Chapter 163: The evil one complains first
A new vaccine that is safer, more effective, and faster to produce. This achievement is so great that the editor cannot accept it at all, so he can only send it to the editor-in-chief.
Half an hour later, Zhang Wei’s paper appeared on the desk of Donald Kennedy, editor-in-chief of the journal Science.
When Donald Kennedy saw Zhang Wei’s name, he also thought of graphene.
"It's only been a year since the discovery of graphene, right? This young scientist has made another discovery? It's really fast!" Donald Kennedy muttered to himself.
"Professor, Zhang Wei has made a new discovery, but it is not related to graphene. The submission he submitted this time is a biology paper!"
"Biology paper?" Donald Kennedy tilted his head and thought. After a few seconds, he said, "Graphene is a single layer of carbon atoms. This has nothing to do with biology, right? Is it a mistake?"
"That's right, Princeton University was included in the paper. A letter of recommendation from Professor Shi Yigong of the Department of Molecular Biology. "
"It's Professor Shi who studies apoptosis. He is also a well-known expert in the industry. Since he has written a letter of recommendation, what about the thesis? The quality should still be guaranteed. Let me take a look first!"
Donald Kennedy waved his hand and asked the editor to go out, while he put on his reading glasses and read Zhang Wei's paper.
After a moment, a shocked expression appeared on Donald Kennedy's face.
“mRNA vaccine! How could he have such an amazing idea! How did he think of the mRNA vaccine from nucleoside modification! My God, if this thing is really made, humans may no longer have to worry about virus mutation. Now, the whole immunology will be upgraded to a new level!”
Donald Kennedy is a neurobiologist and a professional in biology, so he could understand the content written in Zhang Wei’s paper immediately after reading it once. , with his professional knowledge, he can easily judge that the mRNA vaccine mentioned in the paper is feasible.
Donald Kennedy also served as the director of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Vaccines in the entire United States were once under his jurisdiction, so of course he knew very well that a safer, more effective, and more manufactured vaccine What does a fast vaccine mean?
“Once this paper is published, vaccine companies around the world will definitely be unable to sit still! The vaccine revolution is another Nobel Prize-level achievement!”
Donald Kennedy suddenly realized that he had used the word "again".
“The previous graphene was a Nobel Prize-level achievement, and the current nucleoside modification is also a Nobel Prize-level achievement. Can he win two Nobel Prizes? And they are two Nobel Prizes in different fields. ?”
This thought flashed through Donald Kennedy’s mind, and he was stunned.
Marie Curie once won two Nobel Prizes in different fields, but that was Marie Curie! One of the world's greatest scientists.
Even in the era of Madame Curie, a scientist of Madame Curie’s level was required to win the Nobel Prize in two fields.
What's more, this is no longer the era of Marie Curie. Want to win the Nobel Prize in two different fields? I wouldn't even dream of doing this!
However, a living example appeared in front of Donald Kennedy. The Nobel Prize results in two different fields were personally handled by Donald Kennedy.
The key is that Zhang Wei is young enough. At Zhang Wei’s age, he can wait fifty years, which is enough to outlast all competitors!
The scientific community is also about seniority. When you outlast all the scholars of the same level, you will be the most authoritative scholar. By that time, the Nobel Prize will not be awarded to you!
Thinking of this, Donald Kennedy's eyes suddenly became hollow, and his already surging inner world seemed to be struck by a bolt of lightning, tumbling more and more.
The next second, he made a decision. He would personally serve as a reviewer for Zhang Wei's paper.
Donald Kennedy didn’t know if he could wait until the day when Zhang Wei won the Nobel Prize.
But he must take advantage of this Nobel Prize-level scientific research result!
The reviewers of Nobel Prize papers should also leave a strong mark in the scientific community!
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In Principal Gu's office, a new guest came, a director of the Asian Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs named Liu.
After the guests and hosts were seated, Director Liu directly explained the purpose of his visit: "Principal Gu, we received news from the Embassy in Nanbang, saying that many Nanbang people have been protesting near the embassy recently, demanding severe punishment for a man named Zhang Wei, according to the embassy’s investigation, is from your school, a scholar who studies physics.”
“The name Zhang Wei is too common. Among the teachers and students of our school, There are dozens of people named Zhang Wei, and it’s hard to identify them at this time.” Principal Gu paused and then said, “I wonder what this Zhang Wei did to make them protest?”
"According to the information we collected, they said that Zhang Wei framed their national treasure-level scientist Huang Yuxi for falsifying his papers. So their people asked us to give an explanation." Director Liu introduced.
“Can you be more specific?”
"It is said that when Huang Yuxi went to the United States to give a lecture, a scholar named Zhang Wei questioned the falsification of his paper. Later, their media discovered Zhang Wei's identity. He is a scholar studying physics at Tsingta University. We also learned from their media The authenticity of the information obtained there has yet to be verified."
"Is he still called Zhang Wei?"
Principal Gu smiled helplessly. , I thought to myself that Zhang Wei, this kid, would really cause trouble for me. Even if you go to the United States as an exchange student, he would cause me international disputes!
In the eyes of Principal Gu, no matter how big of a mistake Zhang Wei made, he still had to be protected, so he said: "Director Liu, I don’t think we can listen to foreigners’ one-sided opinions. Why don’t I tell Zhang Wei How about handing it over and asking about the ins and outs of the matter in person?"
"That's the best!" Director Liu nodded.
Principal Gu called Zhang Wei and called him over.
After explaining the reason of the matter, Zhang Wei laughed instead.
"It's really the evil ones who complained first! It fits their character. This is what happened..."
Zhang Wei narrated the story of exposing the fraud of Huang Yuxi's paper.
"So, Huang Yuxi's paper is really suspected of fraud, and you also provided sufficient evidence at the time?" Director Liu asked.
"I still have the picture analysis report from the Berkeley Computer Department on my computer. If necessary, I will make a copy for you." Zhang Wei said.
"This is best. As long as we have evidence, it will be easier to operate diplomatically." Director Liu let out a sigh of relief.
Zhang Weize continued: "As far as I know, Huang Yuxi's paper has been retracted by Science. This is equivalent to confirming that Huang Yuxi's paper was fraudulent. If you still accuse me of false accusations, It’s really unreasonable.”
“According to this, the Nanbang people are really evil and will file the complaint first! Zhang Wei, don’t worry, we will take care of this matter! Tsinghua University will also fight the international lawsuit to the end!" President Gu said immediately. Principal Gu's words were actually meant for Director Liu, and his meaning was very clear. We, Tsinghua University, have secured Zhang Wei, and your Ministry of Foreign Affairs should not try to do anything to calm people down.
If your knees are weak and you dare to slam a bucket of shit on one of your own people, our Tsinghua University will never agree to it, and we will definitely fight to the bitter end!
Tsinghua University is a deputy ministerial level unit, one level higher than the Asia Department, not to mention it is the highest university in China. If it were really hard steel, Principal Gu would be confident.
Director Liu is also a good person. He heard the threat in Principal Gu's words, so he immediately said: "Principal Gu, don't worry, we in diplomacy have always adhered to principles and faced foreign parties. We will never give in to their unreasonable demands!”
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Protesters gathered outside the Blue House.
"Severely punish those who spread rumors! Clear Professor Huang's innocence!"
"Those who spread rumors to smear Professor Huang must be punished!"
"The academic environment must be purified, and scientists should be protected!"
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"Politicians are incompetent! They can't protect our scientists! Stand down!"
Before 2010, South Africa should have been the country with the most protests and demonstrations in the world.
When the people of Nanbang have something to do, they will put up banners and go to the streets to protest. From time to time, they will also engage in hunger strikes. If they don't go hungry for a few meals, they would be embarrassed to say that they are protesting.
However, those on hunger strike are usually protest leaders, while the ordinary protesters below are in charge of food and even give out money.
After the one-day protest, the organizers treated guests to a cheap self-service barbecue restaurant. This is also a good opportunity for those who usually have difficulty eating meat to improve their food. It is also common for poor people to take their whole family to eat.
So for them, street protests are something they are used to. Many times government departments don't bother to deal with these people. As long as they don't cause trouble, let them protest!
It is also for this reason that when the protests first appeared this time, Cheong Wa Dae did not take them seriously and did not respond.
However, as time went by, the protesters did not disperse for a long time, but instead became more and more numerous.
The main reason is that they praise Hwang Yu-suk too highly. He is a top scientist, a national treasure-level scholar, and he has the hope of winning the Nobel Prize. With all these titles added up, the god-making movement is quite successful. , Huang Yuxi really became a god, and he was placed on the altar and could not get down.
In the face of continued protests, Cheong Wa Dae can no longer turn a blind eye. They must do something to calm the people's emotions.
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Embassy, Counselor Tang walked into the reception room, saw the man in front of him, and said, "Director Jin, I've been waiting for a long time!"
The units responsible for the affairs of each region in the South Korean diplomatic agencies are called bureaus, such as the Northeast Asia Bureau, the European Bureau, etc.
After the guests and hosts were seated, Counselor Tang asked with a smile on his face: "I wonder if Director Jin is here, what can I do?"
"Counsellor Tang, I am here to represent our side. , make formal representations to you!" Director Jin said with a straight face.
“Because of what?” Counselor Tang asked calmly and calmly, fully demonstrating the qualities of a diplomat.
Director Jin took out a written document and said at the same time; "Zhang Wei, a scholar from your country, recently slandered the famous Chinese scientist Huang Yuxi for falsifying his paper, which caused Professor Huang's paper to be retracted. This is very important to him. my country's scientific community and Professor Huang himself have had an extremely negative impact
For this reason, we have formally lodged stern representations with you. We demand that scholars in your country immediately stop such rumors and slander, severely punish the slanderer Zhang Wei, and formally apologize to Professor Huang Yuxi! "
Counselor Tang said; "Director Jin, regarding your accusation, our country would like to make the following clarifications. First of all, our country's scholar Zhang Wei did not slander Professor Huang Yuxi of your country for falsifying his paper.
Chinese scholar Zhang Wei raised doubts about the fraud of Professor Huang Yuxi’s paper only after finding conclusive evidence. The evidence is that in Professor Huang Yuxi's paper, the so-called eleven pictures of embryonic stem cells are all from the same sample.
For a rigorous academic research article like a paper, repeated image citations are obviously related to falsification of the paper. Therefore, Chinese scholar Zhang Wei is only showing the facts and does not commit slander.
And as far as we know, according to the analysis of the Computer Science Department of the University of California, Berkeley, if your country has doubts about the evidence presented by Chinese scholar Zhang Wei, you can go to the University of California, Berkeley for verification.
Secondly, the retraction of the paper published by Professor Huang Yuxi from your country is an act of the American magazine Science and has nothing to do with Chinese scholar Zhang Wei. As for why Science magazine retracted Professor Huang Yuxi’s paper, your country should seek confirmation from Science magazine.
Third, our country has always believed that paper fraud is an extremely unethical and harmful behavior, which seriously undermines the integrity of academic research and the credibility of the academic community. In academia, integrity is the cornerstone, and paper fraud is a serious attack on this cornerstone.
Therefore, we must resolutely oppose and severely crack down on paper fraud. Any fraud discovered should be dealt with seriously in accordance with laws and regulations to serve as a warning to others, rather than making excuses to shirk blame. Only in this way can the purity and credibility of the academic community be maintained and the healthy development of scientific research promoted. "
Director Jin also thought about his words, and he said: "As far as I know, your country's scholar Zhang Wei's research field should be graphene, right? Graphene is a new nano-scale material that belongs to the field of physics or materials science and has nothing to do with biology.
As a physicist, he accuses a biologist of suspected fraud in his paper. This in itself lacks professional basis. Science requires professionalism. Zhang Wei, a scholar from your country, has no professional qualities and criticizes professional scholars in other fields. This is obviously a motivated slander! ”
"Chinese scholar Zhang Wei has indeed found evidence that Professor Huang Yuxi is suspected of falsifying his paper. His behavior is to maintain academic fairness and is not slander." Counselor Tang said.
“But Zhang Wei is not a biologist, and his accusations against Professor Huang Yuxi are not from a scientific perspective. Since the accusation lacks scientific basis, it is an act of slander! Zhang Wei’s This behavior is obviously aimed at Professor Huang Yuxi, rather than to maintain academic fairness," Director Jin said.
A cold look flashed across Counselor Tang's eyes. Director Jin made it clear that he was using strong words, but diplomacy never lacked strong words. If everyone could be reasonable, there would be no need for diplomats.
Just like today’s Director Jin, he doesn’t talk to you about right and wrong, but only talks about motives. You, Zhang Wei, are not a biologist and do not have the expertise in biology, so it doesn’t matter what your evidence is. Whether it’s true or not, you are deliberately slandering Hwang Woo-suk with a motive.
Similar operations are very common in the diplomatic field. You talk to me about who is right and who is wrong, and I talk to you about procedural justice. Even if you are actually right, but there is something wrong with your procedure, then you are wrong. Unless there are no problems with the facts and procedures, people will have nothing to say.
Director Jin's argument that Zhang Wei was not a biologist was really not within the scope of Counselor Tang's advance preparations.
When it comes to diplomacy, Counselor Tang can only say what is within his authority. How to answer must be reported to his superiors.
So Counselor Tang said: "Director Jin, regarding your country's protest, apart from the attitude I just expressed, I can't give you any more answers for the time being. I need to report to my superiors before I can answer you. "
"Okay, I hope your country can give us a satisfactory answer as soon as possible!" Director Jin said proudly.
(End of this chapter)