my life simulator

2020 is a year of harvest.

Lu Li researched two world-leading scientific research achievements and won two great honors.

The honor and prestige brought by the "Ten Outstanding Youths" are mainly political.

However, the "National Science and Technology Progress Award" is academic.

For Lu Li, winning the "National Science and Technology Progress Award" allowed him to obtain "official certification" and become a veritable top scientist.

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After the awards ceremony, Lu Li returned to Fudan.

After returning, Lu Li was still winning prizes.Fudan University gave Lu Li an award, and the Shanghai Municipal Government presented an award to Lu Li.In addition, Lu Li received a series of interviews, and even received invitations to many variety shows.

Busy and bustling.

By the time Lu Li finished coping with the wave of heat, it was... New Year's Eve.

In reality it is still 2020, but in the plot it is already 2021.

Lu Li returned to Yucheng with Liu Qin.

This time when he returned to Yucheng, Lu Li formally visited Liu Qin's house as his prospective son-in-law.Then, Liu Qin visited Lu Li's house as a prospective wife.

During the Chinese New Year, the two families got together for a reunion dinner, and the relationship was officially confirmed.

Then... Lu Li and Liu Qin hurriedly "fleeed" back to Shanghai.

Because people from all walks of life in Yucheng, and even in Xichuan, kept coming to visit.There were even various unrelated relatives who came to the door and asked Lu Li for help.

There are children who need help with their college entrance exams, some who ask Lu Li to arrange work, and some who ask Lu Li to introduce business.There was even a couple who were infertile and asked Lu Li for help.

Lu Li almost asked: What kind of help do you want?

Those who take the college entrance examination can't get into the vocational college line, but they have to go to Fudan.The person who arranged the job was a secondary nursing major, but he had to go to work in the Affiliated Hospital of Fudan Medical College.Those who want to do business actually want to cooperate with Lu Li to develop anti-cancer technology.

Come on, there's a peach over there!

Lu Li couldn't bear the disturbance, so he could only run in a hurry.

After returning to Fudan, Lu Li devoted himself to research again.

It's still comfortable to do research, and Lu Li is really annoyed by all kinds of messy requests.

Humans are social creatures.Human relationships are inevitable from birth.

Seeing that Lu Li has become prosperous, some people want to borrow the east wind, some want to fight the autumn wind, and some want to ascend to the sky. This is also human nature.

Although Lu Li understood, he didn't agree.

Putting aside the troubles of the world, Lu Li plunged into the laboratory, and it was finally much quieter.

The testing of genetic information, that is, the compilation of the human genetic map, continues.

Since the gene chip was made in the virtual laboratory, the experiment is still going on in an orderly manner.However, the progress bar is still a long way off.

It will take at least one or two years to complete the compilation of the human genome map.

The test bed is running automatically, and this work does not require any extra effort from Lu Li.It's just... There is still a problem to be solved before the results of the virtual experiment can be brought into reality.

That is... In reality, there must also be gene chips with practical value.

Lu Li's current research direction has become gene chip technology.

Gene chip technology, also called biological computer.

This technology mainly uses biological protein molecules to replace semiconductor silicon wafers, and uses organic compounds to store data.

Information propagates in the form of waves, and when the wave propagates along the protein molecular chain, it will cause changes in the structural order of single bonds and double bonds in the protein molecular chain.

The calculation speed of the biological computer is 10 times faster than that of today's latest generation computer. It has a strong ability to resist electromagnetic interference and can completely eliminate the interference between circuits.The energy consumption is only equivalent to one billionth of that of ordinary computers, and it has huge storage capacity.

Moreover, biocomputers have some characteristics of living organisms, such as being able to exert the regulating functions of living organisms, automatically repairing faults on chips, and imitating the mechanism of the human brain.

The gene chip that Lu Li had previously simulated was mainly used for gene expression information testing, so it could be considered a "special purpose biological computer".

Now, what Lu Li wants to research is a general-purpose biological computer.

In fact, cells themselves have the ability to calculate and store and transmit information.

For example, the DNA molecular chain of the human body itself stores a large amount of information, and it is a blueprint for cells to build the body.

If a cell or a protein molecule is turned into a transistor similar to a computer chip, and then... countless protein molecules are integrated, a biological chip can be constructed.

This general-purpose biochip is different from the gene chip that Lu Li used to detect genetic information.

At present, the research on biological computers in various countries in the world is still in the stage of discussion, and no biological computers with practical value have appeared yet.

But... as long as there is something theoretically, it can be virtualized in the virtual laboratory.

"A virtual universal gene chip."

With an order, a ray of light flashed, and a transparent sheet the size of a matchbox appeared on the test bench in front of Lu Li.

The outer layer is covered with a transparent glass sheet, and the inner layer is a mass of protein spread in the nutrient solution.

This is the universal gene chip virtualized by the virtual laboratory.

Lu Li installed the virtual gene chip on the test bench and began to disassemble it.

Lifting off the cover, using the probe to pick up a little protein molecule, and installing it under the electron microscope, Lu Li began to analyze the type of the protein molecule.

This is a composite protein, that is, a synthetic protein, not a naturally occurring protein.

Under the electron microscope, Lu Li observed that when the phosphatase came into contact with the protein molecule, the complex protein molecule showed obvious "on" and "off" characteristics.

From the expression of bioelectrical signals, just like transistors, it presents obvious switching characteristics.

This is a transistor made of protein molecules!

According to a preliminary estimate, a computer chip made of this protein molecule has a storage point only the size of one molecule, so its storage capacity can reach one billion times that of an ordinary computer.

The size of an integrated circuit composed of protein molecules is only one-hundred-thousandth that of a silicon integrated circuit, and it runs faster, only 1×10^(-11) seconds.

Gene chips, biological computers, sure enough... this is the future!

The computing speed of biological computers may not be comparable to quantum computers.But... this thing has a huge advantage, or prospect.

If the technology is mature, protein molecules can be taken out of the human body, a gene chip can be made, and then implanted into the human body.

Then...the "portable chip flow" that appeared in various novels will no longer be a fantasy.

Of course, the current technology is far from reaching this step.

Lu Li looked at the virtual gene chip in front of him, feeling a little helpless on his face.

Because...he was in trouble.

The protein molecule that makes up the gene chip is a kind of artificially synthesized protein.

Although there is a virtual reality, Lu Li is still at a loss as to how to create such a protein molecule.

"Let's do a comparison test first! Analyze the characteristics of this protein molecule, and then conduct an extensive comparison."

Lu Li also virtualized a general-purpose gene chip, virtualized various accessories, built a biological computer, and built a test bed.

When the test bed was set up, Lu Li entered the information of the protein molecules that make up the gene chip into the biological computer of the test bed, and then... it was the exhaustive method!

Through the virtual laboratory again, various proteins, various enzymes, various plasmids, and various transposons are virtualized, and information comparisons are performed continuously to find those with similar characteristics. protein molecule.

This is another purely hit-and-miss experiment.

Maybe protein molecules with similar characteristics will be found soon, maybe... it will take a long time.

All Lu Li could do was wait.

Time passes day by day.

During this period of time, Lu Li seemed to be idle.Take a walk with Liu Qin every day, chat, and even often go shopping and watch movies...

It seems that the scientists of the mainland have fallen in love, put aside the boring laboratory, and devoted themselves to the sweet and gentle land.

This large change in contrast made Professor He a little dazed.

I was worried that he only knows how to do experiments and doesn't pay attention to personal problems.Now...he seems to be "from now on the king will not go to court early".

How does this work?

So, Professor He called Lu Li to the office, and said earnestly, "Little Lu, it's understandable for young people to be young and full of vigor. But... you must be restrained!"

Uh……

Lu Li was embarrassed.Am I intemperate?With my physical fitness, it is completely normal to put seven fish bones on a vegetable leaf, right?

"Little Lu, the motherland and the people are still looking forward to greater victories and more brilliant achievements from you!"

Professor He added another sentence.

That's what it meant.

It was only then that Lu Li realized that Professor He might be thinking that he had too much free time and was tired of being with Liu Qin every day, so he didn't go into the laboratory anymore, so he came to remind him.

"Teacher, my current research has hit a bottleneck."

Lu Li explained with a smile, "At this time, what is needed is a little bit of luck. It won't help if you bury your head in the laboratory."

"Is it the bottleneck?"

Professor He nodded, "I see."

When doing scientific research, when you are stuck in a certain link, have no clue, and can't find the direction at all, it is also necessary to adjust your mentality and relax.

After a while, Professor He didn't say anything more.

Lu Li is still in a leisurely state, getting bored with Liu Qin every day, throwing dog food everywhere, and showing affection everywhere.

"Lu Li, you are like this... Although I am very happy, I always feel that I have influenced you and delayed you."

After a few months of getting bored, Liu Qin felt a little embarrassed.

Sprinkling dog food with Lu Li every day to show their affection, although it is very romantic and sweet, Liu Qin is worried that he will affect Lu Li's scientific research work.

"It has nothing to do with you. My scientific research progress...is stuck."

Lu Li stretched out his arms to embrace Liu Qin, "At this moment, hard work is meaningless, what I need is a little luck."

"Lucky?"

Liu Qin smiled sweetly, reached out to hook Lu Li's neck, and kissed Lu Li on the cheek, "I'll give you a lucky kiss."

Some things are just so coincidental.

After Liu Qin sent this "lucky kiss", there was a "ding" in Lu Li's mind, and the non-stop running test bench in the virtual laboratory found a matching protein molecule.

"Wow! I found a matching protein molecule!"

Lu Li cheered and stretched out his arms to hug Liu Qin, "You are really my goddess of luck!"

Chapter 365 The advent of biochips

A matching protein molecule has been found.

Lu Li's universal gene chip, or biochip, is about to come out.

After saying goodbye to Liu Qin, Lu Li hurried back to the laboratory.

"Huh? Didn't you go on a date with Liu Qin? Why did you come to the laboratory suddenly?"

Professor He saw Lu Li rushing back to the laboratory, his face was full of surprise.

"Haha! Liu Qin is my goddess of luck!"

Lu Li smiled and said, "Just now, I suddenly had an inspiration and suddenly found my direction."

"Oh? That would be great!"

Professor He was full of joy, "It seems that falling in love and showing affection are not without benefits! That's enough, I won't bother you anymore!"

After making a joke, Professor He turned and left the laboratory.

The reason why he left the laboratory was not to watch Lu Li's experiment.This is because...Professor He is worried that his existence will interfere with Lu Li's thinking and affect Lu Li's performance.

Inspiration, or ideas, this thing is very mysterious.An unexpected impact, maybe the train of thought will be broken.