Chapter 1416: Cloning Sheep
"Is there anything you can't know?" Houston thought all night, and his whole body fell into insomnia.
He had almost given up on scientific research now, but what he needed most in order to gain a foothold in the Foundation was the connection he had made with Yang Rui.
Yang Rui is Chinese, and his research, his achievements, and his ideas need to be translated for Europeans. Houston is one such translator, or rather, a tap-type academic broker.
To describe it in the vernacular of biology. If Yang Rui is a DNA, Houston is a transcription factor. When Yang Rui's genes need to be expressed, he needs the cooperation of transcription factors.
However, there can be multiple transcription factors, but Houston can only transcribe the gene Yang Rui.
Therefore, Yang Rui's projects and ideas are crucial for Houston.
That is, a biologist at the level of Houston is qualified to transcribe Yang Rui's genes. Otherwise, ordinary people don't even know how to express it, and how to transcribe it.
Also because of insiders, Houston also knows how serious a biologist can be once blackened.
If it's really a big project that can't be said explicitly, it's scary to think in a bad direction. For example, biological weapons are nothing more than the work of microbiologists and pathologists, although Yang Rui certainly does not look down on their work, but if Yang Rui wants to do it, I am afraid that he will update China's biochemical library every minute.
In contrast, genetic weapons are even more worrisome.
Since the 70s, the president of the United States has not been allowed to leave DNA in public, and things like used drinking glasses will be collected by the Secret Service, and in the final analysis, it is the biologists who are on guard.
If we add a little more primitive defense against China, China, which is mainly Chinese, is really a country suitable for the development of genetic weapons.
The number of overseas Chinese is very small, especially compared to the huge population of China, which can be said to be pitiful. So, if you look for a suitable gene locus, it is a specific variant of the Chinese, which is not available in other races, and this locus can be used to attack and kill......
What physical weapon can compare to such madness?
Of course, Houston believes that Yang Rui and China will not risk the world's condemnation to do such a thing, but even if it is a big project at the lower two or three levels, it is still unstable.
There is no need to even preside over such a project, as long as he gets involved, Yang Rui's reputation in the scientific community will be ruined.
He may be the target of industry and the military industry in the future, but in academic circles, no biologist wants to deal with such a guy.
Houston came to the hotel extremely uneasy, and waited in the restaurant until almost 10 o'clock, but still did not see Yang Rui.
Houston was even more uneasy.
"Excuse me, Professor Yang, Professor Yang, who lives in the Nobel Suite, has already left? Why didn't he come down for breakfast?" asked Houston to the staff.
After Houston showed his badge from Stockholm University, the waiter in charge of the cafeteria checked the script and said, "Professor Yang asked for breakfast to be delivered to the room." So, didn't come down for breakfast. ”
Houston was speechless and said, "You're so drunk." ”
"It doesn't have to be drunk. The waiter is colored.
"Huh, what's going on?"
"As far as my judgment is concerned?" the waiter said seriously, "If the guests staying in the suites bring their beautiful female companions, they are usually reluctant to come downstairs for breakfast. ”
Houston was stunned, but had to admit it, and said, "What you said is very reasonable and logical. ”
"Thank you, I'm a philosophy graduate. The waiter nodded, glanced at Houston again, and said, "Department of Philosophy, Stockholm University." ”
"Well, you like to work where you can get in touch with people. ”
"No, it's just that the philosophy department can't find a job. The waiter said and bowed slightly to the departing guests, with a sincere attitude.
……
Houston really didn't want to wait until lunchtime, so he knocked on the door.
The last few days have been the busiest time for the Nobel laureate, especially from the afternoon to the evening, there are routine activities, and he is afraid that he will not be able to communicate at that time.
It took three or four minutes to knock on the door, which made Houston even more uneasy.
When the door opened, Houston also lowered his head and said, "Professor Yang, I want to find you for something." ”
"Oh, it's all this time, come in. Yang Rui said and opened the door.
"No need......" Houston waved his hand.
"If you don't come in, how can you say something. Now go below, it's easy to be onlookers. Yang Rui glanced at Houston in confusion. Now in the hotel, there are not only journalists, but also Nobel Prize lovers.
Houston hesitated for a moment and asked, "It's not convenient to get in." ”
"It's okay, we Chinese don't pay attention to this. "Yang Rui is only a Swede, and he doesn't want to go into other people's homes.
Houston's expression was even more strange, and he said, "Well, since you don't pay attention to it...... Then I'll come in......"
Upon entering, Houston's head was lowered to his chest, for fear of seeing something inappropriate, inappropriate, inappropriate, or simply inappropriate.
"Mr. Houston, have you eaten?" At the dinner table, Jing Yulan raised a glass to invite.
Houston was stunned for a moment, looked over in surprise, and saw Jing Yulan sitting neatly in the dining room, with more than a dozen plates on the table.
"Are you really eating?"
"Otherwise?" Jing Yulan was as strange as Yang Rui.
"I mean...... No, I mean...... Is breakfast delicious?" Houston only looked around at this time, and indeed found no strange traces, so he breathed a sigh of relief, and then looked at Yang Rui, thinking: In the morning of the Nobel Suite, it is used for breakfast?
"A little omelette? Yang Rui handed a plate to Houston, like a hospitable Chinese.
Houston thought for a moment and took it, but he didn't use his knife and fork. His Swedish brain thought about the euphemistic way, and then asked, "Professor Yang, can you tell me about your big project?"
"Big project, I said it when I was drunk?" Yang Rui was stunned for a moment, and laughed: "There is no big project, I am just drunk." ”
Professor Yang ...... What I say next may not be welcome, and if I say it wrong, I hope you will forgive me. ”
"Oh?" Yang Rui looked at Houston.
Jing Yulan drank the juice in the cup, stood up naturally, and said, "I'll go change my clothes first." ”
Yang Rui nodded.
Houston watched Jing Yulan leave and said, "Professor Yang, is there a country or organization that forces you to do some work that you are not willing to do? If that's the case, I can help you." ”
Yang Rui was stunned for a few seconds, then shook his head with a smile: "You think too much." ”
"Bugging?" Houston said to Yang Rui with a lip shape.
"Nope. Yang Rui couldn't laugh, spread his hands helplessly, and said: "Okay, I do want to do a project, I want to do it myself, and it has nothing to do with any country or organization." ”
Houston asked, "Can't explain the project?"
"I don't think it's necessary to describe the project in detail before doing it. There is no such tradition, right. ”
Of course, there is no such tradition anymore, and many scholars keep it a secret before they do a project.
In fact, when you name some projects, you know what they do.
For example, the human genome project, as long as it is proposed, there is nothing that the academic community does not understand, and this kind of project that requires a lot of money and cost will naturally not be rushed to do, but if it is the opposite, I am afraid it will not be a safe thing.
No one wants to share their ideas worthlessly.
Houston was full of cranky thoughts, and couldn't help but say, "At the very least, you're not going to make weapons." ”
He didn't use words like biological weapons, lest Yang Rui be disgusted.
Yang Rui just didn't know why at all, and said, "I'm a biologist, what kind of weapon to use." ”
"Something to do with microbes or something?" Houston blinked.
"Where do you think of it? Yang Rui was forced by Houston to have no choice, and he also considered that he needed someone to help, so he said: "To tell you the truth, I want to do genetics, but it has nothing to do with weapons or anything." ”
"Okay, that's fine. Houston breathed a sigh of relief.
"But maybe there will be people who will oppose my project. ”
"Why?" Houston snapped again.
"Hmm...... Ethical?" Yang Rui was thinking of "cloning".
Cloning can be a big project, and cloning Dolly the sheep is probably the most recognizable sheep in the world.
The whole project, if it weren't for the ethical doubts, would have brought a lot of awards.
However, Yang Rui, who won the Nobel Prize, now needs not an award.
What he needs more is to continue to prove himself.
Prove that you have the ability to use a lot of resources to complete bigger projects.
Winning the Nobel Prize is not the end, but rather it should be a starting point.
It is conceivable that when Yang Rui returns to China, he will receive a lot of praise and affirmation, accompanied by a sense of expectation.
He is like a director of a small-budget film who finally won an Oscar.
At this time, he was naturally able to get the opportunity to make big-budget movies.
The success of large-budget movies, and how successful they are, determines whether Yang Rui will continue to make big costs or small costs for a long time.
Needless to say, Yang Rui's first project after winning the Nobel Prize will definitely receive full support from various institutions in the country and even around the world. Compared with the selection of the Human Genome Project, a project that cannot be completed for many years, Yang Rui needs a project with fast results.
The accumulation of scholars is very difficult, although Yang Rui has abundant resources, he also started from the parameter determination of ultraviolet spectrophotometer, projects such as coenzyme Q10, which consumed a considerable amount of his time, but only by doing these projects, he has the opportunity to do world-class projects.
Cloning sheep is naturally a world-class project, and if it can be completed, then, in terms of academic field and funding, Yang Rui is equivalent to standing at the top.
Compared with the benefits of cloning Dolly, the so-called negative effects are simply not worth mentioning.
Especially for Yang Rui, who is in China, there is no need to consider the negative effects.
Only the hypocritical British and Americans would argue about whether the atomic bomb was good or bad.
The Chinese, who have a long history, know better the truth that if they are backward, they will be beaten.
We do our best to explore new science and develop new technologies, and as for ethical issues, we just leave it to the philosophers, otherwise, will we just feed them for white rice and waste the resources of the morgue?
"Don't worry, everything will be solved. Yang Rui patted Houston's hand, and his tone was very affirmative. Although he was not sure at all in his heart.
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