Ye Zhenzhen pouted, a building?! This place is still small, and it is really the heir of the Nanmu Group, and when it comes to talking, he has a lot of money.

Accustomed to Nan Zhiqiao's occasional astonishing words, Ye Zhenzhen asked, "What is the use of this microbial forensic laboratory?"

"It's very useful, and whether the 'Fire Snake Project' can be successfully completed depends on it. ”

The laboratory to be built is actually related to the "Fire Snake Project"!

Ye Zhenzhen came to her senses and asked, "What does this microbial forensic laboratory have to do with the Fire Snake Project?"

Nan Zhiqiao didn't answer and asked, "Zhen Zhen, do you know microbial forensics?"

Ye Zhenzhen nodded, "Well, I've heard that microbial forensic science as a discipline was clearly proposed after the anthrax incident in the United States in 2001 and has been rapidly developed, and its purpose is to distinguish the strains of related bacteria and trace the source of pathogenic microorganisms. It is a new marginal discipline that has been developed on the basis of various disciplines of microbiology, as well as computer science and bioinformatics, with the needs of anti-bioterror and anti-biological warfare, and has drawn on the experience of human DNA forensic science and forensic informatics. ”

Ye Zhenzhen replied that she had seen the introduction in books during school, and she didn't think that she would encounter a bioterrorism attack in the future, nor did she expect to encounter a criminal case and use forensic science knowledge, so she only looked at it in general at that time and didn't have an in-depth understanding.

Nan Zhiqiao was already very satisfied with Ye Zhenzhen's answer, and added: "Actually, as early as 1995, Murch asserted that the investigation and resolution of bioterrorism incidents would rely heavily on forensic science.

He made this prediction because bioterrorism attacks do not have the features that can be recognized by the naked eye that are required for conventional forensic science to determine a case, the written information used for the reporting of anomalous phenomena by residents, the evaluation and analysis of anomalous phenomena, and the evidence of accidental discovery or specially gathered intelligence. ”

Ye Zhenzhen suddenly realized, "Oh, I understand, in a word, the source of the pathogen of the bioterrorist attack can be found through microbial forensics. ”

Nan Zhiqiao smiled, "Yes, that's what it means, establishing a microbial forensic laboratory can solve the problem of tracing the source of pathogens in a timely manner." ”

Ye Zhenzhen: "So, Senior Nan, your purpose is to find clues in favor of the 'Fire Snake Project' through this microbial forensic laboratory, after all, a series of recent events are all related to bacterial strains." ”

Nan Zhiqiao was very happy with this kind of heartfelt feeling between him and Ye Zhenzhen, and said with a smile: "If this microbial forensic laboratory is built, it is not only the 'Fire Snake Project', as long as there is a suspicious bioterrorist attack in the future, the suspicious specimens can be sent to this laboratory for testing, so that the nature of the incident can be quickly judged, and the incident can be dealt with more quickly." ”

It sounds like this microbiology forensic laboratory is still very useful.

Looking forward to the role that the laboratory may play in the future, Ye Zhenzhen is looking forward to it, but she still has some questions, "Senior Nan, if there is a bioterrorist attack, it will be handed over to the forensic department of the Ministry of Public Security, or the corresponding department with testing capabilities, such as our CDC to deal with it, these departments are all national government departments, if you build this microbial forensic science laboratory privately, will someone come to send samples? Do you want to build a purely public welfare laboratory? Even if you don't charge money for testing, no one will come." ”

Ye Zhenzhen is now worried not only about her work, but also about Nan Zhiqiao's financial situation.

Nan Zhiqiao naturally understood in her heart that Ye Zhenzhen was caring about her boyfriend.

Nan Zhiqiao happily explained: "The microbial forensic science laboratory I want to set up, first of all, must have the best hardware and software equipment, so that it can become a domestic and even international cutting-edge laboratory, as long as people have the need to trace the source of pathogens, they will think of our Guojing microbial forensic science laboratory, and at that time, there will be a steady stream of people to come to the laboratory for testing." ”

"Guojing Microbiology Law Laboratory?"

"Oh, I've already thought of the name of the laboratory, so I'll name it after my parents, Nan Jianguo, Guo Xiaojing, Guojing. ”

The former site of the Nanmu Group Stem Cell Research Center is the resting place of Nan Xue's parents, and the construction of this laboratory and the name of this name are to commemorate his parents and at the same time, to contribute to the society.

"Good. Ye Zhenzhen smiled slightly, "Senior Nan plans to open the Guojing Microbiology Law Laboratory to the public, so that he can serve more people." ”

"Well, its business model is like a third-party testing agency, serving the public, as long as there is a demand, you can come to test. ”

Ye Zhenzhen quipped: "For example, if someone has diarrhea, they will bring a fecal sample and test where the pathogen that causes diarrhea comes from? Is it a local bacterium, or is it a foreign bacterium? Is it infected by Zhang San, or is it infected by poisonous food?"

For the example given by Ye Zhenzhen, Nan Zhiqiao also agreed, and said with a smile: "Yes, this is the most likely encounter of the general public, and after people's biosecurity awareness is enhanced, this kind of detection will be very common, but at this stage, we still focus on diagnosing bioterrorist attacks and assisting the forensic department to solve the case." ”

Talking about the function of the microbial forensic laboratory, Ye Zhenzhen remembered the relevant cases she had seen before, "Senior Nan, I know that during the outbreak of West Nile virus encephalitis in the northeast of the United States in the nineties, during the investigation in New York, it was found that the nucleic acid sequences isolated from birds and humans were very similar to those isolated from a dead goose in Israel, so as to conclude that this outbreak was of natural origin.

In the case of Bacillus anthracis administered by the Aum Shinrikyo aerosol, the strain of the application was identified by VNTR analysis and confirmed to be an animal vaccine strain that can be obtained in the Japanese market. ”

Nan Zhiqiao: "Yes, the two things you just said are cases of successful application of microbial forensic science. In addition to suspected bioterrorist attacks, the use of molecular markers to analyze microorganisms has also led to critical molecular biological evidence in some cases, also in forensic research. More famously, in the prosecution of a dentist in Florida to transmit the HIV virus to several patients, evidence of this transmission was obtained through HIV amplification slice sequence analysis. ”

Both are optimistic about the prospects of the microbiology forensic laboratory.

But Ye Zhenzhen was still a little worried, "In the construction of the laboratory, in addition to the venue, technology, equipment, and more importantly, people, Senior Nan, how to solve the problem of the laboratory staff?"

Nan Zhiqiao smiled confidently: "I have already planned it, you don't have to worry, when the time comes, there will naturally be staff." ”