Chapter 30, National Laboratory

As one of the top universities in China, Yanhuang University occupies a vast area in an international metropolis like the imperial capital, where every inch of land is worth a lot of money. The total area of ​​the entire campus is nearly 2 million square meters. If you walk through it, you may not be able to see all the famous attractions in Yanhuang University in a day.

Yanhuang University covers such a large area. In addition to the campus used for teaching, a large part of the area is actually used for scientific research. It has a large number of top scientific laboratories at home and abroad. These laboratories are not only used by Yanhuang University, but more are directly under the state, and the required funds are all borne by the state.

The Huaxia National Disease Control Biological Laboratory is one of the many top laboratories. The person in charge of this laboratory is Academician Liu Yi, a world-renowned biological virologist, academician of the two academies of the country, honorary professor of many famous universities in the world, and academician of many countries in the world.

In the laboratory, Li Fu was wearing a white work suit and was operating the electron microscope in the laboratory to observe biological viruses. He was very serious and meticulous in his work, and he was very skilled in operating the instrument, which made Liu Yi, who had been observing from the side, nod with satisfaction.

Originally, Li Fu was just a junior student. It was reasonable that he could not participate in such an important laboratory, and he could not even enter it. After all, this laboratory was a national-level laboratory, and the instruments and equipment inside were very precious.

Many instruments and equipment were only a few in the world, and they were things that money could not buy. Moreover, the projects and topics studied here were national-level topics, and many of them required the highest level of confidentiality. In addition, the various viruses and bacteria stored here, etc., were enough to cause terrible consequences if any one of them was released.

Therefore, without a certain level and level, there was no way to enter this laboratory. This was not something that Li Fu, a college student, could enter.

However, since Liu Yi asked Li Fu to come over for a detailed discussion last time, Liu Yi found that Li Fu was quite extraordinary. His knowledge level in biotechnology had far surpassed that of an undergraduate student, and could even be said to be comparable to that of an ordinary biological scientist. Especially in the field of biological virology, which Liu Yi was good at, Li Fu was able to talk to Liu Yi fluently, and had a very deep foundation.

Moreover, Liu Yi also found that Li Fu not only had a very deep foundation in biology, but also had a very refreshing view in many aspects. Li Fu also had a very deep foundation in other subjects such as physics, chemistry, and computers. Liu Yi felt that Li Fu was an all-round genius.

Such a genius, Liu Yi naturally had the intention to cherish him. In addition, he had checked Li Fu's profile before and knew that Li Fu studied very hard during college, his grades were always among the best, and he was also quite good in terms of personality, so Liu Yi directly expressed his intention to accept Li Fu as his disciple.

Li Fu was naturally very happy. Having a scientific master like Liu Yi as his mentor was something that countless people wanted. Without any hesitation, Li Fu agreed. He became Liu Yi's student and a member of this national laboratory. He could freely go out of this tightly guarded international laboratory.

"Tsk tsk, it is worthy of being an international laboratory. The resolution of a very ordinary microscope can be so clear. It seems that the country is not just shouting slogans for scientific research."

While carefully observing the biological viruses under the microscope, Li Fu couldn't help but sigh in his heart that scientific research without sufficient funds and advanced scientific research equipment is basically empty talk. For scientists studying biology, a good microscope is particularly important.

Generally speaking, the quality of a microscope, or the effective magnification ability of a microscope, is measured by resolution rather than the magnification factor mentioned in the book. Laymen will say how much or how many times it is magnified, while experts generally say how much resolution it is.

The electron transmission electron microscope in Li Fu's hand can reach a maximum magnification of about 2 million times, and the ultimate resolution is about 1 nanometer. However, such an electron microscope is the most common microscope in this national laboratory.

Li Fu has heard from his senior brothers and sisters that there is a super electron microscope in the laboratory with a resolution of 0.5 angstroms (angstroms, foreign names ngstrom or ANG or, is a commonly used unit of length in crystallography, atomic physics, ultramicrostructure, etc., transliterated as "angstroms", the symbol is, 1 equals 10^(-10)m, that is, one tenth of a nanometer).

"No wonder our Chinese technology has been rising over the years, and the country's investment in scientific research is still very willing. To build such a national laboratory, let alone other things, just these instruments and equipment in this laboratory, I don't know how many billions it will cost."

It's no wonder that Li Fu is like Liu Laolao entering the Grand View Garden here. When he first entered this national laboratory, Li Fu was deeply attracted by the environment here, especially the various advanced scientific research instruments and equipment here, which made Li Fu drool at a glance.

Ever since Li Fu decided to shift his main energy to the field of science and technology, he has been thinking about where to start. After much thought, he felt that it would be better to start from the major of biomedicine that he studied in college.

Because I majored in biomedicine in college, it would not be surprising to make achievements in this field in a short time. At most, I would be called a genius.

But if Li Fu made amazing achievements in other fields, people would find it strange and unreasonable, which would be difficult to accept.

But if you want to make achievements in the field of biological science, especially in a short time, it is basically impossible without good tools and good mentors. The most important thing to study biotechnology is a powerful microscope.

In addition to a good microscope, samples of biological viruses, experimental qualifications, etc., these problems have always troubled Li Fu, making him feel like a headless fly, even though he has learned a lot of advanced scientific and technological knowledge from the super-civilized Han Dynasty in his brain.

But there is no condition or place for Li Fu to conduct experiments and verifications. He can only worry and be at a loss. He can only verify and compare by studying various books in the library, especially some papers published by cutting-edge scientists.

However, all the problems have been solved with Li Fu joining this international laboratory. The China National Disease Control Biological Laboratory not only has a variety of advanced scientific instruments and equipment, but also stores almost all the viruses currently discovered by humans in the virus library of this laboratory.

As for the problems of experimental qualifications, it is even more needless to say. Ordinary experiments only need to be registered in the laboratory. For major laboratories, it is completely OK to ask Liu Yi to sign. There is no need to make any complicated applications and approvals.

Coming to such a place, Li Fu is naturally like a soaring wing. In a very short time, he has become familiar with the management regulations of this international laboratory, figured out the management rules and regulations here, and can quickly master the operation of various instruments and equipment.

In addition to these, Li Fu's strong learning ability, deep foundation and skills soon conquered the scientific staff around him, and made those who originally thought that Liu Yi suddenly recruited an undergraduate student shut up, and looked at Li Fu with admiration, and even Liu Yi was quite satisfied with Li Fu.

Li Fu is a humble, cautious and careful person. He has a strong learning ability and a strong ability to think in leaps and bounds. No matter from which aspect, Li Fu is a very good biological scientist. He is like a piece of unpolished jade. With a little carving, he will soon shine brightly to the world.

In a very short time, Li Fu has been able to truly integrate into the atmosphere of this laboratory, follow the rhythm of others, assist other scientists in the laboratory to do some relatively simple scientific research, and use the equipment, instruments and other conditions in the laboratory to study some of his favorite topics in his spare time.

For example, now Li Fu is studying the method of fighting poison with poison, and wants to find a virus that can fight HIV without any effect or harm to the human body. This is also the question that Li Fu asked Liu Yi in the original topic. Liu Yi is also quite supportive of Li Fu's research in this area and has provided great convenience.

HIV, human immunodeficiency virus, that is, AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome) virus, is a virus that causes human immune system defects. In 1981, human immunodeficiency virus was first discovered in the United States. It is a slow virus that infects human immune system cells and is a type of retrovirus.

There are 4 known HIV strains, namely M, N, O, and P, each with a different source. The most widely spread M and N have long been confirmed to come from chimpanzees, but the rarer O and P were only later confirmed to be from gorillas in southwestern Cameroon.

The human immunodeficiency virus is about 120 nanometers in diameter and roughly spherical. It mainly attacks the body's helper T lymphocyte system. Once it invades the body's cells, the virus will integrate with the cells and be difficult to eliminate for life, causing the body to lose its immune function. It is a terrible virus with a long latent period and a high mortality rate.

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