Free Web NovelChapter 689: Chapter 382: I Have Great Confidence in You All
The team from the Biomedical Research Institute focused on the 2CV-Bing Hydrogen Molecule formed into three groups to conduct research in different areas during the early stages of drug development.
The team formed by Han Hui and Ai Lixin focused on the most stable and promising area of research. They were working on substituting the human immune environment, a complex task. Still, they were specifically aiming to produce the 2CV-Bing Hydrogen Molecule to replace the dysfunctional immune environment, making it more targeted and progress somewhat inevitable.
It’s like a highly complicated program aiming to implement a single functionality. There are always some redundant codes that can be removed.
Dai Tianqing’s team focused on researching the immune response of vertebrate mammals to rod bacteria invasion. Their hope was to find clues for mass production of the 2CV-Bing Hydrogen Molecule or small proteins similar to it. Any such discovery would certainly be crucial.
At the same time, their research was likely to bear no fruit.
This was more of a ’try-your-luck’ type of research, and it’s hard to tell whether progress would be made. Even Dai Tianqing, the team leader, knew that the possibility of significant results was low, but held hopes for some potential developments.
Zhao Yi’s team consisted of Li Ming, Zhang Wei, and himself. They were investigating the rod bacterial antibody produced by the human immune system. The rod bacterial antibody and the 2CV-Bing Hydrogen Molecule are generated together, and there might be some sort of connection between them.
This line of research also involved some luck.
It can be easily understood using the analogy of a simple chemical reaction. For example, electrolyzing water produces hydrogen and oxygen. The only relationship between the two is the reaction they undergo under certain conditions (combustion) to produce water. But the molecular structure of hydrogen has nothing to do with oxygen, and it doesn’t work to study hydrogen in order to figure out how to produce oxygen.
Of course.
Biological reactions are much more complex. The 2CV-Bing Hydrogen Molecule is a small protein structure, while the rod bacterial antibody is a large protein molecule. There might exist some complementary connection between them.
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In the lab.
Li Ming, in his white lab coat, stood before the experimental table, taking careful notes on the experiment. After recording for a while, he put down his notebook, stepped out of the dust-free glass partition, and turned to Zhang Wei, who was wiping the lab equipment. He sighed deeply and complained, "These last few days, Zhao Yi has been busy with particle studies. Seems like he has forgotten our research!"
"Maybe he’s just too busy."
Zhang Wei replied casually, "Isn’t our research just beginning?"
"We’ve barely begun, and already we can’t go on." Li Ming said, "You know the experiment we designed, but we don’t know what to do next or what the right direction is." It wasn’t that he didn’t know, but that he was uncertain. After stating his thoughts, he expressed his opinion, "I’d say, let’s switch to plasma cell research. We might discover something."
"Isn’t the cost too high?" Zhang Wei was slightly worried.
Li Ming dismissed her concern, "It’s not our money. We should research whatever has the most promise."
"Yeah, you’re right."
Zhang Wei smiled, "I don’t know which direction is best, but we have the opportunity. Researching plasma cells is indeed a good idea. Even if we can’t figure out how to produce medicine, the opportunity itself is valuable."
"Exactly!"
Li Ming smiled too.
The biggest constraint of biomedical research is the funding. Many top-level researches require a lot of money. Plasma cell research is a typical example. A simple experiment requires materials that cost over ten thousand, making the cost of research incredibly high.
Now that they have a sponsor for the research and no need to worry about the cost, the temptation to conduct high-end research is indeed alluring.
"Dong, dong."
There was a sudden knock on the lab’s door.
"Come in."
When Li Ming turned around, he saw Zhao Yi walk in. With a hint of surprise and reproach, he said, "Academician Zhao, I thought you being such a busy person would have forgotten about our research."
Zhao Yi looked somewhat embarrassed and explained, "I have been really busy lately."
Indeed, he had come far too infrequently.
Ever since the small meeting at the research institute where he, Li Ming, and Zhang Wei were grouped together, he hadn’t paid attention to the progress of the research. Although he had indeed been very busy, to the point where he hadn’t had time to spare, his absence was not ideal for their research group. freēwebnovel.com
Zhang Wei got Zhao Yi some water. Once they had sat down, they began discussing the issue of experiment design.
Li Ming and Zhang Wei had designed the research and experiments for their team together. Since Zhang Wei was still very young and lacked related experience, Li Ming took the lead. He developed several experimental design plans and determined which direction the research should take. Now, several experiments had been conducted and they’d collected corresponding data, but there had not been significant progress.
Zhang Wei understood Zhao Yi very well. She knew she had to explain things in detail, so she brought out all the experiment records, including observations during the experiments.
In simple terms, they’d employed several conventional methods, including researching the generation process of the rod bacterial antibody and studying its biological reactivity.
And so forth.
Zhao Yi listened carefully.
Li Ming, watching by the side, felt a bit frustrated. Mainly because he noticed Zhang Wei explaining everything in detail, clearly hoping that Zhao Yi could offer some advice. But all they had done were conventional experiments. How could they have made any significant discoveries?
