Free Web NovelChapter 1465: Chapter 694: Regret It for the Rest of Your Life!_2
"I can’t say for sure about this research, but I think it could at least win an international medical award, and it wouldn’t be surprising if it won a Nobel after widespread application."
Nobel Prizes in medicine actively pursue such applications.
In the academic field, the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine often rewards new research methods, like the discovery of Gene Cutting Technology, which can open up vast new opportunities for genetic research.
Yet, for medical and microbiological technology research to win a Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, it must have sufficiently broad application. For instance, a new medication needs to heal many people, benefiting large populations, before it can be considered for the prize.
The research into Mutated Red Spirulina, being a type of microbial technology, also needs to find widespread application before it could be considered for a Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
Although Zhao Yi said that it could be considered for an award ’after widespread application,’ just hearing the word ’Nobel’ excited everyone in the lab.
That’s the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine we’re talking about, or more precisely, the Nobel Prize for Life Sciences and Medicine. Being nominated as a candidate, let alone winning the prize, is already an incredible achievement.
Zhao Yi, meanwhile, was contemplating another matter, which was to take the Mutated Red Spirulina to the moon and construct a miniaturized lab to conduct research.
The Lunar environment is completely different from Earth’s surface, but it’s possible to create controlled conditions with lab techniques.
If the Mutated Red Spirulina could be cultivated extensively on the moon, it could be used inside the Lunar Base to replace or complement plants in producing oxygen through photosynthesis, thereby improving the habitat’s internal environment. freēwebnovel.com
To achieve this, preliminary experiments must be performed, and those experiments would certainly need to take place on the moon.
"So we’ll need a biologist, preferably a microbiologist."
"Not necessarily the top in the field, but certainly with a decent level of expertise, and also young and strong."
"Such a person should be easy to recruit, right?"
After pondering for a moment, Zhao Yi suddenly thought of someone.
Li Renzhe, ah!
Going to the moon would undoubtedly be an incredible opportunity—a significant advancement in personal career and future prospects.
If you compare a ’regular microbiologist’ with a ’space microbiologist,’ even if their research expertise is the same, there will definitely be a world of difference in terms of resume, treatment, and achievements.
After reflecting on it a bit, Zhao Yi decided to talk to Li Renzhe about it. A good opportunity should be offered to a friend first, and if the friend refuses, then consider others.
The next day, he found Li Renzhe, and the two went to the cafeteria together. Over their meal, they broached the subject.
"Old Li, have you ever considered working on the moon? Think of it as a business trip, just for about three months."
"Pfft!"
Li Renzhe was drinking a sip of orange juice and spat it out laughing when he heard the suggestion.
"Your sister!" Zhao Yi said emphatically as he quickly wiped up the mess.
"I @#￥%...&"
Li Renzhe let out a few more expletives, then, feeling his personal integrity might be questioned by those around him, he finally calmed down, took several deep breaths, and said, "Look for someone else for this great opportunity, I’m not interested."
"Damn, going to the moon? You’ve got to be kidding me! I don’t want to go!"
"Right now, I’m a university professor, my research is making breakthroughs, and I have a bright future ahead. Why on Earth would I go to the moon? What if—"
He shook his head continuously as he spoke.
Obviously.
Li Renzhe didn’t have the resolve of an astronaut; he was just an ordinary person.
Zhao Yi said somewhat regretfully, "Alright then, I was just asking you. If you wanted to go, you’d be my first choice. I’ll look for someone else."
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Li Renzhe suddenly realized what he was being asked and immediately waved his hands, saying with a wry smile, "Zhao Yi, I don’t think we’re friends; we must be enemies. Otherwise, why would you give me such a tough decision to make? How am I supposed to handle this kind of dilemma?"
"—Ha ha."
Zhao Yi didn’t know what to say; he pondered for a moment and realized that he might indeed have been too rash since Li Renzhe was indeed just an ordinary person.
When ordinary people are faced with the opportunity to work in space, their hearts are bound to be rife with conflict and indecision.
It was indeed a tough call.
Li Renzhe wasn’t totally new to the sky; he’d been on airships before. It was said that he felt terrible after coming down, and working on the moon was definitely a whole different level of experience than riding in a sightseeing vessel.
However, it must be said, working on the moon is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. If the news broke, countless people would clamor to sign up.
Anyone would hope for major career advancements, and right now, he had a one-in-a-million chance to work on the moon and become the first scientist in history to do so.
He would become a heroic figure in scientific research.
Once he returned to Earth, with the experience of working on the moon on his resume, he would be well-known and could enjoy a lifetime of benefits, even if he did nothing else after that.
Of course, opportunity and danger go hand in hand.
Going to the moon does not guarantee a return, and even with full confidence in space technology, living and working for three months on the moon would not be easy.
Salary is another consideration.
Currently, Li Renzhe was earning just over ten thousand, barely supporting his family. Together with his wife Huang Wenqian, their combined salaries were just enough for daily expenses and saving a little.
