Chapter 297 Taboo Area
After Li Qingye dealt with the company's miscellaneous affairs, he came to a biological laboratory in this secret base.
After passing through layers of disinfection, Li Qingye, wearing a biochemical protective suit, appeared in a ward.
Monotonous white and slightly cool air.
On the bed in the ward, a pale young man was unconscious. This man was Li Qingye’s long-time assistant and head of the internal affairs department, Philip.
Philip, who originally had a head full of white hair due to the side effects of genetic modification, now has his hair back to black and the wrinkles on his face have become full and smooth.
An assistant reported to him: "Chairman, Minister Philip's body has recovered, but he seems to have lost his memory."
"There is indeed no perfect technology." Li Qingye sighed and shook his head.
The technology used on Philip is called the Human Life Repair Program, which includes "telomere repair technology", "gene auto-apoptosis mechanism inhibition technology" and "aging molecule neutralization technology".
The first two technologies involve genes, and the third technology is a special anti-aging technology.
50 first-generation soldiers, including Philip, underwent the experiment. The treatment effect was indeed immediate and their bodies immediately recovered to the state of being in their twenties. The problem was that their memories were cleared during the genetic repair process.
Li Qingye was greatly disappointed with the results of the experiment.
This is also the reason why Bagheira took over the Internal Affairs Department.
Looking at Philip who was still recuperating, Li Qingye rubbed his temple helplessly: "It seems that the only option is to use the anti-aging plan."
This anti-aging technology is called: symbiotic protein-cell plug-in-aging factor neutralization technology.
The specific technical principle is derived from a series of previous studies. Researchers found that when the blood circulatory systems of young mice and old mice were connected together, a very interesting phenomenon occurred in the process.
That is, the blood of young mice cannot improve the aging symptoms of old mice.
However, the blood of old mice can accelerate the cellular aging of young mice.
Based on this phenomenon, Li Qingye believes that the bodies of elderly organisms contain aging factors, and it is the existence of these aging factors that lead to the demise of organisms.
Through precise separation technology, various products of cells in the living stage are separated.
Over the past two years, Sapiens' Life Science Research Institute has discovered seven proteins that are closely related to aging.
These proteins have a very short life cycle, generally only 30 to 60 seconds, and can only be produced in living cells.
This is also the reason why these special proteins have not been discovered yet.
During the experiment, Li Qingye found that these special proteins had certain similarities with prion proteins, so he named these special proteins "aging prion proteins."
At the same time, the discovery of aging-like prion proteins also allowed Li Qingye to lock down 322 gene sequences related to it.
The technology for inhibiting gene auto-apoptosis mechanism in gene repair program is developed based on these special aging genes.
However, the side effect of amnesia caused by this gene repair forced Li Qingye to temporarily shelve the technology.
After all, it doesn’t matter if the soldier has lost his memory, but ordinary new humans will not accept this kind of treatment for memory loss.
Therefore, Li Qingye now turns his focus to eliminating aging factors.
Through a series of gene recombination technologies and screening, we finally successfully developed a protein organelle that can neutralize aging factors. This organelle was named "Longevity Gu".
After the longevity Gu is inserted into human cells, it will automatically combine with the mitochondrial ribosomes in the cells.
As long as the aging gene stimulates the ribosome to synthesize the aging factor, the longevity Gu will simultaneously release some small molecules that can neutralize the aging factor.
Based on current clinical test results.
The longevity Gu is most effective for middle-aged people. It can reduce the rate of cell aging to the level of 24 to 28 years old, and can probably extend the aging of human cells by 60 to 70 years.
This means that after a middle-aged person uses the longevity Gu, his life span will be extended by 60 to 70 years.
However, the effect of the longevity Gu is less effective for the elderly.
For example, Li Qingye, his cells are roughly equivalent to an elderly person around 70 years old, and the Longevity Gu can only increase his life by about 30 years.
Plus, with his use of hibernation technology, he could probably live another 60 years or so.
If the side effects of the gene repair plan were not so severe, Li Qingye’s life span problem could be easily solved.
It's a pity that there is never anything perfect in the world.
He did not complain about this. If he could live another 60 years, at least he could lead the Homo Sapiens company forward for a while longer. Perhaps in his lifetime, he could see humans set foot on the endless starry sky.
Li Qingye stayed in this laboratory for a long time. After checking a series of experimental tests, he ordered to expand the scale of the test of the Longevity Gu.
After all, this is something that will be used on himself, so the side effects and the like must be studied clearly before he dares to inject it into himself.
The next morning.
Li Qingye, who had just woken up from the hibernation capsule, took the towel handed to him by Sangjibada Layal.
"Sir, breakfast is ready. Also, Ms. Tian Hemeng, the head of the medical department, hopes to have a video call with you."
Li Qingye wiped the sticky hibernation life-sustaining liquid off his body and said, "Let's arrange the video call during breakfast!"
Sanjibada Layal took the towel gently: "Yes, sir."
Twenty minutes later.
Li Qingye came out of the shower and sat at the dining table. Several maids had already prepared breakfast, a simple oatmeal and milk porridge, a carefully matched sandwich, and a glass of purified water.
Sanjibada Leyal came across the table pushing a special video call cart.
After a while, Tian Hemeng, the head of the medical department, appeared on the big screen.
"Good morning, Mr. Chairman."
"What's the matter?" Li Qingye asked while moving the spoon.
"It's about the sale of new antibiotics. Europe and the United States have recently cut off the channels for importing drugs from us. Now there are only some smuggling channels left. I think it is necessary to launch some new drugs."
Li Qingye took a sip of oatmeal porridge and asked: "How many new drugs are currently in stock that have not been launched?"
“Forty-three.”
“You can pick up new drugs for several common diseases, such as new drugs for Alzheimer’s disease.”
Tian Hemeng nodded and said, "The Meisheng preventive drug for Alzheimer's disease is indeed a big market. I will focus on promoting this new drug."
Meisheng preventive drug is actually a kind of organic macromolecule. This drug can prevent and treat viruses from damaging the brain, thereby reducing the incidence of Alzheimer's disease.
This is also the reason why the medical research and development team of Sapiens recently discovered the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease through a series of clinical observations and studies. Some viruses produce inflammatory factors in the brain, which in turn damage the memory proteins of brain cells.
This pathogenesis is caused by long-term accumulation of damage and is therefore difficult to detect.
Sapiens Company also discovered this situation accidentally when Li Qingye was studying aging genes.
Now that we have found the pathogenesis, it will be easy to deal with.
Although inflammation is inevitable after the virus enters the brain, the attack of inflammatory factors on the memory proteins of brain cells can be alleviated.
The therapeutic principle of Meisheng preventive medicine is to use a substitute for a dead person. The large organic molecules will attract the attack of inflammatory factors, and then perish together with the inflammatory factors, thus preventing the inflammatory factors from attacking the memory proteins of brain cells.
Therefore, this medicine, the Meisheng preventive medicine, must be taken every time there are signs of inflammation.
After discussing the commercialization of several less sensitive drugs, Tian Hemeng mentioned another question:
"Chairman, we are..."
