Chapter 245: Artificial Organs

In mid-June, Zhou Yu was reviewing the superconducting maglev locomotive project reported by Liu Jing.

He received a report from Wang Xiaoxiaoxiao that the Institute of Genomics has successfully drawn a functional map of human genes and has successfully cultivated artificial organs in vitro.

Zhou Yu heard that Wang Xiaoxiao had cultivated artificial organs, and after completing the project review, he immediately rushed to the Institute of Genetics.

Artificial organs are so important that most of the causes of human death are organ failure.

Artificial organs can definitely solve more than 80% of fatal diseases.

Zhou Yu came to the laboratory and saw Wang Xiaoxiao leading the scientific research team to culture human tissues and organs.

In front of them were many solutions soaked in different colors of clear glass bottles, and they slowly grew into the appearance of human organs.

There are all kinds of human organs such as heart, liver, spleen, lungs, kidneys, stomach, large and small intestines, pancreas, bones, muscles, etc.

Wang Xiaoxiao looked at Zhou Yu staring at these organs in culture, and he introduced: "Through the observation of human embryos, we have cracked the functions of most human genes, except for the invalid genes that cannot be expressed and the genes that make up the brain.

The most important thing for us is to crack the proliferation and differentiation genes of the cell.

In this way, the proliferation rate and differentiation types of cells can be controlled, and human tissues and organs can be quickly obtained through in vitro culture.

With the exception of the human brain, we can make any tissue and organ that works almost exactly like a normal organ.

The equipment used to grow artificial organs is an embryo culture chamber, and we use genetic technology to create totipotent stem cells.

Through genetic observation, the conditions required for the differentiation of each organ are found, and the usable organs are cultivated by setting up different environments in the embryo culture cabin.

The embryo culture chamber is a glass jar that can be automatically tempered.

The most scientific and technological content is the culture medium in the embryo culture cabin, which is the key to determining what kind of organ the totipotent stem cells form in. ”

When Zhou Yu heard Wang Xiaoxiao say this, he knew that the laboratory was already able to completely cultivate various organs.

"Do these organs still need to extract the patient's stem cells in the same way that they heal the nerves of the spine?"

Zhou Yu must understand this issue clearly, it is related to the scope of application and promotion speed of artificial organs.

"Mr. Zhou, we have figured out the efficacy of human genes, of course we will not choose this stupid method.

We synthesized the DNA genetic data of tens of thousands of volunteers to find the best genetic template for the Han nationality by eliminating the unique genes of individuals.

There are two sets of gene templates, male and female, that have modified cell surface proteins that can cause attacks by the human immune system.

The organs we will produce in the future will be public artificial organs, which can be transplanted by anyone without causing the body's own immune system to attack.

But only the Han Chinese are 100% compatible with this set of genetic templates and do not cause any side effects.

I'm talking about conventional organ transplantation, where if the transplantation of reproductive organs that produce sperm and eggs, they have to use the genetic culture of the person being transplanted in order to continue to produce germ cells with their own genetic material. ”

Wang Xiaoxiao briefed Zhou Yu on the performance of artificial organs.

In order to ensure the convenience of artificial organ production, scientists transplant smoothly.

By analyzing the genes of the human immune system, we can find a way for the human immune system to identify foreign invaders, and create artificial organs that the human immune system ignores.

Every advanced technology can be applied to military use, and this technology is no exception.

It can create artificial organs that are ignored by the immune system of all human beings, and a virus that is ignored by the immune system of a specific population with a slight modification.

This virus is a veritable genetic virus that specifically attacks specific races. If it does appear, it will be more devastating than AIDS.

The human immune system can still be in a war with AIDS for a long time, and there is no solution to the emergence of this virus.

Zhou Yu approvingly: "This is a good method, most of the organ transplants are heart, liver, kidney, or old smoker's lungs.

There are very few people who need to transplant reproductive organs, and it is convenient and fast for others to use public organs, and there are special groups of people who need special treatment.

Is an artificial organ transplant convenient? Is it easy to store and transport? ”

When Wang Xiaoxiao heard Zhou Yu's two questions, he immediately replied: "Artificial organ transplantation is very convenient, and previous organ transplants need to be surgically sutured to connect blood vessels, lymphatic vessels and nerves.

After the organ is transplanted into the human body, anti-immune rejection therapy is also required.

Our artificial organs have no immune rejection and are easy to transplant.

Based on the experience of regenerating nerves, Ms. Chen Jin developed a bioadhesive agent with the help of scientists in our laboratory.

It is a special cell with high efficiency and value-added, which has a good affinity with various cells of the human body, and can bond bones, muscles, blood vessels, lymphatic vessels, and nerves.

As long as the two pipes to be connected are placed with a biological scaffold inside and the outer interface is coated with a bioadhesive agent, the two pipe connections will be glued together in a matter of seconds.

Only 30% of the time required for a single surgery is the same as that of previous organ transplants, and the success rate is even higher.

We now grow artificial organs in our labs, and each artificial organ is different in size and it takes a different time to generate it in the embryo culture cabin.

After growth, the nutrients in the embryo culture chamber also support the survival of the artificial organ cells for a week.

Our artificial organs need to be customized in advance and transported to the designated hospital by logistics within a week. ”

Zhou Yu thought that Chen Jin sometimes worked in the laboratory, thinking that she was just curious, but he didn't expect that the research would produce very important results.

Artificial organ transplantation is convenient and fast, which is very conducive to the promotion of artificial organs, and at the same time, it also allows patients to recover faster and suffer less after surgery.

Artificial organ storage is also very convenient, and various models of artificial organs can be quickly provided according to the different patients in the hospital.

"Director Wang Xiaoxiao, can our artificial organs carry out clinical trials?" Zhou Yu asked expectantly.

He can already predict what kind of sensational effect the artificial organ will have after it is launched.

Wang Xiaoxiao shook her head and said: "Because there is a coordination between organs, for example, if a person's kidney is not good, it will make male impotence and premature ejaculation, which will affect the function of the spleen, affect the function of the heart, and cause insomnia, dreams and baldness."

We also need to figure out these organ synergies now, and only by understanding these issues can we proceed with organ transplantation.

At present, transplants can be carried out only for the eyes, skin, muscles, bones, and other organs that are largely unaffected. ”

Zhou Yu said solemnly: "It is really necessary to figure out these problems, we can't transplant the kidneys produced by our company, but people suddenly become impotent."

Transplantation of the heart produced by our company, causing cerebral hemorrhage.

The safety of the artificial organ must be guaranteed so that it can be used for clinical trials, and patients cannot be treated like guinea pigs.

If there is no problem with the eyes and other organs, we will first carry out the transplantation of the eyes, and at the same time promote the artificial organs, but also let the blind people see again. ”