Xueba's life simulator

Chapter 201 Disbanded
Just as Zhou Ming and Shi Menglin were chatting and walking towards the cafeteria, a phone ringing interrupted their conversation.

"Excuse me, answer the call." The ringtone came from Zhou Ming's cell phone. Zhou Ming picked up the cell phone, said sorry to Shi Menglin, and then answered the phone.

"Yeah, I got it..." The person who called Zhou Ming this time was Zhang Yongliang, whom Zhou Ming had contacted before on the high-speed train from Jingu to Jinling.

As for the reason why Zhang Yongliang called, it was because the higher-ups had approved their previous application, and the papers of these two research results could be published, and the higher-ups would also ask the Flower Club to expel the manuscripts this afternoon. Publish the results of these two studies.

Some high-level papers are published, and it is indeed very likely that the latest technology will be leaked, but in most cases, there is no need to worry about this.

Because there is a long distance between the thesis and the actual application, it doesn't mean that after you publish the thesis, you will be able to apply the technology described in the thesis to real life soon.

Just like the synthetic glucose and synthetic drugs that Zhou Ming produced in the laboratory earlier, it generally takes a long time for them to go from the laboratory to the factory for mass production.

With the exception of Zhou Ming's research, it only took a few months from the laboratory to mass production in the factory.

However, drugs are different from other things. In order to ensure that it does not have too serious side effects and other unclear effects, it needs to go through a series of clinical studies from research to real wide application.
And the most important point is that it is not knowledge that needs to be kept secret, it is usually technology, and publishing papers is just to show new knowledge and viewpoints to peers and let them comment.

Take the manufacturing principle of the atomic bomb as an example. This is not knowledge that needs to be kept secret. Its related principles have long been written in textbooks. What really needs to be kept secret are some technical details.

Anyone who has studied physics in junior high school knows the principle of atomic bomb manufacturing, but there are not many countries that can actually manufacture atomic bombs.

Those countries that cannot manufacture are not ignorant of the manufacturing principle of atomic bombs, they are all stuck in the purification of the radioactive element uranium 235, this purification is very difficult, and the technological level of most countries is still not up to the requirements.

In addition, there are chip manufacturing, related principles and processes, whether it is Zhou Ming or other people with some knowledge in this field, they all know its manufacturing principles.

But it is not easy to make a high-performance chip, it can be said to be a very difficult thing, it must have supporting technology and equipment, otherwise Zhou Ming would not have invested so much money in the chip R&D and manufacturing.

Generally speaking, when we say backwardness, it usually refers to technological backwardness, rather than ignorance of the principle of this thing.

Of course, like the backwardness between African tribes and modern civilized countries, this is naturally more than technological backwardness.

"Continue with the topic just now, where did you just say? By the way, when it comes to why you changed your major, can you tell me why?"

The conversation between Zhou Ming and Zhang Yongliang didn't last long. After hanging up the phone, Zhou Ming continued talking to Shi Menglin.

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The two chatted like this, and soon came to the cafeteria.

At this time, there were not many students in the cafeteria, and not everyone knew Zhou Ming, so there were not many students who paid attention to Zhou Ming.

In Jinling University, if you have a full day of classes, you have to take eleven classes a day, four classes from 06:30 to 09:30 in the morning, four classes from [-]:[-] to [-]:[-] in the afternoon, and then from [-]:[-] to [-]:[-] in the evening [-]:[-] three classes.

It wasn't until they were halfway through their meal that all the students who got out of class at twelve o'clock poured into the cafeteria.

As more and more students poured into the cafeteria, more and more people recognized Zhou Ming. Some even came to ask if Zhou Ming was Zhou Ming. Some students even wanted Zhou Ming to take pictures and sign their names.

"How does the canteen of Jinling University compare with the canteens of Jinling University of Technology and Huaguo University of Science and Technology?" Shi Menglin asked Zhou Ming after the two had finished eating.

"I don't think there is anything wrong with what you said before." Zhou Ming said tactfully.

Earlier, Shi Menglin said that the food in the canteen of Jinling University should not be as good as the canteens of Jinling University of Technology and Huaguo University of Science and Technology. Zhou Ming's words affirmed what Shi Menglin said earlier.

This meal at the Nine Canteens of Jinling University made Zhou Ming feel a little puzzled. How can Jinling University, which can be said to be the best university in Jiangsu Province, have food in its cafeteria that can’t even compare with Jinling University of Technology? ?
Although the food in the canteen of Jinling University of Technology was not very tasty, in Zhou Ming's opinion, it was indeed better than the food in the canteen of Jinling University.

In the afternoon, Zhou Ming did not stay in Jinling for long, and soon left Jinling to go back to Luzhou.

[my country's space research has made a major breakthrough.

Huashe News, Luzhou, September 9th... The team of Professor Zhou Ming, a well-known biologist and mathematician in my country, has recently developed a special kind of synthetic biology that can reproduce and amplify by using solar energy and various wastes. bacteria, the batch of bacteria can...

[A new breakthrough in space research!Chinese scientists have developed a special mycelium material that is more suitable for building bases on Mars.

…This kind of mycelium material can not only resist the low temperature of minus 73 degrees Celsius, but also absorb radioactivity, produce a radiation-blocking structure, and play a very good role in radiation protection…For our country to build a self-sufficient permanent base on Mars in the future A good foundation has been laid...]

In the afternoon, the Huahua Club officially announced the two research results of Zhou Ming's space synthetic biology research project, which quickly caused a sensation in the entire biosynthesis field.

"So much money is invested in supporting you every year, and these researches have made people get ahead of them. I think the space agency can simply disband your research institute. Anyway, raising you is just eating rice all day long..."

At this time, it was already past nine o'clock in the evening in Huaguo.

However, there is a time difference of 12 to 13 hours between the United States and Huaguo. The evening in Huaguo is the morning in the United States, and the person who is being trained now is CUBES director Adam Arkin who just came to work in the morning.

The Chinese name of CUBES is Space Bioengineering Utilization Center, which is a science and technology institute of the American Space Agency, which aims to use biology to support life in space.

The purpose of creating this institute in the United States is to do research on creating a zero-waste bio-manufacturing framework where the output of each system is the input of the other, so that it can be used on Mars and beyond in the future Other planets build a self-sufficient alien base.

The United States Aeronautics and Space Administration was established on October 1958, 10, and it has been almost 1 years since now. It has nearly 58 years of experience in life support.

They now have the best air and water filtration systems currently, and their experience and technology are indeed more than 01:30 points richer than that of Huaguo Space Agency.

However, there is a key system that even the US space agency has not established, and that is food production.

No Mars mission can leave the surface with years of food from Earth, and shipping costs from Earth to Mars currently exceed $10000 per catty.

So early Mars explorers had to be farmers in addition to being scientists and engineers.

The two research results announced by the Huaguo Flower Society are the latest research results.

For these two studies by Zhou Ming's team, foreign scientists have also thought about similar ideas, but so far this only exists in their imagination, let alone industrialize it, apply it to practical applications, it is the laboratory They still haven't been able to bring out the achievements in it, and it's still only in a theoretical stage.

But now, a research team in Huaguo has come up with two research results that are only theoretical in the eyes of scientists from other countries. How can this not surprise them.

More importantly, Huaguo has also made many breakthroughs in the research of synthetic food during this year, which has surpassed them, and has taken another step forward in the future of producing food in outer space or on alien planets.

And the American Aeronautics and Space Administration, which has always believed that it surpasses the Huaguo Space Administration in terms of experience and technology, now sees a team from Huaguo suddenly come up with these two research results, how can we not feel surprised and angry.

"Although they announced the research results, but..." The director of the U.S. Space Bioengineering Center wanted to defend his research, but the person opposite him directly interrupted him.

"But they didn't publish the paper, it was just a notice from the official media, which doesn't mean that they actually produced these two research results. These two results are likely to be fake. After all, the official media is fake. It has happened in any country, is that what you want to say?"

The person who said this to Adam Arkin, the director of the Space Bioengineering Utilization Center, with a bad face, was Charles F. Bolden (Charles F. Bolden), who took office in 2009 and became the director of the American Space Agency.
After Charles finished speaking, he left a paper on the table.

"Look carefully, before the Flower Society over there announced the results, they have already sent these two papers to the editorial department of "Nature". If you still think that the results are fake, I will give you time Take a good look at these two papers..."

Charles Bolden continued to talk to the person in front of him, but what he said just now was just to say, it is impossible to really disband the institute.

Because of these two research results of Zhou Ming's team, the upper echelons of the United States may not only not weaken the investment in CUBES, but will increase it.

And on the 20th, that is, the morning after the Flower Club announced Zhou Ming's team's two space synthetic biology research results, Zhou Ming had not yet arrived at the school, and he received a call from Zhang Mingjie, the honorary dean of the School of Life Sciences. Telephone.

"Professor Zhou, Jay D. Keasling contacted our school just now. He said that he wanted to discuss the development and cooperation of synthetic biology technology with our school, and he specifically said that he wanted to meet with you, no Do you know if you have time?"

As soon as the phone call was made, Zhang Mingjie didn't even give Zhou Ming a chance to say hello, and directly told Zhou Ming the news that he, as the honorary dean, was busier than the executive dean.

"Everyone here is a guest. Since everyone has come to see me at home, it would be too rude if I don't see each other. When will he come?" After hearing what Zhang Mingjie said, Zhou Ming asked.

The Jay Kisling mentioned by Zhang Mingjie on the phone can be said to be one of the pioneers and authorities in the field of synthetic biology.

He has profound research accumulation in the metabolic engineering transformation of microorganisms. He is also a pioneer in the industrialization of international synthetic biology. He is an academician of the American Academy of Engineering. Director of the Engineering Research Center for Synthetic Biology at UC Berkeley.

Adam Arkin, the CUBES director who was trained by Charles Borden, the director of the American Aeronautics and Space Administration, is also from the University of California, Berkeley, where he is the dean of the bioengineering department.

In addition, this Jay Kisling has also won important awards such as the "International Eni Award", "Heinz Award", "International Metabolic Engineering Award", etc. Home" and other magazines as "Technology Pioneer", "Scientist of the Year" and "Innovator of the Year".

He is so famous that if he came to Huaguo University of Science and Technology, he would definitely be on the homepage of the official website of the University of Science and Technology.

"He said that you are busier than him, and he will come over whenever you are free. It seems that you refused to go to Sweden to attend the Crawford Awards ceremony on the grounds of being too busy. Everyone knows .”

When it came to the end, Zhou Ming could even imagine the smile on Zhang Mingjie's face when he said the last sentence.

"I'm free during this period. He can come anytime this month. Anyway, it's just a meeting and a chat. It won't take too long. And talking about professional matters with such a person, I think I can also You can gain something," Zhou Ming said.

"Then I'll tell him that you are free anytime this month?" Zhang Mingjie said to Zhou Ming again, in order to confirm the reply from the school to Jay Kisling.

Soon, Zhang Mingjie hung up the phone, but Zhou Ming was still a little surprised that Jie Kisling was coming to HKUST to discuss the development and cooperation of synthetic biology technology, and he specifically proposed to meet him.

Zhou Ming was not surprised that Jay Kisling came back, but that he would contact Huaguo University of Science and Technology so quickly, which was too fast.

The notice of the two research results was released only yesterday.

But the surprise is the surprise. It is impossible for Zhou Ming to imagine out of thin air why he will come to HKUST so soon. After he felt the campus of HKUST, he walked to his office in the School of Life Sciences and prepared to call Zhou Chunli. Telephone.

(End of this chapter)