Chapter 1398: Chapter 1054: Tenacious Life Force_2 Chapter 1398: Chapter 1054: Tenacious Life Force_2 Having confirmed these two points, Yang Ping felt exceedingly confident about the experiment. It proved that the overarching direction of this experiment was correct.

Following Yang Ping’s philosophy: first get things right, then get things done right. It seems that things have been done right so far; the next step is to do them well.

Based on the results, Yang Ping speculated: After the K virus went through the human immune system, the number of viruses that reached the tumor was very few. The primary task now was to improve the virus structure, enabling it to successfully pass through the immune system while maintaining the ability to infect tumor cells and triggering apoptosis in them. The latter is most crucial; without it, even if the virus can largely evade the human immune system, it will be futile.

There’s still plenty of work to do, such as improving detection methods. Currently, we rely on biopsies to put tumor cells under an electron microscope for observation, but such a method is unfeasible for actual treatment. This approach is only suitable for initial experiments, so we need to develop corresponding detection methods that can use blood tests to measure the amount of virus infection in the tumor and the number of dead tumor cells. This is a challenging task, but we will tackle it gradually in the future.

Yang Ping’s current approach to scientific research is also on point–making full use of computers. It’s not about simply aiding research with computers but leveraging artificial intelligence technology to develop various support tools and maximize the role of computer assistance. This not only liberates manpower from tedious tasks but also enhances the efficiency of work by thousands of times.

For instance, recognizing images from an electron microscope could take a lot of time if done manually, even with everyone working day and night. But with the help of computers, all the images can be processed in minutes. Although the accuracy might not be ideal at first, by gradually improving the model, it’s going to become more and more accurate.

Actually, Yang Ping now feels that the system crash is not a bad thing, but a good one. Previously with the system’s help, Yang Ping certainly would not be in a hurry to develop these computer-assisted tools, things such as artificial intelligence, image recognition engines, etc. After all, the need wasn’t significant, and the urgency wasn’t strong.

But now, without the system, Yang Ping urgently wants to create another “system,” which is the computer tools. These tools may look crude now, but given time, they will become very useful smart tools. Not only can Yang Ping use them, but others can too, and they can contribute to the entire scientific community.

Now, Yang Ping wants to move scientific research from the “era of manual labor” to the “industrial era,” and the value of these computer tools is undoubtedly akin to the “steam engine.”

To support Yang Ping’s experiments, Director He’s team has to develop various computer tools. In fact, laboratory researchers have excellent minds. They’re passionate and curious about new things, so they enjoy studying these novelties. Corporate researchers, on the other hand, due to their commercial tasks, rarely develop new things unrelated to their business objectives.

Classic programming language C and UNIX operating systems were developed from Bell Labs and are still widely used today.

Ruixing Group has also established an artificial intelligence institute and a specialized AI technology company. This company and the institute are cooperating with Professor He’s team, which strengthens the capabilities of the entire large team, making the development of these tools seem effortless.

Huang Jiacai has recruited top talent in artificial intelligence with substantial investment, integrating the acquired technologies with Professor He’s Digital Human to develop AI models.

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Sisi gradually recovered from the first experiment. In fact, the situation was quite perilous back then–sustaining a high fever of 42 degrees Celsius for so long with no antipyretic effective, and a rapid heart rate, her body could have collapsed at any moment due to the fever.

Everyone was anxious at that time. Yang Ping kept telling himself to stay calm and rational, so he showed unusual composure throughout the process to ensure he didn’t make any mistakes. In such circumstances, a small error in judgment could result in irreversible serious consequences.

In the ward, Yang Ping saw Sisi playing with her cactus again. She looked a lot better than a few days ago, but the remnants of the high fever caused by the virus were still visible on her–the cracked lips and pallor made it clear she was still weak.

“Professor Yang, don’t you think this cactus is amazing? There was a time when it looked almost dead, the exposed parts were all eaten by bugs. I thought it was going to die, but later I changed the soil and took care to exterminate the pests, and it slowly came back to life. Now it’s growing well. I admire it a lot, that’s why I always keep it in my room. I feel like I can pull through just like it did,” Sisi said to the cactus.

No wonder the young girl always brought her cactus with her every time she was hospitalized. There was such a story here, and it was a very positive one.

“You think so, don’t you?” Sisi asked Yang Ping.

Yang Ping looked at the cactus, which now bore no signs of its past misery. Indeed, cacti have a strong life force–one of the most resilient among plants. They fear neither extreme cold nor drought; just cut a piece off and plant it, and it will live, thriving even in the desert, giving off its vibrant green color.

“Of course, so there’s absolutely no need to worry. The journey may be tortuous, but the future is surely bright.”

Yang Ping opened the drawing he was holding to show Sisi: “The data collected from the first experiment is very optimistic. Although we only found a few meaningful images, these images confirm that our dispatched assassin K virus can successfully approach the enemy, and even eliminate it. This time, however, most of our assassins were destroyed by the guards in your body, with only a very few managing to infiltrate.”

“What should we do?” Sisi’s eyes widened.

“We have to modify the K virus again. The previous K virus was too different in its effect on the immune system compared to the original virus–it was like a brand new virus. Now we need to modify it to be as close as possible to the original virus, in terms of how it reacts with your immune system.” Pointing to his own drawings, Yang Ping engaged in a discussion with Sisi, treating her like a student.

Although some of Sisi’s ideas sometimes seemed naive, Yang Ping would discuss them seriously, as if he were talking with a top scholar in the world.

“Wait a moment, I need to wash my hands,” Sisi said earnestly, deciding to discuss further with Yang Ping after washing her hands.

After washing her hands, Sisi spread the drawing on the table by her bed: “So, the previous batch of assassins didn’t have a good disguise and were found by the guard troops, and now we have to redo their camouflage so they can deceive the guards in my body?”

“That’s right. We not only have to disguise the assassins well, but we also can’t weaken their ability to assassinate. We have to take care of both and can’t afford to compromise,” Yang Ping explained in a language she could understand.

“I see, so when is the next experiment?” Sisi was looking forward to it, not seeming scared at all.

Yang Ping was taken aback: “We can’t rush this. You’ve just finished the first experiment, and we need to let you recover or else it will be hard to withstand the second experiment. We must prepare for the worst each time and cannot take it lightly.”

“Actually, it wasn’t much–it was just a high fever. I was so confused at the time that I didn’t know anything. When I woke up, I saw lots of faces around me,” Sisi reminisced about the high fever from her first experiment, but she wasn’t afraid.