Chapter 200 Lucky Sam
It was getting dark, and old unlucky Sam still stayed in the laboratory with no intention of leaving.
"Sam, you have been working overtime for more than an hour, do you still plan to work overtime? There is no overtime pay!" the postdoctoral fellow said.
Sam looked at the clock on the wall and showed a look of realization: "It turns out I'm already so late!"
"Yeah, it's getting dark outside, let's go together Go! ”
"You go first, I'll finish what I'm doing. The cell transformation results will be out soon. If there is no positive result, then my set of tasks will be considered completed."
"Okay then. , I won’t disturb you anymore, I’m leaving first.” The postdoc said hello and turned to leave.
Sam continued to wait for the results of the cell transformation.
After a while, the results finally appeared in front of Sam's eyes. Among the seven gene combinations he was responsible for, one group of cell transformations showed positive results.
“Positive, it’s really positive!” Sam let out a sigh of relief, but his whole body did not relax, but seemed even more nervous.
I am relieved because this experiment finally has results, but I am nervous because follow-up experiments are needed to verify it.
If the cell transformation results of the seven gene combinations are all negative, it means that the experiment failed and they did not find the required gene combination. Then there is no need to continue subsequent verification.
But whenever one or several of the good news transformation results are positive, then subsequent experiments need to be conducted to determine whether the transformed cells can survive in the stem cell culture system.
Sam took a look at the combination that showed positive cell transformation. The four genes were: Oct3/4, Sox2, Klf4 and c-Myc.
"It's already dark, let's continue tomorrow!" Sam looked at the sky outside and planned to leave the laboratory, but when he reached the door, he stopped again.
He remembered that three years ago, it was also dark like this and he left the laboratory, but the sky outside was a little gloomy at that time.
Then the heavy rain hit. The heavy rain for several days blocked traffic and made it impossible for him to return to the laboratory.
When he returned, he found that the power system was short-circuited due to heavy rain, and all the experimental samples he stored in the refrigerator were damaged due to the high temperature.
The next second, he remembered that two years ago, it was also dark like this, and he was planning to leave the laboratory just like today.
However, when he returned the next day, he found that there was a problem with his computer and he started to restart it constantly. Finally, when he smelled a burnt smell, it was already too late. The hard drive was burned and everything was destroyed. All the experimental data are gone.
This painful memory that was unforgettable to him was like a desolate battlefield, full of dilapidation and ruins, which made him feel the torment of tearing apart in his heart.
Recalling these, Sam's eyes became complicated and deep, flashing with endless sadness and confusion. His face was pale and his lips were tightly pursed, as if he was trying to suppress the turbulence in his heart.
For Sam, this is soul torture and a shackles in his heart. Whenever people talk about "unlucky Sam", those memories linger in his heart like a ghost, making him helpless. Nowhere to escape.
At this time, Sam suddenly had a premonition that if he left the laboratory now, he would encounter some accidents like the previous times, causing the experiment to be ruined.
Once bitten by a snake, he was afraid of well ropes for ten years, not to mention that Sam had been bitten several times, so he should have a longer memory.
Sam stood at the door of the laboratory, caught in the inner tug. After about ten minutes, he finally made a decision. He gritted his teeth, clenched his fists, and then resolutely returned to the experiment. room.
Today, even if he stayed up all night, he had to complete the follow-up experiments.
Sam put the West, which had a positive transformation result, into a stem cell culture system, and then began to observe whether this cell could survive in the stem cell system.
That night, Sam stayed in the laboratory and stayed up all night!
Finally, when the early birds chirped outside the window, Sam finally realized that it was daylight.
Sam observed the transformed cells again and found that they were still surviving well.
"Could it be said that the experiment was successful?" This thought popped up in Sam's mind, and he couldn't help but become excited, and the sleepiness he had accumulated before disappeared without a trace.
At around eight o'clock in the morning, other experimenters came to the laboratory one after another. They greeted Sam and went to work. They just thought that Sam came earlier, but they didn't know that Sam didn't go home at all, but stayed in the laboratory all night.
In Western countries or hotter areas, many people will judge whether a person went home yesterday based on the clothes they are wearing.
If he has changed his clothes, he must have gone home. If he has not changed his clothes and is still wearing the same clothes as yesterday, it means that this person did not go home yesterday.
Most Westerners, whether they are white or black, have body odor. If they don't change clothes for a day, they will definitely smell. It is even more serious in summer, so changing clothes every day is a must.
But in the laboratory, everyone is wearing white coats, and it is impossible to tell whether you have changed your clothes. Naturally, it is impossible to tell whether you have returned home.
Gradually, everyone arrived, and the other three groups also participated in the experiment.
Sam wandered around the laboratory and began to observe other people's experimental results.
“Bill, how many cells in your group have converted to positive? Currently there are none!”
"Steve, are there any cells in your group that are positive for conversion? No!"
"Anthony, what are the results in your group? Are there any cells that have been converted? No! Seven genes There are no combinations?”
After asking about the results of the other three groups, a smile appeared on Sam’s face.
None of the other three groups had samples that showed positive cell transformation, which means that the only ones that showed positive cell transformation were Oct3/4, Sox2, Klf4 and c-Myc in my own group!
Of the 28 groups of genes, only my group of cells showed positive transformation. Does that mean that this group of genes is the final answer?
Thinking of this, Sam hurriedly returned to his test bench and observed the positive transformed cells again.
It's still surviving!
"Can it be said that I succeeded? Everyone else failed, and I was the only one who succeeded? There is such a good thing! Such a lucky thing can actually fall on me!
Can it be said that I have finally changed my fortune! I am no longer the old unlucky Sam, I am now the lucky Sam!”
……
Lu Yunxiang passed by the door of the bookstore, took a casual look, and saw a poster posted in the most conspicuous position at the door of the bookstore.
"The new book by the author of "Dead Ghost Blows Out the Lamp" is officially released!"
Seeing this line of large characters, Lu Yunxiang instinctively thought that Zhang Wei's "Dead Ghost Blows Out the Lamp" series had a new one, so he immediately went to bookstore.
After getting closer, Lu Yunxiang saw that there were two big characters below the original line: Santi.
Looking further down, there are four fonts that are much smaller: Past Events on Earth.
"It's actually a new book! I, Weibo, have written a new book again? No, we are in the same dormitory and live together every day. I know best what he does on a daily basis. I haven't seen him coding. Where did he come from? There’s a new book out.”
Lu Yunxiang felt a little strange, so he walked into the academy and saw "Three Ti" in the best-selling section at first glance. He stepped forward and looked through the author's introduction, and found that it was really written by Zhang Wei.
"When did Viagra write this book? Could it be that he hired someone to write it for him? I heard that Jin Yong often hired someone to write for him, and he almost ended up writing the story. In the end, was Mr. Jin Yong okay? It’s easy to get back.
Regardless of whether it’s a ghost-written work, since it’s my work, I have to support it and buy a copy. It’s somewhat collectible if I get it signed by Viagra! "
Lu Yunxiang picked up a copy of Three-Body Problem and stood there thinking for a moment. He felt that he should also bring a copy to Ye Haotian and the autistic person, so he took two more copies and went to the counter to check out. .
"Classmate, this is not a set of three books. The three books you bought are the same." The boss kindly reminded me.
"I know, I brought it to my roommate." Lu Yunxiang replied.
"We are all roommates, why don't we watch it next!" The boss muttered in a low voice, thinking that this is not a blank exercise book. After he has finished it, others can't do it.
"My two roommates have mysophobia!" Lu Yunxiang made an excuse casually, and then asked: "Boss, how are the sales of this book "Three Tidies"? Is it selling well? Can it be compared to It can’t be compared to this author’s previous book, “Dead Man Blows Out the Lamp.” It has been on the market for a long time, and its reputation has long been established. There must be more people buying "Dead Man Blows Out the Lamp"
Moreover, "Dead Man Blows Out the Lamp" has already been published in four volumes. Many readers have read the first few volumes and come to buy the subsequent stories. This "Three Tidies" seems to be a series of stories, but only one volume has been published. "The boss said.
"What about the readers' evaluation? Does it look good? "Lu Yunxiang then asked.
"There is a saying, oh, by the way, in the eyes of ten thousand readers, there will be ten thousand Hamlets, and everyone has different understanding and opinions of the same work. May be unique.
Different readers will understand the work from different perspectives, experiences and emotions. If you think this book is good, others may not think it is good, so if you ask me whether it is good, it is difficult to say. "The boss said.
"Uh, boss, the original sentence is not 10,000 readers, but a thousand readers! "Lu Yunxiang reminded.
"Is it a thousand readers? It's okay. There are many Chinese people, so it's no problem to multiply it by ten. That's what it means anyway." The boss had a character that refused to admit defeat and explained forcefully.
"Then tell me, how do you feel after reading this book?"
The boss hesitated suddenly and wanted to speak, but hesitated.
"Okay! You can help me settle the bill first!" Lu Yunxiang said, taking out a hundred yuan and handing it to the boss.
Lu Yunxiang realized that the boss was a Hamlet in his eyes and did not meet Lu Yunxiang's taste. As a result, if he didn't buy it again, wouldn't it be a loss of business?
Now that Lu Yunxiang has settled the bill, the boss can finally speak freely.
“To be honest, when I read this book for the first time, I understood the plot clearly, but I didn’t understand many settings and descriptions in it. Maybe it’s because I majored in liberal arts. You may not need to study science to understand it.
This book involves many scientific theories and concepts, including physics, astronomy, computer science, etc. This knowledge is too complicated for me to understand. "
"That's okay. I'm a science major, so I should be able to understand." Lu Yunxiang nodded.
The boss continued: "Some readers think that the author of this book's writing style is average, but this author's writing style is not very gorgeous in the first place, and it can be read even if it is ordinary. But the novel The plot progresses slowly, especially in the first few dozen pages of the novel, and many readers find the content a bit boring and unattractive.
A few readers reported that there were too many clues that appeared earlier, and the time span was very long. The explanations of different eras and backgrounds were relatively vague, and they felt confused when reading. "
"Boss, all you mentioned are shortcomings, why are there no advantages! "
"Of course there are advantages. This book is excellent in its conception and logical reasoning. The author should know science. At least there is a lot of scientific knowledge in it that ordinary people don't understand.
As for the storyline, it has a sense of progression. When I first started reading it, I thought it was a mystery novel. And the plot twists are very well designed and unexpected.
I won’t say much about the plot, so as not to spoil it and affect your viewing experience. As for the connotation of the novel, as the saying goes, there are ten thousand Hamlets in the eyes of ten thousand people. "The boss replied.
"That means the reviews are mixed? "
"It's normal to have mixed reviews and criticisms. If it's all praise, or all criticism, then there's a problem! ”
Lu Yunxiang nodded, said goodbye to his boss, and then returned to the dormitory.
After returning to the dormitory, Lu Yunxiang immediately took out a copy of "Three Titus" and started reading .
After all, Lu Yunxiang is also a top academic with a score of 720 in the college entrance examination. His reading comprehension and appreciation of literary works are definitely far beyond the level of ordinary people. And as a science student, he also knows a lot about scientific knowledge.
People with average education may find The Three-Body Problem difficult to understand, but Lu Yunxiang enjoys the content and various settings.
Soon, Lu Yunxiang was deeply involved in it, and he didn't even notice when Ye Haotian returned to the dormitory.
“What are you looking at, so fascinated?” Ye Haotian came over.
"Brother Haotian, when did you come back?" Lu Yunxiang saw Ye Haotian then, pointed to the "Three Tis" in his hand, and continued: "My new book on Viagra has just been released in the past two days. Yes, I went to the bookstore and bought three copies, one for each of you and Brother specimen.”
"Thanks! Don't waste this money next time. I have read the entire series of Dead Ghost Blows Out the Lamp, and I got the electronic version from Zhang Wei." Ye Haotian said.
"It's not the Dead Ghost Blows Out the Lamp series, it's another book called "Three Types", a science fiction novel." Lu Yunxiang explained.
"Science fiction? Trilogy? Zhang Wei also writes science fiction? When did it happen? When did he write it? We are together every day, and we haven’t seen any of his novels!" Ye Haotian was also confused. Face curious.
"Yes, I remember that Viagra has been busy in the laboratory a few days ago. Do you think he secretly wrote it in the laboratory?"
"Others were busy doing experiments. , is he writing a novel? Do you think this is possible?" Ye Haotian complained, and then asked: "How is the writing of this novel?"
"Well written!" Lu Yunxiang's evaluation was simple and clear.
“How good!”
“That’s pretty good!” Lu Yunxiang switched to a Northeastern accent.
"You said it, but you didn't say it. Forget it, let me read it myself? Where's my copy?"
"Here you go!" Lu Yunxiang took out another copy of "Three Tidies" "Hand it to Ye Haotian.
A few minutes later, Ye Haotian was also immersed in the world of three bodies.
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"This book "Three Body" has much more connotation than the previous "Dead Ghost Blows Out the Lamp"! After reading it, I felt a kind of shock! This guy Zhang Wei, his head What's in it, how can I think of such a wonderful novel!" Ye Haotian sighed.
The Big Devil is indeed still the Big Devil. Although he has gone to the United States, the novels he left behind are still shocking.
"Brother Haotian, you said that if basic research is blocked by that sophon, what method should humans use to develop technology and resist the three-body people?" Lu Yunxiang asked.
"How do I know this? I have to ask Zhang Wei. I don't know what he came up with later."
"What a pity, Viagra is in the United States now, and it will be several years until he comes back!"
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"What are you waiting for? It's not like he doesn't have his phone number! Just call him and ask him! It should be dawn over in the United States now!" Ye Haotian said, stretched out his hand, and then said: "Give him your phone Me."
"Oh!" Lu Yunxiang handed the phone to Ye Haotian and asked, "Brother Haotian, where is your phone?"
"My phone is in my pocket." br>
"Then why don't you use your own mobile phone?"
"I want to chat with Zhang Wei for a while, but international long distance calls are too expensive."
"My mobile phone can also make international long distance calls. No discount.”
“But you have phone bills.” Ye Haotian said and dialed Zhang Wei’s mobile phone number in the United States.
……
Zhang Wei was still sleeping in, and the ringing of his cell phone woke him up. He pressed the call button with a look of helplessness, and Ye Haotian's voice rang out from the receiver.
"Zhang Wei, what happened to the people on Earth?" Ye Haotian asked without asking.
"How are the people on earth? You are not an earthling yourself, you ask me?" Zhang Wei asked in anger.
"I mean, how did the people on earth resist after the three people came over?"
"The earth is destroyed, okay, let me sleep for a while!"
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"Why don't you sleep? It's already dawn over there. Get up and pee!" Ye Haotian shouted loudly.
Zhang Wei got up from the bed with a look of helplessness, drank a sip of water, sobered up a lot, and then asked: "What kind of three-body people are coming here? You should make it clear!"
"You wrote it yourself, you ask me?"
"What did I write?"
"That book "Three Earth Pasts" was not written by you?"
"You mean "Three Tidies"! I wrote it. I just woke up and my mind is not clear." Zhang Wei finally knew what Ye Haotian was talking about.
"Are you awake now? Then tell me quickly, what happened to the people on Earth? Did they resist the invasion of the three-body people?"
"Well, you know the laws of the dark forest, right? Probably, in a dark forest, there are many hunters with guns. They must sneak through the forest like ghosts and try not to make a sound to avoid being discovered by other sharp blades.
Once every hunter finds traces of life, regardless of whether the other party is a hunter, they will shoot to eliminate the other party. Therefore, if you want to survive, you must hide yourself and not be exposed, and then shoot to eliminate those exposed lives. "< br>
Ye Haotian was obsessed for a few seconds, and then said: "You mean, the universe is a dark forest, and every civilization in the universe is like a hunter, and will be wiped out if it is discovered? Then the earth has already If he is discovered by the three-body people, he will be dead!”
"Think about it again! Don't forget, the three-body people discovered the earth, but the earth also discovered the three-body star!" Zhang Wei reminded.
"So what if we find it, the people on earth can't defeat it! Wait, that's not right!" Ye Haotian seemed to realize something.
“Have you thought of something?”
“It seems so, but it seems not, I’ll think about it first and then call you!” Ye Haotian paused and then asked : "By the way, how are you living in the United States?"
"If you have some conscience, you can still think of me. I am living well. The environment here at Princeton is not bad, and the academic atmosphere is also good. Very good." Zhang Wei replied.
"Just don't be happy and miss Shu."
"Don't worry, I will have to go back soon. Isn't the college entrance examination coming soon? I have to go back and take the college entrance examination."
"Okay, okay, junior fellow freshman, I'll wait until you come back. Senior brother, I'm going to be a junior, so you can just repeat the grade slowly!"
After chatting with Ye Haotian for a while, Zhang Wei hung up. I checked the phone and looked at the time. I thought I could stay in bed for a while and get some sleep.
However, he had just laid down when the ringing of his cell phone woke him up again.
This call is about Sam.
"Sir Zhang, our experiment seems to have been successful! There is a group of cells that have positive transformation and can survive in the stem cell culture system!"
"How long have they survived?" Zhang Wei asked immediately road.
"At the moment, it seems that it is at least overnight! I think the next step of the experiment is to inject these cells into immunodeficient mice." Sam continued.
"Okay, I'll be there right away!" Zhang Wei stopped sleeping and started scolding him directly from the bed.
"Sir Zhang, there is one more thing." Sam sounded excited and continued: "The four genes that induce induction are Oct3/4, Sox2, Klf4 and c-Myc! This is the combination I am responsible for!
And only the combination of these four genes produced a positive result for cell transformation. The other 27 combinations were all negative and did not achieve the transformation effect."
"In other words, only you. Is that group successful? Congratulations, Sam, it seems your fortune has turned out well! You see, our Chinese gods are relatively reliable, right?" Zhang Wei said with a smile.
After putting down the phone, Zhang Wei came to the calendar, looked at the date on it, and silently counted the time.
After the experiment has reached this level, there is only one last step left before success, which is to verify whether IPS cells have the effect of stem cells.
"There is only one last step left. Calculate the time, this project should be completed in time before the college entrance examination!"
(End of this chapter)