Chapter 276 Transfer... I approved it!

This... this is no longer a simple research approach.

This is a strategic plan so grand that it could change the entire field of antibiotics!

Fine beads of sweat appeared on his forehead, and his breathing became somewhat rapid.

He forced himself to calm down and turned to the next page.

This page contains only a few lines of text and a complex molecular formula diagram.

The title is: "On the theoretical model of constructing a 'phage cocktail therapy' to deal with bacterial escape mutations".

boom!

Zhou Weisheng felt as if something had exploded in his brain.

Cocktail therapy!

This word, like a lightning bolt piercing the night, instantly illuminated all the fog-shrouded corners of his mind.

The biggest bottleneck in his ongoing project on "new antibiotic resistance" is the inability to solve the problem of rapid mutation and escape of superbugs under antibiotic pressure!

They tried everything, combining medications and increasing the dosage, but all to little avail.

The solution proposed in this paper is simply a stroke of genius!

By utilizing bacteriophages with various attack mechanisms, a "legion" is formed to launch a saturation attack on drug-resistant bacteria from different dimensions and targets!

Even if bacteria manage to escape the pursuit of one bacteriophage, they will definitely not be able to escape the second or third!

This radical approach completely eliminates the possibility of bacterial mutation at its source!

"Genius! This is simply a genius idea!"

Zhou Weixian jumped up from his chair in excitement, knocking over a teacup on the table in his haste. The scalding tea spilled all over the floor, but he was completely unaware.

He braced his hands on the table, staring intently at the few lines of text, his whole body trembling.

This is not a research paper.

This is the key to solving all his troubles over the past six months! It's a golden key to unlocking a new world!

But……

A huge sense of shame and struggle welled up inside me.

He, the director of the National Institute of Biology and a leading authority in microbiology in China, actually needs to rely on a paper by a young woman in her early twenties to offer guidance.

Where can he put his old face?

Should I collaborate with her? Or seek her advice?

Impossible! Absolutely impossible!

Zhou Weixian paced anxiously back and forth in his office, torn between his inner turmoil and his own mind.

Reason told him that the value of this paper was immeasurable, and he had to obtain it at all costs.

But the deep-rooted arrogance belonging to the older generation of scientists weighed down on him like a mountain.

He glanced at his prized awards and publications, which he was so proud of, displayed on the bookshelf in the corner. Then he looked down at the groundbreaking paper from Hainan Island on the table.

All those past honors seem so pale and powerless at this moment.

Ultimately, the desire for scientific truth overcame everything else.

Zhou Weixian let out a long breath, as if he had used up all his strength.

He walked to the phone, picked up the receiver, and spoke to his secretary with an unprecedentedly solemn tone.

"Connect me to the encrypted dedicated line of the Hainan Military Region. I need to find a comrade named Su Yue."

The call was connected very quickly.

A clear and calm female voice came through the receiver.

"Hello, I am Su Yue."

Zhou Weixian cleared his throat, trying to regain his authority.

"Is this Comrade Su Yue? I am Zhou Weixian from the Beijing Institute of Biology."

He didn't mention the transfer or the cooperation, but went straight to the point and asked what he thought was the most tricky question that would best demonstrate his abilities.

"I've read your paper. Regarding the third part, the purification of phage lysin, you mentioned centrifugation speed and time, which theoretically cannot achieve ideal purity. How do you explain that?"

He thought this question would be enough to make the young woman on the other end of the phone flustered.

However, Su Yue hardly thought about it.

"Director Zhou, you're right. Conventional centrifugation does have its limitations. But if we switch to cesium chloride density gradient centrifugation, and extend the centrifugation time to forty-eight hours while keeping the rotation speed constant, we can not only increase the purity by 15%, but also minimize the problem of endotoxin contamination."

Zhou Weixian was stunned.

Cesium chloride density gradient centrifugation? This technique has only been theoretically explored in a very few top-tier laboratories. How could she know about it? And how could she provide such precise data!

Unconvinced, he raised another technical challenge regarding bacteriophage gene editing.

Su Yue answered fluently as always, and even came up with a bolder supplementary plan that Zhou Weixian had never even considered.

One asked, the other answered.

Ten minutes later, Zhou Weixian fell completely silent.

He went from initially testing the teacher, to being surprised and doubtful in the middle, and finally to humbly seeking advice.

The young woman on the other end of the phone was like a bottomless treasure trove; her knowledge and intellectual depth far exceeded his comprehension.

He was completely crushed.

A sense of powerlessness, like being swept away by the next generation, mixed with the immense joy of discovering a priceless treasure, intertwined within him.

After a long while, Zhou Weixian let out a long, long sigh.

That tone contained admission of defeat, acceptance of defeat, and a sense of relief.

"Comrade Su Yue...you've won."

He picked up the crumpled transfer application from the table and slowly smoothed it out.

"I have agreed to your cooperation plan in principle."

"Regarding Comrade Zhang Huilan's transfer... I've approved it! I'll sign it tomorrow!"

After hanging up the phone, Zhou Weixian felt like he had fought a tough battle. He was drenched in sweat, but his spirits were higher than ever before.

He immediately dialed the internal phone.

"Notify all core researchers to convene an emergency meeting in Conference Room One in ten minutes!"

In the conference room, a dozen researchers sat upright, wondering what the director was up to.

Zhou Weixian strode in, slammed a document on the table with a resounding thud.

"Starting today, our institute's strategic direction will undergo a major adjustment!"

"We will engage in in-depth cooperation with the Special Drug Laboratory for Military Families on Hainan Island to jointly launch a brand-new project—the Bacteriophage Project!"

Everyone present was astonished.

After a deathly silence, there were barely suppressed whispers.

"Qiong Island? What kind of place is that?"

"Bacteriophages? Aren't those obsolete?"

Just then, a discordant voice rang out.

Deputy Director Li, who was in charge of administration, pushed up his glasses and slowly stood up.

"Director, I'm not trying to discourage you, but why should we believe that a lab on a remote island is capable of collaborating with us? What if this paper, which you so highly praise, is just theoretical, or even... plagiarized from some foreign journals we haven't even seen yet?"

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