Free Web NovelChapter 1068: Chapter 529 Zhao Yi: I Feel It’s Not That Difficult_1
The detailed response mechanism of human immunity to cancer cells is indeed a very small medical theoretical mechanism research project, mainly because there are too many similar studies.
Just as Dr. Shen Xi said, similar content can be found in abundance online.
Often, it is very difficult to discover something new in this type of research. Many researchers conduct experiments merely to write papers for publication, not to actually discover anything.
Writing papers on this type of research is easy. Collating a large amount of related literature, cobbling together reference content, and compiling some experiment-related data, it’s possible to "piece together" a paper.
Previously, this is what Shen Xi did. It’s not that she intended to commit academic fraud, it’s just the hard requirements of the job necessitated the publication of a few papers.
In the past, Shen Xi would write more about patient-related content, using clinical experience as the core, and then piecing together some experiment-related content, that would usually suffice.
This time, she applied for a small project, also hoping to conduct research. But due to the lack of substantial past achievements, she only secured ten thousand yuan in research funding.
Funding, of course, was inadequate.
Shen Xi was already very satisfied. She had not planned to achieve any significant results, just to conduct some simple research and write a couple of papers based on the experimental data.
Now things were different.
Shen Xi hadn’t expected that simply mentioning her research would attract Zhao Yi’s attention, and Zhao Yi even took the initiative to propose collaborative research.
Suddenly, the pressure was on.
"Academician Zhao must be intent on discovering something. But the response mechanism towards cancer cells is almost impossible to yield any results."
"From what Academician Zhao said, he’s looking to find a universal immunotherapy for cancer, which would certainly require new discoveries at the mechanistic level."
"But... it’s too difficult!"
Shen Xi really had no reason to refuse Zhao Yi’s invitation, especially since the Biomedical Research Institute had supported her with three hundred thousand yuan in R&D funds, allowing her to conduct formal research.
But what if the research yielded no results?
All Shen Xi could do was to emphasize repeatedly, "Academician Zhao, honestly, I don’t have confidence in myself."
"It’s very unlikely this research will lead to outcomes, and I’m not that kind of professional researcher. Perhaps you could consider someone else?"
She tentatively asked.
In fact, Shen Xi certainly hoped to continue the project, but she really lacked confidence and didn’t understand why Zhao Yi wanted to partner with her.
Zhao Yi straightforwardly said, "Dr. Shen, I’m not interested in your capability. Rather, your words have inspired me, given me direction, and I know exactly what to do."
"That’s what’s most important."
"Unless you yourself are unwilling to participate in the collaborative project, I will only look for you..."
This was Zhao Yi’s attitude towards research.
In reality, finding someone to collaborate on research was never a problem for Zhao Yi, no matter how professional they were.
In the realm of medical mechanism research, the Biomedical Research Institute is the most professional.
Just like the collaboration with Deng Bingcheng or other researchers, and even the selection of people for other projects, his method of working hadn’t changed. The primary reason is that the ability of the research partner is secondary; as long as they can carry out experiments and manage projects properly, that’s sufficient.
Even if Shen Xi’s capabilities were mediocre, she could definitely handle simple research projects on mechanisms, provided that she could design the experiments normally.
Zhao Yi needed to observe and identify issues during the experiments, and with the use of "Supervision Law" and "Correlation Law," he could easily discover some related detail issues, which might lead him to the direction for development.
This was what mattered most.
Once the collaborative R&D work was arranged, Zhao Yi took Shen Xi on a tour of the Medical Science Center, the Biomedical Research Institute, and Zhao Yi’s laboratory. He then arranged for her the research space, equipment, and financial aspects of the project. Liu Chengjie was tasked with the small details.
Liu Chengjie is still the lab’s most important ’errand-runner’, having already been promoted to associate researcher. But an associate researcher in Zhao Yi’s lab is still just a ’mid-level’ member, as the lab has grown large, employing several researchers. The students and assistant researchers on the lower tier do not have access to core R&D work, and not just anyone is capable of running errands.
Everything was ready.
It would take some time before Shen Xi could formally start her research, and there was much to prepare for the project and experiments. Just the materials related to cancer cells required special provision from the hospital.
Zhao Yi, on the other hand, became much more leisurely. He visited the lab every day, checking in on a few core projects, and if in the mood, reviewing experimental data, or else sitting in the main lab, drinking tea while watching others work hard.
When everyone in the lab was busy, there was an energetic vibe, as if the lab was advancing rapidly.
Watching the hustle and bustle of the lab, Zhao Yi also encouraged everyone, saying, "Put in the effort! Work on more projects, produce more results."
"Let’s strive to make our lab the one with the most completed projects and the most outcomes in the country!"
"Everyone, keep it up!"
After rallying the troops, Zhao Yi walked out of the lab with measured steps. At the door, he bumped into Fan Lei who was shouting, "Heading to play football later? Haven’t been in a while."
"I’m still busy, probably won’t finish until after six."
"No worries, we’ll wait for you, playing football in the dusk is fun too. I’ll go to the sports center first and play some basketball."
Zhao Yi walked away as he spoke.
The researchers in the laboratory couldn’t help but smirk, all feeling like they had been reduced to low-level wage earners, whose hard work ensured the boss could always drive a better car.
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After a week of leisure, Zhao Yi was once again busy with matters, still related to the anti-gravity flying vehicle team.
Dong Lihua invited him and the team to visit the nuclear energy research institute.
The anti-gravity flying vehicles that could now be built would definitely be akin to airborne fortresses, requiring a vast amount of energy support, and nuclear power was undoubtedly the best choice.
The team planned to visit the nuclear energy research institute to discuss the feasibility of utilizing nuclear reactors for large-scale equipment with nuclear experts.
However, Dong Lihua and the entire team were not very hopeful, as there had been no significant breakthrough in the development of nuclear reactors lately. Otherwise, they wouldn’t have considered heavy oil power during the last meeting. They were really just going to take a look and hoped to gain some insight into future scenarios. ƒree𝑤ebnσvel.com
For example, when nuclear energy technology would be stable enough to be used in large-scale equipment.
Zhao Yi took a moment to decide but chose to go after all; his knowledge about nuclear reactors, nuclear energy, and atomic power was limited, especially regarding their applications – he knew only some common knowledge.
Nuclear power also falls within the realm of micro-particle physics, just in the radioactive domain.
Gaining some understanding in this area might help perfect the boundary theory of particles or contribute to research on the "Supervision Law."
That day.
Zhao Yi went to meet the anti-gravity flying vehicle team, and several leaders and representatives together headed to the nuclear energy research institute. Perhaps because of Zhao Yi’s involvement, the institute took extra care in receiving them, with the nationally renowned nuclear physics expert, Academician Chen Zeshu, as their host.
Chen Zeshu was a leading nuclear physics expert in the country, having participated in nuclear power station construction projects and proposed several theories related to nuclear reactions and atomic energy; he had extensive knowledge of nuclear reactor technology.
He began to explain, "The nuclear reactor technology we currently possess is relatively mature, but it is in small nuclear reactors for ships." frёewebηovel.cѳm
"Our technology for large nuclear reactors is immature, and the gap is significant."
"In this area, we started from scratch, and internationally, only M Country has extensive experience with large nuclear reactors."
He was referring to nuclear-powered aircraft carriers.
Internationally, only a few countries have nuclear-powered aircraft carriers. F Country’s attempt at constructing one was a failure because they merely transplanted small reactor technology onto a large aircraft carrier, resulting in inadequate power.
Country E opted for a mix of nuclear and conventional fuel power because their nuclear-powered aircraft carriers also lacked sufficient power, necessitating the addition of fuel power for operation.
M Country’s large reactor technology was very mature, capable of constructing super-sized nuclear-powered aircraft carriers that only require a change of the core power unit every few decades.
"We have been continuously developing related supporting technologies. Although theoretically unimpeded, there are too many technical challenges that need to be overcome," he said with a sense of helplessness shaking his head.
This was the reality of the situation.
The country only had experience in developing nuclear reactors for submarines, and due to the level of technology, financial investments, and size of nuclear submarines, the power level of the reactors was not considered advanced in the world.
To develop a nuclear reactor for an aircraft carrier with a displacement of 70,000 tons or more would require a power output of at least 200,000 horsepower.
Manufacturing the reactor itself was not an issue, but there were too many associated supporting technologies involved.
For example, the cooling technology.
Chen Zeshu emphasized a technology under concentrated development, which was the high-temperature liquid lead-bismuth alloy delivery shield pump.
This technology was intended for cooling large nuclear reactors as they needed a continuous operation, requiring a never-ending supply of coolant.
The nuclear energy institute was consistently working on this research and development.
Chen Zeshu elaborated on the delivery shield pump technology and then added, "However, to reach the expected performance indicators, it might take several more years!"
His tone carried a hint of resignation.
The research and development of just one supporting technology would take several years, and even then, it was on the easier end for large nuclear reactor technologies.
To reach the level of technology M Country possessed would undoubtedly take a very long time.
This was an important reason why only M Country had mature technology for constructing nuclear-powered aircraft carriers.
After listening carefully, Zhao Yi thought for a moment and then suddenly said, "Academician Chen, could you take us to see that delivery shield pump? I feel like... "
"I feel it might not be too complicated. Show us around and explain it to us..."
Suddenly.
A crowd looked over, their eyes filled with bewilderment.
Chen Zeshu was taken aback for quite a while before he said with a wry smile, "Okay, since Academician Zhao has asked, I will take you all to see it right away!"
