Chapter Twenty-Six: Dr. Connors
The three of them walked in the direction where Gwen Stacy had left, and as soon as they reached the door, they heard a gentle and elegant male voice sound:
"Welcome, I'm Dr. Kurt Connors, just call me Connors, this is my studio." Looking through the window, Lin Sen saw a middle-aged man wearing glasses and looking Sven introducing himself to everyone, the man looked like a lecturer on a university podium, the only incongruity was his empty right arm, and in front of him, a group of middle school students who had come to visit.
"I lost my right arm in a war, so I've been working on stem cell technology and biotechnology for the rebirth of severed limbs, maybe people think I'm a great scientist with a lot of research results, but in fact it's my own selfishness."
Dr. Connors introduced himself so bluntly, putting himself in the position of an ordinary person, which suddenly shortened the distance between him and everyone, and also made the students who came to visit suddenly have a little more good impression of him.
Now it seems that Dr. Connors's personality is still very easy to get along with, which also makes Gwen, who has always worried that his tardiness will affect his badness, secretly sighs a sigh.
After briefly introducing himself, Dr. Connors began to introduce the science he was studying, and a look of confidence appeared on his face: "Now, let me tell you first, do you know what direction the research on the rebirth of amputated limbs is in various countries?" ”
"Stem cell embryo technology!" Someone immediately replied that the students who came here are all people who are interested in biological science, and the direction of stem cell research is not a secret, as long as people like to read books in this field, it is easy to answer.
"Well, that's great, but it's not the perfect answer in my mind!" Connors praised the student who had answered, but he didn't nod his head, his eyes swept through the crowd, and everyone looked down and pondered what the perfect answer was.
Stem cell therapy, also known as regenerative medicine technology, transplants healthy stem cells into the patient's body to achieve the purpose of repairing or replacing damaged cells or tissues.
Gwen was also wondering if there was a better way than stem cell embryo technology.
"I guess cross-species genetics should be of some use." A voice broke the silence.
Everyone looked out the window, the shortest of the three boys, and everyone saw a smile on the corner of Dr. Connor's mouth, and the classroom boiled in an instant, and everyone present was in an uproar, and their reactions were different.
"God! How is cross-species genetics, which is a discipline that violates bioethics, possible? ”
"Will this kind of science really be accepted?"
"Oh my God! Isn't that banned? ”
"Cross-species genetics, yes, I should have thought of it a long time ago!"
"Why forbid?! In the future, this discipline will become a precursor to the health of adults and benefit all mankind. ”
Unlike the interspecies exclusion and other technical problems that need to be solved in cross-species organ transplantation, the biggest obstacle to cross-species genetics is not the problem of professional technology, but the public opinion and bioethics.
Peter was also a little frightened when he saw that Dr. Connors affirmed his idea, he just thought of it in a flash of inspiration, but the other party was already starting to research, which was too bold! Because about this discipline, in itself, represents a taboo topic.
For example, Parkinson's disease is produced because the body's stem cells stop the secretion of dopamine, and the DNA of black zebrafish can replace the function of dopamine secretion by stem cells.
This technology should be called a milestone in the field of biotechnology, but it will also have the potential to become Pandora's box.
But even if the disease is cured, no one can guarantee what will happen to the DNA of the black spotted fish and what will happen in the patient's body, maybe it will be a future, or it may be a disaster.
And is the person who was injected with animal genes still a "human" in the real sense, and is there any animal factor hidden in him? What should others do with these non-human, non-animal chimeras?
Because, if you want people to get a certain ability of animals, you must first find out what the genetic information of this trait is, extract this piece of gene, add some helper promoters, integrate this gene into a certain chromosome of humans, and determine that it can be accurately expressed in the human body.
To some extent, this kind of genetic chromosomal change is far from being controlled by humans in the laboratory at this stage, and even the most ardent prognosticator cannot imagine the final outcome.
Therefore, in front of the door of cross-species genetics, there are layers of shackles called ethics, so that every scholar who comes to the door stops here.
For all these reasons, countries around the world have banned experiments on cross-species genetics, but in the United States, there is a strange rule: no research institutes in the government system are allowed to conduct research, while private research institutions are allowed to conduct such research.
Sure enough, Harry's subsequent explanation also confirmed Linson's suspicion that Connors had been an excellent military doctor before coming to the Osborne Group, and only came to the Osborne Group after the military decided to support Norman Osborne's human modification program.
Dr. Connors also noticed that Harry, who was standing beside Peter, was definitely going to give face to Peter, plus Peter's own ability, so he announced in front of everyone that Peter would be his assistant as a summer intern.
Harry was worried about the internal affairs of the Osborne group, and was unexpectedly pushed by someone, and followed Lin Sen's gaze, just in time to see Gwen with a lost face, and then judged from Lin Sen's mouth what he wanted to say: "Let Connors hire another female assistant!" ”
Dr. Connors then asked Peter to come over, and the two introduced the visitors to some of the well-established applications of stem cell technology and the prospect of cross-species genetics, while Linson and Harry were chatting on the railing of the hallway with a cup of coffee.
"Big groups are different, coffee is better than others."
Lin Sen took a sip, sighed comfortably, and looked at Harry, who was a little distraught, "Say, what's wrong with you?" Don't tell you you're in love with Gwen too. ”
Harry knew that his performance must have been looked at by the delicate Lin Sen, and the controversy caused by cross-species genetics just now reminded him of the controversy caused by his father's illness and coma some time ago, and when he took over the management, he was also struggling on the board of directors.
So, taking advantage of this opportunity, Harry gave Lin Sen a vent and complained about the old stubbornness within the group, and Lin Sen had no good way to manage the company, so he could only comfort:
"As long as Uncle Norman is alive, they will always be clowns, you are the son of Norman Osborne, what do you want to do boldly, even if the world is turned upside down, the name of this group is Osborne, isn't it?"
Although there is no way to give some substantive advice, but in the previous life, as a member of the Chinese Kingdom, what power dramas, palace fighting dramas, and the stories of the deceit of the past dynasties and dynasties, he can still blow with Harry all day, Lin Sen said energetically, but he didn't know that Harry had been silently labeled as a dangerous element.
"Hi ~ John, why are you here." Harry was listening with relish when he saw his father's secretary hurrying over from a distance, and immediately got up and greeted the other party.
"Hi ~ Harry, why are you here?" John was an honest-looking white man, and Harry's presence outside Dr. Connors's lab made him nervous, but his good professionalism allowed him to hide it.
"Oh~ The male assistant next to Dr. Connors is my friend, this is also my friend, his name is Lin Sen, I am taking them on a tour of our Osborne Group, Lin Sen, this is my father's secretary."
"Hello Lin Sen." John and Lin Sen shook hands briefly, and then said embarrassedly, "I'm sorry, I'm here to find Dr. Connors for something, and we'll talk about it later." With that, John walked briskly over to Dr. Connors, and the two went into the office to talk about something important.
"How did it turn out?" John asked impatiently as soon as he brought Dr. Connors into the office.
"We've cracked the genetic information we need for the trait and we've been able to extract this gene, but we're missing a primer." Dr. Connors concluded, "We expected that. ”
"Expected?" John's brow furrowed, clearly dissatisfied with the answer: "How long?" ”
"It's probably going to take a little bit of time, and we're not sure what that promoter is, and it's going to take a lot of experimentation and validation." Dr. Connors argues that as a scientist, he is absolutely right.
But it's clear that John doesn't care about these things, he's not a scientist either, he's just Norman Osborne's secretary, and his boss, now waiting for the successful results of this experiment to save his life!
Then, remembering Harry and his friends standing in the hallway, John finally warned, "As soon as possible, and don't let Harry find out about the relationship between your experiments and Norman Osborne, including the assistant next to you." ”
"Peter Parker?"
"What did you say his name was?" John suddenly became nervous.
"Peter Parker." Dr. Connors was a little strange and wondered why John's reaction was so big all at once.
"Parker, Parker......" John muttered the last name a little distractedly, and finally threw down the sentence "as soon as possible, for Norman Osborne, and for ourselves." And he departed.
On the other hand, in the lab, Gwen was also hired as Dr. Connors's assistant because of Harry's connections, and was standing with Peter in front of a large glass case, which was divided into many separate spaces, and there were various reptilian creatures inside.
"Hey, strange, why is this place empty? It's broken here! Gwen soon spotted a hole in the corner of the glass case, with a sign next to it: "Mutant Spider Exposed to Nuclear Radiation." ”
Just as Peter's attention was drawn to Gwen, the spider, which had been black and red, was crawling slowly along the lower edge of the viewing platform towards his right hand on the platform......