However, Qi Min's work went very smoothly.

Able to use the computing resources of the "rain cloud", the connectors of 1024×1024×1024 were quickly exhausted, and the results of the machine learning tests were as expected. Such a brain-like body composed of virtual neurons that completely imitate the activity of real neurons often produces various strange parameter fluctuations in the process of machine learning. This may be regarded as a kind of "consciousness activity" produced by the brain-like body, but as a scientific researcher, Qi Min feels that it is better not to be so full of words.

After that, Qi Min did not run 2048× 2048×2048, but directly began to generate full-sized 16384×16384×16384 brain-like bodies, which will have 4398046511104 virtual neurons, two orders of magnitude more than the human brain.

This generated code is estimated to take several months, during which time it is better for her to correct all the articles, finish the supplementary materials, and fill in the data and graphs when the time comes.

However, in addition to these paperwork, Qi Min is also faced with the matter of taking graduate students. Although she has not yet recruited doctoral students when she first arrives at the school, she can still lend her the places that other teachers are not satisfied with, so as to ensure that the PI of the new laboratory who has just arrived at the school also has someone under her.

Because the school wanted to strengthen the level of the Department of Pediatric Biology a little, it was actually assigned to two doctoral students by Qi Min this year. She looked at the materials, the two doctoral students, a man and a woman, both have undergraduate biology backgrounds, the boy's name is Chen Linyou, and the girl's name is Wang Xin.

On the first day of the first round of rotation, Qi Min arrived at the biology department early in the morning. Because she wanted to see the students, she was not in the office, so she went directly to the laboratory and waited.

While waiting, Qi Min did another machine learning with her virtual neuronal connectome at the school's computing center. She was changing the code when two heads popped out of the doorway, and she looked around the lab, as if she was hesitating to enter the room.

"You are...... Chen Linyou and Wang Xin? Qi Min turned his head and asked.

"Right...... Yes, yes. Chen Linyou and Wang Xin hurriedly walked into the door.

Chen Linyou is tall and thin, with a slightly dark complexion and glasses. And Wang Xin is a little short, with a white and clean little round face. They look exactly like college undergraduates who have never been in society.

The two of them are tall and short, black and white, and they are really a little happy. Qi Min smiled and said, "You guys came quite on time. ”

She looked around: "There are basically no people in the laboratory now, all empty tables, you can sit casually." ”

Chen Linyou and Wang Xin put their bags on the two empty tables, and then waited for Qi Min to continue to give orders.

"Hmm...... Actually, there is nothing in the laboratory now...... Qi Min continued, "I read the materials of both of you, you both have biological backgrounds, you should be able to programming, right?" ”

The two first-year students glanced at each other, and Chen Linyou said, "I studied C...... I also learned a little bit of VB before. ”

"I'll use Matlab, does that count?" Wang Xin whispered.

"It's kind of basic...... Well, you go back and learn Python first, because the lab work is written in Python right now. Qi Min asked again, "By the way, the two of you should have already decided to direct, and you will be in this laboratory in the future, right?" ”

The two first-graders nodded.

"That's fine." Qi Min stood up and said, "Although our laboratory belongs to the bioinformatics major, it is actually mainly doing neurobiology now. There should be other directions in the future, but that is...... It's a matter for the rest of the day. "I don't think you're too familiar with Python, so let's do a little bit of cell-based work first—you've all been in the cell-room, right?" ”

"I've been in." Wang Xin nodded immediately.

Chen Linyou also nodded a little hesitantly: "I've entered." ”

"That's going to do it." Qi Min said with satisfaction, "In fact, the cell side is not too complicated, that is, a batch of ESP cells (pluripotent embryonic stem cells) are cultured and induced to differentiate into nerve cells, which are used as a negative control for the nerve cells developing in the brain." IN THIS CASE, I'LL GIVE YOU TWO COPIES OF THE PROTOCOL FIRST, AND AFTER YOU FINISH READING IT, LET'S GO TO THE CELL ROOM TO SEE THE CELLS FIRST. ”

The cell room is shared by the laboratories on this floor, and a cell ultra-clean table is also assigned to Qi Min. Reagents, petri dishes, and other consumables arrived quickly, and cells could be borrowed from other labs, so she was ready to do the cell experiments.

Qi Min waited for half an hour for the two new PhD students, and when they had almost memorized the PROTOCOL, she led the two novices into the cell room.

Wearing masks, gloves, hats, and shoe covers in the preparation room, the clumsy appearance of the two doctoral students, one tall and one short, seemed quite funny. Because Wang Xin had bangs, there were always a few strands of hair that couldn't fit into the hat, and Qi Min also helped her put on the hat again.

And when they entered the cell, the two novices were even more at a loss. Wang Xin was fine, but Chen Linyou's hands were shaking when he took the cell disk.

Qi Min was really afraid that he would shake the bottom culture liquid onto the lid and cause pollution, so he had to say to the two novices: "Forget it, why don't I operate it for you first." When the time comes, you will practice again? ”

In fact, Qi Min didn't want to show them, but was simply afraid that they would contaminate the EPS cells that she borrowed from Mr. Zheng Wenyu to knock down the p53 gene and express VC - this was what Yan Zhaolan took a lot of effort to ride a bicycle to send to her with an ice box. Qi Min must ensure that this plate of cells can grow well, so that she can have cells that are cryopreserved, so as not to be useless next time.

As for Chen Linyou and Wang Xin, the two novices, just let them pass ordinary EPS cells, and the materials that cannot be quickly obtained must not be made for them casually.

So the scene became Chen Linyou and Wang Xin standing on both sides of the ultra-clean table, leaning closer to see Qi Min performing cell passage operations. And because cell passage is nothing more than continuous addition, extraction, and centrifugation, it is really not ornamental, and Wang Xin couldn't help but yawn after a while.

Chen Linyou saw that his little friend was yawning, so he looked at his watch: "Hey, it's twelve twenty-five now......

"Really?" Wang Xin whispered, "I've heard that there will be a lot of people in the canteen at half past twelve." ”

"That...... I suddenly wanted to ask," Chen Linyou asked Qi Min, who was looking at the cell density under the microscope, "How long will it take for cell passaging?" ”

"About ten minutes." Qi Min said casually while watching, "If you're in a hurry to eat, go first." ”

"Okay!" Chen Linyou said happily.

Wang Xin also said to Qi Min gratefully: "Thank you, senior sister, let's go first!" ”

Then they really walked out of the cell, took off the disposable gloves, masks, hats, and shoe covers, and threw them away, and left in a hurry.

After Qi Min passed the last plate of cells, she felt that something was wrong when she thought about it: why did she feel that she was working for a doctoral student?