Matt ?? Dr. Harris, who was a scholar specializing in genetic engineering before becoming editor-in-chief, spent a whole day interpreting the "Rat Study of Multiple SHANK3 Gene Editing Methods" from Shen Qi's team.

"The editing method of Shen Qi's team is relatively new, but is it too short for the observation cycle of rats?" Harris, the editor-in-chief is also an expert, he is curious about the editing method of Shen Qi's team, but he is skeptical about the observation cycle of rats.

When gene editing is performed on rats, researchers should observe the whole life cycle of rats and even the offspring of rats.

Shen Qi's team observed rats for a few months to write this paper, is it a bit sloppy?

Of course, Shen Qi's team also wrote at the end of the paper: "This experiment has achieved preliminary research results, and the next stage will continue to observe various indicators of experimental rats to study the operation principle of the SHANK3 gene in more depth." ”

Editor-in-chief Harris fell into deep thought: "If it were someone else, I would not give this paper to an expert to review, after all, from the perspective of genomics, at least the life of laboratory mice should be observed before the research conclusions can be given." However, Shen Qi is a big shot, he is a three-time Nobel Prize winner, a Fields Medal winner, and he is also a foreign member of the Royal Academy of Sciences. Such a big man's thesis, I think should be treated specially. Otherwise, if he offends Shen Qi, he may take care of "Science" and "Cell" in the future. ”

In the field of comprehensive science, Nature's main competitor is Science.

In the life sciences sector, Nature's main competitors are also Science, as well as Cell.

These prestigious journals pay great attention to the originality of their papers.

The submission instructions of Nature clearly stipulate that "the important criteria for accepting papers in this journal are originality and independence, and the same paper shall not be submitted to other journals." ”

That is to say, a paper does not allow more than one woman to marry.

You can't vote for both Nature and Science.

Once discovered, deal with it seriously.

Shen Qi's academic character is well known to the world, he is a noble person, a person who is detached from low-level interests.

Everyone also knows that Shen Qi prefers "Nature".

This time, Shen Qi's team submitted a paper on life sciences to Nature.

Editor-in-chief Harris's opinion is to arrange authoritative experts in the industry to review the paper of Shen Qi's team as soon as possible.

Editor-in-chief Harris thinks so, and he does.

Soon, the "Rat Study of Multiple SHANK3 Gene Editing Methods" was handed over to internationally renowned geneticists for review.

Editor-in-chief Harris was busy until midnight before leaving work.

At this time, China ushered in the rising sun.

"Hmm...... It's so comfortable. Ou Ye got up, she stood in front of the windowsill, and embraced the sun and the air with open arms.

"Strange ......"

"Nofi ......"

"Sister Cuiping......"

"It's all gone. ”

There was only Ou Ye in the huge Academician Shen villa.

The people in this villa don't have the habit of sleeping in.

Ou Ye, who was 6 months pregnant, got up late, and when she opened her eyes, her husband went to work, and Sister Cuiping sent Nofi to school.

Breakfast was ready and resting on the dining table on the first floor, with the remaining warmth remaining.

"Baby, you see, this family is full of busy people. Your father is so busy, your sister is also busy, and your mother is the most idle. Ou Ye sat at the dining table, stroked his abdomen, and muttered to himself.

In order to make himself look less relaxed, Ou Ye eats eggs while reading emails and messages on his phone.

"Xiao Ou, during your pregnancy and breastfeeding, the normal work of the number theory department still needs to be carried out. We are ready to promote a researcher to the position of Deputy Head of the Department of Number Theory to assist you in managing the Department of Number Theory. There are two veteran staff candidates in the Department of Number Theory, Xia Pingchuan and Ma Qianjun. These two people have worked in the Department of Number Theory for many years, and they have worked hard without merit, and their qualifications are enough, so they can be considered for promotion to the deputy director of the Department of Number Theory. This is Lao Lu's opinion. ”

"And my idea is that there is hard work, but there is no merit, and it is not enough to serve the people. If everyone relies on seniority to qualify for promotion, how is this different from before the system reform? This is unfair to outstanding young people. ”

"My recommendation is Zhang Li, deputy director of the Department of Algebraic Geometry, and I don't need to repeat his excellence. Zhang Li has not only made achievements in the field of algebraic geometry, but he is also extremely proficient in number theory. In my opinion, Zhang Li can be your right-hand man. ”

"Of course, Xiao Ou is the director of the number theory teaching and research department, who to choose as your deputy director, your opinion comes first, and you have one veto and one decision. Hope for revenge. I wish you good health. ”

The above WeChat message is from the dean of the Institute of Mathematics of Yan University.

All contents related to personnel promotion and transfer are very sensitive.

Ou Ye was lost in thought, what did the dean mean by sending me such a large message?

Regardless of whether it was before or until the reform of the higher education system, one thing has never changed: the head of a unit or a department has almost absolute power.

The promotion or transfer of a deputy director of a teaching and research department, such a small personnel change, the dean of the academy of mathematics can make his own decision, and there is no need to report to the state or alarm the central government.

And the dean seems to be quite democratic.

The dean listed a bunch of arguments, and finally asked Ouye to do a multiple-choice question.

No matter how stupid Ou Ye is, she has worked in a public institution for so many years, and some things have been figured out over time.

The appointment and dismissal of the deputy director of the Department of Number Theory is not simply a matter of rewarding merit or ranking according to seniority.

Lao Lu is the vice president of the Academy of Mathematics, and he recommends Xia Pingchuan and Ma Qianjun to choose one of the two.

What is the relationship between Xia Pingchuan and Ma Qianjun and Lao Lu?

Ou Ye knew in his heart that these two people were students of Lao Lu.

The dean recommended Zhang Li, deputy director of the algebraic geometry department, to be transferred to the number theory department.

What is the relationship between Zhang Li and the dean?

Ou Ye also knew in his heart that Zhang Li actually had nothing to do with the dean.

Zhang Li was only 27 years old when he returned from France, and now at the age of 30, he is the deputy director of the algebraic geometry teaching and research department of the School of Mathematics.

Zhang Li was not a student of the dean, and he did not have any contact with the dean until he was 27 years old.

From this point of view, the dean's principle of personnel appointment and dismissal does not consider interpersonal relationships, but only focuses on academic standards.

Is that really the case?

"Hey, this is a political issue, I am a political idiot, how do I understand. ”

Ou Ye replied to the dean: "Dean, don't let me do multiple-choice questions, I'm a pregnant woman, my brain is not clear, and I don't know how to choose." The candidate for the deputy head of our department is who you arrange. I have no objection to any of the three candidates. ”