Genius of the Rules-Style System

Chapter 977: Chapter 491: We’re Here for the Experiment, Not for Eating_2

If progress could be made in the research of "neural signal transmission," it would be much more valuable and fruitful than working on several high-end projects, not to mention the influence. Every advance in fundamental research would be of global impact.

Zhao Yi’s laboratory is very capable; when they apply for basic scientific research projects, it seems likely that they will achieve results, and naturally, they will receive support.

...

Two weeks later, the Scientific Research Foundation released a list of approved medical research projects from the previous month, which included two projects on "neural signal transmission."

One was "Transmission Methods of Animal Neural Signals," applied for by Zhao Yi’s laboratory at the Biomedical Research Institute, with a research grant of six million RMB.

The other was "Brain Neural Signal Response Tests," applied for by the Affiliated Laboratory of Central North Medical College, with a research grant of one hundred thousand RMB.

The announcement made by the Scientific Research Foundation did not cause any ripples, mainly because it was academic news, of interest to very few people, almost exclusively those within the academic circle.

The allocation of funds for medical research projects only gets noticed by professionals in the medical field; it’s not easy for laypeople to understand those project names filled with technical terms.

But "insiders" would definitely take notice, especially medical researchers who had applied for projects; they would discuss it within their circles.

Deng Bingcheng belonged to a "neurology circle," connected through an online chat software, with many of them in the same group.

When the list of medical scientific research projects was released by the Foundation, the group immediately became lively, with many people @’ing Deng Bingcheng and congratulating him, "Doctor Deng, congratulations, you actually got the neural transmission research project."

"Brain neural signal response tests, that’s quite an interesting project!"

"You’ll probably need volunteers, right?"

"Even gorillas would do, it doesn’t have to be humans; you can also use living brains for research."

"No matter what the approach is, a hundred thousand in funding seems hardly sufficient..."

Of course, it’s not enough.

For an experiment using gorillas, the price would be at least one or two million, and it wouldn’t be cheap to recruit volunteers, either, since it involves research on the human brain, which might result in after-effects. Even if absolute safety is guaranteed, a large sum of money has to be paid. freёwebnoѵel.com

Living brain tissue for experiments would require support from Zhongbei Hospital, usually coming from the families of individuals who have suffered sudden deaths and have decided to donate for research.

But...

Living brain tissue can’t be used for organ transplants, and few people would agree to have their brains used for experiments. Donations would not be uncompensated; certainly, a significant fee would be involved.

That money, maybe a hundred thousand could?...

And that’s just the cost of materials for experiments. Add to that the wear and tear on equipment and instruments, along with other expenses, to conduct research related to brain nerves, at the very least several hundred thousand is needed just to get started.

Deng Bingcheng wasn’t surprised by the conversations in the group chat. He had applied for three million in funding but knew that it was utterly impossible, and the fact that the Foundation only provided a hundred thousand was within his expectations.

Even to say...

When he initially applied, he had expected to be outright rejected.

That’s all normal.

As for the experiment materials, he did have preparations in place. As a neurologist often dealing with mental illnesses and long engaged in related research, he did have access to living brain tissue, and he was only interested in conducting research on living brains anyway.

Gorillas?

Volunteers?

Those were far too luxurious!

The hundred thousand in research subsidies from the Scientific Research Foundation would support him in conducting a few more experiments and deepen the understanding of the human brain. Perhaps during the research process, there would be new discoveries.

Deng Bingcheng was not particularly concerned, knowing that the group chat had brought up Zhao Yi’s laboratory project—

"Academician Zhao is impressive; he managed to secure six million in funding for his animal neural research project!"

"Six million!"

"Did you guys look closely? This time, the Biomedical Research Institute really put in the effort, with five researchers jointly making the application; they probably plan to really come up with something substantial."

"Old Deng the Third is not up to par! Are you there, Old Deng the Third? @Deng Bingcheng" free𝑤ebnovel.com

"I’m here, say something!"

Upon seeing the discussion, Deng Bingcheng immediately checked the official news. The project list displayed the animal neural research project with a grant of six million?

"The brain neural research I applied for, only given a hundred thousand in funding?"

"Animal neural research, six million?"

"The disparity is just too great!"

Deng Bingcheng was so frustrated he felt like spitting blood; he was the expert in neurology.

Granted, the Biomedical Research Institute was indeed the top medical research institution in China, but they were best at medical mechanism research, not specialized neural studies. Neurology was a distinct discipline, and the Biomedical Research Institute had no notable achievements in that area.

Yet, an amateur team received six million in funds while he, an expert, only got a hundred thousand.

The more Deng Bingcheng thought about it, the more frustrated he became, but he had no room to talk.

Compared to Zhao Yi’s achievements, he truly was not much, and the Scientific Research Foundation’s inclination towards Zhao Yi was only natural.

Over the past few years, Zhao Yi had made several world-impacting contributions in medical research, with the most significant being the discovery of "Tianqing Protein," which can directly tag the AIDS virus, making a profound contribution to humanity’s fight against AIDS.

Now, Zhao Yi was recognized as an "all-rounder," seemingly capable of producing major results in any research, giving the Scientific Research Foundation reason to trust him more.