense of crisis immediately filled up.
"Everyone except Yin En, Jeff, and senior researchers are going out." Qin Yi pointed out his hand, and the researcher and assistant researcher immediately stood up and walked out.
There were only four people left in the conference room, looking at Qin Yi with some uneasiness.
Qin Yi's face was stern, with a sense of oppression, and he slowly said: "The bosses have already spent 100 million, and they want to know when they will see progress."
Yin En Wilmut hesitated, "Now we are encountering some small difficulties, but we will get it done soon, right Jeff..."
Jeff, who was sitting next to him, had some difficulty in explaining why cloned embryos would have abnormal extraembryonic tissue morphology, regulate cell apoptosis, cell proliferation, and other difficult-to-understand topics.
Qin Yi was very dissatisfied, "Don't tell me about DNA methylation, histone modifications, and bullshit reasons for abnormal X-chromosome inactivation. My boss can't understand. I just want to know when you can produce results."
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After a long silence, Jeff finally choked out a sentence, "It might take a year."
"No, you have to come up with something within a week." Qin Yi said unceremoniously.
"This is impossible..." Jeff was shocked. "We can't even get the embryos out for a week."
"No need for physical objects!" Qin Yi interrupted Jeff directly, "Publish it directly in the paper, any Nature or Science magazine, whatever is influential, send the article out first."
"Ah?" Yin En Wilmut was stunned for a moment, "How...how do you do this? Our experiment has not been successful yet."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "Publish the paper first and then succeed. You don't need me to teach you about this." Qin Yi asked, "Don't say you haven't done it before."
"This... is immoral." Jeff's face turned red, "We can't do this."
Qin Yi directly took out two stacks of banknotes and placed them on the table, "Then tell me, of these two stacks of banknotes, which one is moral and which one is immoral?"
"..."
"Anyway, you will succeed in the end, but the paper will be published a little early." Qin Yi stood up and patted the other party's shoulder, "Don't bring emotions to work, I just want to see your results."
Looking at everyone who was still silent, Qin Yi frowned and said, "If you can't figure it out, I'll go to Cambridge University to find John Gurdon."
Everyone was shocked and suddenly became a little uneasy.
Who is John Gurdon?
That was the famous father of cloning, an academician of the Royal Society, and a professor at Cambridge University. Cloning frogs was his masterpiece.
Yin Wilmut immediately stated that the paper can be written and the data can be compiled, and there is no problem with it.
Academic fraud occurs a lot in the biomedical field.
This industry is highly dependent on expensive precision instruments or customized reagents, and also requires a lot of human trial and error and experience accumulation. It is known as a labor- and capital-intensive discipline.
In order to obtain more R&D funds, researchers will inevitably add some water to their papers.
Making money is not shabby.
Qin Yi nodded with satisfaction, "Studying animals alone is not sensational enough. You can do something more high-end."
Yin En Wilmut asked tentatively: "For example?"
"How about human somatic cell cloning and embryonic stem cells?" Qin Yi looked at the other party with a smile.
Several people present took a deep breath, and everyone was a little panicked.
Stem cells in natural embryos are "totipotent" cells that can differentiate into all types of cells.
It has extremely important research and clinical application value. It can be used to study the process of human embryogenesis and development in vitro, helping to understand the mechanism of differentiation and development, and to understand the phenomena of life and disease.
The most far-reaching potential use of human embryonic stem cells is to induce the production of various specialized cells and tissues through directed differentiation, which can be used to repair or replace tissues and organs that have lost their functions, thereby treating many diseases, such as Parkinson's disease and Alzheimer's disease.
"I can announce to everyone that we are studying induced pluripotent stem cell technology and have achieved certain results." Qin Yi said with a smile, "Hybridize the concept first, and sponsorship and R&D funds will naturally follow."
The rest is financing, listing, speculating on concepts, and inflating stock prices...
Ahem, Qin Yi immediately abandoned this familiar path and did it a little smoothly. It was inevitable that he would go astray.
After half an hour of careful guidance, the scientists present finally put aside their moral baggage and decided to write some less rigorous papers in order to raise funds needed for the development of science.
…
Hong Wenbiao hummed a relaxing ditty and walked through the secret door, "Brother, do you want to see me if you have anything to do?"
Hong Wengang, who was sitting on the sofa and leaning on crutches, slowly turned his head to look at his brother and showed a strange smile, "Abiao."
Hong Wenbiao was horrified by the other party's eyes, and his heart skipped a beat.
Before he could ask any questions, two big men from behind suddenly stretched out their arms and held him down.
"Hey, what are you doing?!" Hong Wenbiao struggled desperately, "Brother! Big brother!"
A needle was inserted into Hong Wenbiao's neck, and the anesthetic in the needle was slowly injected into his body.
After a while, Hong Wenbiao could no longer struggle and collapsed to the ground, leaving only his consciousness still awake.
Hong Wengang slowly walked up to him and said, "I helped you get an artificial heart. The doctor said it can last for five years. Don't worry, I will help you find a suitable heart."
"Wow..." Hong Wenbiao looked at his brother in disbelief.
"Maybe the cloning technology will be successful by then. Then I will ask them to clone your heart first and then replace it for you." Hong Wen just patted him, "I can't do more surgeries in my body. I need to rest. You
Try it for me first."
The anger in Hong Wenbiao's eyes almost burst out, but he could not move now.
"Get ready for the operation." Hong Wengang turned around decisively and said calmly.
The men agreed, lifted Hong Wenbiao onto a stretcher, and pushed him into the secret room next to him.
…
Qin Yi was slightly surprised when he received the call from Hong Wengang, and then smiled and said, "You are going to have an operation. I wish you a smooth operation. It doesn't matter if you rest for a few more days. You won't be very busy in the past month."
"But it won't be easy to say after a month. You will have to be a little busier by then."
"Okay, that's it. I'm going to get on the plane. I'll hang up first."
Qin Yi hung up the phone and sighed, "You're so cruel, you can even kill your own brother."
Chen Xiaoming and Wu Xiuqing next to them were a little surprised, "What's wrong? What happened?"
"It's okay." Qin Yi smiled slightly, "Hurry back to Hong Kong Island. I'm not used to staying here now."
"Tch." Chen Xiaoming rolled his eyes, "You haven't even gone shopping with me."
Qin Yi has been busy all day since he came to Yu State and has no time to go shopping with her.
In the end, Chen Xiaoming had to hang out with Wu Xiuqing, wandering around and shopping.
I don't feel awkward, but I feel a little unhappy. Having a workaholic boyfriend is like being a widow.
"What's the point of shopping? I'll take you to Hollywood and Broadway later. It's much more prosperous than this." Qin Yi said casually, "If you're not satisfied, I'll spend more time with you when I get back."
After saying that, Qin Yi picked up the phone again, "Hey, Mr. Wei, how are you doing there?"
Chen Xiaoming secretly swore in his heart that he would squeeze him for three days before going back.
Qin Yi listened to the Eight-faced Buddha's constant bragging and disapproved in his heart. These are just clichés, just listen to them.
However, the Eight-faced Buddha soon got down to business, and he was almost on the line with the royal butler.
"Did you send the money?"
"I gave it away, but the other party accepted it but didn't say anything." The Eight-faced Buddha was a little dissatisfied, "It cost me 10 million, and I didn't even get a piece of it."
"No expression is the best expression." Qin Yi reassured, "Are there any other troubles?"
"There is one," the Eight-faced Buddha said seriously, "The new police chief was very unhappy with me and did not accept my gift."
"Oh." Qin Yi immediately became interested, "Are you so unique?"
"Yes." The Eight-faced Buddha was very unhappy, "This person is very difficult to deal with. How to deal with him?"
"Send me his information first." Qin Yi hung up the phone and suddenly laughed.
Finally, a brave man dared to stand up, which is very good.
Charol, right? It's just you.
After getting off the plane, Qin Yi immediately let Chen Xiaoming go and ran away.
Chen Xiaoming was so angry that he stamped his feet and vowed to exploit him for a week.
After Qin Yi changed his clothes and face, he rushed directly to Li Wenbin's office.
"Wen Bin, I found a breakthrough." Qin Yi waved the information in his hand.
Li Wenbin was a little surprised, and then he stood up with surprise on his face. He couldn't believe it, "Really?"
"Siam is not monolithic. If you want to look for it, you will definitely find it." Qin Yi threw the information on the table. "The new police chief Charol has nothing to do with the Siamese human organ trafficking group. He can let Interpol