"What do you think, Old Bao?" Department Chief Kong asked after a long moment of thought.
"Hmm?"
"Su Yun, The Lancet." Department Chief Kong's answer was simple. The two words covered everything.
"You're not a thoracic surgeon. You don't know Su Yun." Department Chief Bao thought for a moment before saying in a low voice, "Two years ago, he was involved in 3D stem cell 3D printing and heart transplantation. I thought it was a joke. What 3D printing? Is technology that advanced now? Isn't that bullshit? "
"What happened after that?"
"I didn't know that 3D printing could be used clinically. I was slapped in the face by Su Yun," Department Chief Bao said with a smile.
Although Su Yun had slapped him in the face, he was not angry or resentful. Instead, his smile was filled with relief and anticipation.
Every doctor looked forward to the clinical application of new technology. After all, it meant more patients could be saved and live longer. It was better to be more cautious in the future and not give others the opportunity to slap him in the face.
"I've only heard of 3D printing being used on artificial joints in orthopedics. I've never studied it before. What was Su Yun up to? "Department Chief Kong asked.
"Su Yun and Huaxi's laboratory worked together on a project. Autologous stem cell cultivation, 3D technology to replicate the heart, and then autologous transplantation. "
Department Chief Bao was slightly dazed as he spoke.
After a few seconds, he recovered and shook his head. "It's still unbelievable now that I think about it."
Department Chief Kong found it unbelievable as well. "He really did it?"
"Sort of." Department Chief Bao said, "Cloning a mouse's stem cells, 3D printing a heart, then autologous transplantation. Su Yun performed the entire surgery. As you know, the size of the mouse necessitates the use of a microscope. We don't use a microscope when it comes to thoracic surgeries. I heard that the kid went to trauma surgery and stayed there for three months. The chief of trauma surgery insisted that he stay and even asked someone to find Su Yun's house. "
"Yes," Department Chief Kong replied. He could empathize with that feeling.
"Su Yun went back and used a microscope to perform a heart transplant on the mouse. He watched over it for 107 days."
"What happened after that?"
"In the end … it was said that the little white mouse was so healthy that nothing happened to it. In the middle of the night, it broke the cage and ran away on its own, causing the experiment to be interrupted."
"…" At first, Department Chief Kong thought that after 107 days of arduous guarding, the mouse had finally breathed its last due to the efforts of the ventilator and other equipment.
Unexpectedly, the little white mouse actually ran away alive and well!
This operation could not be any more successful!
No wonder Su Yun could publish an article in The Lancet. This was a skill.
"Amazing!"
"I only heard about it. Later, Yun Long and the others also wanted to do it. Although the surgery was done, there was obviously a problem with the postoperative care. They tried a few times, but none of them survived more than three days."
"Huh?" Department Chief Kong's heart skipped a beat.
"This little guy won't disappear for too long. I guessed it when he left the Imperial Capital. But I didn't expect … "
"What didn't you expect? You actually brought a younger boss? "
"To tell you the truth, back then … No, now that he's my doctoral student, I'll definitely apply to the academy for an exemption from the exams, plus all the scholarships. It's not like I can't even give him all the research funds I have. But Old Kong, why do you think he found such a small boss? "Chief Bao said with a hint of regret.
"Young boss? Let me tell you, you've been performing surgeries your whole life. What else can you do? No matter how good you are at it, you're still a surgeon. " Department Chief Kong's expression turned serious at the mention of Zheng Ren. "Most liver cancer transforms through hepatitis B, cirrhosis, cirrhosis nodule, and then liver cancer. Many patients don't take drugs to control hepatitis B virus activity, so the disease progresses quickly. From an imaging perspective, it's difficult to clearly distinguish the small cirrhosis nodule from liver cancer. In the past, the liver was washed with iodized oil. As long as there was iodized oil left, it was liver cancer. But this … "
"You don't have to lecture me. Is his surgery really that important?" Department Chief Bao frowned at the agitated Department Chief Kong. He could not understand why the usually calm Department Chief Kong was so passionate about Doctor Zheng's surgery.
"From my point of view, it's definitely more significant than Su Yun's heart transplant. Do you know how many cirrhosis patients there are in the country? If we can make a differential diagnosis at an early stage, even if we can't stop the cirrhosis nodule from transforming into liver cancer, the average patient's lifespan will be extended by at least a year! "
"…" Department Chief Kong's words stunned Department Chief Bao.
If that was the case, it was definitely significant.
The two of them fell silent and did not continue the conversation.
The image of Zheng Ren sitting in front of them and Su Yun standing behind him appeared in their minds at the same time.
Heroes had always been youths, but the speed at which Zheng Ren emerged was too fast and unbelievable.
'Don't let it be another gene editing technique.' The same thought appeared in both of their minds at the same time.
They left in silence.
Department Chief Kong waved goodbye to Chief Bao and returned to the interventional radiology department.
"Chief, you're back." Chief Resident Shen greeted Department Chief Kong when he returned.
"Yes." Department Chief Kong returned to his office absentmindedly.
Department Chief Kong thought of gene editing technology as he sat in his office.
A leading bioengineer had published an article on gene editing technology in Nature Biotechnology. It had attracted a lot of attention in the country and some people even called it a "Nobel Prize-level" experiment.
Unfortunately, this gene editing technology was unable to replicate the experimental data. In other words, it was highly likely that the data had been falsified.
The team had later voluntarily applied to Nature Biotechnology to withdraw the paper.
Although the lid was tightly sealed, the industry believed that the data could not be replicated. At the very least, it proved that the experiment was meaningless.
Of course, similar incidents were not limited to the country.
This kind of thing happened two to three times a year around the world.
Could Dr. Zheng Ren from Sea City have used some kind of "special" method? The more Chief Kong thought about it, the more likely it was.
Dr. Zheng was just a chief resident in Sea City. Such a major technological advancement could not have happened to him … Even if there was a possibility, the probability was so low that it made one's hair stand on end.
There was also Su Yun's attitude in refusing to allow anyone else to perform the experimental surgery.
This was simply trying to cover something up, making it even more obvious!
Could it be that Su Yun's previous mouse heart transplant surgery was also fake and could not be replicated?
…
Two years ago, a friend from Huaxi had told him about autologous stem cell cultivation and organ transplantation. Hopefully, the research would go smoothly. Hopefully, it could be put into clinical practice as soon as possible.
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