Chapter 1876 Trade Unions
When Executive Anthony arrived, Han Xuan was preparing to visit the HIBS Institute.
It was the first time he came to this research institute that covered all kinds of major diseases that had plagued the human medical community for many years, and he stayed away from the fact that there were more than 1,000 viruses hidden in it, and always felt that the entire research institute was a "biological weapon" with great lethality.
Han Xuan had read the materials of this institute before, and clearly remembered that the live viruses stored in it covered human medical viruses, zoonotic viruses, animal viruses, insect viruses, plant viruses, bacteriophages, environmental microorganisms, virus-sensitive cell banks and viral genetic resource banks, etc., and the strains of Zika, hemorrhagic fever, Black Death, smallpox, SARS and other viruses are all here.
The name of the security director is Andy, and he is about fifty years old, Han Xuan didn't ask him, so he didn't know, he only knew that he had taught at Columbia University, and later worked in the World Health Organization and the U.S. Department of Health, specializing in virus research, and was one of the most authoritative experts in this field, except for the six Nobel Prize winners in the institute, he was the oldest.
Seeing that Han Xuan was worried about safety, Old Andy shook his head with a smile and said: "No, no, no, in fact, our institute is safer and more hygienic than other places, and it will be disinfected regularly, as long as there is no external attack, there is no risk of leakage of those viruses."
Forcibly obtaining them is not so simple, the vault door is designed according to the bank vault, the steel thickness is more than seventy centimeters, and it is very cold, the only way is to obtain them from the virus reservoir through a mechanical arm, considering that more than a hundred bodyguards are veterans, this is almost non-existent.
In addition, the researchers accidentally took it out, but we have strict rules, entering and exiting will be disinfected, and there are people outside to stare at the audit, and the mental aspect will also be evaluated, and there are only 12 people in the entire research institute who are qualified to enter the virus bank, and I am one of them.
So don't worry, you may get the virus from other people, and the probability is much higher than that of getting it from here, and we already have the cure for most of the viruses......"
Han Xuan saw Executive Officer Anthony, his expression was slightly stunned, he didn't understand why he rushed over, so familiar that he didn't need to say hello specifically, and continued to say to Mr. Andy: "There will always be accidents, not all movies are played like that, so you should be more careful."
When I was building this Viral Gene Research Institute, I saw some reports about illegal operations, and even some people took out viruses and sold them for money, I really don't know what I thought in my head, I couldn't control the virus banks in other places, and I didn't bother to worry about it, but I can't do it here, and I must rule out any possibility of danger. ”
The first time I really dealt with the small boss, all the previous rumors about Han Xuan's personality were just hearsay, old Andy didn't dare to slack off, it was a big deal when it came to safety in the virus database, and he continued to tell Han Xuan:
"Long before the virus library was put into use, the EVAg project organization, the world's largest alliance of virus resource preservation institutions, sent experts from the standardization of international quality management systems to us to review the microbial and virus species collection center of the Institute of Virology.
In the end, we got the results that all the review elements of the management operation were rated as Green, the highest level of EVAg quality management system review, and there was no problem in building it with the most advanced virus management technology.
In order to ensure biological activity, those strains are deeply refrigerated in professional refrigerators at temperatures as low as minus 80 degrees Celsius to minus 150 degrees Celsius, especially for strains that have been stored as resources for a long time, the refrigeration temperature is as low as minus 169 degrees Celsius.
If you look at it from the outside, the preserved cryogenic refrigerator is about two to three times larger than the ordinary refrigerator at home, but the refrigeration function is more powerful, to enter the vault, you must go through special training, you need to do a good job of biosecurity protection measures in advance, wear protective clothing, gloves, antifreeze protection devices, and the door is a double lock, two people can enter to take the strain for experiments.
We have conducted strict vetting of people who have been exposed to important viruses, and there is no need to worry about this as well. ”
Han Xuan nodded as if he didn't understand, and the executive officer Anthony next to him didn't bother, seeing that the little boss was chatting, he followed behind and walked forward together, the matter of layoffs is not in a hurry, and it is okay to sit down and discuss it slowly when you are free.
Thinking of something at this time, Han Xuan then asked Andy: "Have the research results on the SARS virus come out, and have you figured out how they came about?" ”
The outbreak of SARS in Asia in 2002, also known as "SARS", is preferred by Westerners to call it "SARS".
But even so, it later caused as many as 7,000 people to be infected, it can only be said that they did not pay attention to it, resulting in about 800 deaths, indirectly causing a huge amount of economic losses, causing more serious panic, such as because of rumors and caused a rush to buy banlan root and vinegar incident, a bottle of white vinegar was originally about three or four yuan, but during that period of time, there were 1,000 bottles of sky-high white vinegar, and the price of banlan root also rose all the way.
Since it mostly infects yellow people, it is rumored that this virus was specially developed for China, and Han Xuan was more or less affected, so he specially asked people to conduct research on SARS.
It's been more than a year since the incident suddenly appeared and disappeared, and Andy Sr. told: "I'm not in charge of this, but I've seen the reports."
Some people have found a virus strain that is completely consistent with the SARS genome from bats such as the Chinese chrysanthemum bat, and it may be infected only after mutation.
Originally, we thought it was a civet cat, because the first patient was a chef, and he had dealt with civet cats, and we thought it might be civet cats, but now it seems that this is not the case, and we have succeeded in infecting the civet cats with the virus carried by the Chinese chrysanthemum bat, eliminating all the problems. ”
With a sudden expression, Han Xuan finally solved the doubt in his heart, it seems that the civet cat is just an intermediary for the transmission of the virus, and after it fell ill, it was pitifully eaten, and then it carried a big and black pot.
He said: "In this way, if it is confirmed, let's publish a report, our institute lacks nothing, and what is most lacking now is visibility, I think this incident can make HIBS more famous......