Chapter 220: with translation of chapter title

"Lao Bao, what do you think of this?" Walking out of the ward, Director Kong pondered for a long time, then asked.

"Huh?"

"Su Yun, Willow Leaf Blade." Director Kong said it simply, two words, covering all meaning.

"You're not in thoracic surgery, you don't know Su Yun." Director Bao thought, then said solemnly: "Two years ago, he worked on stem cell 3D printing, heart transplantation; when I first heard it, I thought it was a joke. What 3D printing, has technology advanced to this point now? Isn't this just nonsense?"

"Then what?"

"Back then I had no idea this fresh novelty of 3D printing could be used clinically; the result was that Su Yun this little guy slapped me in the face." Director Bao said, laughing.

Although Su Yun slapped him in the face, there was hardly any resentment or anger; his smile held some relief, more so anticipation.

Regarding the clinical application of new technology, every doctor has anticipation. After all, it means more patients receive treatment and live longer. Whether or not one gets slapped in the face... in the future, one should still speak and act cautiously; above all, never give anyone a chance to slap you in the face.

"3D printing, I've only heard that the Orthopedics Department gang uses it on artificial joints. I haven't researched it; what is that little guy Su Yun up to?" Director Kong asked.

"Su Yun and Huaxi's laboratory are in contact, a joint project. Autologous stem cell cultivation, using 3D technology to replicate the heart, then autologous transplantation."

Director Bao said, slightly dazed.

After a few seconds, he finally came to, shook his head, and said: "Now thinking about it, it still feels unbelievable."

Director Kong also felt it unbelievable: "Did he really pull it off?"

"That's about right." Director Bao said: "The mouse's stem cells were cloned and replicated, a heart was 3D printed, then autologously transplanted. The entire Shou Bing was performed by Su Yun; you know, given the mouse's size, the Shou Bing had to be done under a Microscope. We thoracic surgery don't use Microscopes. It's said this kid ran over to the Trauma Department, spent three months there, and the Trauma Department director said he'd keep him no matter what, even having people seek out Su Yun's home."

"Hmm." Director Kong acknowledged, he could relate to that feeling.

Su Yun ran back, used a Microscope to perform heart transplantation on the mouse, and then personally cared for it for 107 days.

"Then what?"

"Finally... it's said the mouse was so healthy it had nothing wrong with it; in the middle of the night it gnawed through its cage and ran away, forcing the experiment to be halted."

"..." Director Kong initially thought they had painstakingly guarded it for 107 days, only for the mouse to lose its life under the effort of the ventilator and other equipment, taking its final breath.

Unexpectedly, the mouse actually ran away lively and jumping!

This surgery was simply a success beyond success!

No wonder Su Yun could publish an article in Willow Leaf Blade; that's real skill.

"Impressive!"

"I also only heard that later Yunlong and them also wanted to try; although the surgery was performed, postoperative care clearly had problems, and after several attempts none survived past three days."

"Huh?" Director Kong's heart twitched slightly.

"This little guy won't disappear for too long; when he left Di Du, I already guessed as much. But I never expected..."

"What didn't I expect? Actually bringing in an even younger Boss?"

"To be honest, back then... no, now he's come to be my doctoral student; I will definitely apply to the college for exemption from exams, plus all scholarships. Even if I give him whatever project from my research funds, it's not out of the question. But Old Kong, you say how he ended up finding such a young Boss?" Director Bao said regretfully.

"Young Boss? Let me tell you, you've spent a lifetime doing Shou Bing, but it's not about what others do, it's about what you do. No matter how impressive, you're just a Shou Bing craftsman." Upon hearing Director Bao mention Zheng Ren, Director Kong's expression immediately turned grave: "Liver cancer, most of the pathogenic pathway is hepatitis B → liver cirrhosis → liver cirrhosis nodules → liver cancer. Many patients don't take medication to control hepatitis B virus activity, so progression is rapid. In the process where small liver cirrhosis nodules transform into liver cancer nodules, from an imaging perspective it's hard to clearly distinguish them. The former method was to perfuse the whole liver with iodized oil; as long as iodized oil remained, it indicated liver cancer. But doing so..."

"No need to give me a lesson, is that Shou Bing he performed really that important?" Director Bao frowned, looking at the somewhat excited Director Kong, not understanding why the usually calm Director Kong would pour so much... enthusiasm into Doctor Zheng's that Shou Bing.

"From my perspective, it's definitely more meaningful than Su Yun's heart transplantation. Do you know how many liver cirrhosis patients there are nationwide? If we could use technical means for differential diagnosis early on, although it can't stop liver cirrhosis nodules from turning into liver cancer, the average person's lifespan could be extended by over a year!"

"..." Director Kong's words left Director Bao stunned.

If that's truly the case, the significance would be absolutely huge.

The two fell silent, not continuing the conversation.

Just now, the image of Zheng Ren sitting in front of them with Su Yun standing behind him almost simultaneously appeared before their eyes.

Since ancient times heroes emerge from youth, but this opening speed is too fast, too unbelievable.

"Don't let it be another gene-editing technology." That thought simultaneously appeared in both of their minds.

Silence, then departure.

Director Kong waved, bade farewell to Director Bao, and returned to the Intervention Department.

"Director, you're back." Inpatient Chief Shen saw Director Kong return and went up to greet him.

"Hmm." Director Kong, absentminded, returned to his office.

Sitting in his office, Director Kong thought of gene-editing technology.

That was a leading figure in bioengineering who published an article on gene-editing technology in Nature Biotechnology, sparking intense domestic and international attention, with some even calling it a "Nobel Prize–level" experimental result.

Unfortunately, however, this gene-editing technology cannot replicate its experimental data. In other words, the data is very likely fabricated.

Later, the team proactively applied to the Nature Biotechnology journal to retract that paper.

Although the lid was kept tightly sealed, the industry still believes the data cannot be replicated, at least proving that this experiment was meaningless.

Of course, it's not only domestic that sees similar incidents.

Such incidents occur worldwide 2-3 times per year as major events.

Could that Doctor Zheng from Hai Cheng have used some kind of "special" method? The more Director Kong thought about it, the more plausible it seemed.

Doctor Zheng is merely an Inpatient Chief in Hai Cheng; how could such a major technological advance happen to him... Even if some probability exists, that probability is low enough to make one's hair stand on end.

Furthermore, there's Su Yun's attitude, refusing to let others perform Experimental Surgery.

This is practically a case of trying to cover up but only drawing more attention!

Could it be that Su Yun's earlier mouse heart transplantation Shou Bing was also false data, unable to be replicated?

Autologous stem cell cultivation of organs and transplantation—two years ago I heard from a Huaxi friend about it, though it was for the liver. Hope, research goes smoothly. Hope, it will soon be put into clinical use.