Chapter 792 [Progress]
Bokang Biopharma Research Company can be said to have brought together the world's top research lineup in this field. The company has a top R&D team of more than 200 people, all of whom are doctoral students from major well-known universities around the world.
In addition to the strong appeal of Luo Sheng in the technology industry, the amount of research funds of as much as 5 billion US dollars in Bokang Bio's account may also be one of the important reasons, and it will basically not be capped.
Scientific research really needs to be "maintained" by capital. Top scholars rarely make money, while scientific research, especially cutting-edge technology and experimental research, are often extremely expensive. As for Luo Sheng, who knows technology and can make money, is a very rare exception. He can be gentle to a perfect balance between capital and technology.
Perhaps this is the real reason why he has a strong appeal in the academic world.
On the one hand, scientists need the support of capital, and on the other hand, they hate the capital that you can set goals without knowing anything. Where does scientific research mean that you can really do it if you have to do it tomorrow?
The key is that if most capital sees that you can't figure it out, it will withdraw its investment.
Luo Sheng is a capitalist who understands scientific research, so many scientists are willing to accept his call, knowing that he is super rich and will not withdraw funds from you at any time. Follow him and you are not afraid of having no money to burn, and you can study without any worries.
In addition to the title of the number one person in technology, Luo Sheng also has strong capital attributes, so Bokang Bio's cooperative institutions or companies are also of considerable origins, and there are quite a lot of them.
At the same time, humans seem to have a natural consistency in the issue of anti-aging research, because everyone wants to live longer, especially the rich people in the world, and many cooperations are smoother than in technology fields such as semiconductors.
The power of global capital is jointly building the stage behind the scenes and performing with major institutions. In addition to major well-known research institutes in the United States, such as the Bode Institute in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Chicago pharmaceutical giant ABBVIE, etc., all have cooperation with Bodet Biological.
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Inside the research building.
David Levinson took Luo Sheng and the North American Anti-Aging Association to enter a laboratory inside the building. Everyone did not change their isolation suits because they were all in the peripheral area, and there was a special transparent glass inside as an isolation wall to completely isolate the inside and outside of the laboratory.
Luo Sheng and others watched outside. There were six or seven researchers working in the internal isolation laboratory. The most eye-catching thing was that there were a large number of hairless mice wandering in various transparent glass pipes extending from the internal laboratory.
David Levinson stood on the side of the transparent glass isolation wall and smiled and introduced to Luo Sheng and others: "This is a key research object of Bokang Biology - naked mole rats. Their hometown is in North Africa. The adult naked mole rats are about 10 cm long and weigh about 50 grams, which is not much different from ordinary little mice."
Looking back at the naked mole rats wandering in the transparent pipe, Levinson continued: "But what they really have research value is that their lifespan is ten times that of ordinary rats and can survive for thirty years. There are a thousand naked mole rats here. We have studied and observed them for six years in order to find a biomarker of aging."
"So, how is the progress?" said Bilson Paterno, the head of the North American Anti-Aging Association.
Luo Sheng glanced at him and said nothing.
This foreigner is really missing, but this is not a big problem. The 5 billion US dollars in Bokang Bio's account is direct financing from the Life Science Fund. The main source of funds for the Life Science Fund is Luo Sheng, but most of the money is actually donated by the rich.
Super rich people familiar with the public have donated, such as Larry Page, Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates, Warren Buffett, etc., and the amount is not small, all of which are dumped in hundreds of millions of dollars.
With Luo Sheng’s current value, it’s not too much pressure to get a hundred billion US dollars, but if you can spend other people’s money first, you will definitely not spend your own money first. Anyway, you like to give money, so a fool refuses.
Bilson Patno represents these rich people in a sense, and those super rich people all hope to live longer.
"At present, the laboratory has fully mapped the gene sequences of naked mole rats," David Levinson introduced: "Next, we will analyze and deconstruct the gene sequences of naked mole rats in combination with the current hot technology in the biological science community, namely the CRISPR-cas9 gene editing technology. During the research process, we also used Bluestar Technology's powerful cloud computing and machine learning technology to improve our understanding of the biological mechanisms that control life aging. Artificial intelligence expert Huang Xuewen has made great contributions to the team."
Luo Sheng said in surprise: "So quickly? Will we have to analyze the human DNA sequence in the future?"
David Levinson nodded: "Next year."
Luo Sheng immediately said: "Delaying human aging is a long-term job. If you can't hurry, I won't put too much pressure on your team. Further human experiments must be approved by me. You can directly contact me."
When Bilson Patno next to him heard Luo Sheng's words, he couldn't help but complain in his heart: You are better than singing, of course you are not in a hurry. You are less than 35 years old and the maintenance is not much different from the 25-year-old young people. But other old rich people are almost exhausted, and those who are unable to walk steadily can't afford to spend it. Maybe one day when you kick your legs, you will lose.
The money donated will be given in vain at that time.
“OK.”
David Levinson nodded again and responded that he also knew that this legendary technology expert was an interdisciplinary master with amazing insights in the field of life sciences. He was a generalist and had all kinds of knowledge.
After a while, David Levinson took Luo Sheng and the others to another laboratory and showed them another latest research result of Bokang Bio.
"...We separate the aged cells of yeast from daughter cells and comprehensively analyze the genes by tracking the aged cells. Just as mice often have a hungry state, they will prolong their lifespan by 45%, when there are a lot of food, these organisms will grow very quickly, and in harsh environments such as low temperatures and hunger, they will "control with static movements", and at this time their lifespan will be extended, which is very interesting to find."
David Levinson continued: "This interesting discovery of the 'cell balance theory' has attracted our attention and is being further researched and explored in Bokang Biological Laboratory. If you want to make a greater breakthrough in 'anti-aging technology', you must thoroughly decode the secrets of humans about the aging genome, rather than developing drugs first. Therefore, this is also our next key research direction. Developing drugs is the last option."
Bilson Panot suddenly said: "Dr. Levinson, as far as I know, not all research and institutions think so. The team of Unity-Bioteology, a San Francisco biotech startup invested by Jeff Bezos the last year believes that even if you don't understand the aging mechanism, you can get the therapy first."
Upon hearing this, David Levinson retorted directly without hesitation:
"It's nonsense. Don't they know the potential risks of genetic technology? Any technological deconstruction at the genetic level requires extreme caution, because no monster will be created, just like 'If a doctor doesn't know what a virus is, it will not be able to fight infectious diseases', it will even bring greater disasters. We must first understand it, and understand its entirety before we can do the next step of research. Don't understand such a simple truth?"
"Is the scientific research team of Unity-Bioteology graduated from Pheasant University? Or is Jeff Bezos eager to achieve success in the life sciences track?"
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Chapter completed!