When they heard that Lin Sanqi was going to take these foreigners to the research institute, everyone at Harvard Medical School was excited.
When visiting a hospital, you will realize that the hospital is just an appearance. In fact, the procedures in hospitals all over the world are the same, including outpatient clinics, diagnosis, prescription drugs or hospitalization.
But the key here is "drug". What drug have you invented to cure tuberculosis? This is the key point.
Now that we know you have a drug, academics still have one more question: How was your drug invented? What experimental results did you base your invention on?
This requires a research institute or a key laboratory to provide support.
To judge the level of a hospital, we need to look at its critical care center. Similarly, to judge the level of a university or research institute, we need to look at how many national or world-class laboratories it has.
People with normal logical thinking all believe in "evidence". If you say you are a time traveler and brought medicine from the future, people will just treat you as a psychopath.
Therefore, if China's infectious disease hospitals want to prove their ability to conquer tuberculosis and kill tuberculosis bacteria, they need a world-class research center and laboratory to prove it.
This is the same reason why Lin Sanqi moved all the experimental equipment from later generations regardless of the risks.
Lin Sanqi led everyone through the side door and brought them to the west courtyard.
Professor Anthony and Professor Theodore were also observing the surrounding environment. European and American laboratories are often independent high-rise buildings with independent ventilation systems and other circulation systems. In two words, it is not "clean".
But now in the eyes of foreigners, it is just a park with rows of bungalows.
Although these houses look very oriental in appearance, the shabby and simple buildings are hard to associate with "advanced laboratories".
Professor Theodore shook his head:
"Anthony, aside from the masks, which are eye-catching, this Chinese hospital is so backward in everything else. I really can't imagine how they're leading the world."
Assistant Carol feels the same way:
"The key is that their leader is too young. God, I'm 30 years old this year, the youngest doctor in the medical field, but the person in front of me is obviously younger than me."
Assistant Blake felt the same way, but it's also possible that they were just jealous inside.
"If we were in the United States, I'm afraid we wouldn't even be qualified to be assistants to any of you professors. At most, we could be unpaid student researchers. I'm afraid our trip would be in vain."
Professor Anthony was the leader of the group, but he was relatively calm at this moment:
"The matter hasn't been thoroughly investigated yet, so there's no need to jump to conclusions right away. Seeing is believing. You'd better hope that the Chinese side isn't lying and that this young Lin is the one in charge. That way, we'll have an opportunity to take advantage of it."
The inspection team before us is not an authentic WHO inspection team, but an opportunistic team.
Regardless of whether China has invented anti-tuberculosis drugs or whether it can conquer pulmonary tuberculosis, they are actually not qualified to make a conclusion, nor are they qualified to announce China's achievements in an official name.
For them, the best outcome of this trip to China would be that the tuberculosis issue in China is real, and then they could dig out the core figure Lin Sanqi and take him to the United States, which would make the trip perfect.
Minister Li and Lin Sanqi walked in front. The old lady quietly observed this white delegation and felt a little strange:
"Comrade Sanqi, look at the disdain on the faces of these foreigners. It seems our infectious disease hospital is being looked down upon."
Lin Sanqi shrugged. "It's normal to be looked down upon. Our hospital is really too backward. Minister Li, you have been to foreign countries for inspection, especially Western countries. The hospitals there are really magnificent."
Minister Li said helplessly: "Alas, the new China has just been established and there is a lot of work to be done. There is nothing we can do."
Lin Sanqi comforted:
"It's okay. We should learn from our mistakes and then be brave. If we fall behind, we should find ways to catch up. We just need to avoid internal strife. Time is life, time is efficiency. Everything Comrade Deng said is true."
Minister Li was a little puzzled. "That's a very realistic and philosophical statement. Which Deng Xiaoping? Do I know him?"
Lin Sanqi thought, "Of course you know him. He's currently the Vice President and Minister Li's superior." But he's about to embark on a roller coaster ride of ups and downs, ultimately turning the tide and becoming the nation's second-generation core leader.
It was under his leadership that our country officially became a world power from a big country.
Before entering the laboratory, they needed to put on protective clothing, hats, and shoe covers. The Americans were already used to this. After everyone quickly changed into their clothing, Lin Sanqi pushed open the door.
"Ladies and gentlemen, let me show you our Chinese biological laboratory. I hope you won't be too surprised."
Several Americans wondered why they were surprised. They were confident that all the equipment in their Harvard University laboratories was the most advanced in the world. How could China be any more advanced?
What's more, the most advanced experimental equipment could not be exported to China, so Professor Anthony and his team all felt a sense of contempt at this time.
But when they officially walked into the laboratory, everyone was stunned.
It feels like entering a science fiction world.
The indoor area of the laboratory is very large. It is an entire "palace" that is connected together, with an area of at least one thousand square meters.
The floor is covered with light blue "PVC flooring", and all lighting equipment uses LED light boxes, making the entire laboratory bright and shiny.
Around the wall are all various large experimental instruments.
In the middle of the laboratory, there are rows of operating platforms placed horizontally, on which are also placed small precision instruments.
A group of researchers were wearing work clothes, with their heads down, operating each instrument, writing and drawing on paper from time to time. The scene was very quiet, with only the occasional ticking sound from the machines.
"Oh my God."
Professor Anthony was dumbfounded at this time, and couldn't help but sigh. He turned around to look at his companions, and then he found that his companions were also stunned at the scene.
Professor Theodore's eyes were filled with deep shock.
"Oh my God, how could China have such an advanced laboratory?"
The layman sees the excitement, while the expert sees the details. You don’t need to know what advanced instruments and equipment are in China’s laboratories. Just looking at the high-tech appearance of these machines, you will know that they must be worth a lot of money.
Let me put it this way, they have never seen anything in the Chinese laboratory, and they don’t even know what material the “carpet” they are stepping on is made of.
One of the "translators" immediately raised his camera and started taking pictures.
A leader from my country's foreign affairs department immediately stopped him, saying, "Sir, this is a sensitive laboratory area, please don't take photos."
Lin Sanqi waved his hand and said, "It's okay. Let them take the photos. It's useless to just take photos of the exterior without knowing the internal structure."
In fact, what he was thinking was that there was a full half-century gap between 2014 and 1961, which was a complete disparity.
Just the word "fully automatic" is far beyond what the Americans in the 1960s could imitate.
Professor Anthony asked anxiously:
"Lin, this is so surprising. A country as backward as yours, China, actually has such an advanced laboratory hidden away. Oh, please forgive me for being so blunt, but I really can't imagine it."
Minister Li, who was standing nearby, also felt deeply moved, thinking, "Don't even mention you guys being surprised, I'm also shocked."
Lin Sanqi, however, began to enter a subtle pretentious mode:
"Professor, the main reason is that our country attaches great importance to the development of science and technology and medicine. Although our country is still poor and backward, and our hospitals are still dilapidated, our leaders have invested all of their limited funds in scientific research.
Because our country has always believed that science and technology are the primary productive forces.
Only when the level of science and technology improves can our production and work efficiency continue to improve, thus creating more material benefits, giving our country the opportunity to surpass you, the United States, and allowing China to become one of the world's powerful countries."
When the leaders of the foreign affairs department heard this, they all applauded excitedly.
The two leaders of Fengze Garden and Xihua Hall were both sneezing at this time.
Professor Anthony was obviously fooled by Lin Sanqi and couldn't help but sigh:
"Lin, your leaders are truly remarkable and have a very far-sighted vision. Previously, we heard reports from the US media all about China engaging in ideological manipulation and sabotaging production and construction. Now it seems that all that was fake news."
Lin Sanqi made an inviting gesture and began to lead everyone on a tour:
"This is a biochemical incubator: its main function is to automatically analyze water and perform BOD determination. It is also a dedicated constant temperature device for cultivating and preserving bacteria, molds, and microorganisms.
This machine is a darkroom UV analyzer, which can be used to observe and analyze nucleic acid and protein electrophoresis gels and thin layer plate results; this one is a microbial homogenizer, which can extract bacteria from solid samples...
In short, our laboratory is fully automatic. Researchers only need to set up the instrument program, and the instrument can run automatically. Finally, it can also automatically analyze the experimental results, which once again improves the experimental efficiency.
We even automate our cleaning processes. For example, with this ultrasonic cleaning machine, we simply place contaminated labware and glassware in, set the timer, and the machine automatically cleans, sterilizes, and dries them."
At this time, the foreigners were like Granny Liu in the Grand View Garden, with their eyes wide open and filled with intense curiosity.
The "translator" was filming the whole time, then kept changing the film and continued filming.
Lin Sanqi was so tired of watching him that he wondered if he should take out his digital camera to show off.
At this time, Professor Theodore pointed at the platform a researcher was operating and asked curiously:
"Lin, we all know that biological laboratories, especially infectious disease laboratories, are very dangerous because bacteria and viruses can easily leak during operations and infect the staff.
But I saw your staff was only wearing ordinary work clothes when they were extracting microorganisms from the culture dishes? Isn't he afraid of getting infected and contaminating the entire lab? Isn't this too unethical?
Lin Sanqi led everyone over and came to the work platform.
"Ladies and gentlemen, you are all wrong. You see this instrument, the full name is a glove-type clean bench/biosafety cabinet. Look, is this workbench equipped with two half-sleeve gloves?
In fact, the entire internal space of this workbench can filter out microorganisms and particulate matter in the laboratory by filtering the air, thereby providing a sterile operating environment.
The design includes vertical flow pattern and quasi-closed glass air door, which can effectively prevent external air flow from penetrating and reduce the irritation of operating odor to the human body.
Working on such a platform, our researchers can be 100% guaranteed of their health and safety. Our country has always advocated a people-oriented approach and attaches great importance to human rights."
Professor Theodore was convinced by this time:
"Fuck, not only are your experimental equipment more advanced than ours, but your philosophy is even more advanced. To protect the lab staff, you even invented this enclosed work platform. I'm really amazed."
After visiting the laboratory for more than an hour, everyone changed their clothes and walked out of the laboratory.
If the Americans still showed contempt before, now they have been struck into silence and no longer dare to underestimate China's Infectious Disease Hospital.
If they were faced with hundreds of millions of U.S. dollars, they would not be so shocked. However, after seeing so many advanced instruments and equipment with their own eyes, they realized the "backwardness" of U.S. laboratories.
Although the translator did not translate a single word, he was deeply shocked.
On the surface, these are just medical instruments for civilian use.
But from the perspective of their special agents, China has already mastered a lot of advanced technologies, and these advanced technologies can be fully used for military purposes.
For example, intercontinental missiles, atomic bombs, the latest fighter jets, submarines and other military weapons also require the support of cutting-edge technology.
In the translator's mind, China's danger level has been raised to the highest level.
Some people may say that the translator should not be allowed to take photos and visit at will in the first place. If he reports this upon returning to his country, won’t the United States regard China as a threat?
In fact, this is exactly the effect Lin Sanqi wants. What is "nuclear deterrence"?
The goal is to scare you to death, to make you assess whether you can win the fight, what the losses will be, and whether it's worth fighting.
This way, next time there is friction, it would be best if the two countries just have a verbal fight and no one actually takes action. Only then can the world be at peace, right?
After leaving the laboratory, everyone came to the conference room.
After Professor Anthony boasted for a while, he finally mentioned the question that concerned him most during this trip:
"Lin, your laboratory astounds me. This gives me even more confidence in your Huaguo Infectious Disease Hospital's ability to invent anti-tuberculosis drugs. Now, do you mind showing us what drugs you've invented?"
Lin Sanqi smiled and said, "Don't mind. I said I would be honest. We have already prepared the medicine."
After saying that, Pan Ye came over with a medicine tray. On the tray were several small glass bottles containing red oval pills.
"Professor, this is our latest anti-tuberculosis drug. Its full name is Epyridoxine Tablets. I believe you have read our paper published in the newspaper and should already be familiar with the principles of this drug. I will not explain it in detail."
As soon as the Americans got the medicine bottle, they all examined it curiously.
Assistant Clifford is a graduate student in pharmacy. He took out the pill, smelled it, tried a little, and then crushed the pill to observe it.
Finally, he said to his companions: "This is indeed a chemical preparation."
If it is confirmed that they are chemical preparations, it means that these drugs are "Western medicines" rather than traditional Chinese medicines.
This is very important because foreigners do not trust Chinese medicine. They think that it is a medicine made from tree roots and grass, which is no different from witch doctors. Moreover, the lack of complete laboratory data makes it even more unreliable.
But if it is confirmed to be Western medicine, it means that the paper published in the newspaper is authentic.
Professor Theodore asked curiously, "Does this medicine really have a cure rate of over 90% for tuberculosis?"
Lin Sanqi then opened a side door of the conference room and pointed to the room full of materials next door and said proudly:
"Ladies and gentlemen, we in China value seeking truth from facts above all else. Stacked in this room are 5,000 sets of patient records. These are actually 5,000 sets of human experiment data we've collected. I can personally guarantee that every single one of them is authentic."
Several foreigners stood up, walked into the data room, and casually took out medical records:
"Wow, there are even English medical records?"
Lin Sanqi continued to brag:
"What you see is not just the outpatient and inpatient medical records, but also no fewer than three chest X-rays for each patient, and three sputum culture results from different periods. If you, the World Health Organization, want to verify the authenticity of the medical records, you can randomly check them, and we guarantee to bring the person here."
Professor Anthony randomly checked a few medical records and nodded slightly:
"The medical records are very formal, the same format as our hospitals in the United States. You've taken great care in recording them. As for verifying their authenticity, I don't think that's necessary, right?"
In fact, what Professor Anthony was thinking was that if the Chinese side wanted to falsify the data, who knows whether the person they would find would be a cured patient or a healthy person.
After all, after recovery from tuberculosis, there may be old lesions such as calcifications, fibrous cords, and high-density nodules in the lungs.
But it is more likely that Pneumoniae tuberculosis causes less damage to the lungs, and the lesions are completely absorbed after treatment.
Therefore, after being cured, the patient's lungs can basically return to normal, and no remaining traces of tuberculosis can be seen on chest X-rays.
Therefore, there is absolutely no need to verify medical records.
Of course, Professor Anthony did not deny the authenticity of these medical records. If there were considerable doubts before, he felt that the possibility of their authenticity was greater after visiting the laboratory.
But as a top infectious disease expert, he would rather see it with his own eyes.
"Lin, now that we're here, I have a suggestion. To verify the true effectiveness of this pyridoxine tablet, I wonder if you could prepare an inpatient ward for us? We'll admit patients and personally verify the drug's efficacy. What do you think?" (End of this chapter)
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