"Do you want to continue working on the three-dimensional structure project, and not publish the crystal structure, and then drag other labs?" Professor Cai asked Yang Rui's purpose. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

"Yes. Yang Rui admitted it unabashedly.

Professor Cai couldn't help but hesitate.

He doesn't care what happens to other labs competing in research.

Since it's competition, don't pretend to think about each other.

The top laboratories spend tens of millions of dollars a year, and not a penny is used for charity, and they don't care about all the pots.

In particular, the scientific research competition for awards and patents is extremely cruel, and in some cases, the funds behind scientific research will be even higher than the scientific research itself, the most famous is the Soviet manned space experiment, the astronauts voluntarily sacrificed their lives in order to win the scientific research competition.

In practice, hiding scientific research results and not immediately announcing the results is the most common method, such as when Yang Rui first saw the invention of "one pot stirring", he immediately prevented Gu Qiang from publishing his paper.

If he doesn't do this, the research of the results of the pot will be meaningless, and everyone will stand on the starting line again, and what is the benefit of scientific research for the inventor.

Although scientific research is not profit-driven, so that there is no such thing as a patent for basic research, it would be too much to deprive researchers of the benefits they deserve.

The field of G protein-coupled receptors is a flesh millstone, and every participant knows this, and it is because of this that everyone devotes themselves to it, either being ground into blood foam, or reshaping the golden body!

In China, which is weak, Yang Rui is not qualified to consider top laboratories in developed countries, and Professor Cai is also not qualified to consider others.

He was more worried about Yang Rui, and said, "The results you have made now are already very good, if you continue to do it, will the pressure be too great?"

"There's always going to be pressure. ”

"However, the pressure of making two big projects in a row and then working on a third big project is probably unusual, and I haven't experienced it either, but in terms of the projects I've experienced...... You have to be ready. Professor Cai said very sincerely, he really considered the problem from Yang Rui's point of view, otherwise, even if it was for the brand of the Ion Channel Laboratory of Peking University, he should have instigated Yang Rui to continue to tackle key problems.

Yang Rui said seriously: "I've thought about it, although I don't know what the specific situation is, but I also want to try it." ”

The three stages of the structure of the so-called G protein-coupled receptor are only the three stages of the academic phase, not the three phases of the project.

Any phase here, as a project, is so huge that even if you want to "gather three flowers" in the laboratory, it is planned for ten years.

Although Yang Rui did the first two stages quickly, in Professor Cai's view, there was still an element of luck, and if he continued the third stage, if the teacher worked in vain, it would not be beautiful.

If an ordinary researcher or laboratory is qualified to participate in the research of G protein-coupled receptors, it is a qualification in itself, and if it can apply for millions of dollars of funding to try to reach the top, even if it fails to reach the top, it can be regarded as a strong laboratory and a trained team.

However, for the ion channel laboratory that has successfully reached the summit twice, trying the third stage will certainly get the support of all parties, and it will be able to get much more funding and resources, but it also means more focus and expectations.

When academics fail to satisfy the fantasies of their followers, the pressure from all sides will also explode.

Some scholars have lost their labs as a result.

Professor Cai looked at the young Yang Rui, although he felt that he was full of confidence, he still did not dare to ignore it: "You can make achievements in the field of G protein-coupled receptors, don't you ...... You're actually at the forefront of the world now, and technically, there's no problem, but you haven't tried it yet......"

He wanted to say that it was too much pressure, but he felt that it was inappropriate to say it, so he couldn't help but stop speaking.

Yang Rui smiled and said, "I know what you mean, if I apply for the third phase of the project, I will definitely get a lot of money, but the requirements of the agency that gives the money will fall all of a sudden." ”

That's what it means. Professor Cai sighed and said: "It is inevitable for laymen to lead insiders, you are now applying for funding from the 863 Program, applying for funding from Peking University, and even funding yourself, so there will be no problem if you do well or badly." But if you involve other ministries and commissions, or even at the national level, their requirements are not like this, not to mention that they can't do the project, or even if they do it slowly, there will be people urging and demanding, which is not easy to deal with. ”

"The pressure that should be borne must be borne after all, and besides, compared to the pressure of winning the Nobel Prize, such pressure is nothing. Yang Rui smiled.

"Of course, the operation of the Nobel Prize is too delicate. Professor Cai sighed at this, suddenly woke up, and looked at Yang Rui in a daze.

Yang Rui shrugged his shoulders and said with a smile: "You won't say that I'm not qualified." ”

"Enough...... Who would dare to say that you are not qualified. "Professor Cai really hadn't thought about this issue before, mainly because Yang Rui was too young and had started scientific research for too short a time.

In addition, Yang Rui's student status is also an obstacle.

Although in history, there are geniuses who won the Nobel Prize in their twenties, but that was before World War II, and the Nobel Prize after World War II is much more difficult to obtain, especially after the sixties and seventies, the popularity of the Nobel Prize has been greatly enhanced, and its popularity among the general public has been greatly strengthened, making the Nobel Prize increasingly strict, and it is somewhat of a lifetime achievement award.

Professor Cai and others usually have a high opinion of Yang Rui's achievements, however, when it comes to the Nobel Prize, this topic has become a little weird.

To be honest, Chinese researchers in the 80s did not have a clear understanding of the selection mechanism of the Nobel Prize, coupled with the current various trends of self-dwarfing, Professor Cai really did not think about it.

However, now that I think about it carefully, the PCR developed by Yang Rui has obviously become the standard configuration of major laboratories around the world, and the prospects shown are surprisingly wide, which can be said to have changed the way of biological scientific research. The two projects of G protein-coupled receptors, whether they are 100% clear conformation or the crystal structure that has just been completed, are also fished out of the blood and tears of countless scientific researchers, and are undoubtedly Nobel Prize-level achievements.

Are the achievements of the three Nobel Prize levels enough to qualify for the Nobel Prize?

Professor Cai smiled bitterly: "I didn't expect it, I didn't pay attention to it, I didn't pay attention to it, you ran to the tip of the whole industry." ”

"Professor Cai. Yang Rui didn't follow Professor Cai's emotion, shouted, and said, "You say, can I try it and hit the Nobel Prize." ”

"Impact?

"As you just said, the Nobel Prize works very delicately, and I wonder if I can enjoy it. Yang Rui said it more tactfully, but it was quite clear.

Professor Cai's eyes widened, his voice naturally became smaller, and he said, "I didn't expect you to still have this heart." ”

"I thought about it when I made the PCR, but at that time, the conditions were not very ripe. Yang Rui did not hide his desire and said: "I know that some foreign countries, for the Nobel Prize, are all operated by the state. There are also some scholars who deliberately make a lot of trips for the Nobel Prize. Professor Dalbeko had recommended me once before, but I had run with him, and this time, I wondered if I could get some fairer treatment. ”

"I know what you said. In order to win the Nobel Prize for synthetic bovine insulin, Premier Zhou came forward......" Professor Cai said and thought about it.

Yang Rui got more information than Professor Cai at this time, and he had already made a plan, and said, "Professor Cai, look, can we talk to Academician Zhu about this matter and see Gong Qiao again." ”

"Good boy, you're waiting for me here. Professor Cai came to his senses in an instant, and said angrily: "You have to look for Lao Zhu, what are you going to do when you come to see me again." ”

Yang Rui laughed twice and said: "No matter what you say, I am also from Peking University, in case it happens, Peking University will not be the same honor." ”

"Well, I like that. Professor Cai slapped his thigh, and when he spoke again, he revealed his true thoughts: "Whether it can be done or not, there is nothing wrong with trying." ”