Chapter 39 The Ethics of Scientists
In the conference room, a group of researchers in white lab coats were engaged in a heated discussion.
A bald middle-aged man with glasses stood on the podium, stammering a weekly newspaper.
Originally, the audience was still talking in a whisper, and then a fierce quarrel broke out, and the eyes of more than a dozen people were on the project leader.
"There are still many difficulties we are facing at the moment, this technique is not playing golf, you can hit the ball into the hole with a random swing, we are challenging the realm of God!" A middle-aged scientist waved his arms excitedly and pleaded to Yoon Wilmut, "You can't expect me to give you a mature embryo within a month, no one can do it!" β
"Calm down, Jeff!" Yoon Wilmut reassured, "I know there are many difficulties, and we can all overcome them, remember when we were in school, when we did nuclear transplant frogs, it took a long time, and we finally succeeded." β
"How did the world's first nuclear transplant cloned frog come about, have you forgotten? Yoon? "They conducted a total of 104 experiments, only 35 embryos were successfully cultivated, and in the end, only 27 developed into tadpoles, but none of them became frogs. β
"We had 107 nuclear transfers, only 11 embryos, and now they've all failed."
"If 100 is not enough, we will do 200 to eat, and if 200 times is not enough, we will do 300 times." Yoon Wilmut exclaimed, "Experiments are like this, repeating failures, starting all over again, failing again and again, until we find a way to success." β
"But it will take time!" Jeff also yelled, "We can't do this in a year if we can't do it alone." β
"Jeff, this is a request from the funders, they want to see results as soon as possible!" Yin Wilmut held back his anger, "Without results, there may be no follow-up funds, they wrote a check for 100 million US dollars, and the second batch of scientific research funds is 1 billion!" Billion! β
Jeff froze, standing still.
The researcher on the podium was also stunned, and his eyes turned to Yoon Wilmut.
"Why stop." A voice came out of the last row, and everyone was startled and turned their heads to look at it.
Yin Eun Wilmut was also startled after seeing the other party clearly, when did this mysterious Mr. Zhao come in, why didn't he find out just now?
Qin Yi frowned and looked at the researcher on the podium, "Keep reading, finish reading." β
The researcher hesitated for a moment, then lowered his head and began to read the report, still thinking about what Yoon Wilmut had just said.
Is there really a billion dollars?
The conference room was silent, staring silently at the stammering report on the podium, but no one actually listened.
All the thoughts in my head, is there really a billion?
It wasn't until the researcher finished reading the last sentence that he subconsciously looked up at the last row.
Qin Yi stood up, "Let me clarify what Professor Yin Wilmut said just now, it's not a billion dollars. β
"It's the second billion dollars, and the third is three billion."
There was an uproar in the conference room, and everyone couldn't sit still.
"I know there will be a lot of difficulties for everyone, but that's no reason to complain." Qin Yitang glanced at the people present, "The 21st century is the century of biology, and my bosses are very optimistic about the field of biology, which is a field with unlimited potential and broad prospects. β
"The project you are doing now is the most cutting-edge and cutting-edge biotechnology, and my boss and I are very optimistic."
"I think soon you will make achievements, and then the prize money, the reputation, the Nobel Prize will be at your fingertips."
"You are ushering in an era, an era of creatures."
These few words of chicken blood and chicken soup were poured down, and everyone's spirit burned with the naked eye.
"According to the reliable information we have received, the research institutes in the United States, Dongying, and Goryeo are ...... Powerful laboratories around the world are preparing to conduct experiments on horse cloning mammals. Qin Yi said coldly, "Your time is running out. β
"Hurry up." Qin Yi raised his voice again, "If you can't grab the reputation of being the first, then the bosses will turn their attention to other research institutes, and there will be no follow-up R&D funds." β
Everyone's hearts trembled, and the sense of crisis in their hearts was immediately filled.
"Except for Yin Eun, Jeff, and senior researchers, everyone is out." Qin Yi stretched out his hand, and the researcher and assistant researcher immediately got up and walked out.
There were only four people left in the conference room, and they looked at Qin Yi with some apprehension.
Qin Yi was cold in front of him, and with a sense of oppression, he slowly spoke: "The bosses have already spent 100 million, and they want to know when they will see progress." β
Yoon Wilmut hesitated, "We're having some minor difficulties right now, but we'll be able to fix it soon, isn't it Jeff......"
Jeff, who was sitting next to him, said with some difficulty, what cloned embryos will have abnormal morphology of extraembryonic tissues, regulation of apoptosis, cell proliferation, and other difficult words.
Qin Yi was very displeased, "Don't tell me any bullshit reasons for DNA methylation, histone modification, and abnormal X chromosome inactivation, my boss can't understand it, I just want to know when you can come up with results." β
After a long silence, Jeff finally held back a sentence, "It could take a year." β
"No, a week, you'll have to come up with something." Qin Yi said unceremoniously.
"This can't be......" Jeff was shocked, "we can't even get the embryos out for a week." β
"No physical needs required!" Qin Yi directly interrupted Jeff's words, "Go directly to the paper, whatever natural journal and scientific journal, whatever is influential, send the article out first." β
"Huh?" Yin Wilmut was stunned for a moment, "This ...... How do you send it? Our experiments have not been successful. β
"I don't need to teach you this point if you send your paper first and then succeed." Qin Yi asked rhetorically, "Don't say you haven't done it. β
"That's ...... is unethical. Jeff's face flushed, "We can't do that." β
Qin Yi directly took out two stacks of banknotes and put them on the table, "Then you come and tell me, which of these two stacks of banknotes is moral and which is immoral?" β
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"You're going to succeed anyway, but the paper was published a little earlier." Qin Yi stood up and patted the other party's shoulder, "Don't bring your emotions to work, I just need to see your results." β
Looking at the people who were still silent, Qin Yi frowned, "If you can't figure it out, I'll go to Cambridge University to find John Gurdon." β
Everyone was startled and suddenly became a little uneasy.
John Gurdon who.
It was the famous father of cloning, a Fellow of the Royal Society, and a professor at Cambridge University, and the cloned frog was his masterpiece.
Yoon Wilmut immediately stated that there is nothing wrong with writing papers and compiling data.
There are many such things as academic fraud in the field of biomedicine.
This industry is highly dependent on expensive precision instruments or custom reagents, and at the same time requires a lot of manpower trial and error and experience accumulation, and is known as a labor- and capital-intensive discipline.
In order to obtain more R&D funding, researchers will inevitably add some water to their papers.
It's hard to make money.
Qin Yi nodded with satisfaction, "Just studying animals is not enough of a sensation, you can do something more high-end." β
Yin Wilmut asked tentatively, "For example?" β
"How about human somatic cloning embryonic stem cells?" Qin Yi looked at each other with a smile.
Several people present gasped, and everyone panicked.
Stem cells in a natural embryo are "totipotent" cells that can differentiate into all types of cells.
It has extremely important research and clinical application value, and can be used to study the process of human embryogenesis and development in vitro, which is helpful to understand the mechanism of differentiation and development, and to understand the phenomena of life and disease.
The most far-reaching potential use of human embryonic stem cells is to induce a variety of specialized cells and tissues through directed differentiation to repair or replace dysfunctional tissues and organs, thereby treating many diseases, such as Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, spinal cord injury, stroke, burns, heart disease, diabetes, leukemia, osteoarthritis, etc.
"I can announce to you that we are working on induced pluripotent stem cell technology and have achieved certain results." Qin Yi said with a smile, "Stir up the concept first, and then sponsorship and R&D funds will naturally follow." β
The rest is financing, listing, speculating on concepts, and blowing stock prices......
Ahem, Qin Yi immediately put aside this familiar path, and did it a little smoothly, and it was inevitable that he would deviate.
After half an hour of careful enlightenment, the scientists present finally let go of their moral baggage and decided to make some less rigorous papers for the funds needed for the development of science.
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Hong Wenbiao hummed a relaxed song and walked through the secret door, "Big brother, do you have something to look for me?" β
Hong Wengang, who was sitting on the sofa, was on crutches, slowly turned his head to look at his younger brother, and showed a strange smile, "Ah Biao." β
Hong Wenbiao was horrified by the other party's eyes, and his heart chuckled.
Before he could ask, suddenly two big men behind him stretched out their arms and held him down.
"Hey, what are you doing?!" Hong Wenbiao struggled desperately, "Big brother! Eldest brother! β
A needle was pierced into Hong Wenbiao's neck, and the anesthetic in the needle was slowly injected into his body.
After a while, Hong Wenbiao could no longer struggle, and the whole person was paralyzed on the ground, only conscious and awake.
Hong Wengang slowly walked in front of him, "I helped you get an artificial heart, the doctor said it can be used for five years, don't worry, I will help you find a suitable heart." β
"Woo woo......" Hong Wenbiao looked at his brother in disbelief.
"Maybe the cloning technology will be successful by then, and then I'll ask them to clone your heart first, and then replace it for you." Hong Wengang patted him, "I can't have more surgeries on this body, I need to recuperate, you try it for me first." β
The anger in Hong Wenbiao's eyes almost erupted, but he couldn't move now.
"Let's get ready for surgery." Hong Wengang turned around very resolutely and said vigorously.
The subordinates agreed, carried Hong Wenbiao to the stretcher, and pushed him into the secret room next to him.
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Qin Yi was slightly surprised when he received a call from Hong Wengang, and then smiled, "You are going to have surgery, then I wish you a smooth operation, it doesn't matter if you recuperate for a few more days, you won't be very busy in the past month." β
"But it's hard to say in a month, and you'll have to be a little busier then."
"Okay, that's it, I'm going to get on the plane, hang up first."
Qin Yi hung up the phone and sighed, "It's really ruthless, my brother can do it." β
Chen Xiaoming and Wu Xiuqing next to them were a little surprised, "What's wrong?" What's wrong? β
"It's fine." Qin Yi smiled slightly, "Hurry up and go back to Hong Kong Island, I'm not used to staying here now." β
"Cut." Chen Xiaoming rolled his eyes, "You haven't gone shopping with me." β
Qin Yi has been busy all day since she came to the country, and she has no time to go shopping with her.
In the end, Chen Xiaoming had to partner with Wu Xiuqing, wandering around and shopping.
I don't feel embarrassed, but I still feel a little unhappy in my heart. Finding a workaholic boyfriend is like being a widow.
"What's the point of shopping, I'll take you to Hollywood and Broadway when I go back, it's much more prosperous over there." Qin Yi said casually, "If you are not satisfied, I will accompany you more after I go back." β
After speaking, Qin Yi picked up the phone again, "Hey, Mr. Wei, how are you doing over there?" β
Chen Xiaoming secretly swore in his heart that he would squeeze him for three days after he went back.
Qin Yi listened to the eight-faced Buddha constantly boasting, and he didn't think so, these are all clichΓ©s, just listen to it.
However, the eight-faced Buddha quickly got down to business, and he was almost on the line with the royal housekeeper.
"Did you send the money?"
"I sent it, but the other party accepted it but didn't say it." The eight-faced Buddha was a little dissatisfied, "It cost me 10 million, and I don't have a fart." β
"No representation is the best representation." Qin Yi soothed, "Is there any other trouble?" β
"There's one." The Erawan Buddha said very seriously, "The new police chief was very upset with me and didn't accept my gifts. β
"Oh." Qin Yi immediately became interested, "Is it so individual?" β
"yes." The eight-faced Buddha was very unhappy, "This person is very difficult, how to deal with him?" β
"You send me his information first." Qin Yi hung up the phone and suddenly laughed.
It's very good that a warrior finally dares to stand up.
Charol, yes, it's you.
After getting off the plane, Qin Yi directly released Chen Xiaoming and ran away.
was so angry that Chen Xiaoming stomped his feet and vowed to squeeze him for a week.
After Qin Yi changed his clothes and face, he rushed directly to Li Wenbin's office.
"Wen Bin, I have found a breakthrough." Qin Yi waved the information in his hand.
Li Wenbin was a little surprised, and then his face was full of surprise, and he stood up suddenly, a little incredulous, "Really? β
"Siam is not monolithic, as long as you want to find it, you will definitely find it." Qin Yi threw the information on the table, "The new police chief Charol, he has nothing to do with the Siam Human Organ Trafficking Group, you can ask Interpol to contact him and ask him to cooperate with us." β
Li Wenbin slapped the table hard, "Okay! β