Chapter 13: The Secret of Eternal Life

Birth, old age, sickness and death may be the most concise summary of human life, but there are countless mysteries hidden in it....... Telomeres are the 'protective caps' at the ends of chromosomes within cells, which protect chromosomes, while telomerase restores their length when telomeres are damaged. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE。 As the person grows, the telomeres are gradually 'worn out'. So we ask, is this important? And we're discovering that it's really important for humans. ---- 2009, the Nobel Prize in Physiology was awarded to Elizabeth Prize. Blackburn and three other women for their discovery of the mechanism by which telomeres and telomerase protect chromosomes.

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"Physiological research in recent decades has given humans the confidence to challenge the limits of natural life. Telomerase, deciphering the secret of biological immortality! The source of cell replication, each mitosis exfoliates the telomeres once until the end of the cell's life. Cell telomeres are like bamboo shoots, stripped of a layer by each division of the cell, and the heart of the bamboo shoot is the end of life. Telomerase, like water and soil, can shape countless telomeres. Infinite telomerase creates infinite possibilities for cell division. Therefore, the harmless telomerase enzyme that can be controlled, manufactured, and acceptable is almost immortal!

But telomerase is tightly inhibited in normal somatic cells, and only in cancer cells does it exert its insatiable crazy nature. Since hundreds of thousands of years of human evolution, the properties of genes have determined to keep this restless factor in a cage forever. And now, someone is trying to open it, and anyone who thinks of the desire for eternal life must rely on the power of this prisoner! .......”

"Is this still a college biology course, I'm like I'm in a history class. Ha, it's so infectious! I have to say, this guy's class is very interesting, and if you want to be his student, your grades must not be bad. ”

"Indeed...... It's a bit of a lie, as a teacher, you shouldn't teach academic classes that are not rigorous enough. Ding Yi, Wen Ying, and Zhang Yinghui sat in the back row of the classroom to listen. Biology class is in a large lecture hall. The exterior lighting is dim, and blue light is projected from the holographic projection on the podium, creating a presence in the sky. The projection of the rotating DNA telomere model presents an infinite loop, and the spiral structure that hides the code of life seems to be climbing around the academic steps. The round-headed shape of telomerase is annotated by complex alphabetic formulas, annotated to cleave every known structural composition.

After the teaching projection was turned off, the classroom was back on the lights. Only about one-third of the seats are filled with students. It can be seen that not many children are really interested in this, after all, this is only a junior college, not a college suitable for a passionate teacher like him. The lessons prepared by the teachers were not treated with much respect. When the lights came on, Wen Ying found that Ding Yi had already left his seat. He walked up the stairs of the teaching room against the students who had left the class and walked to the podium.

"There's a credit-bearing test next week, don't forget what I said today." The teacher was cleaning up the handouts, but he could smell something he shouldn't have. Classrooms were deliberately kept in dry air to protect teaching facilities.

"I graduated with full marks from Imperial College, but I didn't want to give up all the preferential treatment and return to China. Came to a third-rate college with no future as a teacher. Mr. Zhou Zhiwei, are you interested in discussing with him the explanation of the word ideal? ”

"Who are you?" Zhou Zhiwei's hands trembled, raised his head and asked.

"Danyun City Police Department, Biological Contraband Products Task Force, Superintendent Ding Yi."

"So, did I do something that caught your attention?" Zhou Zhiwei was not surprised, and asked rhetorically in a very calm tone, "Biological contraband?" Oh I remember, you're a special task force for biohacking, I've heard of it. ”

"So far, nothing has caught my attention... Behavior. Ding crossed his arms and could only smile politely. He glanced at the podium quickly, and the paper lecture notes that Zhou Zhiwei had brought were full of complex molecular formulas and pharmacological fractions. Even Ding Yi could see that at least half of the content had nothing to do with his course.

"Since you have all my information, why are you looking for me?" Zhou Zhiwei packed up the items on the podium and did not show any patience with the visitors. Paranoid researchers have always been rebellious. They believe that these moral and ethical guardians have used stupid laws to prevent them from picking up the sharp knife of science to pierce the barrier of the unknown forest.

"Just wanted to talk to you." Ding Yi approached his briefcase. Use the magnetic sense of your fingertips to read all the magnetic data in the bag and all over his body.

"Ideal? Hehe, shouldn't aspiring students return to China to dedicate themselves to their academic success, which is also wrong? ”

"No, no, no, it is precisely because patriots like you are so rare that all of them will attract special attention, what prompted you to come back with all your heart, Teacher Zhou? I've heard that abroad, even the Ministry of Defense of a certain country has sent you an invitation. Having said that, Danteo's expression was completely opposite. His gaze is like that of a skilled doctor, who can easily search for the characteristics of the patient's illness and search for Zhou Zhiwei.

"I'm sorry officer, I don't want to talk about that. I am just an ordinary teacher, and it has been my dream to become a teacher since I was a child. But if you want to ask me if I regret it after giving up the favorable conditions and choosing to return to China; Then you must be one of the factors I regret. You have succeeded in ruining the otherwise good atmosphere for scientific research, and the special service team is only acting as a thug to monopolize technology and prevent innovation. You are like the arsonists, hindering progress. Zhou Zhiwei touched his sparse hair and bluntly expressed his disgust with Ding Yi.

"What, I heard you right. Idealist, do you mean the genetic class that created it? Don't change the concept, what you think is not a place for innovation, what you want is probably a unregulated zone! The creation of a genetic class is a taboo that is forbidden all over the world, and it is difficult for the laboratories of the Institute of Technology to allow you to do so. I don't believe that the police in any country would allow you to create a genetic class? Why would you ask your home country for permission to happen that there is no retrograde in the whole world? You went back to Danyun City just for more lucrative research, right? Am I right? Ding Yi tilted the corner of his left mouth and smiled evilly.

"You don't understand anything at all!" Zhou Zhiwei suddenly spoke in a low and hoarse tone, and said impatiently to Ding Yi's remarks, "My class is over, can I go, officer?" He put away the copy, acting like he just wanted to get out as quickly as possible and end the cross-examination that he didn't like to talk about at all.

"I'm sorry, not yet." Ding Yi unexpectedly stretched out his hand and pressed it on the podium, blocking Zhou Zhiwei strongly. He narrowed his eyes slightly, still with an unsettling look that wanted to see through and analyze everything. "Let's talk about your major, Mr. Zhou, are you still superstitious about telomerase, it seems that there are fewer and fewer people who believe in the telomerase theory now. Even the telomeres of a mouse are longer than yours, but how long can it live; Don't you want to try to change your mind and change your research direction? I mean, a great person like you...... At least highly specialized people, why not do a more promising research. ”

"Oh..... No offense," Zhou Zhiwei shook his head and sighed, "Do you have at least a bachelor's degree in physiology or related majors?" I don't usually discuss such issues with laymen. Officers, because they are too ignorant to know the meaning of life. Those who say that telomerase is useless, in fact, telomerase is not equal to the raw material or raw material pool of infinite cell division, but only an opportunity...... Sorry I was speaking too abstractly, you probably didn't understand. If you are really interested, you are welcome to come and listen to my class officer. It's good for you to learn more about popular science. Smart people should soon understand the greatness of telomerase. If you have time, of course. Zhou Zhiwei's nose was gasping for disdain for the ignorant.

"Of course, of course, I also quite hope that I can come to your class, especially, I really want to know about Telo, you must be quite familiar with it, Teacher Zhou."

A trace of extremely uneasy wrinkles flashed between Zhou Zhiwei's eyebrows, like a bird skimming the water, passing by in an instant, and sinking imperceptibly on the surface of the lake.

β€œtelo? I've heard of ..... But it doesn't count as understanding. That's not what I'm good at. He scratched his face with his mouth open and in a strange and slow manner, as if he wanted to add something so that he would not act suspicious. But I don't believe that Telo really does anything. That thing can only be made by a big consortium like Qishen Pharmaceutical, so you should ask their pharmacist. Zhou Zhiwei looked at the black mechanical watch on his wrist. I have another class, and if my salary is deducted, I can only hope that you can explain Officer Ding Yi to my department head. He picked up the holographic digital projection on the podium, and the spiral telomerase structure came to an abrupt halt.

"Can you make an appointment to discuss?" Ding Yi asked at Zhou Zhiwei's back.

"Let's look for another view." Zhou Zhiwei raised his hand and decisively refused to meet next time. His right leg was born lame, and he limped up the stairs step by step. If he could have walked a little faster, he would have been out of sight of the Secret Service team a second earlier.

"Ha, why is it that the man who studies eternal life can't even walk. Why didn't he go for a corrective surgery? Zhang Yinghui chewed gum and felt "disappointed".

"Looks like there's something wrong with him." Wen Ying said.

"This kid, there's definitely something wrong." Ding Yi let go of his fist at this time, and there was still a faint trace of blue light on the tip of his finger. "In the past three minutes and thirty seconds, I have investigated Zhou Zhiwei's situation in the intelligent collection database and public data of the Danyun Police. He was in possession of three forged passports and two pieces of unidentified information. In the past seven days, he has traveled to three places where his apparent identity is suspicious, and there is a possibility of unknown contact with suspected prevention and control personnel. Oh no.... If you exclude one bathing center, it is two. That is not within our jurisdiction. The independent analysis of the data side believes that there is a 71% probability that he may participate in the contraband trading chain. ”

"Dude, I'm afraid you don't fit the procedure by doing this. If the inspection team finds that you have conducted a data review on unrelated personnel, you will be suspended. Zhang Yinghui was suspended from chewing. Ding Yi's behavior has obviously crossed the line, and this is completely a biohacking method. The original cultistic code is now being devoured by the technology he holds.

"It's okay, those idiots can't find out." Ding Yi said indifferently, "And at least, we have also found the direction of the investigation, haven't we." Follow him and you'll soon find clues. ”

The cage core in Ding's hand has been like a pack of invisible hunting dogs, burrowing into every public or private surveillance, surveillance, and every intelligent communication device in Danyun City. From every street corner he walked, every alley, every footprint he left behind, every communication message. Tracking Zhou Zhiwei's breath, staring at him, chasing every image and information of him, forming a three-dimensional grid coordinates........

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telo。 Synthetic telomerase with no specific paired gene sequence requirements, available to almost everyone. Dureng Ding asked Ding Yi to trade the first biological product.

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