Wasteland Development Diary.

Chapter 452: Life-Sustaining Stem Cells

Zhou Yi led 703 to rush to Maria Hospital.

The hospital is full of patients and their relatives and friends. Now there are luminous indicator lines on the ground, and you can find the corresponding department by following the arrows, which makes things more orderly.

Zhou Yi saw Chen Yin, dressed in a white nurse uniform, explaining something to a skeleton with his arm in a sling.

She said something to the other side and ran over quickly.

"Chairman, you are here."

Although her other identity is a book-eating monster, she is still a medical worker here on a daily basis.

Zhou Yi said, "Where is Da Vinci?"

"The director is in operating room 3, performing spinal surgery on a child."

"Well, you go about your business."

"Ok."

Someone was already waiting outside the operating room.

Zhou Yi discovered that there were actually two patients with the light-type disease here.

One of them was a languid little mountain dog. It was wearing a coat with colorful feathers and a headband-like tie on its head. It was accompanied by two mountain dogs in the same clothes - they looked like its elders.

However, Zhou Yi couldn't understand the mountain dog's native language.

They seemed to be comforting the little mountain dog.

Another patient was an octopus immersed in a large basin with wheels. It looked very weak, with an IV drip and many black spots on its body.

He is accompanied by the head of the Bone Lab, former Silver Seal Alchemist, Squidward Beech.

It hurried over and waved its paw in greeting: "Chairman."

Zhou Yi looked at the patient next to him: "Who is this?"

"This is Youke, my old friend and also a Silver Seal Alchemist. It has developed a malignant tumor of light nanoparticles. It is already in the advanced stage and cannot be cured anywhere. The doctors in the Mechanical and Electrical City believe that the success rate is low and do not agree to perform the operation. I will let it come to our place for a try."

Squidward said: "Director Da Vinci has already performed an operation on it, but a second operation is needed to completely remove it. Follow-up medication and stabilization will be used, and a second round of organ repair and completion will be done."

Zhou Yi asked: "Is this a cancerous transformation of the light organ?"

"Yes."

Bi said in a deep voice: "The light-nano species have light-nano organs that can transform dead light for their own use, but this organ is used at a high load for a long time, and it continues to alienate over time, and the degree of cell alienation will continue to rise. If it can continue to advance from E to D, and from D to C, then this alienation will be tolerable."

"But if you get stuck at a certain stage for a long time, the degree of alienation will exceed the physiological limit, and the final result will be a malignant tumor, which is the only way to death."

"Conventional treatment is resection and chemotherapy, but malignant tumors are attached to the photoreceptor organs and will only grow stronger under stimulation, eventually causing the patient to die in agony."

"To fundamentally solve the problem, we have to keep getting stronger and more advanced to fight against aging and cell deterioration. The higher the level of life, the stronger the limit of endurance, and the later the photon tumor deterioration will come... But this path is too difficult."

During his communication with Squidward, Zhou Yi learned that the light-type life also has cancer problems.

Due to the high-intensity use of photonano organs, their cancer rate is much higher than that of ordinary people after a certain age. Because of their strong tolerance, they will also suffer for a longer period of time.

If you cannot upgrade, you will be killed by cancer.

This is the ultimate dilemma faced by Squidward’s friends.

"Thanks to Dean Da Vinci's new organ repair surgery, which is currently the only one in the world! We have successfully completed four cases of malignant tumor treatment with light nanoparticles!"

At this point, Bi Qi's speech speed also increased, and he became a little excited: "Organ repair surgery is to remove the abnormal cells on the one hand, and replenish new cells into the organ to maintain normal organ function... Although I can't explain the specific principle, it can repair those aging organs, whether it is the heart, lungs, blood, or skin and bones!"

"Dean Da Vinci is so strong!"

Zhou Yi knew in his heart that it must be related to the life-extending flower.

Waited for a while.

The operating room door opened.

The imaging cart came out and said, "Next patient, Youke, please enter the operating room."

"Chairman, let me push it in first."

Beach said, then pushed his friend in the basin into the operating room.

The imaging car said through the same frequency of consciousness: "Chairman, do you want to talk to me about something?"

"Wait until you've finished the surgery."

"We mechatronics can do multiple things at once. This is just a simple communication and will not affect the progress of the surgery over there."

So Zhou Yi said, "I learned from 703 that you have made a breakthrough in your research on the Life-Sustaining Flower."

"Organ repair surgery is the result of application?"

"Yes."

The electromechanical doctor said, "Please follow me."

The imaging vehicle led the way and came to a room.

A faint light appeared on the door, and it opened only after being scanned.

After Zhou Yi walked in, he found that the room was very bright, the refrigerator was kept cold, and the room maintained a suitable temperature.

There were petri dishes of all sizes placed everywhere inside, and a white life-extending flower with purple long whiskers was fixed in an ecological box in the center.

It is now growing very well and has produced several light red fruits, which are very small and somewhat like small cherries or wild apples.

"Chairman, the Life-Extending Flower was transformed by the Mud Tree Civilization into a parasitic medical plant tool, but its own reproduction and survival needs remain unchanged." Da Vinci said through the imaging car: "After it left the parasitic environment, it gradually returned to its original growth mode. However, because it has been improved for many years, the fruit production is very small. If it is planted again, it will grow very slowly."

"Fortunately, we don't need too many fruits. There are a lot of usable special cells in one fruit."

The imaging vehicle stopped in front of a shelf consisting of a large number of culture dishes: "I extracted the fruit cells of the life-extending flower and discovered the secret of its ability to maintain life functions."

"The plant can produce a special type of embryonic stem cell that is omnipotent and can differentiate into almost all cell types. It can naturally combine with other cells to produce adult stem cells and continue to differentiate."

"In the experiment, I combined it with cells from the light nanoparticles, which can generate natural adult tissues such as bone marrow, skin, blood, etc."

"Many processes in the medical field are a bit complicated to explain... Please allow me to state the conclusion directly."

"In the past two years or so, a large number of clinical trials have proven that embryonic stem cells from the life-extending flower can combine and assimilate with the vast majority of blood and flesh cells, replenishing the cell deficiency and insufficient activity of existing organs."

"It is with the help of these cells that the Life-Extending Flower can replicate external organs in its rhizomes to maintain the life of the host."

"I call these cells 'life-sustaining stem cells.'"

It said: "Organ repair surgery is to use life-sustaining stem cells to replenish the patient's existing cells that can no longer differentiate and the cells that have been removed at the cellular level, helping the patient to continue to maintain normal organ function and thus prolong life."

Zhou Yi held his breath and concentrated: "You mean... now we have directly conquered cancer?"

"You can't say that, Chairman."

Da Vinci maintained his usual caution and restraint: "It is only for the canceration of the photon organs of the photon species. Life-sustaining stem cells have been proven to be able to repair the alienated canceration itself. Removing that part of the cancer cells and then using life-sustaining stem cells to repair and assimilate them is a simple and effective method."

"This is equivalent to artificially replacing organ cells, thereby suppressing the degree of alienation within an acceptable range, and mechanistically reducing the possibility of malignant tumors occurring."

"Based on the current clinical treatment effects and the number of cells that can differentiate into the life-extending flower, it is expected that the life span of patients with extremely deteriorating conditions can be increased by 5 to 10 years. However, whether further implantation and repair can be performed in the future, and whether there are other side effects, more surgical cases are needed to determine."

Zhou Yi was a little confused.

Doesn’t that sound like overcoming cancer?

"I'm not a medical professional, just tell me what the problem is."

"Ok."

"The surgery worked very well, and all four patients have recovered well so far," Da Vinci said. "But it has three objective problems."

"The first is that it can only be used for light nano species."

"Life-extending stem cells are very strong and require a lot of energy to maintain their activity. Ordinary people simply cannot bear it. They will only be overdrawn by it and cause severe malnutrition, severe internal bleeding and blood circulation system collapse. Only light nanoparticles or enhancers can support it."

“The second is that the surgery requires high precision.”

"The stem cells in the fruit seeds are cultured in a sterile environment and grow very quickly, but because they have a strong assimilation ability, the entire operation needs to be done with extreme caution. If you are not careful, you may contaminate the cells and make them unusable for treating patients."

"So this kind of surgery requires doctors to have high precision in their operations. Currently, I am the only one in the hospital who can perform the surgery. I suggest introducing new electromechanical doctors to improve this surgery."

“The third is that the number of cells available is limited.”

"The fruiting cycle of the life-extending flower is slow, and it only bears fruit once every six months. I have tried to grow the fruit into flowers, but I have not succeeded yet. In the short term, the life-extending stem cell reserve can only be used for 100 organ repair surgeries. If the patient is of a higher level, such as B or A level, the consumption will be even greater."

Zhou Yi listened carefully.

It’s a pity that ordinary people can’t use it.

However, the operation is difficult and the life-extending flower is slow to produce results, which are the current objective problems.

Zhou Yi said: "This is already very good. No matter what, the organ repair surgery is your original creation and it is currently a unique medical technology."

"This kind of key breakthrough must be well publicized to the outside world."

Da Vinci said: "Chairman, if you want to publicize it, please release it according to the information I have given. We don't have enough experience in this surgery, and we are not sure if there will be any side effects. The surgery has certain limitations."

Zhou Yi nodded: "Professionally, I'll do as you say."

In fact, patients with malignant tumors, such as Squidward's friend Yuke, are already terminally ill and desperate. This medical technology is a hope for them.

We can worry about the sequelae later, the most important thing now is to survive.

Zhou Yi sighed: "Your invention has already been selected as the special prize of the Wasteland Invention Award, but our hospital is not a profit-making organization. The profit sharing of this patent is difficult to calculate. In this way, you can set a price based on the materials, medicines and surgical techniques to facilitate profit sharing."

"Chairman, this new technology was not developed by me alone."

The imaging car made a steady voice: "Without the support of the [Breathing] program of the Program Department, and without my electric cat partner "Schrödinger", I would not have been able to find this usable idea through the burst of inspiration."

"Without the great help of Dr. Feng Ying and Nurse Lili, I would not have had the time to complete the analysis of life-sustaining stem cells. Without Nurse Xie Lian's long-term overtime work and Dr. Wei Wu's frequent surgeries for me, I would not have been able to conduct enough clinical trials."

"There is also Maria Hospital. It participates in our treatment and diagnosis, provides guidance for each patient, and guides them to different areas for medical treatment and self-service, which greatly reduces the workload for everyone."

"The most important life-extending flower was provided by you."

"This is a victory for the entire Maria Hospital and a fortunate result of the joint efforts of all doctors."

"Without any one step or any one person, organ repair surgery would not be available so quickly."

"I hereby request that the reward for the invention of this innovative surgery be distributed to every medical worker in the hospital."

"Everyone works very hard and sticks to their duties for a long time for the mission of saving lives and curing diseases. Because we are the most powerful guarantee for the company, all colleagues who go to the hospital firmly believe that we can make them healthy again."

Zhou Yi said slowly: "You have worked hard. I know that you may be the most tired people in the company."

He pondered for a while.

"I'll think about the reward method first and then tell you."

"The cost and pricing of the surgery must be worked out and made public. We have too few Guangnazhong employees, most of whom are very young, and we haven't reached that stage yet."

"Yes, Chairman."

(End of this chapter)