Chapter 36: STAR Cells
Just when Lin Xiu's subordinates were waiting impatiently in Professor Calais's office, there was finally a crisp and rhythmic knock at the door.
"Excuse me, may I come in?"
Hearing the sound of inquiry coming from outside the door, Lin Xiuyi and the others hurriedly stood up from the sofa.
As the sliding door of the office slowly opened, a middle-aged man in his forties walked into the room with a smile, at this moment, he was still wearing a white lab coat for research and carrying something that looked like a document in his hand.
"It seems...... You are Professor Calais, I'm sorry, I'm here to disturb you when you're busy with work, I'm Lin Xiuyi from the Special Investigation Department of the Metropolitan Police Department's Search Section, these two are my subordinates, Zhongshan Criminal and Pudao Criminal. ”
"Oh...... I'm really sorry, some of the experiments were at a critical juncture just now, and I couldn't get out of it for a while, so I asked my student Hashiclaw-kun to go and receive you, that ...... He didn't make any rude moves!"
"Eh, what do you mean by faux pas......"
"Ah, it's nothing, my students here are basically scholars, so there are more or less deficiencies in interpersonal communication, since it has delayed a few police officers for such a long time, then...... Let's cut it short!"
"Hi...... That's what I'm thinking about, so can we start now?"
"Let's get started!"
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When everyone sat on the sofas on both sides of the coffee table, Lin Xiuyi saw Miki open the notebook in his hand, so he turned around and asked the other party:
"Actually...... Before I make a formal inquiry, I'm interested in the research you're working on, so ...... Could you please tell me, a layman, what kind of research you are engaged in?"
"Huh. This one...... This one...... But if I use an inappropriate analogy, I think it would be more effective to use some creatures in nature!"
"Oh, then I'll listen to you!"
"So...... I wonder if Officer Lin knows about sea cucumbers?"
"Sea cucumbers? Oh...... I still know a little bit about it, and although Japanese people don't like it, in China, it's a pretty high-end ingredient!"
"Haha...... For ordinary people, the most important thing may be the question of taste, but ...... As a scientist, we are concerned about another property of sea cucumbers...... Do you know how this weak creature escapes when it encounters danger?"
"This ...... It's like draining your own internal organs and doubting your opponent, and then pick up the opportunity and run away!"
"Oh yes, I didn't think you even knew that, you really surprised me!"
"Where, there! I've only been in contact with a few things in the past, so I know a little bit about it!"
Seeing Lin Xiuyi waving his hand a little modestly, and then humbly asking himself for advice, Professor Calais seemed to suddenly have the patience to do some popular science for these policemen. So he continued to explain to Lin Xiuyi and the others with great interest:
"As you said, sea cucumbers are creatures that do have the property of expelling their internal organs when they encounter an enemy, and then luring them with their delicious internal organs, waiting for an opportunity to escape. Although this creature is so weak, it has evolved such a unique ability, which has to make people sigh at the magic of nature!"
"It's a very interesting thing! So...... Now you are going to explain to us why sea cucumbers can have this ability, right?"
"Hmm...... I didn't expect you to be interested in these things!"
"Yes, for us laymen, the research you are engaged in is really incomprehensible, so we have to ask your expert for more advice!"
"Ah...... There, I'm just dabbling in it because of my work!...... The reason why sea cucumber has such a ability is that there is a cell called fibrous cell in its body, which is a kind of free undifferentiated cell, which contains complete genetic genes, with the help of which new cells can be cultivated to form various new organs of sea cucumber, and it is precisely because of the existence of these cells that sea cucumber can regrow a new set of internal organs in a short time. And this ...... It is also the most dreamed of those of us who are engaged in regenerative medicine research!"
"Oh, you mean, do you want humans to grow organs on their own like sea cucumbers?"
As soon as Lin Xiu heard Professor Calais's introduction, he couldn't help but ask with some curiosity.
"Ah...... No, no, no, the kind of difficulty you are talking about is too high, in fact, we just want to be able to grow a cell that can differentiate into various human tissues in a laboratory environment, and if we can make this kind of cell, then ...... We can save more lives with this technology."
"So...... The cell you're talking about is the famous STAR cell!"
"Hmm...... We hope to be able to use the special characteristics of STAR cells to recreate or repair damaged organs or tissues in the human body in a laboratory environment, and once this technology is realized, many diseases that cannot be treated with traditional methods can be treated with new treatments. For example, we can use STAR cells to recreate the retina, so that patients who have lost their vision due to retinal damage or lesions can be treated......"
"Ah, that's a world-changing technology!"
"Haha...... In fact, the research on STAR cells is just beginning to get on the right track, and retinal repair technology is just the first step in our research, and what we are studying now is how to use this cell to repair or recreate more and more complex human tissues!"
"Oh...... No wonder you're so busy at work, the significance of this research is so important. Seemingly...... We shouldn't have taken the liberty of interrupting your work!"
"There...... Aren't you also trying to find out the cause of Asari-kun's death as soon as possible?"
"Eh, you already know he didn't kill himself?"
"I don't know!"
"But you just said that we came to you to find out the cause of Asari-kun's death as soon as possible, but I remember the police officer who came to visit you before...... I should have told you that he committed suicide!"
"Uh...... I just made a slip of the tongue and asked curiously......"
"Oh...... I see......! May I ask you a question first? Where were you on the night of his unfortunate death?"
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