Chapter 70: Connors' New Assistant

The memo left by John was simple:

1. Dr. Connors invites you to talk in the lab.

2. The chip foundry on the other side of the world wants to further discuss cooperation.

3. Sheriff Stacey invites you to a small business meeting.

As for which side to go to first, it was too simple, of course it was Dr. Connors's side, and it was a lifesaver.

Arriving at Imperial State University again, there are more young people on campus at this time, and it should be time to start school.

When Lille walked into the laboratory, he happened to see a man in a suit and leather shoes walking out of the laboratory - a company dog!

The two just glanced at each other, and there was no intersection.

Before he could enter the door, Lille heard a young voice inside.

β€œ... Professor Connors, that's the Osborne Group? You declined their invitation? ”

The speaker is a boy who looks about the same age as Lille, wears a pair of glasses, and is typical of a "bullying nerd".

Dr. Connors looked at the data from the sidelines: "Peter, you have to understand that all gifts come at a price, especially such gifts from powerful people. ”

Bang bang.

Although the door was open, Lille knocked on it anyway.

Professor Connors's brow furrowed at the knock on the door, but when he saw that it was Lille, his brow instantly widened.

Connors strode towards Lille:

"Oh! Lille! There you are! Same as I thought! The DNA of the Lesser Antilles iguana is perfect for embedding into the DNA of other reptiles! ”

With that, he immediately took Lille to the computer.

The blackboard next to it is filled with dense computational processes - unlike the 2077 world, where computer performance is still slightly flawed.

Some of the models that needed to be tweaked had to be manually tweaked by the researchers – Dr. Connors, in particular, who was relatively not very good at computers.

Unlike ordinary university doctors and professors, he used to be a military doctor, and he studied molecular biology after the war, and his computer level can only be said to be average, and he basically barely completed the modeling simulation with the use of man and machine.

"I've done the math several times, and inserting DNA into this iguana is the most efficient, with the least codons to be inserted, the fewest notches to cut, and the least redundancy.

The survival rate is more than 10 times better than the previous best results, and the survival rate of the highest protocol is as high as 96.5%!

I'm still looking for a less redundant option, but with this chance, we can already start trying to breed genetically modified iguanas! ”

Numerically, it's perfect.

The problem is that Lille can read the algorithm, but he doesn't know how it came about.

Mathematically it's fine anyway - now that the pressure is on his side, there's no way he's going to send the iguana with tech points, right?

That thing weighs 3.2 kilograms, where are you going to make up so many points for him?

And whether the living body can be brought with it is another matter.

So Lille straightened up and smiled gently, "Congratulations, doctor, we've made new progress in our research--

But who is this? ”

Lille looked at the boy beside him, even though he had already made a judgment in his heart.

Connors was stunned for a moment, and then realized that he was indeed a little too excited.

"Oh... I'm sorry, I haven't seen you for too long, and I'm a little excited - this is Peter Parker, the assistant I just hired.

I'm going to study at Imperial State University next year – Peter, this is Lille Lee, my partner. ”

"Hello, Peter, please call me Lille."

"It's a pleasure to meet you, Lille, Dr. Connors has always wanted to share this result with you."

The two shook hands, and Peter was also very friendly, but a little shy.

After shaking hands, Lille said, "That was Osborne's man just now?" ”

"Yes." Connors nodded, "They tried to persuade me to accept the investment, but I refused, and speaking of which, we need a lot of money for the next phase of our experiments."

I don't know why they're coming to me more and more often - I've heard that they've sponsored a research team from another university. ”

Peter muttered, "But Professor, we only need to accept the sponsorship of the Osborne Group..."

"Peter." Dr. Connors called Peter's name a little helplessly, "This is complicated, can you step aside and deal with today's data first?" ”

"Okay doctor."

With Peter out of the way, Connors continued: "Now let's talk about the funding for the next step of the experiment – there's a small biosafety lab, BSL-2 level, that meets the gene editing requirements.

The problem now is that this lab has been out of use for a long time and needs some maintenance - inspections, renovations, instrument replacements...

I've got a list of items that I've removed from the list, and it's about $20-350,000. ”

Seeing the bill, Lille had a big head.

To be honest, it's a great deal, and Dr. Connors has paid for the lion's bill.

To add insult to injury, Dr. Connors added, "Actually... TALEN editing technology may not be enough for our needs, and Osborne Group has hinted that they are using a new technology.

So if you do experiment, maybe you need to find a new way to edit genes.

But in that case... It's a bottomless pit. ”

"I'll figure out how to renovate the lab firstβ€”how long will it take?"

"I don't know about this, but it shouldn't take more than a month." Connaston paused, "I'll make the engineering team faster." ”

On the one hand, we are looking for better gene tailoring solutions, and on the other hand, we are building laboratories.

But how long does Lille have to live?

It's hard to say.

Here in the Marvel world, the latest medical report does not include Lille's bells and whistles implanted prostheses, and it is widely believed that he may have 4-6 months left.

"That's great, of course, but Doctor, I've got good stuff here - look at the performance of this computer, do you think it's going to be useful?"

Lille came back with a lot of good things this time, and one of them to solve was the problem of the computer performance being too backward.

High-performance computers are expensive, but Lille can design the chips himself – or even rub them by hand.

A new architecture chip from the year 2077, 28nm process.

The energy efficiency, computing efficiency, and frequency of this thing far exceed that of its contemporaries – the most advanced chip in 2011 was only 32 nanometers, and it would be a few months before it was released.

Of course, the foundry level here is not only 28nm, but it has to be done step by step.

"It's... A better computer would certainly be more helpful, but on the market... Is there such a computer? ”

"Right away." As he spoke, Lille scratched his left hand, "Professor, do you have immunosuppressants and anti-inflammatory drugs?" ”

Connors froze, then nodded.

......

Lille has a high body temperature --

He should have taken three immunosuppressive pills prescribed to him by Lao Wei every day, otherwise it would be like this.

The inflammatory response causes the body to heat up, itchy skin, rapid breathing, and even slight edema.

The good news is that immunosuppressive drugs were also available in 2011, but they were much smaller in the world of playing game punk.

If it's a big deal, eat a few more.

Dr. Connors was stupid when he saw Lille swallow the pill like a jelly bean.

"Lille, don't think about it!!"

"I didn't think about it." Lille has a glass of water belly, perhaps because of the psychological effect, and feels a lot better.

"You..."

"You know, if you have a physical problem, you have to take a lot of medicine if you have a serious physical problem."

Lille behaved normally and didn't intend to explain much.

Cyberpunk things, Connors doesn't need to be too clear.

As he spoke, he put another shot of anti-inflammatory medicine into his hand.

Connors swallowed.

He had previously felt that he had a tendency to human experimentation, which was very abnormal and unhealthy, and Lille persuaded him.

But now it seems... This kid can't be a connoisseur, right?

This scene also stunned Peter on the side - this is a person?

"Alright, I have to go, Professor, and I wish us success."

"You... Good luck with us, slow down when you go out - you're coming alone? ”

"It's a man." Lille stood up, glad to see a stunned Peter with his phone in front of him.

This kid works in the laboratory and plays with his mobile phone to fish.

"Peterβ€”what are you looking at?"

Peter reacted and jerked the phone on his desk, scratching his head in embarrassment.

"Uh... You know, web video. ”

But Lille did see it, and the title of the video was "Spider-Man".

The kid is quite narcissistic.

Lille glanced meaningfully at the spectacled boy - he was so thin that he couldn't even tell with his prosthetic eyes that his muscle mass should be significantly higher than that of ordinary people.

Didn't the movie make it clear that Spider-Man actually has superpowers to hide himself?