Chapter 607 Amazing things
As it sets, the conference procedure played a strong demonstration effect after Macmillan sat down.
After a brief aphasia, the scholars sitting in the venue raised their hands again, but the person who asked the question next involuntarily put away their arrogant mentality.
The reason is very simple. Yang Rui has proved that PCR is effective.
Although it is not the Nobel-level effectiveness of Yang Rui's goal - normal people do not expect to see Nobel Prize-level works to speak in front of themselves for the first time in their lifetime - it is a rare achievement in this meeting that can solve an important problem.
AIDS in the early 1980s has not yet shown its super lethality and horror, but the cure of any disease is actually a world-class problem, just like a cold that everyone will get. Modern medicine cannot actually cure it. The effects of various cold medicines are only to alleviate and accelerate self-healing.
There are actually not many diseases that can be cured by modern medicine, but there are even fewer diseases that have been subject to professional research. The current emphasis given by AIDS is actually not weak within the scope of medicine.
Yang Rui's PCR technology can promote AIDS research indirectly, indicating that it may promote similar drug research and even biological research indirectly.
The "International Conference on Genetics" is a world-class conference on biology, but not a top conference. As for this three-day conference, there are less than three scientific discoveries that can reach the level of PCR currently showing.
Such technology and such scientists should be treated with a contemptuous attitude. I am afraid that Yang Ming's purpose will not be achieved and he will be despised first.
Whether white, black, or yellow people present, they sat down obediently, treating the young Yang Rui with an attitude towards scholars.
When they were scrambling to raise their hands, the rebuttals they imagined disappeared without a trace.
It’s not that the argument is incorrect, but that the atmosphere inside the venue has changed.
"Hello Mr. Yang Rui, I am Blanco from Ohio State University. My group is studying the RNA sequence homology between the potato Y viruses. As we deepen our research on the RNA functional structure of the PVY viruses, we found that its homology is mainly lies in the coat protein gene and RNA replicase gene functional area of the potato Y viruses... If I want to extract such RNA sequences, can you also use your PCR technology?" The second person who stood up no longer cared about Yang Rui's predictions.
That's right, there is no responsibility or burden to attack the speaker's prophecy, and it doesn't matter if it is wrong. If it is said well, it can become famous, just like a free high-value lottery.
However, no matter how good the lottery is, there are no real money.
Yang Rui only used a question and answer once to explain to the participants the importance of his PCR technology, or in other words, part of it.
But this part of the importance is enough to make the audience fascinated.
What they see is the research progress that they may move forward rapidly.
The same is true for Blanco, who is like a chemist who has just learned about the function of X-rays, full of excitement!
And the value of PCR is reflected here.
As a simple method of replicating genes, PCR is not surprising, but its promotion to the entire scientific community is extremely powerful, which is no different from the discovery of the Nobel Prize X-ray that year.
Simple technology won the Nobel Prize not because of the simplicity of technology, but because of the driving force of this technology to the scientific community.
When Yang Rui was giving a speech, he said that many fascinating cliches were useless. Scholars have become accustomed to ignoring the exaggerations in various reports and speeches. They do not think they are wrong. Instead, they can show most of the truth in the question and answer session.
Yang Rui's answer to Blanco was equally concise to the audience.
Yang Rui thought for a while and answered Blanco: "No problem. As long as you design the correct primers, you need to extract genes of multiple viruses and design them according to their conservative sequences. This is a relatively professional job, but it is not too difficult. I have prepared some brochures specifically to introduce how to extract primers for designing and making PCR, and I will send them to interested friends later."
If it were the designer of the original PCR, I really couldn't answer Blanco's question now.
Because PCR was originally invented and was not used to do some things, Cisco did not know that it could do these things.
Back then, they even had to develop reagent boxes specifically in order to apply PCR technology.
But for Yang Rui, what PCR can do is very clear. Primers that might have taken several months or even half a year to design, he can find out the principle after just searching.
But Blanco couldn't believe it and said: "Our group has been trapped here for several months. We are not afraid of everyone's jokes. We have tried many methods and read a lot of literature. It costs a lot, but the results are not much..."
"We Chinese like to say that without diamonds, you can't take on porcelain work. The PCR technology I designed is to solve the porcelain work currently facing biology. This will be a general technology, not just to solve the replication of HIV or the replication of potato virus. Its functions are still very broad. Because the speech time is limited, I did not explain much. Interested friends can receive a booklet to read when they leave."
The reason why Yang Rui did not explain the PCR function was actually determined by his purpose. The purpose of his speech was to prove that PCR technology was invented by himself. As for how much PCR technology can do, the technology will be placed there. Everyone can try and study it slowly.
It seemed as if he had invented a vibrator. As for the manufacturer, it was used to dig concrete or boudoir, it was all after applying for a patent.
Blanco did not make it easy to believe it, but asked questions continuously.
He has been immersed in plant pathology for many years and has been working hard in the field of potato virus for more than ten years. He asked three or four questions in one breath without thinking, so that the host had to persuade him.
Yang Rui answered very slowly and only answered questions related to PCR. Even so, it made Blanco stand silently.
"Professor Blanco, do you have any questions?" the host reminded him.
Blanco said "Oh", shook his head slowly, and said, "I want to go back and try it before I know if there is any problem."
A gentle laughter came from around him. Blanco didn't think he was a pestle. He just sat down and quickly stood up and said, "Mr. Yang Rui, can you show me the booklet you just mentioned now?"
"Of course, please wait." Yang Rui took out a white-leather booklet from his backpack under the lectern.
He was about to hand it to Professor Blanco, and someone below shouted again: "Can you give me one?"
"I want it, too."
"Together."
Everyone started shouting, including media reporters. The media reporters were much more complicated because of curiosity and the first time they posted news. Some wanted to understand, some were curious, and more people still had the idea of being one step ahead.
One of the benefits of attending academic conferences is that you can get industry consultation in advance. Those who do scientific research will get stuck from time to time. At this time, the first priority method is to query the literature to see if anyone has solved the problem or solved similar problems. Even if not, it is good to get ideas from the literature. Only after this path is not working, will you consider developing new methods yourself, but just like your own research, who knows how many difficulties you will encounter in developing new methods. Some projects that are not sufficient or are not urgent often stagnate, and then wait for new technologies to emerge in the world.
Some people wait for ten or eight years, doing new projects in their hands, and keeping the original projects in their heads, and then seeing if there is any chance to continue with the previous projects.
But whether it is previous projects or current projects, there are not many in the biological system that have nothing to do with PCR.
After entering the 1960s, the world's biotechnology began to spread to the genetic world. There are only a handful of biology that has not yet entered the genetic system. The emergence of PCR can be said to be moving from time to time.
As the number of scholars asking for booklets increased, the remaining people were also affected and were ready to move.
"Mr. Yang Rui, otherwise, I'll send the booklet now." The host asked Yang Rui.
Yang Rui nodded, simply picked up the backpack under the podium, put it on his hand, took out a stack of brochures, and was about to send it from behind, and asked, "If you need a brochure, please raise your hand."
Swish!
Hundreds of arms raised, like a small forest with branches, neatly like a Chinese price hearing vote.
The cameraman of the New York Pioneer pressed the shutter without hesitation, but his little heart started to pound.
This time, he felt in a trance that he might have photographed something extraordinary.
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Chapter completed!