God-level Trader of Rebirth

Chapter 244 Uncontrollable Telomeres

Telomeres are genes, but they are just a part of genes, a small piece of DNA at the end of chromosomes. Before that, people did not pay attention to telomeres, but focused on chromosomes. Human genetic engineering is mainly to draw chromosomes model, but gradually, people found that telomeres actually have other functions.

Biological researchers have found that the older the cell, the shorter the telomere. When the telomere wears down to the last section, it completely loses the function of division. On the contrary, the telomere of the newborn fetus is exceptionally short. long.

Therefore, telomeres are also called "life clock" by many people.

After paying attention to this phenomenon, people learned a conclusion: every time a cell divides, newborn cells will intercept part of the information from the telomere as a template for cloning.

When human beings are just born, there are 1 base pairs in the telomeres of the cells, and each division will decrease by [-] to [-] base pairs.

When telomere base pairs are depleted, the human body is prone to errors and collapses.

With the development of science and technology, people are still unable to fully grasp the causal relationship between this morphological change of telomeres and human aging.

Is it because of the biological clock of the cell to make this change, or is it because of the loss of telomeres that cause people to age?
After research, people have discovered telomerase.

Telomerase is a biological enzyme that produces telomeres. It exists in the human body and only exists in bone hematopoietic cells that must constantly divide, as well as stem cells and growth cells, showing a moderately active state.

As for other cells and tissues of the human body, telomerase cannot be found at all.

It is hypothesized that because telomerase promotes the growth of telomeres, which allows cells to continue to divide, slowing down the onset of aging.

The biologists were ecstatic, thinking that they had found the secret recipe of human immortality.

This hypothesis, even in tumors, was confirmed.

In non-malignant cancer cells, there is also no telomerase, but in the cancer cells of incurable cancer patients, telomerase is found in an extremely active state!
Due to the presence of telomerase, telomeres are no longer intercepted when cells divide and serve as templates for replication.

In this way, cells can divide indefinitely, thus becoming "immortal cells".

However, with a large number of divisions, some cells will inevitably mutate.

And these mutated cells are harmful.

Because it is also an immortal cell, and continues to divide and proliferate, it will not be excreted through metabolism. A large number of mutated cells continue to accumulate, absorb human nutrition, weaken the human body gradually, and eventually lead to death.

When Chen Weidong heard this, he was completely fascinated, but soon he thought of the key issue, and couldn't help saying: "Isn't this a contradiction?"

"The existence of telomerase makes it possible for human beings to remain young forever, but on the other hand, the existence of telomerase is very likely to cause cell mutation and thus evolve into cancer cells."

Professor Kruger nodded solemnly, and said: "That's the reason. We repeatedly culture cells and use telomerase to promote cell division and proliferation."

"At the same time, we are also trying to find a way to make this change controllable."

"If this problem can be solved, humans dare not say that they will live forever, but at least their lifespan can be greatly extended, and the skin of the body can always be kept in an optimal state full of vitality!"

Chen Weidong touched the back of his head and knew that he was trapped by Professor Kruger.

The reason why he said this in a roundabout way is naturally to let him see the benefits of the research, so as to support the biological department to continue, maybe it will increase investment and expand the scale of the experiment.

He looked to the side with a wry smile, Lin Zeju was silent, it seemed that he was also moved, Li Xier blinked and looked at him with a slight smile, wondering how he would respond.

Chen Weidong didn't want to be an immortal old monster. As a reborn, he thought he had come into contact with the secret of reincarnation.

For him, death is just the beginning of another life experience.

However, he could hardly resist the temptation.

Assuming that Professor Kruger's research is successful, even if it is only partially successful, what great value can be created by applying it to those scientists and restoring their youthful vitality!

You must know that, except for a few geniuses, most scientists, before the age of 30, are basically the process of accumulating experience.

Because of their long-term excessive use of the brain, and brain cells are not regenerated.

When they are in their 50s and [-]s, they are in the prime of life and create value, but they are ahead of ordinary people and enter their twilight years ahead of schedule.

The time to truly create scientific research results may only be 30 to [-] years.

Researchers are usually weak. Chen Weidong often painstakingly creates opportunities for researchers to take vacations and recuperate, and sometimes even forces them to rest, but the effect is not good.

The nine-to-five, weekends, and various holidays set by the company have no effect on researchers. When they are seriously involved in a project, the kind of research methods that are day and night, lifeless, persistent and focused His spirit is admirable, but also terrifying.

Only a few years after the establishment of Infinity, more than 30 scientists died due to sudden illness, which brought immeasurable losses to the research work.

Don't say that you can pre-train graduate students as successors, in fact, you can't generalize at all.

Because the research ideas of scientists are often vague inspirations generated by analogy. Some just see something, or something, and even they can’t explain it clearly, let alone hand it over to others. .

Only when problems are encountered in the specific research process, can he generate new inspirations, thereby solving difficulties and making breakthroughs in certain technologies.

Many studies can achieve results, all rely on the original project proposer, who can follow through and guide the specific implementation of the research, so that they can continue to move forward.

For another person, he may not be able to understand the thinking of the project leader at the beginning, so he will follow his own thinking, regardless of whether he will be successful or not.

Even if he achieves results, he must think and understand.The process of adjusting the research direction and so on takes a lot of time.

Not to mention the world, but in a certain region, if the leader of a certain discipline passes away suddenly, the ongoing research projects will be stagnated for a long time, and they will never be able to return to the original progress. The card is decades.

Therefore, in scientific research, it is very taboo to change the project leader frequently.

When Chen Weidong thought of those scientists who suddenly let go during the research process, he felt extremely sorry.

This is not only the loss of Infinity Corporation, but also the loss of the nation and even the entire human race.

Some losses can be made up, it is nothing more than taking some detours and wasting more time, but some losses may cause later scientists to no longer be able to realize their original ideas.

This loss is immeasurable!
Chen Weidong's fingers tapped lightly on the conference table, and the emotions in his heart fluctuated.

(End of this chapter)