Cheng Ran had a faint scent of soap. After arriving in the room, he personally made a cup of jasmine tea for the two of them, the most common kind sold on the street.
"Dean Gao, drink tea."
Gao Yueyang respected Cheng Ran, took the tea cup with both hands, nodded and said thank you.
Cheng Ran smiled and didn't say much. His thin face was already covered with wrinkles, but his black hair showed his energy.
"Dean Gao, what are you doing here today?"
Gao Yueyang put down his tea cup and nodded: "Well, I have something important to ask Cheng Yuan for help today."
After speaking, Gao Yueyang pulled Bai Ye over and introduced to Cheng Ran: "Academician Cheng, this is Bai Ye, who is also our professor at Tsinghua University."
When Cheng Ran heard the name, he suddenly became energetic, and his eyes under the black-rimmed glasses looked at Bai Ye with interest.
Then he smiled with great interest and said: "Oh? Bai Ye? I have long admired your name. You are a rising star in the academic world and a talented person in the medical field. I have heard your name often."
Obviously, Cheng Ran was not unfamiliar with such a name at all. On the contrary, he had some curiosity and expectations.
Bai Ye smiled awkwardly: "Hello, Mr. Cheng, my reputation is just a waste of time. I am not like a real scientific researcher like you who has made so many contributions."
Cheng Ran was not as rigid as he seemed. Instead, he joked: "Don't be modest. More than half of my students are your fans. You are now the idol of half of Tsinghua students. This is a good thing. At least it is a correct one."
value orientation.”
After the three of them chatted for a while, Bai Ye said directly: "Mr. Cheng, I want to discuss something with you today. Do you know about cobalt-chromium alloy?"
As soon as Cheng Ran heard about cobalt-chromium alloy, he listened carefully because he is engaged in chemistry and materials, and he also has extensive research in the field of rare metals.
And when he heard Bai Ye talking about cobalt-chromium alloy, Cheng Ran thought of some recent events and suddenly understood something.
Bai Ye then chatted with Cheng Ran about cobalt-chromium alloys and explained the ins and outs.
Bai Ye then said: "Teacher Cheng, my main purpose this time is how to remove the remaining cobalt chromium ions from the body."
After Cheng Ran heard this question, he couldn't help but paused: "Inert metals like cobalt and chromium are actually difficult to react in the human body. Moreover, I have also done research on cobalt metal. At that time, cobalt-chromium alloys were produced domestically for use in the biomedical field.
At that time, I also participated in the research.”
"This kind of substance... what can I say? Generally speaking, it is not easy for the human body to react under normal circumstances. I have also read your paper. It is very meaningful and has a novel idea. In particular, there is one thing you said that is special.
It makes sense, that is, biological safety tests should not only be evaluated on normal humans. As you wrote in your paper, cobalt-chromium alloys will undergo some abnormal ionization and mild corrosion under pathophysiology.
It is not an isolated case, because we have already discovered the occurrence of cobalt-chromium metal ions during research and development. However, because it was an isolated case at that time, and the statistical software analysis results showed that it was not statistically significant, we did not pay attention to it.
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"Now it seems that this matter is not as simple as imagined. It was due to our negligence in our work at the time."
Speaking of this, Cheng Ran sighed and said meaningfully: "Hey... it seems that scientific research is really a job that must pursue the cause of everything. There is nothing careless. Everything that exists is meaningful and should be pursued.
Figure out the reason."
Bai Ye saw that Mr. Cheng was very interested in this research, so he said: "Academician Cheng, I am going to apply for a project for this work and invite you to join our research group. The main purpose is to target the cobalt chromium ions scattered in the body."
In fact, removing cobalt chromium ions from the body is not as simple as you think, because these ions will behave differently when distributed in different places, and one method cannot be used. Moreover, when these ions enter different cells, the degree of binding is also different.
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As a master in the field of rare metals, Mr. Cheng is also very good at researching biochemistry. Mr. Cheng was one of the people in charge of the development of contrast agents in China.
Cheng Ran nodded: "To be honest, I am very interested in this topic. If you don't come to me, I will probably come to you in a month. This is a job that benefits the country and the people.
Naturally, I will not miss this vital issue involving the health of millions of people. It’s just...the person in charge of the project..."
Before Cheng Ran finished speaking, he was interrupted by Bai Ye: "Academician Cheng, I have already thought about this issue. It would be better for you to be the person in charge of the project. I am young and not qualified enough to handle such a large-scale project.
, so after thinking about it, I decided to invite you to do this project."
After hearing this, Cheng Ran smiled and waved his hand: "No, no, no, I have thought about this carefully. You will do this project, you will be the person in charge, and you will be responsible for the overall issues related to this project."
"I have inquired about your relevant experience, and it feels like you came from a wild background. Although you are capable, you lack a standardized and systematic growth. This is not a good thing. This subject is very good. I think you can
Use it as an opportunity to exercise.”
Of course, there was something in Cheng Ran's mind that he didn't say. No matter what award is selected in the world, the person in charge of the project is used as the selection criterion.
If you are just a participant, it will generally not be counted in the category of large-scale achievements.
This is what Cheng Ran wants to do. Bai Ye has won the Best Contribution Award, but this award is not an award like the Science and Technology Progress Award or the Achievement Award.
It’s a shame that Bai Ye can be named a Yangtze River Scholar for his best contribution. If it weren’t for the recommendation of those old people, it would be difficult for Bai Ye to get there.
In scientific research work, achievements are most important, and they are real achievements.
Cheng Ran knew that he was getting old and would never have a chance to win a Nobel Prize in his life. The Wolf Prize in Chemistry was already his peak, but Bai Ye couldn't put it into words. If after this training, Bai Ye could do it.
He grew up and became a leader in the domestic scientific research field.
Idols are sometimes the best teachers.
If Bai Ye can promote the development of this group of young people, this is really a big and happy event that is worth celebrating. If this can really happen, Cheng Ran will be happy from the bottom of his heart.
A group of amazing scientific researchers are the future of our country and are much more valuable than a Nobel Prize.
So, having said this, Cheng Ran continued: "However, I have a condition."