Chapter 455: The Idea of Letting Cells Resuscitate
Looking at the mice and other animals in Koman’s lab, Xu Cheng saw that most of them were limbless or disabled.
“Don’t think I’m too cruel. In fact, most of them were stray animals and were disabled to begin with, so I just took them in. Of course, it’s normal if I end up killing them in my experiments, but there have also been times when I successfully saved them from death,” Koman said.
Xu Cheng actually didn’t mind. He killed countless people before, so he wasn’t really feeling anything, no matter how cruel it was.
“Oh right, you said… your son infected his wife with a virus, right? Was it through that kind of interaction?”
Xu Cheng very much wanted to know if that was the case because it would definitely affect whether he could have an amazing s6x life with his wife Lin Chuxue.
Koman nodded. “In our profession, we often have to take out the animal’s DNA or blood cells for experiments. It’s normal to have a few unsanitary infections in the process. My son performed an experiment with a wound, causing him to contract some strange illness after some miscellaneous genetic material invaded his body. Then, he passed it onto his wife, and they are both dead now.”
Xu Cheng was speechless.
“Then do you think, if someone’s DNA is in the state of mutation and they were to do that thing with someone of the opposite sex, would there be unexpected situations?”
“It’s possible, and infection isn’t ruled out,” Koman said, “The chance of infecting your partner will be pretty great actually.”
Xu Cheng nodded.
Little bro, just hang in there for a bit longer.
“Oh right, Professor Koman, do you have any discoveries you made from your own research? Can you share some with me?” Xu Cheng asked.
“Of course, I don’t even know how much longer I can live, and I just want to sell the fruits of my research and then give my granddaughter the money. That way, I will be able to die in peace. Follow me.”
He walked to a corner in the depth of the basement and suddenly lifted up a curtain. Xu Cheng saw that inside a glass tub, there was a pile of leeches and soft creatures.
Xu Cheng frowned. “Why are you showing me this?”
Koman: “Didn’t you ask for my discoveries? Let me tell you, my biggest discovery is the fusion of genes and how to make cells regenerate or grow again.”
Xu Cheng subconsciously asked, “What use does that have?”
Koman looked at Xu Cheng, a bit dumbfounded, and said, “It will be incredibly useful. Just think about it, any person that’s dying of sickness or old age is, in fact, experiencing the death of their cells due to aging or sicknesses. Then have you thought about what if we can allow the cells to recover and even increase its potency? Wouldn’t it mean we can fight off a lot more viruses or even extend one’s life? From a medical perspective, over the past decades, those researchers had been trying to create or find antibodies that kill AIDS, cancer, or other incurable diseases, but they couldn’t. In fact, I think, why can’t we find a way to directly help those cells that were being killed by the virus to recover and then exterminate those viruses? By then, what kind of illnesses can’t be defeated by humans?”
Xu Cheng’s eyes lit up.
“And that’s not even the best part!” Koman said excitedly, “I think the biggest discovery and implication is that, if I can really successfully implant recovered and powerful cells into human bodies to strengthen the body comprehensively, wouldn’t that mean, humans could also begin to absorb and fuse other animals’ genes and still keep the human brain’s absolute dominance among the foreign genes? That way, wouldn’t it be possible for the human body to successfully acquire other animals’ abilities safely?”
Koman continued, “And with the resuscitated cells, other than being able to fight against viruses, it can also help to connect broken or detached limbs. For instance, after certain heavy tragedies, many people have lost their feet or legs, and due to the death of the cells, they couldn’t connect it back on. Could we resuscitate the cells on the severed arm or leg and then attach it back? This could simply be a giant opportunity!”
Xu Cheng looked at Koman in confusion and said, “Professor, when you were out there trying to get sponsors, that’s also what you said, right?”
Indeed, anyone that heard this pitch would be tempted, because if he could really succeed, it would instantly lead to a gold mine!
From the perspective of the current medical science capabilities, it was true that humans haven’t solved issues such as cancer and many other major diseases, and in terms of disabilities, people still haven’t found a better way other than using prosthetics. If a serum or something could really be developed to resuscitate cells, it would really lead to an unimaginably large amount of wealth!
Hearing Xu Cheng’s question, Professor Koman’s slim face appeared slightly awkward and he coughed. “Sorry, it became a habit. Now, there’s no fool that’s willing to sink money into it, isn’t that right?”
Xu Cheng showed that it was understandable.
Professor Koman pointed at that pile of leeches and said, “From studying these soft-celled organisms, I found that these cells have a strong and powerful ability to resuscitate. But unfortunately, my biggest discovery so far in my research progress could only use these cells to stop the spread of some diseased cells in some animals. For instance, some of the stray dogs and cats you saw out there, in fact, they were found with some sort of viral infection or disease. With the serum I was able to develop, there were actually many cases of success where I was able to cure a lot of major illnesses in those animals. But unfortunately, I still couldn’t find a way to utilize it on humans. I had tried previously, and I was faced with several lawsuits and had been jailed, and a lot of my money was used up because of it. Those are all unpleasant memories.”
Xu Cheng thought for a second and asked Koman, “Then what do you think is the biggest obstacle in successfully using it on humans?”
Koman: “Time of survival.”
He pushed up his glasses and said, “You know, once a cell leaves the host, it can only survive for a limited time, and within that limited time, the time it takes for a human to accommodate and absorb it is also very limited. I made a summary of my failures before and I noticed that humans will need a long time to absorb these types of cells and develop antibodies for it. For instance, babies need vaccines when they are young, but the body needs several days to even a month before it can develop the antibody. Before then, if the serum can’t live for that long and dies inside the body, it will ferment into a virus and then, in turn, cause harm to the body.”
Xu Cheng looked at him and asked, “How many people have you killed?”
Koman suddenly became silent. Depressed, he took off his glasses and rubbed his eyes. He sighed and said, “Five! This is the biggest reason my granddaughter doesn’t want to face me! In the past, I was a lead physician at a very prestigious hospital in charge of internal medicine research. Later on, I got obsessed with this and caused a major medical accident and was fired. I wanted to prove myself, so after that, I began trying to get sponsors to keep my research going. Right now, you are seeing the failed me.”
Xu Cheng patted the old man on the shoulder. He didn’t know how to comfort him, after all, he did cause the death of other people.
He asked, “Do you have the way to fuse genes? You really can’t find a buyer for this?”
Koman: “I don’t want to sell it alone, and I also need time to find a buyer. Not everyone can appreciate this. I want to sell it along with my whole laboratory. I have a lot of data here, these are the result of my research over the last two decades.”
“How much do you want to sell it for?”
Koman: “15 million dollars! I am 10 million in debt, and I want to leave 5 million behind for my granddaughter. If anyone is willing to pay this price, I will sell him everything.”
Xu Cheng nodded. Then, he continued to discuss with Koman the results of some of his other in-depth research.