Chapter 792 [Progress]

Bokang Biomedical Research Co., Ltd. can be said to bring together the world's top research team in this field, and the company has a top R&D team of more than 200 people, all of whom are PhDs from major universities around the world.

To be able to attract so many talents to join at the same time, in addition to the strong appeal of the name Luo Sheng in the scientific and technological community, the research funds of up to 5 billion US dollars in Bokang Biotech's account may also be one of the important reasons, and it will basically not be capped.

Scientific research really needs to be "encompassed" by capital, top scholars rarely make money, and those who engage in scientific research, especially cutting-edge technology and experimental research, are often extremely money-burning, as for Luo Sheng, who understands technology and can make money, it is a very rare exception, he can soften to a perfect balance between capital and technology.

Perhaps because of this, it is the real reason why he has a strong appeal in the academic world.

On the one hand, scientists need the support of capital, and on the other hand, they hate the capital that knows to set goals for you without knowing anything.

The point is, if most capital sees that you can't get it, he will withdraw it.

And Luo Sheng is just a capitalist who understands scientific research, so many scientists are willing to accept his call, knowing that he is super rich, and he will not withdraw your capital at every turn.

In addition to the title of the first person in science and technology, the name Luo Sheng also has a strong capital attribute, so the cooperative institutions or companies of Bokang Biotechnology are also not small, and there are quite a few of them.

At the same time, on the issue of anti-aging research, human beings seem to have a natural consistency, because everyone wants to live longer, especially the world's richest people, and many cooperation is smoother than in the field of semiconductor and other technologies.

In addition to the major well-known research institutes in the United States, such as the Broad Institute in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and the Chicago pharmaceutical giant ABBVIE, the cooperative institutions of Bokang Biotech have cooperated with Bokang Biotech.

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Inside the research building.

David Levinson took Luo Sheng and the people of the North American Anti-Aging Association into a laboratory in the building, and everyone did not change into isolation gowns, because they were all in the outer area, and there was a special layer of transparent glass inside as a separation wall to completely separate the inside and outside of the laboratory.

Luo Sheng and the others were watching outside, there were six or seven researchers working in the internal isolation laboratory, and the most striking thing was that there were a large number of hairless rats swimming in the various transparent glass pipes extending from the internal laboratory.

David Levinson stood on the side of the transparent glass wall and introduced to Luo Sheng and others with a smile: "This is a key research object of Bokang Biotech - naked mole rats, their hometown is in North Africa, adult naked mole rats are about 10 centimeters long and weigh about 50 grams, which is not much different from ordinary mice. ”

Glancing back at the naked mole rats swimming in the transparent pipes, Levinson continued: "But what they really have research value is that they live ten times longer than the average rat, they can survive for thirty years, and there are a thousand naked mole rats here, and we have been studying and observing them for six years in order to find a biomarker of aging. ”

Pilson Paterno, the head of the North American Anti-Aging Association, said: "So, how's it going? ”

Luo Sheng glanced at him and didn't say anything.

This foreigner is really nowhere to be seen, but this is not a big problem, the $5 billion in Bokang Bio's account is direct financing from the life science fund, and the main source of funds for the life science fund is not only Luo Sheng, most of the money is actually donated by those rich people.

Well-known super-rich people such as Larry Page, Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates, Warren Buffett and so on have all donated, and the amount is not small, hundreds of millions of dollars and hundreds of millions of dollars.

With Luo Sheng's current worth, there is no pressure to make a hundred billion dollars, but if you can spend other people's money first, you will definitely not spend your own money first, anyway, they like to give money, so fools refuse.

Pilsen Paterno is in a sense the rich, and the super-rich want to live longer.

"At present, the laboratory has completely mapped out the genetic sequence of naked mole rats." David Levinson said: "Next, we will combine the current hot technology in the biological science community, that is, CRISPR-cas9 gene editing technology, to analyze and deconstruct the genetic sequence of naked mole rats. In the process of research, we also used Bluestar Technology's powerful cloud computing and machine learning technology to improve the understanding of the biological mechanisms that control life aging, and artificial intelligence expert Huang Xuewen has made great contributions to the team. ”

Luo Sheng said in surprise: "So fast? Isn't it necessary to analyze the human DNA sequence? ”

David Levinson nodded: "Next year." ”

Luo Sheng immediately said: "Delaying human aging is a long way to go, I won't put too much pressure on your team, further human trials can only be carried out with my approval, you can come to me directly." ”

Pilson Paterno, who was next to him, heard Luo Sheng's words, and couldn't help but slander in his heart: What you say is better than singing, of course you are not in a hurry, you are not yet 35 years old, and the maintenance is not much different from that of a 25-year-old young man, but other old rich people are almost running out of oil, and those who can't walk steadily can not afford it.

At that time, the donation money will be almost in vain.

“OK。”

David Levinson nodded again, he also knew that this legendary tech guru was an interdisciplinary master, and he also had amazing insights in the field of life sciences.

After a while, David Levinson took Luo Sheng and them to another laboratory and showed them another of the latest research results of Bokang Biotech.

“…… We separated the aging cells of yeast from the daughter cells, and comprehensively analyzed the genes by tracking the aging cells, just as mice will increase their lifespan by 45% when they are constantly starved, when there is a lot of food, these organisms will grow quickly, and in the harsh environment such as low temperature and starvation, they will grow slowly with 'static braking', and at this time their lifespan will be extended, which is very interesting to find. ”

David Levinson continued: "The discovery of this interesting 'cell balance theory' has attracted our attention and is being further explored in the Biocom biological laboratory, if we want to have a greater breakthrough in 'anti-aging technology', we must completely decode the secrets of the human aging genome, rather than developing drugs first, so this is also our next key research direction, and drug development is the last option." ”

"Dr. Levinson, as far as I know, not all research and institutions think so, and the team at Unity-Bioteology, a San Francisco biotech startup that just received funding from Jeff Bezos the year before last, believes that even if you don't understand the mechanism of aging, you can let the treatment go first," said Pilson Parnaught. ”

Hearing this, David Levinson retorted directly without hesitation:

"It's nonsense, don't they know the potential risks of genetic technology? Any technological deconstruction at the genetic level needs to be cautious, because there is no guarantee that some monster will be created, just like 'if doctors don't know what the virus is, they can't fight infectious diseases', and even bring even greater disasters, we must first understand it, understand everything about it before we can do the next step of research, such a simple reason is not understood? ”

"Could it be that Unity-Bioteology's research team graduated from Pheasant University? Or is Jeff Bezos in a hurry to get ahead on the life sciences track? ”

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