A genius? I just love studying.

Chapter 319 An Unexpected Discovery: More Than Just Curing Cancer

Woohoo...

Chen Hui's phone suddenly rang.

It was an unknown number, a long string of numbers that looked like virtual numbers. Chen Hui hung up without thinking. These days, scams and telemarketing calls are rampant, and he didn't have time to waste on them.

Your math level has improved from 6 (99%) to 100%.

Your math level has increased to level 7, and you have gained 1 free attribute point.

Just as he hung up the phone, a barrage of comments appeared in front of Chen Hui's eyes.

Unexpectedly, mathematics was the first to level up. He had been so engrossed in his research these days that he rarely communicated with others, so it was no surprise that his political proficiency hadn't improved. But Chen Hui still smiled brightly. In any case, he had gained free attribute points again.

Your political rating has increased from level 6 (99%) to 100%.

Your political rank has been raised to level 7.

Suddenly, another barrage of comments popped up in front of Chen Hui, and his political skills also simultaneously advanced to level 7.

Your creature level has increased from 89% to 90% (level 5).

That wasn't all; soon, a series of comments flashed before Chen Hui's eyes.

With a thought, Chen Hui summoned the data panel.

[Host: Chen Hui
Chinese Level 5 (29%)

Mathematics Level 7 (0%)

English Level 5 (25%)

Physics Level 5 (57%)

Chemistry Level 4 (89%)

Biology Level 6 (1%)

Physical Education Level 5 (0%)

Geography Level 2 (0%)

History Level 2 (0%)

Politics Level 7 (0%)

Chen Hui looked at the Biology section in surprise. He didn't expect that Biology Proficiency would increase by 11% directly, breaking through the level 5 barrier and reaching level 6.

At that moment, he had no more doubts; he had truly succeeded!
"Professor Song, let's recruit volunteers for clinical trials!"

With the data panel providing feedback, Chen Hui felt very confident.

Woohoo...

He had barely finished speaking when his phone rang again.

It was the same phone call from before. With Chen Hui's current memory, he could easily remember the number.

Then he hung up again without hesitation; in this exciting moment, he had no time to care about anything else.

……

In Stockholm, Sweden, at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Katie Kullermann-Feffer, chair of the Nobel Prize Committee, stared at her phone in disbelief, taking a long time to recover.

She had been rejected by phone many times, but this was the first time she had been rejected by someone calling to inform them that she had won the Nobel Prize.

If you get hung up the first time, that's fine. Usually, if you call back the second time, most people will answer and at least ask what happened.

"I have an ominous feeling."

Swinberg said with a wry smile, "Forget about inviting Professor Chen to the Nobel Prize ceremony, we can't even get in touch with him right now."

The other committee members in the meeting room also had subtle expressions. At this moment, Hopfield spoke up, "I know Schultz. He has a good relationship with Professor Chen. Perhaps he can help us make the contact."

"Isn't this too humble?"

Another committee member, Hinton, remarked, "To award him an award, we have to go to great lengths to contact him? Are we giving him too much face?"

"Since he refused to answer the phone, it means he has no chance of winning the Nobel Prize. In my opinion, we should try someone else."

He had consistently voted against it, believing that achievements like nuclear fusion power generation were not solely Chen Hui's accomplishment, and that awarding Chen Hui the Nobel Prize in Physics would violate their principles.

"That's enough, this matter has already been discussed."

Pfeiffer glanced at him, his calm tone leaving no room for argument, "It's already been voted on by the Academician Conference, the result is set, all we need to do now is notify Professor Chen to come and receive the award."

After saying that, he looked at Hopfield and said, "You should contact Schultz."

……

"Animal experiments must continue. Tang Jian, you're in charge of keeping a close eye on them. Zhang Long, you're in charge of recruiting volunteers; you were the one who liaised with them before..."

In the meeting room, Song Chaoming readily agreed to Chen Hui's decision to recruit volunteers and began making arrangements.

Woohoo...

Chen Hui's phone vibrated again.

This time, however, it wasn't an unfamiliar number; it was Schultz calling.

"what happened?"

Schultz was far away across the ocean. Although the two were very close, they had always communicated mainly via email. If the other called, it must be because there was something urgent.

"You just received a call from an unknown number. If it's convenient for you, please answer it."

Schultz said in a complicated tone.

"What on earth is going on?"

Chen Hui frowned slightly, sensing that Schultz's tone was quite strange.

"You'll find out when you answer the phone yourself."

Schultz refused to say anything more and hung up the phone immediately after he finished speaking.

"???"

Chen Hui felt a sense of bewilderment as he held his phone.

Not long after, his phone vibrated again; it was the same number he had previously rejected.

This time, Chen Hui finally clicked to connect.

"Professor Chen, this is the Nobel Prize Committee of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences..."

"The Nobel Prize?"

Song Chaoming's eyes widened. He knew that Chen Hui's achievement was sure to win the Nobel Prize, but they had only just produced their results and hadn't even published their papers yet, and the Nobel Prize committee had already given its decision?

The Nobel Prize committee is incredibly powerful.

Not only Song Chaoming, but everyone else in the conference room was also excited. They never expected that a Nobel laureate would emerge from their laboratory, which made them feel proud as well.

"It's the Nobel Prize in Physics."

Chen Hui had already hung up the phone. Seeing Song Chaoming's surprised expression, he offered an explanation.

At this moment, everyone remembered that Chen Hui was not only a leading figure in cancer research, but also a legendary mathematician who had just recently accomplished the feat of nuclear fusion power generation.

It seems only natural that the Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded for the groundbreaking achievement of nuclear fusion power generation.

But soon, Song Chaoming thought of a terrifying possibility.

Once Chen Hui's cancer research paper is published, he will likely be the undisputed winner of next year's Nobel Prize in Medicine.

Only one person in history has ever won two Nobel Prizes for different projects: Marie Curie. She won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1903 for her research on radioactivity and the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1911 for discovering radium and polonium and isolating pure radium.

Of course, Linus Pauling also received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry and the Nobel Peace Prize.

However, Song Chaoming did not include him in this list. While the academic community acknowledges the prestige of the Nobel Prize, it excludes the Peace Prize. The level of the Peace Prize is subjective and open to interpretation.

Of course, there have been scientists in history who have won two Nobel Prizes in the same field, such as John Bardeen and Frederick Sanger.

Even so, in the more than 100-year history of the Nobel Prize, only four people have won the Nobel Prize twice.

What's even more terrifying is that Chen Hui is still so young. Who knows how many more Nobel Prizes he might win in the future?

If not the last, then at least, there has never been one before!
"Chen Shen, when you go to receive the Nobel Prize, can you take me with you?"

At this moment, a junior disciple asked rather presumptuously.

He knew that Nobel laureates could bring family and friends when they received their awards. Each Nobel laureate had 14 slots, which their families usually couldn't use. If Chen Hui happened to have a slot, then he would be very lucky.

Even if Chen Hui is unwilling, he won't lose anything.

Chen Hui shook his head, "I won't go to accept the award."

After what happened with America, there's no way he'd ever step out of China. The only way to get him to go to Stockholm to receive the award is if that place belongs to China.

That's such a pity.

The people in the conference room couldn't help but sigh with regret, but they also understood perfectly. They all knew what Chen Hui had gone through in America a few years ago, and naturally understood why Chen Hui didn't go to accept the award.

After a brief moment of shock, everyone quickly returned to their duties, left the meeting room, and began preparing for the clinical trial.

[Congratulations, host! You have won the Nobel Prize. Free attribute points +1]

Another bullet screen popped up in front of Chen Hui, who was sitting in the conference room.

Chen Hui was overjoyed to gain three free attribute points in one day. He had never fought such a rich battle before. Today was indeed a good day, and all his wishes came true.

With a thought, the basic attribute panel was brought up.
[Host: Chen Hui
Insight Level 9: (9.2/10)

Judgment Level 7: (7.1/8)

Creativity Level 9: (9.5/10)

Memory Level 5: (5.6/6)

"Give me some credit for my judgment!"

Without hesitation, Chen Hui allocated one free attribute point to Judgment, as he now has a mature strategy for allocating attribute points.

When in doubt, just increase your judgment. Once your judgment is sufficient, you'll naturally know how to allocate your points.

Sure enough, once his judgment reached level 8, a clear route immediately appeared in Chen Hui's mind.

"Give me some insight."

"Give me some creativity."

This is no different from Chen Hui's own judgment. He has always felt that his current memory is more than enough. He can even remember all the knowledge created by the entire Earth's civilization, except for the humanities.

He really didn't understand the point of further improving his memory.

The three free attribute points that Chen Hui had worked so hard to obtain were squandered in just a few seconds, leaving him with a sense of loss reminiscent of a working person who spends all their salary on mortgage payments, car loans, and credit card debt, leaving them with nothing.

Hard work pays off. With a sudden increase of three points in his basic attributes, Chen Hui even felt a bit overwhelmed by the boost, experiencing the first side effects of the stat-adding event.

However, he recovered quickly.

Bring up the basic attribute panel again.
[Host: Chen Hui
Insight Level 10: (10.2/11)

Judgment Level 8: (8.2/9)

Creativity Level 10: (10.5/11)

Memory Level 5: (5.6/6)

His judgment, insight, and creativity have now reached level 10.

He originally thought the upper limit of basic attributes was level 10, but now, looking at the 11 behind it, Chen Hui realized that the upper limit of basic attributes was probably much higher.

Chen Hui got up and walked out of the laboratory.

He planned to return to Chengdu to check on his uncle's condition. If anything unexpected happened, he planned to use Nirvana No. 1 on his uncle directly.

However, Chen Hui frowned as soon as he got up.

Looking at the data and images generated by the analysis of Nirvana on the projector, a massive amount of data flashed through his mind like a slideshow. Some extremely subtle anomalies, almost ignored by everyone, caught his keen attention.

If it weren't for his enhanced insight, he would never have noticed this anomaly.

If even he is like this, then it goes without saying that others are too.

He decisively stopped, returned to his computer, opened the data he had collected over the past few days, and began to study it with complete concentration.

While repeatedly reviewing the single-cell RNA sequencing data of lung cancer organoids that had been successfully educated by Nirvana-1, Chen Hui captured a puzzling signal: those cells that were forced to differentiate and return to normal not only lost their cancer characteristics, but also underwent significant changes in their epigenetic age markers.

Simply put, the biological age of these cells seems to have been reset.

They exhibit gene expression profiles closer to those of young, healthy cells, with a significant reduction in the secretion of some age-related inflammatory factors, and telomerase activity showing a subtle and peculiar stable state.

It is not like cancer cells that prolong wildly, leading to immortalization and carcinogenesis, nor like normal somatic cells that shorten with division. Instead, it seems to be fixed at a certain healthy golden age.

This completely exceeded Chen Hui's design goals for Nirvana-1. Chen Hui's initial design only cared about the two endpoints of differentiation or apoptosis and never thought it would affect the age of cells.

"Could this be due to experimental error?"

Chen Hui himself began to have doubts; the result was simply too astonishing.

"Tang Jian, come here."

He walked out of the conference room and called out to Tang Jian, who was busy at work.

Tang Jian was busy preparing for long-term animal experiments and subsequent clinical trial drug preparation plans. Upon hearing Chen Hui's call, he quickly arranged the tasks at hand and entered the conference room.

Song Chaoming happened to be in the laboratory when he heard Chen Hui's call, so he followed Tang Jian to the conference room.

He's currently riding high on the lab's exciting results and is more dedicated to the project than ever before. Aside from his doctoral studies, he hasn't spent this much time in the lab in a long time.

"Take a look at this result."

Chen Hui pointed out his discovery to Tang Jian and Song Chaoming.

"This……"

Tang Jian stood there stunned for a long time without saying a word. "Could this be a measurement error?"

The result Chen Hui pointed out was so astonishing that he didn't even believe it was true.
"Therefore, we should conduct the experiment again to rule out the possibility of experimental error."

This was also the reason why Chen Hui called him over.

"But."

Tang Jian hesitated for a moment, "Perhaps we should first focus on the effects of Nirvana on cancer treatment."

He thought Chen Hui's discovery was interesting, but it was most likely just a measurement error. Cancer research should be their main focus, and they shouldn't waste their energy on trivial matters.

"Sharpening your axe won't delay your woodcutting; let's get ready to repeat the experiment!"

Chen Hui said in an unyielding tone that he had an obsessive desire to investigate any abnormal data and could not tolerate the existence of an unknown phenomenon in his perfect model.

Moreover, this unknown phenomenon points to an exciting possibility.

"But we simply don't have enough manpower to conduct the experiments right now."

Tang Jian thought Chen Hui was getting a bit stuck in a rut. On one hand, there was the already confirmed result, and on the other hand, there was the vague and unrealistic science fiction scenario. He felt that there was no need to hesitate about which choice to make.

"Then let's borrow people from other labs and proceed simultaneously on both sides!"

Chen Hui interrupted him.

Before Tang Jian could say anything more, Song Chaoming patted his chest and said, "No problem, leave it to me!"

He thought of his good friend; these were readily available help.

(End of this chapter)