Chapter 1358 A Person Who Is About to Die Speaks Well
In front of the TV, Lao Fang and Ge Xingbang were shoulder to shoulder, hips to hips, as if I was a torn oil painting by Picasso.
Lao Fang's mouth is long and small, and the opening is also small. The wrinkled version of the cherry mouth seems to be able to swallow an egg, floating in the air. Ge Xingbang's mouth is long and wide open, the wrinkled version of the bloody mouth seems to be able to swallow a lump of cow dung, and it hurts the cheeks of everyone who looks at it.
"Our reporter from Stockholm said that Yang Rui's award came from the polymerase chain reaction technology he invented two years ago. The English abbreviation of polymerase chain reaction technology is PCR, which is a method used to amplify Deoxyribonucleic acid technology. By this method, it only takes two hours to make deoxyribonucleic acid, which is double. Using this method, various disciplines such as clinical medicine, forensic identification, paleontological analysis and bioengineering, It will greatly improve the efficiency..." The host's voice was the only voice in the dining room.
Some people are happy, some are disappointed, some are confused, some are grateful, and more people are on the borderline of shock and disbelief, and are changing their outlook on the world and life.
No one cares about what Lao Fang, Ge Xingbang, and their disciples and grandchildren think.
A new era has dawned, and even the most sensitive of scholars can feel it now.
What's more, the scholars who will come to this meeting for the promotion of biology are all extremely sensitive guys.
Everyone now has a special understanding of how Yang Rui felt when he asked for two-thirds of the funding. Two-thirds of the funding requirements only exist in the state of not winning the Nobel Prize. Once Yang Rui wins the Nobel Prize, is it not a matter of saying that he wants to change the funding allocation?
The funding committee of the Ministry of Health, the funding committee of the Ministry of Education, the funding committee of the 863 Project, and even the Biology Department of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, can they really stand up to the group formed by Yang Rui, Professor Cai and Wu Hongbo?
The Department of Biology of Peking University led by Professor Cai and the Institute of Genetics and Biology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences represented by Wu Hongbo are already strong enough. If there are Nobel Prize winners as arrows, there will be no disadvantages.
Yang Rui originally wanted two-thirds of the funds, but he didn't want them for himself. What he actually wanted was the right to allocate two-thirds of the funds. In addition to the part he used for himself, he was also responsible for securing funds for those around him. , the most important thing is that he needs to fight for funding in the direction he is optimistic about.
This is actually a very international behavior, just like when the wave theory of light and the particle theory of light are fighting, the funds controlled by the wave school will obviously only be given to the scholars of the wave school, so that they can use the funds to prove that the truth of the universe of the wave school is eternal. change, not the other way around.
It is a naive idea that academic disputes only exist in academics, because academics do not only exist in academics, but also with funding and scientists themselves. For a small country, academic disputes will eventually evolve into one or two academic factions, which will continue to argue. There may not be many factions in big countries. Speaking of a larger direction, on most issues, scientists all over the world only need one or two directions.
The resources of the earth are limited, the resources that human beings can provide are limited, and the direction is also limited after all.
The Manhattan Project of the Americans can be regarded as an excellent example. During such a tense period of World War II, the total amount of funds invested in the Manhattan Project was more than most countries’ scientific research funding in the past century. Hundreds of billions of dollars cannot be said to be too much. Even so, the funding of the Manhattan Project is still tight, and academic disputes are still inevitable.
The "little boy" that was finally bombed in Hiroshima was a gun-type atomic bomb,
The "Fat Man" bombed in Nagasaki was an implosion-type atomic bomb. The designs of the two were completely different, which meant that two different atomic bombs were developed relatively independently. It is true that the Americans are rich and powerful, but it can also be seen that academic disputes are inevitable. How can the gaps that cannot be filled with theory and language during the war be easily eliminated between different institutions in peacetime?
Biology in China is far from prosperous, and the ultimate research direction can only be one or two main forces. Especially in the era of financial difficulties, we must concentrate our efforts on major tasks. Otherwise, everyone can apply for funding in any direction they want, but the result is nothing more than a big pie.
If Yang Rui takes two-thirds of the funds, it means that he can decide at least half of the biological research direction in China, because he has indirectly mastered a large amount of state funds, and he will not use all of this money for himself , but other people want to use it, and it is inevitable to be influenced by him. The two parties must have at least one thing in common. You can't go in a direction that I think has no future, or even a wrong direction. As for whether it is a bit overbearing to do so, of course it is It's very domineering. Who told you that your level is not enough and your qualifications are not good enough?
It is equivalent to saying that if there is a gun-style or implosion-style debate in the future of Chinese biology, Yang Rui, who has received two-thirds of the funding, will have considerable decision-making power.
Of course, these were all ideas before Yang Rui won the Nobel Prize. Now that Yang Rui has won the Nobel Prize, it would be ridiculous to talk about two-thirds of it.
Yang Rui is not the kind of returnee who returned from studying abroad and has no foundation in China. Peking University was originally the strongest university and research institution in the Department of Biology in China. The only one that can compete with it is the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Yang Rui now has the support of Professor Cai and Wu Hongbo, and the vague care of Academician Zhu. It seems that the winner takes all Stance.
Lao Fang, Ge Xingbang and others also saw this possibility before, so they fought hard.
However, the cruelty of natural science lies in the uncontrollability of many.
You can stick to the direction you agree with, but you're not 100% sure you're going in the right direction.
The strength of PCR obviously exceeded the expectations of Lao Fang and Ge Xingbang.
Historically, the award was awarded only in 1990, because its promotion was delayed until around 90 years.
Now, Yang Rui made the PCR ahead of time, surpassing the first version and directly advancing to the first-generation PCR. Its power is so powerful that it can be said to sweep the world.
The Nobel Prize Committee did not even award Yang Rui the Chemistry Prize as it did in history, but directly gave PCR the Biology Prize, which can be said to have fully affirmed its biological value.
In fact, the fact that Mouris won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry was also related to his own major.
Murris is a chemist, and Yang Rui is a biologist. Regardless of the internal coordination of the biology award and the chemistry award, it is only natural to give a chemistry award to a chemist and a biology award to a biologist.
"According to the usual practice of the Nobel Prize, the Nobel Prize is awarded to three people at most. In recent years, due to the fierce competition for the Nobel Prize, the proportion of three or two winners has increased year by year. It is extremely rare for Yang Rui to win the Nobel Prize alone. "The hosts on TV, whoever finds any reason, will praise Yang Rui for a while.
But such a compliment is still highly valued by the Chinese people.
Even the scholars in the dining room couldn't help whispering.
"Yang Rui won the Nobel Prize alone."
"It's because of G protein-coupled receptors."
"The results of Yang Rui's G protein-coupled receptors have not yet been applied, and the Nobel Prize will not be awarded so soon."
All of a sudden, all the scholars seemed to have become Nobel Prize experts.
Even Lao Tan happily joined the discussion.
He defected and took some risks, but the rewards were astonishing. The rebel army may not have the qualifications of veterans, but it is still very good. At the very least, it is much stronger than the general of the defeated army.
Lao Tan glanced at Lao Fang sympathetically. In front of the latter were Dean Liu, Academician Cai and others.
"Old Fang, what do you say?" Lao Cai laughed.
"It's useless to say what I say, let Yang Rui talk about the regulations." Lao Fang is also a bachelor, and he looks like he is willing to gamble and lose.
Dean Liu immediately said: "My opinion..."
"Your opinion is useless." Lao Fang suddenly interrupted Dean Liu's words, showing his stubborn nature, and said: "I asked Yang Rui to talk about the rules, not you to talk about the rules."
"Where's Yang Rui?" It was only then that everyone realized that the real master had disappeared.
"Probably went back." Professor Cai laughed and said, "He can see it clearly. Indeed, there is no need to talk about it now."
"Don't make it look like you are uniting the whole country." Lao Fang said unconvinced: "Yang Rui still has to come forward to have a talk."
Professor Cai shook his head and said, "You are not qualified to talk, wait until you go back and listen to the announcement."
After speaking, Professor Cai invited Wu Hongbo and said, "Old Wu, let's go to Peking University? It must be busy at this time."
"I thought so too, just right." Wu Hongbo also smiled.
As soon as the two of them put their arms together, they left the dining room, and they really didn't talk to Lao Fang anymore.
In fact, there is really no need to talk about it, everyone is no longer an equal existence.
With a livid face, Lao Fang took two steps forward, and with the last sliver of hope, he said, "The rabbit bites even when it's in a hurry. Don't think I'm just waiting to die."
"Yang Rui has already won the Nobel Prize. Who cares if you don't hold back your hands." Wu Hongbo was well-informed, shook his head slightly at Lao Fang, and left.
Lao Fang shook his body a few times, barely stopped, but his eyes dimmed all of a sudden.
Indeed, based on the current situation in the country, what difference does it make if he is not restrained. If Lao Fang was twenty years younger, maybe he could think of other ideas and wrestle with Yang Rui. Unfortunately, returning to youth is harder than winning a Nobel Prize.
Lao Fang raised his head and said with a trembling beard, "Where's Yang Rui?"
He wanted to have a good talk with Yang Rui, there is no knot in the world that cannot be untied, there is always a solution. Now that Yang Rui's family is doomed, it doesn't mean that other people will have no way out. After all, it's not the era when Confucianism is the only one. There must always be contention.
Dean Liu was choked by Lao Fang just now, and now he was happy to see Lao Fang suffer, and said with a smile: "Yang Rui has gone back, it is useless for you to find him."
As I said, Dean Liu followed in the footsteps of Professor Cai and Wu Hongbo and went out.
Lao Fang hesitated for a moment, but actually followed.
Ge Xingbang couldn't help but give him a hand, and said, "What else are you doing? It's not that far."
Xuelords and warlords are similar, everyone has their own basic set, and if the enemy is strong, just return to your own basic set.
Lao Fang shook his head and said, "I don't care anymore, there are still them."
The old direction murmured backwards, which made Bian Hu and the others both moved and saddened.
In Bian Hu's impression, Lao Fang has never done this before, not to mention sacrificing himself for the sake of the students, and occasionally sacrificing a student, he would not even see his old tears. Just like before, he wouldn't worry about how Yang Rui would deal with his students a few years later.
The sudden self-sacrifice made Bian Hu feel more like "a person who is about to die speaks kindly", and his eyes turned red.
A group of people went out consciously or unconsciously, got into the big sedan car, followed the car in which Professor Cai was sitting, and drove towards Peking University.