In the laboratory, bright lights shone on the precision instruments, reflecting a cold metallic luster. Others quickly came to their senses and smiled with understanding. After all, it is normal for young people to show off and show off, as long as it is not excessive. If a young man is like an old man with no desires, it would be abnormal.
Dean Brown stood beside a row of laboratory tables, with the white tile wall behind him reflecting the light. He continued: "This biological gene lock technology is indeed excellent, but technology alone is not enough, and security work must be further strengthened."
Johnson stood in front of the microscope, frowned slightly, nodded in agreement, and said: "Indeed. If the technical data is stolen, even if the biological gene lock technology is advanced, it will be useless. I will communicate with the school later and arrange for security guards to come and have them guard outside the laboratory 24 hours a day." The corridor outside the laboratory was empty at the moment, with only a few emergency lights emitting faint light, as if waiting for the upcoming busyness.
Dean Brown added seriously: "This is far from enough. Addison Bryce's safety also needs to be protected. He is not just an ordinary college student, but also a top scientist. His research work is directly related to the safety of the country and the people. Talents like him, as well as his family, should be protected accordingly."
At this point, Dean Brown looked at Addison Bryce and said gently: "Of course, this ultimately depends on your personal wishes. If you don't want someone to protect you at all times, you can refuse."
Addison Bryce answered without hesitation: "Of course I am willing to accept protection, I can't thank you enough." He is not the kind of person who naively thinks that the world is beautiful. He knows in his heart that as he develops more and more advanced technologies, his influence is expanding, and his research results may infringe on the interests of certain forces, it will inevitably attract the attention of some people with ulterior motives. He can ignore his own safety, but he must consider the safety of his family. Before he has sufficient self-protection ability, accepting the protection of the country is undoubtedly the best choice.
"That's good." Dean Brown said with a smile, "I will contact the relevant departments immediately, and you and your family will be protected in secret. By the way, do you need any other help? Just ask, don't worry. The only way for a country to become strong is to become a strong country in science and technology. For a genius like you who is rare in a thousand years, the country will do its best to create a good scientific research environment for you, so that you can achieve more scientific achievements, which is in line with the long-term interests of the country."
Outside the window, the sun shines through the mottled leaves, forming pieces of light and shadow. Addison Bryce was not too polite and said directly: "I plan to conduct animal experiments on chimpanzees, so I hope to get a batch of chimpanzees. If it goes well, I also hope to start human experiments as soon as possible."
Generally speaking, mice are usually used for animal experiments. However, HIV is special, and it is impossible to obtain ideal experimental data using mice, so chimpanzees are needed. Because there are 4 known HIV strains, namely M, N, O, and P, each strain has a different source, but they all come from chimpanzees and gorillas.
However, it is not easy to obtain chimpanzees, especially for Addison Bryce. If he applies as a student, it is difficult to get approval, so he can only seek help from outside. As for human drug clinical trials, it is also not simple, and there is a cumbersome process. It takes an average of two years for each new drug to be approved from clinical application. Addison Bryce does not want to wait that long, so he can only seek support from relevant parties.
"Don't worry, I will take care of all these things. What you need to do now is to organize the research results, write a paper, and announce to the world that you have successfully conquered AIDS. Let Western scientists know, let scientists all over the world know that the times have changed! The future of biological science is in the hands of our country! Let them prepare for the new era!" Dean Brown laughed excitedly. He was really very happy and felt proud. The instruments in the laboratory seemed to tremble slightly in this laughter, as if celebrating together.
Addison Bryce nodded. There is actually no contradiction between publishing papers and keeping technology confidential. Because the main purpose of publishing a paper is to show new knowledge and ideas to peers, at most only some principle content will be mentioned for peers to comment.
For example, the manufacturing principle of a nuclear bomb does not need to be kept secret, and the relevant principles have even been written into textbooks. What really needs to be kept secret are some technical details, such as how to obtain high-purity U235. The same is true for chip manufacturing. Everyone knows the relevant principles and processes, but to truly manufacture high-performance chips, supporting technologies and equipment must be available, such as an advanced photolithography machine.
The same is true for the technology developed by Addison Bryce to treat AIDS. Its principle is to edit the genes of macrophages, but the key lies in how to edit genes, and this core content will not be involved in the paper. Otherwise, not many scientists in the world would dare to publish papers. Therefore, when we usually say that a certain technology lags behind the world, we mean that it is at the specific technical level, not that it is inferior to others in principle.
Next, Dean Brown and others chatted with Addison Bryce for a while and were about to say goodbye and leave. At this moment, a sound of footsteps came, breaking the brief silence of the laboratory, and another group of people walked into the laboratory.
The door of the laboratory was pushed open, and a breeze mixed with the air from outside rushed in. A middle-aged man walked in front, and behind him was Director Wang of the Caltech Admissions Group, who had met Addison Bryce before.
The middle-aged man walked straight to Addison Bryce, smiled warmly and said, "Hello, Addison Bryce! I am the president of Caltech. You should know Director Wang next to me. He once recruited you on behalf of Caltech, which shows that you and our Caltech are still very predestined. I came here this time to sincerely invite you to join Caltech again. However, this time you are not studying for an undergraduate degree, but directly pursuing a doctorate degree upon admission, and a scholarship of two million will be provided every year. At the same time, you can choose any laboratory in our Caltech."
"Too much! You are really too much!" At this time, someone else rushed into the laboratory. It turned out to be the president of Harvard University. He said angrily, "I knew you were up to no good. You are here to poach people. Although Addison Blythe has not officially registered yet, he is actually a student at Harvard University. As soon as you heard that he had conquered AIDS, you rushed to poach him. This is too unkind!" The president of Caltech seemed very calm and said slowly, "So you also admitted that Addison Blythe has not officially registered yet. He is still a high school student. Isn't it reasonable for Caltech to recruit specially? Besides, even if Addison Blythe is a student at Harvard University now, he can transfer to another school. We should all respect Addison Blythe's own wishes." The president of Harvard University was so angry that he blew his beard and glared, and said loudly, "Too much! Too much!" At this time, the windows of the laboratory were rustling slightly in the wind, as if they were also uneasy about this fierce debate.