The light of fireworks shines on everyone's face, and everyone's smiles look particularly bright.
On New Year's Eve this year, the reunion of the family has become particularly warm and unforgettable, and everyone is full of expectations for the new year.
The fireworks burned out, and the children were tired of playing, so they returned to the house one after another.
Zhou Ziwen looked at the children's red faces and felt full of happiness, but at the same time, a thought quietly arose in his heart - immortality.
He thought of his elders at home, and watching his parents' growing gray hair and his children growing up day by day, he became more and more eager to have more time to accompany his family and protect this happiness.
Moreover, he is constantly making progress in academics and careers, and has many unfinished goals and dreams. If he can have a longer time, he believes that he can make more contributions to his family and society.
When we returned to the living room, we were still discussing the plans for the New Year happily.
Zhou Ziwen found an opportunity and told Chen Qiaoyi about his thoughts.
Of course, he would not say he wanted to study immortality right away, but just wanted to develop in the medical field.
Chen Qiaoyi's eyes lit up, she looked at him curiously and said, "Medical aspects? This is very good. With your ability, you will definitely achieve something in this field. Do you have any specific ideas?"
Zhou Ziwen looked at Chen Qiaoyi and said seriously: "I have accumulated some experience in medicine over the years. Now I want to study it more deeply, such as treatments for some difficult diseases, which may help more people."
Chen Qiaoyi nodded slightly, thought for a moment and said: "This is indeed a good thing, but medical research is not an easy thing. It requires a lot of time and energy to invest. You have so many things in the factory and the school. Can you take care of it?"
Zhou Ziwen gently held Chen Qiaoyi said with her hand, "I will arrange my time reasonably, and you know that I have always wanted to do more for everyone. Moreover, our family has also given me great support, giving me the courage to try new areas."
Chen Qiaoyi looked at his firm eyes, and her heart was full of emotion. She nodded and said, "Since you have considered it, I will definitely support you. If there is anything I need to help, just say it."
With Chen Qiaoyi's support, Zhou Ziwen felt much more at ease.
Afterwards, he began to calmly prepare for his real research direction.
He used his resources in school to borrow a large number of books and documents on human physiology, pathology, pharmacology and various cutting-edge medical research.
In his spare time, he plunged into the school's library.
Although the school’s library is not huge, it has a rich collection of medical books, from basic human anatomy and physiology to complex pathology and pharmacology works.
Zhou Ziwen is like a treasure hunter in the treasure house of knowledge, shuttles between bookshelf every day, carefully screening every book that may be useful to his research.
Every time he finds a related book, he can't wait to open it, quickly browse the catalog and key chapters to judge its value.
When encountering key content, he will study it word by word, and use different colored pens to mark important knowledge points on the book, and write down his thoughts and questions on the edge of the page.
When encountering obscure professional terms and theories, he checks the professional dictionary he carries with him or asks the library administrator for advice.
The administrator was moved by his diligence and often took the initiative to help him pay attention to new medical books and reminded him to borrow them.
In addition to reading paper books, Zhou Ziwen also actively pays attention to various medical journals subscribed to by the school.
These journals feature the latest medical research results and cutting-edge theories, which are important channels for him to obtain information.
He goes to the journal area to read it regularly, and once he finds articles related to his research direction, he will read them carefully and analyze the experimental methods, research conclusions and shortcomings.
He copied the valuable articles and organized them into a book for subsequent repeated research.
As the research deepened, Zhou Ziwen realized that relying solely on the school’s resources was far from enough. He began to use weekends and holidays to visit large libraries and medical libraries in the city to consult materials. The collection of these libraries is more diverse and can access more foreign medical research materials.
Every time he went there, he would carry a large schoolbag full of notebooks and stationery, set off early, and stay in the library all day.
In those large libraries, Zhou Ziwen often immersed in the ocean of knowledge and forgot time.
At noon, he simply ate some of the dry food he brought with him, and after a short rest, he continued to check the information.
He not only reads Chinese materials, but also uses his solid English foundation to read a large amount of English literature.
When encountering professional English vocabulary, he uses the dictionary and the knowledge he has accumulated before to understand.
In this process, his English medical vocabulary has been increasing, and reading English literature has become smoother and smoother.
In addition to reading materials, Zhou Ziwen also actively participated in various medical academic lectures and seminars.
As long as he learns that there are related activities, he will try his best to sign up.
At the lecture, he listened to the experts' explanations with all his attention and carefully recorded every key information.
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After the lecture, he always seizes the opportunity to ask questions to experts and communicate his research ideas with them.
These exchanges benefited him a lot, and the experts' insights and suggestions opened up new ideas for his research.
After communicating with an expert who studies the mechanism of aging, Zhou Ziwen was inspired to pay attention to the relationship between cell autophagy and longevity.
He found that cell autophagy is a self-cleaning mechanism within cells and is crucial to maintaining the normal function and health of cells.
If the process of cell autophagy can be regulated, it may delay cell aging and thus achieve the goal of longevity.
In order to study cell autophagy in depth, Zhou Ziwen decided to carry out some preliminary experiments in the school's laboratory.
He applied to the tutor and the lab for use of relevant equipment and received support.
Although the laboratory's equipment is limited, he made full use of existing resources and designed a series of experimental plans.
The experimental process is full of challenges. The study of cell autophagy requires precise experimental conditions and complex operating techniques, and Zhou Ziwen encountered many difficulties in the early stages of the experiment.
The experimental results are always unsatisfactory, and the data fluctuates greatly, making it difficult to draw accurate conclusions.
But he was not discouraged. He carefully analyzed every link in the experiment to find possible problems.
He constantly adjusted the experimental conditions and improved the experimental methods. After countless attempts and failures, he finally gradually mastered the experimental skills, and the experimental data began to become stable and reliable.
While studying cell autophagy, Zhou Ziwen did not forget his family.
He would play with the children during busy intervals, tell them interesting stories, and teach them some simple scientific knowledge.
He will also do housework with Chen Qiaoyi, Chen Shiying and Shen Zhaodi, and share the joys of life.
The support and understanding of his family are his driving force for his progress, and whenever he encounters setbacks in his research, his family’s encouragement can always cheer him up again. (This chapter ends)