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Chapter 358: Chapter 238: The Horrifying Number of Thesis (Request for Monthly Tickets)

Zhao Yi left.

He left cleanly, taking not a single virus with him.

He came to the lab just to record some ordinary data, mentioned his speculation about virus mutation to Wei Shiqing and Bai Jianwu, and then left cleanly.

This surprised both Wei Shiqing and Bai Jianwu.

Wei Shiqing even grabbed Zhao Yi to remind him specifically, "The research has just begun, right? Aren’t you going to work with us? If your speculation is true, it must be a great discovery, with a lot to explore inside..."

"No."

Zhao Yi shook his head confidently, "I’m not interested in virus research."

He was genuinely not interested.

Before, Zhao Yi was not interested in microbiology research mainly because of Wei Shiqing, who seemed to want to treat him as a laborer and ask for his help with computer-related work.

That, of course, was impossible.

Now, the reason why Zhao Yi is not interested in microbiology research is that the work is terrifying, constantly dealing with all kinds of viruses, not even mentioning how boring it is; just thinking about how the test tubes are full of various viruses, he feels uncomfortable all over.

So he left.

He didn’t want to take even a single virus with him.

Zhao Yi’s lack of interest in microbiology research is also because he thought his work was finished. As for exploring the direction of virus mutation, he found a great start, and there would definitely be many places worth exploring later, but no matter what, the beginning is the most important. Taking away the most important and most influential fruit, leaving the rest for others to do is absolutely fine.

Even if someone else’s achievements are higher than his own...who cares?

He didn’t expend much energy anyway.

Wei Shiqing and Bai Jianwu were somewhat puzzled, as they didn’t understand Zhao Yi’s attitude towards research, nor why he could predict a discovery so early on.

They thought about it for a long time without figuring it out, but when they looked back at the lab bench, they knew the real research was beginning.

This was definitely a major discovery in front of them.

If, as Zhao Yi said, the virus becomes more contagious and has reduced toxicity, that means it has mutated.

How did this mutation occur?

Is it controllable?

"Is it related to the conditions? will the mutation only occur in a harsh environment, or under specific circumstances?"

"Staining environments are hostile to cells, but with no nutrients around, cellular materials will die anyway. Identifying the environment that triggers the mutation will take a long time to study."

"If it’s as Zhao Yi suggests, it explains some of the fundamentals behind virus mutation within an organism. For instance, being targeted by drugs or affected by acidic environments in the human body may cause mutations." ƒreeωebnovel.ƈom

"How does the direction of mutation work? What Zhao Yi said may not be correct, he was just addressing the virus in the experiment, which took place under a fixed staining environment. Changing environments would probably not result in mutation."

"So, what kind of environment would increase the likelihood of virus mutation?"

All these questions need to be explored.

Wei Shiqing and Bai Jianwu were constantly discussing these in the lab. They identified several research directions.

Although everything had just started, a good beginning was much more important for virus mutation research than the actual process.

As long as you are a microbiology researcher, you can do this process, but most people can’t find a beginning.

For now, they still have to start with the staining experiment. First of all, they need to verify the experimental results, whether all or some of the dozens of groups of viruses have mutated. The data results are crucial.

Even if they have the confirmed results, they will still have to continue isolating viruses and conduct staining experiments, and then isolate viruses and conduct staining experiments-

This requires many cycles.

Finally, they will have to perform complex gene tests, preferably identifying which genes have mutated.

Just the research process alone would take several months, or even a year, but both of them were quite motivated because the results were right in front of them.

Even the worst results would be enough to produce several articles that could be published in top medical journals.

In the intervals between research tasks, Wei Shiqing looked at the busy Bai Jianwu and felt very depressed.

Research... should be done alone. How nice would that be!

"Why did I have to do it with Bai Jianwu? I should have done it alone. At least do some exploratory research first, then publish the results!"

"How did Bai Jianwu get involved?"

Bai Jianwu finished handling an experimental material and came over to take a glass of water, sighing to Wei Shiqing, "Old Wei, thank you so much! I never thought you’d include me in such important research!"

"You’re welcome."

Wei Shiqing took a deep breath, forced a smile on his face, and said hesitantly, "We’re good friends! Whenever there is research, especially in the field of virus mutation, you’re the first person I think of." freёwebnovel.com

"Thank you!"

Bai Jianwu sincerely thanked him again, and then, looking at Wei Shiqing’s strange expression, asked kindly, "Old Wei, you might be too tired lately, go and rest for a while, and I’ll take care of the rest. It’s okay."

"...Okay, then I’ll trouble you."