RBCT Chapter 3210: Paper Published, So Many Smart People
Chapter 3210: Paper Published, So Many Smart People
Chapter 3210: Paper Published, So Many Smart People
After Yang Xiaotao left the office, Old Chen paced around inside.
He then took out a document from the drawer, which listed the foreign exchange targets for each department this year.
After a quick glance, it appears that apart from the Ninth Ministry, which had already achieved its foreign exchange target of 300 billion, the other ministries are still in the process of compiling their figures.
However, with the Ninth Division leading the way, and with pagers and computer-generated special drugs, each division was basically able to complete its mission.
Of course, completing the task does not mean being qualified.
In Mr. Chen's view, without the leadership of the Ninth Department and without the High-tech Industry Research Institute, it would have been difficult for them to achieve these goals.
Of course, looking at it from another perspective, this isn't bad either.
At least it has generated some momentum.
I'm really worried about those stubborn donkeys that won't budge and even take two steps back.
After turning the pages of documents, Old Chen looked at the last page and then happily took out his pen, marking the original figure of 500 billion in the nine parts.
Then I thought about it again and realized that the goals should be realistic; we shouldn't be overly ambitious, exaggerate, or...
Then, after thinking for a moment, Mr. Chen solemnly wrote down the three characters "eight hundred billion".
After writing it down, I looked at the numbers again and felt that the discrepancy was quite large.
One billion from the Ministry of Machine Building?
A difference of one digit is unacceptable.
After pondering for a moment, he crossed out a character and wrote the character '千' (thousand).
One billion from the Second Ministry of Machine Building?
You need to put some pressure on them; without pressure, there's no motivation. People can always find a solution.
Old Chen picked up his pen and thought for a moment, then wrote the character 'hundred' above the ten.
Then, Old Chen took a pen and made corrections on the paper, occasionally frowning and then relaxing.
Finally, the New Year's goals and plans were freshly drawn up, and Mr. Chen copied them out again before finally placing them at the very end with satisfaction.
"That's more like it!"
In the blink of an eye, three days have passed.
After returning from Professor Chen's place, Yang Xiaotao began preparing for his thesis.
Although it sounds simple to Mr. Chen, putting it into practice back home is definitely not a matter of just a few words.
Fortunately, Yang Xiaotao and Teacher Wang did discuss this topic before. Although Yang Xiaotao did most of the talking, Teacher Wang did the implementation work.
It was thanks to Teacher Wang's actual work that this matter was able to proceed smoothly.
It won't seem out of place.
In three days, from collecting materials to organizing data, Yang Xiaotao even went to the Institute of Biology to temporarily "supplement" some materials.
The researchers also conducted some experiments "temporarily".
The specific experimental results are not important; as long as the experimental process is shown, that's sufficient.
It doesn't matter who did the experiment; what matters is that it was done under Yang Xiaotao's guidance.
Of course, the key part of this paper is the polymerase provided by the aquatic thermophilic bacteria.
Yang Xiaotao wouldn't place all his hopes on Lu Xurong, not because he didn't trust Lu Xurong, but because he didn't trust foreigners.
Those guys, when there's something to gain, they'll be as humble as a human being.
But once there are no incentives to lure them in, they'll all turn into snarling dogs.
If we can't get it from the French laboratory, how can we publish this paper?
So Yang Xiaotao thought of the hot springs in China.
The first thing that came to mind was the hot springs in Beijing. But after inquiring, I found out that the hot springs there were less than 80 degrees Celsius at most, and there was no testing for microorganisms.
Later I realized it still wasn't right.
Since polymerase needs to remain active at temperatures above 90 degrees Celsius, would the chances of finding hot springs at higher temperatures be greater?
With that in mind, Yang Xiaotao had people check the temperature of the hot springs in various places.
Upon investigation, quite a few suitable hot springs were indeed found.
Among them, the hot spring with the highest temperature reached 98 degrees Celsius.
This greatly boosted Yang Xiaotao's confidence.
Regardless of whether there are dates or not, let's shoot a couple of times first.
What if there is?
Upon learning this, Yang Xiaotao immediately contacted the health authorities in Guangdong Province. He also spoke with Niu Lao of the First Ministry of Machine Building, as they had ample resources to establish a hospital in Guangdong Province.
Meanwhile, upon learning that Yang Xiaotao needed to find a type of bacteria in the hot springs, domestic health authorities immediately sprang into action.
In particular, news broke that this concerned a very important study, crucial to revolutionary construction.
Not only is it of great significance, but it might also gain the support of the Nine Ministries.
Local officials immediately took the matter very seriously, with some even going to the site in person to provide guidance, all in order to complete the task ahead of others.
As for what those aquatic thermophilic bacteria are, they don't know; they just need to find them.
Yang Xiaotao was also unaware of these things, and instead plunged headlong into preparing his thesis.
So, three days later, Yang Xiaotao produced a paper.
The paper is titled "Application of In Vitro Polymerase Chain Reaction".
The core idea of the article is simple: to achieve rapid and specific amplification of specific DNA fragments through temperature control.
Then, the applications of this biotechnology are analyzed, such as disease diagnosis, prevention of hereditary diseases, tumor diagnosis, and so on.
Of course, Yang Xiaotao made "adjustments" to the key aspects of PCR technology, and some less important data can be clearly pointed out.
The temperature involved in the crucial steps was not mentioned at all.
At the very least, you have to make the machine yourself, otherwise it's just giving it away to someone else.
Even so, Yang Xiaotao's detailed description of the DNA fragments, primers, and other information is sufficient to prove the authenticity of the paper.
At the same time, Yang Xiaotao did not forget the main purpose of writing this paper.
In the paper, Yang Xiaotao inserted a paragraph.
"In the common origin of life, the emergence of Homo sapiens gave humans the same characteristics, such as having five senses, four limbs, and the ability to reproduce sexually..."
"However, geographical changes have made humans different in their adaptation to natural conditions."
"Some people's skin turns black, while others' skin remains white."
"These various manifestations, in the expression of genes, result in racial changes, causing the genes of a race to tend towards commonalities..."
A single paragraph is inconspicuous in a paper that is four or five thousand words long.
You can refer to the core content of the paper: rapid gene amplification, and what is the purpose of the amplification?
Of course, it's for research!
Whether the research is useful or not is a matter of opinion!
Yang Xiaotao was certain that someone with a keen eye would discover it.
Intelligent people think of more.
The world is never short of smart people.
With the thesis settled, Yang Xiaotao could now wait for news with peace of mind.
Once we get our hands on the thermophilic aquatic bacteria and extract the polymerase, everything will fall into place.
Furthermore, this PCR technology could become another source of revenue for the Ninth Department.
As it turns out, the French people are quite friendly.
Especially given the current honeymoon period in the relationship between the two countries, Chinese goods, particularly health products and special medicines, are selling very well in France.
Regardless of what the higher-ups are thinking, economic and cultural exchanges among the people are proceeding vigorously.
After receiving the task assigned by Yang Xiaotao, Lu Xurong immediately contacted his colleagues in France to prepare for the mission.
Thanks to the United States' 'selfish' intentions—to overturn the table after completing the sample collection—when the United States took action against Lu Xurong and his team, the people at Zero Corporation only assumed that Lu Xurong had committed a crime and did not suspect anything related to their work.
Moreover, after several Americans joined their company, it resumed operations as usual, and things went much more smoothly.
More and more hospitals in the United States began contacting them, which caused the company's profits to skyrocket.
Thus, through the United States' deliberate concealment and China's quiet silence, the two sides surprisingly developed a tacit understanding.
This temporarily stabilized the situation in France, allowing Lu Xurong and his team to carry out their actions smoothly.
Of course, this is only what both parties believe.
Because a third party quietly entered the scene without either party noticing.
Susko.
For the first time, Gotzensky felt that having no hair on his head was a very stupid thing.
Just like now, I was so excited that my head made intimate contact with the fireplace next to me.
If it were protected by hair, it probably wouldn't hurt so much, and I wouldn't have been directly burned.
Now, even a slight graze causes a burning pain.
Even with a headache, the shock in my heart was overwhelming.
Just now, Gorzenfsky received another confidential document from the United States Swallow.
He knew that he had kept Yanzi quiet ever since he received it last time.
This was done to protect the swallows, but also to obtain more important intelligence.
Unless it's something extremely urgent, you should only contact him proactively.
Unexpectedly, less than a year later, the other party activated itself again and delivered the intelligence presented before them.
What surprised him even more was how 'terrifying' the contents of the intelligence report were.
Genetic commonalities.
Racial genes.
He could read the words, but he couldn't understand their meaning.
Genetic commonality, what does commonality mean?
Well, Gotzenfsky knows he's not cut out for this; he'll just have to ask some experts later.
He is now concerned about the situation reported in the newspaper.
What does it mean that the United States has begun collecting blood from other races?
This shows that the other party takes this matter very seriously.
Throughout these years of struggle, he clearly understood one principle.
That is, whatever the enemy has, our side must also have.
Otherwise, it would be asymmetrical.
What's more, there's also China involved.
The intelligence clearly stated that the United States also discovered it by following the clues.
Unfortunately, it was too late.
Gotzensky knew that they were currently lagging behind China.
However, compared to the United States, they are not far behind.
All you need to do is start now.
With that in mind, Gotzenfsky had a guard find some badger oil to apply to his head, which was a 'miracle cure' for burns, and then he put on a hat and left the office.
Soon, they drove to Mibert's office.
Inside the room, after Gorzenfsky briefly explained the situation, the two realized the seriousness of the matter and quickly reported it to their superiors.
In this process, Gorzenfsky also had someone investigate within the league, and they actually discovered some things.
All of these circumstances suggest that they have been collected.
After reaching this conclusion, the group sat together in silence.
They didn't know how bad things were; all they could do was wait for the scientists to give an accurate assessment.
Even though the experts in the United States have already given their conclusions, they prefer their own country's judgment.
Fortunately, the scientists did not keep them waiting long. According to their calculations, it would take at least a hundred years to develop such a weapon.
This was in line with the United States' assessment, which put their minds at ease.
Meanwhile, scientists within the alliance raised objections, arguing that such a claim was utter nonsense.
Even if this commonality is found, it is very difficult to develop a targeted weapon.
At least so far, they haven't been able to manipulate genes.
Moreover, they provided a very easy way to crack it.
That is 'hybridization', or to put it more elegantly, 'ethnic integration'.
Anyway, the alliance has many member states and ethnic groups. As long as the restrictions are lifted and people of all ethnicities are allowed to integrate, the previously extracted 'samples' will become useless, and they won't care about it.
Therefore, there is no need to waste resources and money on this.
However, the conclusions made by scientists are based on scientific perspectives only, and the real decision-making process is never about passive defense, but about taking the initiative.
After two days of meetings, the league finally made a decision.
To keep pace with China in the United States.
They cannot fall behind.
Falling behind means falling behind, and falling behind means getting beaten up.
The instructions from the alliance's higher-ups were quickly implemented, and 'staff members' with special missions began to travel to every corner of the world.
In the days that followed, medical institutions around the world suddenly became very busy.
In some remote areas, the Union people had barely left when the United States people arrived.
The people in those places felt like they were making money twice, unaware that they had been sold twice.
This winter, the world suddenly became noisy.
Amidst this uproar, Yang Xiaotao added fuel to the fire once again.
Just after Lu Xurong obtained the necessary aquatic thermophilic bacteria and polymerase from France, Yang Xiaotao immediately established a 'Polymerase Chain Reaction' project team in the Ninth Department to cultivate aquatic thermophilic bacteria and extract polymerase.
After completing all these tasks, Yang Xiaotao finally submitted his thesis.
So, a week before Christmas, Yang Xiaotao's paper was sent to the editorial office of the journal Nature.
With the advantage of having published a paper in the journal Nature, Yang Xiaotao's paper immediately appeared on the editor-in-chief's desk.
When he saw the paper, the editor-in-chief, Tortel, didn't pay too much attention to it, because research on genes was progressing rapidly, and he would receive three to ten such articles every month.
Most of these articles are simply the 'author's' thoughts.
Whether these ideas are useful remains to be seen.
However, after reviewing the paper repeatedly, he discovered that the arguments presented were not only novel but also actually supported by experiments.
In other words, the author of this article is conducting this research.
This is different.
So, after several discussions over the next few days, the editors finally published the paper in the newspaper on Christmas Day.