Chapter Forty-Nine: My Boss Is a Scientist ♂
Massachusetts, a largely hilly, sea-eroded and moraine-like continent, was one of the first 13 states at the time of American independence.
Massachusetts covers an area of about 21,000 square kilometers, and looking at the area, it is one of the smallest states in terms of area. But no one looks down on it because of its size. And not just because of Boston, which is one of the best cities in the United States and even the world. And because of Harvard University, one of the top universities in the world.
Boston Airport's Logan International Airport is one of the 20 busiest airports in the United States. Countless planes take off and land here.
A luxury business jet arrived around the evening after a few hours of flight and did not land on the main airport track, but on a pre-arranged private tarmac. In the vicinity of the tarmac, a team of VIPs has been waiting in front of the tarmac for a long time.
Boston has a continental climate. However, due to its proximity to the Atlantic Ocean, the climate is also significantly influenced by the ocean. As a result, the climate changes rapidly, and it is not surprising that there is even snowfall in May and October.
But today is obviously a hot summer day, and the middle-aged people waiting on the tarmac feel so. But he didn't complain about the heat. At least not on his expression. Even if the plane hadn't landed completely, he already had a very decent smile on his face. And the moment the plane door opened, the curvature of the corners of his mouth definitely reached its peak.
The middle-aged man stepped forward with a smile, greeted Tony and Pepper who stepped off the plane, and said. "Welcome to Boston, Mr. Stark, and Ms. Potts, I'm Fitz Jackson, the head of the Stark Group's Boston distribution."
"You don't need to explain your birthday to me, now take us to the group's biological research institute at Harvard University." Tony's proper smile didn't impress Tony, or that Tony was not thinking about being served to him or not.
"Okay." Jackson, who was pushed back by Tony, was not discouraged, nor did he show the slightest dissatisfaction, and continued to say with a smile: "The car is ready." We'll be right away. With that, he took a step back, showed Tony and Pepper the vehicle, and pulled the car door.
"Then let's go." Nodding, Tony slipped into the car, followed by Pepper.
The group drove all the way to the downtown area of Boston, Harvard Medical School.
Although Harvard's main campus is in Boston next to the city of Cambridge, the cold and MIT face off across the bridge. It's like trying to decide who is the number one university. But because of the peculiarities of business schools and medical schools. It also had to be placed in the heart of Boston, a large city in the world.
The business school is because Boston itself is a city with a developed economy and finance, and most of the medical schools and universities have the nature of hospitals. Therefore, it is understandable to place it in the city center, a place with developed and convenient transportation.
Stark-Harvard Genetic Engineering Laboratory.
The lab, which was created as an early investment from Howard Stark, was mainly involved in the sequencing of the human genome. Or to participate in the research of the Captain America gene program. Then, in the process of continuous development, due to the abundant funds of the Stark Group, it has grown more and more.
But since the government announced that all human genome data would not be protected by patents and that it must be disclosed to all researchers, and the Stark Group's research center shifted to high-tech weapons, the pace of development has plummeted in recent years. However, because the laboratory relies on Harvard University, a world-renowned university, and no matter how the budget is reduced, Stark Group is always a big business and strong strength, so this gene laboratory is still one of the top biological gene laboratories in the world.
"Hello Dr. Alan Statham." As soon as I entered the laboratory, I was greeted by a middle-aged man who was full of energy and wearing a white lab coat research costume. Tony began by saying hello to the chief scientist who presided over the engineering lab.
"Hello, Mr. Stark." Alan returned the salute: "Welcome to the lab, I heard you want to go to the lab's newest lab, right?" I'll take you there. With that, Alan led Tony and his party to the core of the laboratory.
"I've done an in-depth understanding of you, and your research direction is human genetic engineering, right? And it has also made a major breakthrough in human cell correction. This cell correction technique is really excellent. ”
"Yes, Mr. Stark!" Dr. Allen was extremely honored by Tony's overture. It's not just because Tony is his big boss, which doesn't matter in the eyes of a scientist. And not because he's Iron Man, a superhero. Allen, a biologist, has little interest in electronic devices. The reason for the honor is that Tony is also a scientist!
"To be precise, it is through the correction and improvement of individual genes in human autologous germ cells." Alan spoke, "Humans are the most advanced creatures known today. So what we can study is to improve ourselves by correcting our own genes. ”
"You said the highest creature known......" Tony began, "If there is a species that is more perfect and more evolutionary than humans, even if it only exists in legends." What would happen if his genes were mixed into humans? ”
"You mean mutants? Or Inhuman? "Scientists are always at the forefront of the world's science and technology. Those who are engaged in biology know about Dr. Allen, whether it is the mutants who are superficial, or the Inhumans who are now hiding in the shadows.
"No, no, no!" Tony shook his head, "Actually, I need your help today because I ......," said Tony, gesturing to Pepper.
Seeing Tony's gesture, Pepper didn't say much, took a deep breath, calmed down, and began to mobilize his body and mind according to the method of running Qi.
A pair of thick horns, eyes as kind as a mother, the upper and lower sides of the body are full of metallic scales, the scales are deep and bright like flames, and the lines on them are like flames.
The creatures in the lab all seemed to sense something, and all of them looked in Pepper's direction.
"This ......" Seeing Pepper's changes, Dr. Allen was first shocked, thinking that Pepper, the president of Stark Group, was a mutant who had been hidden for many years. But then he immediately remembered what Tony had just said.
"Mr. Stark, this is ......"
"That's something we both need to look into these three days." Tony shrugged: "The harm and impact of the intergenerational inheritance of mysterious creatures on themselves. ”