"Old Bao, what do you think about this?" Director Kong asked after thinking for a long time after walking out of the ward.
"Um?"
"Su Yun, "The Lancet"." Director Kong said very simply, two words covering all the meanings.
"You are not a thoracic surgeon. You don't know Su Yun." Director Bao thought for a while and said solemnly: "Two years ago, he was engaged in stem cell 3D printing and heart transplantation. This was the first time I heard about it and thought it was Just kidding. What about 3D printing? Is technology advanced to this point now? Isn’t this nonsense?”
"and after?"
"At that time, I didn't know that a new technology like 3D printing could be used clinically, but I was slapped in the face by this little guy Su Yun." Director Bao said and smiled.
Although he was slapped in the face by Su Yun, there was no resentment or anger. There was some relief in his smile, but more of expectation.
Every doctor has expectations for the clinical application of new technologies. After all, that means more patients are treated and live longer. You can't slap someone in the face... You should be careful with your words and deeds in the future, and don't give anyone the chance to slap someone in the face.
"3D printing, I've only heard that guys from the Department of Orthopedics use it for artificial joints. I haven't researched it yet, what did that little guy Su Yun do?" Director Kong asked.
"Su Yun contacted the laboratory in West China and worked together on a project. Cultivate autologous stem cells, use 3D technology to replicate the heart, and then autologously transplant it."
Director Bao said, slightly stunned.
After a few seconds, he regained his composure, shook his head, and said, "Now that I think about it, I still find it unbelievable."
Director Kong also found it incredible, "Did he really succeed?"
"That's right." Director Bao said: "Clone the mouse's stem cells, use 3D to print the heart, and then transplant it autologously. Su Yun did the entire operation. As you know, the size of the mouse requires the use of a microscope. We don’t have a microscope outside the chest. It is said that this kid went to the Trauma Surgery Department and stayed there for three months. The director of the Trauma Surgery Department insisted on keeping him, and even asked someone to find him at Su Yun’s home."
"Yeah." Director Kong responded, he could understand that feeling.
"Su Yun ran back, used a microscope to perform a heart transplant on the mouse, and took care of it for another 107 days."
"and after?"
"In the end...it is said that the white mouse was so healthy that nothing happened. It broke the cage in the middle of the night and ran away, causing the experiment to be interrupted."
"..." Director Kong initially thought that after 107 days of hard guarding, the mouse finally lost its life due to the efforts of ventilators and other equipment, and breathed its last breath.
Unexpectedly, the white mouse ran away alive and kicking!
This operation couldn't be more successful!
No wonder Su Yun was able to publish an article in The Lancet. This is his skill.
"sharp!"
"I just heard that later Yunlong and others also wanted to do it. Although the operation was performed, there was obviously something wrong with the post-operative care. After several attempts, no one survived more than 3 days."
"Huh?" Director Kong's heart moved slightly.
"This little guy won't disappear for a long time. I guessed it when he left the imperial capital. But I didn't expect..."
"What didn't you expect? You actually brought a younger boss?"
"To be honest, at that time... no, now that he has come to be my doctoral student, I will definitely apply to the college for exemption from the exam, plus all scholarships. Even if I use the scientific research funds in my hand to give him some projects, it is not impossible. But. Lao Kong, why do you think he found such a small boss?" Director Bao said with regret.
"Little boss? Let me tell you, you have been doing surgeries all your life. What do you do instead of what others do? No matter how good you are, you are just a surgeon." After hearing Director Bao talk about Zheng Ren, Director Kong His expression immediately became serious, "Liver cancer, most of the transformation pathways are hepatitis B cirrhosis and cirrhosis nodule liver cancer. Many patients do not take drugs to control the activity of the hepatitis B virus, so they progress very quickly. Small cirrhosis nodules In the process of transforming into liver cancer nodules, it is difficult to clearly distinguish them from the imaging point of view. The previous method was to bleach the whole liver with iodized oil. As long as iodized oil remains, it is liver cancer. But if you do this... "
"You don't need to teach me. Is the surgery he performed really that important?" Director Bao frowned and looked at the agitated Director Kong. He didn't understand why the usually calm Director Kong would be so devoted to Dr. Zheng's surgery. So much... enthusiasm
"From my point of view, it is definitely more meaningful than the heart transplant performed by Su Yun. Do you know how many patients with liver cirrhosis there are in the country? If technical means can be used to make differential diagnosis in the early stage, although the disease cannot be caused by liver cirrhosis, The transformation to liver cancer will be stopped, but the average life span of each person can be extended by more than one year!”
"..." What Director Kong said made Director Bao stunned.
If this is the case, it is absolutely significant.
The two fell silent and did not continue chatting.
Just now, the image of Zheng Ren sitting in front of him and Su Yun standing behind him appeared in front of them almost at the same time.
Heroes have emerged from youth since ancient times, but the speed at which they emerge is so fast and incredible.
"This is another gene editing technology." Such an idea appeared in their minds at the same time.
Silence and leave.
Director Kong waved his hand, said goodbye to Director Bao, and returned to the interventional department.
"Director, you're back." Resident Chief Shen saw Director Kong coming back and greeted him.
"Yeah." Director Kong returned to his office absentmindedly.
Sitting in the office, Director Kong thought about gene editing technology.
That was when a leading bioengineering figure published an article about gene editing technology in Nature Biotechnology, which attracted strong attention at home and abroad. Some even called it a "Nobel Prize-level" experimental result.
Unfortunately, this gene editing technology cannot replicate the experimental data. In other words, it is very possible that the data is falsified.
The team later applied voluntarily to the journal Nature Biotechnology to withdraw the paper.
Although the lid was tightly closed, the industry believed that the data could not be replicated, which at least proved that the experiment was meaningless.
Of course, similar incidents are not limited to China.
This kind of thing happens 2-3 times around the world every year.
Could it be that Dr. Zheng Renzheng from Haicheng used some "special" method? The more Director Kong thought about it, the more likely it became.
Dr. Zheng is just a resident in Haicheng. Such a major technological advancement cannot happen to him... Even if there is a certain probability, the probability is so low that it is shockingly low.
Then there's Su Yun's attitude, refusing others to undergo experimental surgeries.
Is this simply trying to hide the truth
Could it be that Su Yun's previous heart transplant surgery on mice was also false data and the experiment could not be repeated
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Autologous stem cells are used to cultivate organs and transplant them. I heard from a friend in West China two years ago that they are just livers. Hope the research goes well. I hope it will be put into clinical practice as soon as possible.