Chapter 322: Preparatory arrangements and the earthquake in the scientific community

The WHO people are going back.

It can be said that on this trip to China, except for Laura, the old woman with ulterior motives, the other people all gained a lot.

Especially Thomas, what he saw these days made him feel suddenly enlightened.

He was previously in charge of medical and health affairs in Africa, but it gave him a lot of headaches.

As one of the poorest regions in the world, it also has the most problems in terms of medical and health care.

Even if he and his colleagues wanted to do something, they felt they had no idea where to start and could only take one step at a time without doing anything.

Things are different now. He has learned a lot in China and plans to report to his superiors after returning, and then try his best to promote medical and health reforms in some African countries.

Of course, he did not copy it completely. When chatting with Wang Mengde a few days ago, he heard a word called "adapting to local conditions", which he thought made a lot of sense.

He plans to conduct in-depth research with his colleagues, improve some of China's systems and methods, and then persuade some countries to conduct pilot projects.

Although he was full of confidence, Wang Mengde was somewhat pessimistic.

Not to mention this era, even in his previous life when he traveled through time, China also provided a lot of hands-on teaching, but he has never heard of any country with good results.

Although he thought so, he did not discourage the other party's enthusiasm. Some things can only be felt deeply by doing them personally.

"Mr. Wang Mengde, thank you for accompanying us on the tour the past two days. I have gained a lot here. Before I leave, I would like to ask you for a favor."

Thomas said reluctantly:

“As you know, I am now responsible for health care affairs in Africa, mainly providing technical support and guidance.

There are a lot of infectious diseases and epidemics there, and they are all quite deadly. Hundreds of millions of people are under the threat of disease.

Therefore, I would like to ask you to conduct research on these diseases in the future and develop effective drugs or vaccines as soon as possible. "

Through observations over the past few days, he discovered that China's prevention and control of infectious diseases and epidemics relies partly on vaccines for herd immunity and partly on specific medicines.

Especially in the past ten years or so, Wang Mengde has developed a large number of special-effect medicines and made great contributions to preventing the spread of epidemics.

Of course, the most important thing is the country's strong execution and organizational capabilities, which is very critical.

Considering the characteristics of the region he was in charge of, he found that if Wang Mengde could develop some vaccines and special medicines later, even if the execution and organizational capabilities of those African countries were almost zero, half of the problems could be solved.

Therefore, before leaving, he specifically said these words to Wang Mengde.

"Mr. Thomas, don't worry. I will continue my research. All the infectious diseases or epidemics that are well-known and particularly harmful in the world will be on my research list."

Wang Mengde glanced at Liu Chao who was following him silently, then said with a smile.

He is not being perfunctory. Infectious diseases or epidemics are regional and seasonal, and are affected by factors such as climate and lifestyle.

But it is not absolute. Maybe one day a disease will mutate and spread around the world.

The world today cannot be closed off for a long time, and China is a country with a large and dense population. Once an outbreak occurs, it will be a disaster.

Moreover, studying these things would bring both fame and fortune to China, traditional Chinese medicine, and himself.

Therefore, in the future when he has the energy, he will conquer those diseases one by one.

"That's great. On behalf of countless African people, I want to thank you for your contribution."

Thomas was overjoyed when he got the promise.

Although this promise is not legally binding, it is still somewhat of a consolation.

Moreover, he had a hunch that if someone else said so, the probability of it coming true would be very low.

But when Wang Mengde said it, he was very sure that this day would not be far away.

Time quickly entered May.

Artificially synthesized bovine insulin has already been tested and is now entering clinical trials.

There are not many patients suffering from diabetes in China these days. After all, they can't even get enough food, let alone consume various sugars.

Of course, we can find some patients of this type.

Judging from the current feedback, artificially synthesized bovine insulin is quite effective and has no adverse reactions.

Liu Shuwei has already started writing the briefing.

When the superior leader went to the Beijing Gene Research Institute to guide the work a few days ago, he told Wang Mengde and others about this.

Once the clinical trials of this research result are completed and there are no problems, the briefing can be published in the Chinese and English versions of the journal "Science China: Life Sciences".

The "China Science" series of journals are comprehensive academic journals of natural sciences sponsored by the China Academy of Sciences and published by "China Science" magazine.

It was founded in 1950. Although only sixteen years have passed, it has already developed into a top academic journal in China in terms of academic level, editing quality and publishing quality.

There are 17 volumes in total, eight of which have Chinese and English versions, and one is a pure English version.

Over the past ten years, some of his scientific research results have been published in such journals every year, including top domestic and foreign journals.

Especially in recent years, it is not he who is proud of publishing, but the journals that are proud of publishing his papers or achievements.

Last year, after the painkiller was found to help people quit marijuana addiction, several of the world's top journals rushed to comment on it and sent him letters inviting him to contribute to their articles.

Originally he was very busy and didn't want to reply, but later his superiors saw that the other party kept sending letters and urged him to write two random letters to get the job done.

Even if they were written casually, those journals were treasures.

Not only is it placed at the front of the latest issue of the publication, but several of the world's most renowned medical experts have also been invited to comment on it.

Of course, we still have to give face to the journal "Science of China". Every time a result is released, there will be at least a brief report published on it.

Sometimes, they will even send it two or three times in a row.

Thanks to Liu Shuwei's help, Wang Mengde didn't have to worry too much about this matter.

He now puts all his attention on his two younger brothers.

Ever since the weather got warmer, there have been so many young people on the streets, coming from nowhere, hanging out in groups and causing trouble all day long.

Wang Mengde knew the seriousness of the situation and was afraid that Wang Yuanchao and Wang Weiguo were young and ignorant, and would easily get hot-headed and impulsive, and would get involved with those people.

So I thought of a way to divert the two people's attention.

He assigned a lot of medical homework every day, and told Wang Hao and Ran Xiaomei if they couldn't complete it.

So, during this period of time, the two brothers were in great misfortune.

Apart from going to school every day, I have to spend the rest of the time at home studying with a sad face.

You know what, both of them are very smart. Under such high pressure, they learn very quickly. If they were placed in a place like a commune, they would both become the backbone of the health center.

Especially in the areas of bone setting and massage, the two of them seem to be gifted and are better than most doctors in the country.

"Meng De, Yuan Chao and Wei Guo came to me today to ask for mercy.

How long do you plan to let them study? Even if they go to the army, it will take some time after they graduate from junior high school."

In the evening, after He Shengnan finished washing up, she lay on the bed and asked him curiously.

Generally speaking, people go to the army in the second half of the year, in September or October, or even later.

"Well, don't agree to them. We can't let Yuan Chao and Wei Guo mess around outside now, otherwise it will easily cause trouble.

After all, the two had learned Kung Fu for more than ten years, and although they usually practiced intermittently, they would be very heavy-handed. Therefore, from now on, until they graduated from junior high school, they needed to have something to do.

As for the length of your military service, you don't have to worry. Mr. Zhong has already helped me greet his old subordinates.

After the graduation exam in June, you can directly enter the military camp and familiarize yourself with the environment there first. You can complete the formalities later.

I will feel completely relieved only when they both join the army."

Wang Mengde said in a low voice.

He had already made plans to prevent anything from happening to his two younger brothers.

With Mr. Zhong's help, joining the army was a sure thing.

“Just make the arrangements.

By the way, Meng De, Yanan is in her second year of high school now, will she be okay?"

He Shengnan asked with some concern.

He Yanan is one year older than Wang Yuanchao and the others, but because she was born earlier, there is a difference of two grades between them.

"Yanan should be fine for now, but you should go back to your parents' home in a couple of days and tell your family to be careful recently.

If you have anything, call me or come to me directly, don't hide anything from me.

When Yanan graduates from high school, I will see how things go. If not, I will find her a good job."

Wang Mengde thought about it and then gave instructions.

This sister-in-law has good academic performance. If things go normally, she might be able to get into a good university.

But the timing is not right, so he has to plan carefully in advance.

After all, in two years, we will start to go up the mountain.

If you have a job in advance, you can avoid it.

"Okay, I'll follow your arrangements.

I will take my children back to my parents' home on the weekend."

He Shengnan agreed without asking why.

She knew that her man must have made such arrangements for a reason, and she just needed to do as he said.

England.

In an office of the journal Nature.

Editor-in-chief Kaili was reviewing some submissions when the deputy editor-in-chief hurriedly walked in from outside.

"Editor-in-chief, big news! China has received news about Meng De Wang's latest research results on artificially synthesized bovine insulin.

They published a brief report in a Chinese journal, saying that they had succeeded and conducted a large number of clinical trials.

"what!"

Kaili was originally very dissatisfied with his subordinates' behavior of barging in without knocking on the door or asking for his permission.

But after hearing the news, he stood up in surprise and no longer cared about finding fault with his subordinates.

“Is this news accurate?

How can we successfully develop artificial bovine insulin so quickly? This is a very distant thing."

A few years ago, it was he who published a commentary in his own magazine Nature, saying that artificial synthesis of bovine insulin would be a distant thing.

I didn't expect the slap in the face to come so quickly.

If this were true, the scientific community would be in an uproar.

This is the world's first artificially synthesized protein.

It has the same chemical molecular structure as natural insulin and is a protein with complete biological activity.

It marks a milestone leap in mankind's journey to reveal the essence of life.

Carey's judgment was very accurate.

At this time, not only did they get the news, but other countries also paid attention to this matter.

Beautiful country.

The headquarters of the journal Science.

The editor-in-chief directly commanded:
"It's simply amazing. Judging from the content of this Chinese journal, Meng De Wang completed this great achievement in less than a year.

This issue of our journal must have a long review on this matter. Next, I will be the chief editor, with the assistance of several other deputy editors-in-chief, to write this long review as soon as possible. "

soon.

The magazine Science published a several-page long review titled "Fully Artificial Synthesis of Insulin in Red China."

There is no shortage of praise in the comments here, describing this research result as one of the greatest discoveries of the 20th century.

It will affect the development direction of life sciences in the next few decades.

Not only these world-class journals, but other people in the scientific community have also expressed their views on this matter on different occasions.

They mostly said positive and affirmative things.

The sensation this incident caused in the scientific community was no less than the one more than 20 years ago when Japan caught the little boy with its bare hands.

Many well-known scientists have said that as long as this invention really exists, it will be a major achievement worthy of the Nobel Prize.

It would be completely unfair if the Nobel Prize was not awarded to it in the future.

There are even a small number of people who are ready to recommend the research results of artificial insulin to the Nobel Prize Committee.

Simultaneously.

In a meeting room of a superior unit.

Seven or eight leaders are holding a meeting. This time their purpose is to study the international response to Wang Mengde and the artificial synthesis of bovine insulin, as well as whether or not to participate in the Nobel Prize selection again.

"Comrades, let's discuss whether we should include Wang Mengde and his achievement of artificially synthesizing bovine insulin in the Nobel Prize selection.

According to the information sent back by the comrades in the relevant departments, this achievement has a great chance of winning the Nobel Prize in the next few years. "

The biggest leader spoke first.

In the past two years, the trend of thought in China has been changing, and the attitude towards the Nobel Prize is no longer as positive as in previous years.

Instead, some critical and rejecting attitudes have emerged, and their influence is growing.

They believe that the Nobel Prize is a misdiagnosed means of stimulating science and serving the political class, and that scientists should contribute selflessly to the country.

"I think we should refuse to apply for the Nobel Prize. This kind of award is meaningless. Only the people's award is the most noble."

Next to the big boss, a man in his fifties with thinning hair spoke up.

(End of this chapter)