After being fired, I became the light of medicine

Chapter 194 Zhang Yang, I think we should report it to the country!

"What's wrong? Why is it a little unusual?"

In the office, Director Cao looked up and stopped the work in his hands when he saw Huang Qi walking in.

Huang Qi looked serious and walked quickly to Director Cao's desk:
"Director, Mr. Zhang Yang from Qingshan Pharmaceutical has been using our P3 laboratory for more than ten days. Under normal circumstances, they should have started analyzing the components of the 'pneumonia virus' long ago.
Especially according to what they wrote in the 'Laboratory Use Application Plan' they submitted previously, the main purpose is to develop a special medicine to treat 'pneumonia virus', so they should analyze the virus protein structure as soon as possible! "

"But now, I find that Zhang Yang has only assigned the most basic tasks to his assistants, such as analyzing the size of the pneumonia virus and the structure of virus particles."

"Even he himself did not conduct any virus analysis. He seemed to be familiarizing himself with the experimental equipment!"

"This is so strange. It doesn't seem like he's here to develop drugs for the pneumonia virus. He looks more like a novice."

"Or maybe there is some other purpose!"

"what?!"

"Is that all?"

After he finished speaking, Director Cao suddenly smiled and motioned Huang Qi to sit down on the sofa first.

After a moment, he smiled and said:
"Huang Qi, I thought it was something else."

"Well... Zhang Yang is also visiting our lab for the first time, so it's normal for him to get familiar with the location and lab equipment."

"You can't say that we feel something is wrong because we haven't done anything yet, right?"

"I think you shouldn't be so sensitive!"

Huang Qi did not comment, frowned, and shook his head:

"Director, it's not that I'm sensitive, but even a day or two to get familiar with the site and experimental equipment would be enough."

"It's been more than ten days and nothing has been done. The daily usage fee of our laboratory is very high. The universities and research institutes that cooperate with us all calculate the time in advance to use our P3 laboratory. They are eager to finish the virus analysis and leave the laboratory as soon as possible!"

Director Cao couldn't help but smile again:

"Huang Qi, you said it was other universities and other research institutions. Do you think Qingshan Pharmaceutical is short of money?"

"Oh, it's my fault that I forgot to tell you that when Qingshan Pharmaceutical signed the 'Laboratory Use Agreement' with us, they had already paid the six-month fee in one lump sum!"

"So, they are rich and powerful, so it is not a big problem for them to leave it idle for ten days!"

"Maybe Zhang Yang doesn't care about this at all."

"All right!"

Huang Qi was slightly stunned.

But after a moment, he spoke again:

"Director, that last question is also my biggest doubt!"

"Since Qingshan Pharmaceutical has rented such a large P3 laboratory, why is Zhang Yang the only one here?"

"According to what Zhang Yang said, to develop a special medicine to treat the pneumonia virus, and to analyze the pneumonia virus, there should be at least a small group of three or five people, right?"

Hearing this, even Director Cao was stunned for a moment.

To be honest, when signing the laboratory use agreement, he had asked how many researchers from Qingshan Pharmaceutical would enter the laboratory.

Because P3 laboratories involve high-risk viruses, the access requirements are very high. Every researcher who wants to enter a P3 laboratory must undergo training and apply for approval in advance, which is quite troublesome.

Zhang Yang made it very clear at the time that he was the only one entering the laboratory.

Thinking of this, Director Cao smiled slightly and said:

"Huang Qi, I actually asked Zhang Yang about this matter you mentioned, and Zhang Yang clearly said that he alone is enough!"

"As for what you said about 'analyzing the virus', I agree that it should be done by a team of at least 3-5 people, but..."

"Is there a possibility that Mr. Zhang Yang is a genius?!"

"genius?"

After the words fell, Huang Qi, who had been frowning and looking serious, couldn't help but widen his eyes in surprise and was stunned.

Before he could react, Director Cao continued:
"I heard that Qingshan Pharmaceutical was able to develop so many top-notch drugs, and its most important core talent is Mr. Zhang Yang..."

"Maybe Zhang Yang really has a superhuman talent in 'virology analysis'? He can handle all the experimental analysis by himself?"

"..."

Director Cao's conclusion caused the atmosphere in the office to be silent for two seconds, but soon, Huang Qi reacted again!
"Director, if Zhang Yang really has superhuman talent, how could he be so familiar with the equipment in the laboratory in just ten days..."

"OK OK……"

This time, before Huang Qi could finish speaking, Director Cao finally waved his hand impatiently and interrupted him.

After being silent for a few seconds, he suddenly coughed lightly and looked at Huang Qi with a serious expression:

"Team Leader Huang, I understand that you are serious and responsible about your work. You are a good comrade!"

“However, Qingshan Pharmaceuticals signed an agreement with us after all and paid the laboratory fees;

Although Mr. Zhang Yang's behavior is a little confusing to us, isn't it normal for rich people, especially rich geniuses, to have some strange behaviors? "

He paused, and his tone softened.
"Zhang Yang has neither violated the laboratory regulations nor made any illegal operations. He has only been familiar with the laboratory for a few days. We can't just assume that there is a problem, right?!"

"Okay, you, stop staring at Zhang Yang. I remember that there are two other professors from other universities who are also planning to use our P3 laboratory, right?

You go and coordinate the usage time with them, keep a close eye on them, and make them pay attention to the experimental norms. "

Upon hearing this, Huang Qi completely understood that Director Cao seemed to have a good relationship with Zhang Yang and always protected Zhang Yang.

He subconsciously touched his bald head, knowing that there was no point in saying more. After a moment's silence, he nodded and turned to leave.

"Okay, Director, I'll go check out the other research groups first."

"Ah."

……

On the other side, Zhang Yang didn't know that his series of actions had attracted Huang Qi's attention.

The next morning, after the "pneumonia virus" he applied for was successfully taken out of the virus library, he immediately began to try to find the "T14-specific protein" on the "pneumonia virus" for the first time.

Analyzing any virus is a very long and complicated process.

Generally speaking, the most basic research starts with morphological observation, which involves first observing the shape and size of the virus, the virus particle structure, and confirming the type of virus.

For example, is it a coronavirus, a filamentous virus, or a spherical virus?

Once the virus type is confirmed, we will begin analyzing the virus's components.

Any virus is composed of two parts: "nucleic acid" and "protein", among which the "nucleic acid component" is the most important substance in the virus.

It is somewhat similar to the human brain and contains all the necessary information for the virus to achieve "self-replication" and synthesize various proteins.

A simple analogy:
For example, after the hepatitis B virus infects the host cell, the nucleic acid will immediately guide the host cell's ribosome to synthesize viral proteins according to the information it carries, thereby avoiding being hunted down by the human immune cells.

At the same time, the nucleic acid will begin to use the substances and energy within the host cells to replicate its own nucleic acid, thereby achieving viral reproduction.

The main function of the "protein component" in the virus is to wrap the nucleic acid and protect the integrity of the genetic material in the viral nucleic acid!
of course.

The "protein component" has more than just this function. It also plays a very important role in entering host cells, material transmission, virus camouflage, and virus mutation.

The "T14 specific protein" that Zhang Yang wants to find this time is also one of the "protein components", but it is not easy to find the "T14 specific protein" among countless protein components.

Okay, let’s move on to virus analysis.

Since the "nucleic acid analysis" and "protein analysis" of the virus are both very large and complex tasks, after figuring out the virus type and nucleic acid type, the analysis of the virus will also vary depending on its purpose.

For example, a professional virus laboratory.

After confirming that they will study a virus, they will analyze all the microscopic contents of the virus in more detail, and gradually understand all the structures, genetic material, viral mechanisms, etc. of the virus.

When studying viruses, organizations like the CDC generally focus on experimental studies such as the virus's "mode of transmission," "toxicity," and "chance of infection."

For pharmaceutical companies that develop drugs, the focus is mainly on the structural and functional analysis of "protein components".

The reason is very simple. The "protein component" of the virus protects the nucleic acid and also provides camouflage, mutation, material and other functions for the nucleic acid.

As long as we study the protein clearly and find a way to identify it, then we can destroy the nucleic acid by directly penetrating the protein.
Or by inhibiting protein production, the nucleic acid cannot obtain nutrients and is forced to "starve to death";
They can effectively inhibit virus replication, thereby achieving the effect of eliminating the virus.

Therefore, different institutions have different research directions on the virus, and the focus of the research is completely different.

Thinking of this, Zhang Yang suddenly felt emotional.

I have always wondered why the "T14 pneumonia virus" appeared in the simulator in 2018, but after so many years, the existence of T14-specific protein seems to have not been discovered in China.

Now think about it, and ask yourself, even if Tsingshan Pharmaceutical wanted to develop a specific drug for the "pneumonia virus", it would most likely not conduct in-depth research on the "T14-specific protein" that does not seem to have much effect, and naturally it would not discover the secret that the "T14-specific protein" can induce the "onset of lung adenocarcinoma."

After all, "T14-specific protein" belongs neither to "material transport protein" nor to "nucleic acid protection protein", and it is too hidden and confusing.

If this is the case for me, let alone the ordinary CDC.

Only a top lung cancer biological laboratory like Norway's Adrev could have discovered the existence of "T14-specific protein", but there are too few such top and professional biological laboratories in China.

No, I should say no.

As he thought about it, Zhang Yang once again focused his attention on the "pneumonia virus" strain in front of him.

According to the data of "T14 pneumonia virus" provided by Evans, "T14 specific protein" is hidden in the E12C9 position of the protein component of "pneumonia virus".

Once the "pneumonia virus" enters the host cell with the help of "specific protein", the "T14 protein" will quickly enter the host cell along with other protein components, and then begin to slowly interfere with the communication of the host cell, causing it to deteriorate into lung adenocarcinoma cells.

If it were not for the virus information provided by Evans, it would be impossible for Zhang Yang to find the existence of "T14" among the many "specific proteins" with his professional level.

Fortunately, there is Evans!

However, even with Evans' detailed information, it is not an easy task to find and isolate the "T14-specific protein" from the "pneumonia virus".

Once, twice, three times, after fifteen times in total, Zhang Yang finally isolated the complete "T14-specific protein" on the third day.

But after seeing the "T14-specific protein" through an electron microscope for the first time, Zhang Yang suddenly felt an indescribable feeling.

The good news is:

Found in the simulation plot, the long-awaited "T14-specific protein" was finally discovered and isolated.

The bad news is:

In the simulated plot, the "T14 pneumonia virus" that can greatly increase the risk of "lung adenocarcinoma" after infection actually appeared in reality!

This is a disaster for all East Asians.

Simultaneously,

Zhang Yang was suddenly confused. He had discovered and confirmed the existence of "T14-specific protein". What should he do next?
……

Fortunately, this confusion did not last long. In the next two days, he continued to isolate "T14-specific protein" from multiple pneumonia viruses.

After it was completely confirmed that the "T14-specific protein" was present in a large number of prevalent "pneumonia viruses", Zhang Yang's confusion completely turned into tremendous pressure!

The previous problem is once again before us!
It has been confirmed that there is "T14-specific protein" in the pneumonia virus and that "T14-specific protein" can cause "lung adenocarcinoma". What should we do next?
The tremendous pressure made Zhang Yang feel a little breathless. He returned to Qingshan Pharmaceutical and found Ren Xiaomin.

At this moment, only Brother Ren can share this matter with him!

Ren Xiaomin was the only person who knew the secret of "T14 specific protein". Upon learning that Zhang Yang had isolated the "T3 specific protein" from the pneumonia virus in the P14 laboratory, Ren Xiaomin fell silent.

He also realized the enormous pressure behind this matter.

The two were silent for a long time. Ren Xiaomin looked at Zhang Yang and said slowly:
"Zhang Yang, we only have two options at the moment."

"One, we try to eliminate the pneumonia virus."

"Second, we will immediately report this matter to the relevant departments and let the state handle it!"

"My personal suggestion is that we should report it to the country immediately!"

(End of this chapter)