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Chapter 468 An unexpected first discovery(1/2)

 Professor Kerry was immediately in awe when he heard that Chen Qi was not only a double director of the International Medical Association, but also aiding medical care in Africa.

"What an amazing young man. Not only have you achieved very high professional achievements at such a young age, but you also have international medical spirit and serve the poor African people. It's so great. Come, let's get to know each other formally. My name is

Kerry Silver."

Chen Qi also laughed after hearing this, knowing that Bai Zuo of the Bad Kingdom has a mother's heart.

Many doctors will voluntarily go to Africa to provide free medical services, and even many celebrities, whether sincerely or not, like to go to Africa to engage in charity activities as a show.

Sure enough, as soon as the African card was played, the favorability of the old lady from the moldy country skyrocketed, which also laid a good foundation for the subsequent parasite identification.

"Chen Qi, I am from China, and I am very honored to receive your help again."

The two sides sat down, and Professor Carey couldn't wait to ask:

"Chen, did you have any problems coming from Africa? I will definitely help you with all my strength."

"Professor Kerry, it's like this. I have a parasite here that has never been found before. It should be a nematode parasite. I need your help to identify it."

After saying that, Chen Qi opened the box he carried with him, revealing 10 bottles of parasites soaked in antiseptic fluid.

As soon as Professor Carey saw the white thread-like parasite, he immediately got into working mode. He took the magnifying glass from his assistant and examined it carefully.

Chen Qi introduced:

"Professor, this is a parasite we found on the local indigenous people in Sierra Leone, Central Africa, and through infectious disease surveys, we determined that there are larvae and eggs in local water sources."

Professor Carey took a magnifying glass and looked at the parasites in the bottle one by one, while muttering to himself:

"The body is slender and cylindrical, with a thick layer of corneal membrane on the surface. The epithelium protrudes inward to form longitudinal ridges. The two sides are lateral lines, and the back and ventral surfaces are dorsal and ventral lines. There is a broad cavity in the body, which is

Nematodes...

You discovered it in central Africa. With such a long body, I can see densely distributed fine ring patterns, which should be Guinea worm, which is a nematode unique to Africa. There is no mistaking it."

Chen Qi chuckled: "Professor Kerry, what is the longest Guinea worm that you know of?"

Kerry recalled it carefully, then took a book on the shelf and looked through it uncertainly, and then answered:

"Yes, that's it. They are usually within 1 meter and the longest will not exceed 120cm. I have never seen Guinea worm longer than this."

Chen Qi pointed to the labels under these bottles and said:

"Professor Carey, but look, the lengths of these parasites I brought are all over 2 meters, and the widest one is 2.8 meters long."

Kerry was shocked when he heard this, "How is this possible? My book is the latest version of "Parasitology", an absolutely authoritative textbook."

Some researchers in the nearby laboratory also gathered around to watch the excitement, and for a while there was a lot of discussion in the room.

Chen Qi then shrugged and said, "So, just because the length is wrong, we need international parasite experts like you to help identify it."

After Professor Carey was surprised, he suddenly became interested:

"Chen, can I take out these bugs and study them?"

"Okay, there are many such specimens in our African base, you can do as you like."

"Okay, give me some time, and I will definitely give you a satisfactory answer. Maybe you have discovered a new species. Jerry, Li Subaru, prepare the electron microscope immediately, and we will come to life."

The old lady ran off to slice the insects.

Professor Dewey patted Chen Qi on the shoulder:

"Let's go, their research won't produce results right away. I'll take you around the Mayo Clinic. I said, Chen, do you really not want to work at the Mayo Clinic?"

Chen Qi looked out of the window and could see the entire Mayo Clinic, and said to himself:

"Think about it. In my last life, I wanted to go crazy. Let alone work. Even if I was an intern, I would be so excited that I couldn't sleep for three days and three nights. But in this life, I am not willing to just be a wage earner. Maybe

One day, I myself will build a hospital as great as the Mayo Clinic in my home country."

Professor Dewey suddenly realized: "No wonder you refused to study in the field of plastic surgery. It turns out that you were aiming for major surgery from the beginning and wanted to be your own boss."

Chen Qi touched his nose: "Mr. Professor, don't you blame me? You think that since I was elected as an icpf director, I have never been engaged in plastic surgery."

"Why should I blame you?"

Professor Dewey pointed to a building in the distance and said:

"Did you know? When I first graduated, my dream was to become a neurosurgeon, but fate played a big joke on me. In the end, I was assigned to plastic surgery. So, who didn't have a dream when they were young?
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Chen, your foundation now is much better than mine back then. At least you have a way out. You really haven’t become a major surgeon or a big boss. At least you still have two major fields, plastic surgery and hand surgery, to work in. So,

Go ahead boldly, I support you."

Chen Qi turned around, bowed heavily to Professor Dewey, and said sincerely:

"Thank you, Mr. Professor, you have helped me a lot and tolerated me a lot. Don't worry, I will not give up on plastic surgery. One day, I will definitely carry forward plastic surgery."

Professor Dewey laughed loudly: "Okay, I believe you and I am waiting for this day."

Professor Dewey does not know the development of the world in the next few decades, but Chen Qi knows that the world will develop greatly in the future, conditions will get better and better, and there will be more and more rich women.

At that time, face lifts to remove wrinkles, photorejuvenation, injections to slim down the face, double eyelid surgery to raise the nose, making grandma bigger and removing fat, these are all basic operations.

Even changing one's face like in Bangzi Country or changing one's face like in Thailand is the ultimate plastic surgery.

Some people are willing to invest heavily in the pursuit of perfect appearance, so plastic surgery makes money as fast as a money printing machine. How could Chen Qi be willing to give up?

If he wants to open a private hospital, this kind of cash cow must be developed vigorously, and it is best to become a world plastic surgery center, then it will be a source of wealth.

When Chen Qi and Dewey were strolling through the Mayo Clinic, in the laboratory, the parasite team led by Professor Carey was also racing against time to conduct research.

Late at night, Mayo Clinic Center for Parasite Research.

The parasites brought by Chen Qi have been cut into sections. Five or six electron microscopes were started at the same time to observe the detailed structure of the insects. Another large group of students were diligently looking through the information.

Professor Carey sat in front of his desk, looking through the materials and shouting to the students in the distance:

"Find all the books on Guinea worms in the library. Oh no, wait, find all the information on guinea worms."

"And you guys, what are the latest discoveries about these nematodes compared with Guinea worm?"

Several students raised their hands and said:

"Professor, I found that this unknown nematode has 8 rows of longitudinal lines on the outside of its body, including 2 rows of dorsal lines, 2 rows of ventral lines, and 4 rows of lateral lines on both sides. In comparison, wheat

The D. worm has only four vertical lines in total."

"Professor, I have also discovered here that these nematodes are all hermaphrodites, because I observed that the end to the genital pore is double-tube-shaped, and the two tubes respectively contain testes, ejaculation ducts, sperm storage and ejection ducts with muscles.

, the ejection tube is connected to the end of the digestive tract, and there is another tube that contains the ovaries, ducts, and uterus."

"I have also made different discoveries here. The pseudocoel cavities of these parasites have digestive, reproductive and nervous systems that are relatively fully developed, but they have no respiratory and circulatory systems. Moreover, the mouth pouch and esophagus are stronger than all nematodes, no wonder they can grow

So big."

The students sent in their observations one by one, and Professor Carey compiled all the data together.

The longer the time goes by, the tighter the frown becomes:

"No, no, this is not Guinea worm, this is a brand new nematode. Oh my god, this is a major discovery. There is no record in the current classification of the phylum Marsupialis and the class Nematoda.

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The assistant also reminded:

"This newly discovered nematode is longer, thicker in diameter, has a more developed digestive system, and requires more food to grow. The previous Dr. Chen said that these nematodes were found in an emergency patient, indicating that

The harm to life and health is very serious."

Professor Carey's eyes began to shine.

For parasitology experts, identifying some known parasites is as routine as parents do. It is very boring and boring.

But now that a new species has been discovered, Kerry, her assistants, and students are all excited. After all, this is a good opportunity to make history with their own hands.

"No, I have to talk to Dr. Chen. I have to go and see for myself. We don't know exactly where these bugs were found, how wide they are, and how harmful they are. In addition, we also need to re-examine them.

It seems that we still need to do a lot of work to conduct genetic testing and comparison of these unknown nematodes."

Seeing Professor Carey walking around the room, the assistant carefully reminded:

"But professor, this bug was not discovered by us, and it does not belong to our topic. We..."

Kerry stopped, suddenly sat down on the chair in frustration, and murmured:

"Yes, this is not our topic. It's a pity. I haven't discovered a new parasite in more than ten years. This is a good opportunity."

Suddenly, the old lady stood up:

"No, this topic should be left to us. China is too poor and backward. What research do they know? I'm afraid even the paper is notified for review. I'll discuss it with Dr. Chen. We can pay them a fee and then

Take this topic over."

The assistant was obviously a bit racist, Yin Qicai said:

"Anyway, we already know that these parasites were discovered by Sierra Leone. There is no need to obtain the consent of the Chinese people. We can form our own research team."

Professor Carey looked at his assistant dissatisfied:

"Sierra Leone is a country. Can you determine where these parasites were found? Are you looking for a needle in a haystack? Also, if the international medical community knows that we have stolen other people's research, it will be very important to me.
To be continued...
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