Surgery Godfather-Chapter 1405 - 1058: Bearing the Blame

The virus used in Professor Zhang Zhiwei’s experiment was extracted from Yang Ping’s body. After being injected into Professor Zhang Zhiwei, it did not cause a high fever but maintained a continuous low-grade fever of around 38.2 degrees Celsius. The fever subsided in less than three days, and the body temperature returned to normal. This reaction, at most, is akin to a minor cold.

It seems that this new K virus is a compromise product after an encounter with Yang Ping’s immune system and has already developed good adaptability.

However, it is strange that these viruses showed very weak performance inside Professor Zhang’s body, completely lacking the ability to replicate on a significant scale, and were basically cleared out by the immune system in three to four days.

Genetic sequencing carried out on the viruses found in the blood drawn from Professor Zhang Zhiwei showed no structural differences from the viruses extracted from Yang Ping, but why is there such a big difference in behavior?

It is not unheard of for a virus to elicit one kind of reaction in most people but a different response in certain individuals, although the probability is extremely low. For example, the HIV virus is incurable and cannot be eradicated in the vast majority of people, yet there have been individual cases where some could self-heal, but such instances are so rare that among the many HIV patients in the world, only a very few such extraordinary cases have emerged.

The virus inside Yang Ping’s body has always maintained a low-level presence, persisting and never being completely cleared, and so far, there have been no adverse reactions. In the long run, however, it is impossible to predict if there will be any negative impacts, because there is no historical data for reference.

Professor Zhang decided to keep the virus from Yang Ping as a research subject for continuous study, which might help open up a new field of research.

After several experiments, Yang Ping and Professor Zhang quickly mastered the characteristics of the virus. The fourth iteration of the virus did not pose much harm to the human body, its danger level even lower than the common cold virus, and it did not have contagious properties, making it in general, safe for therapeutic use.

To acquire more data, several researchers from the laboratory with children volunteered for the experiment. In every instance, the castrated viruses showed no replicative ability inside their bodies, and the immune system could clear the uncastrated viruses as well. The viruses extracted from Yang Ping did not have the ability to persist in other people—they either could not replicate or were easily cleared by the immune system.

Besides continuing experiments, the next step was to completely clear the virus from Yang Ping’s body. Even though there were no clinical symptoms at the moment, the potential harm to the body in the future was unknown. Many viruses gradually cause harm to the human body. For instance, the hepatitis B virus does not produce obvious symptoms when it first infects the body, but it slowly damages the liver. As the liver damage worsens, symptoms start to appear step by step.

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At Nandu Medical University Virus Laboratory, researchers from Sanbo Hospital and Nandu Medical University involved in the experiment gathered to discuss the next Experimental Plan.

The next step must be conducted on an Osteosarcoma patient. It is meaningless to continue testing on healthy individuals, but given Sisi’s current condition, she is no longer eligible to participate in the experiment, so another Patient must be found.

Seeking another Patient introduces an ethical dilemma, posing a significant challenge for everyone. They gathered to discuss strategies to continue the experiments while avoiding ethical problems.

The structural diagram of the virus extracted from Yang Ping was displayed on the electronic screen. This virus had clearly mutated from the previous K virus, with changes in its genetic sequence. The marvels of life are truly amazing.

A simple protein-structured virus could change on its own. What drives it, and why does it possess such survival intelligence?

As a virology expert, Professor Zhang Zhiwei couldn’t find the answer. It seemed, human biological knowledge is still quite naive in the face of life’s true mysteries.

Now, the entire laboratory’s manpower and time are devoted to the research of the K virus, with all other subjects put on hold to make way for this research.

Through extensive research and multiple experiments, a consensus has been reached: The virus mutated within Yang Ping’s body can coexist harmoniously with the human immune system. This virus is extremely fragile outside the body and just as fragile within other human bodies, only capable of surviving at a low concentration within Yang Ping.

This characteristic is in line with its ability to kill Tumor Cells. Should an error occur, it might also kill normal cells; therefore, its high level of fragility makes it very safe. If the virus were highly viable and killed normal cells due to some mistake, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Therefore, after battling with the human immune system, the virus must change itself in order to survive, making it as minimally harmful to the human body as possible, and becoming increasingly fragile.

"We should proceed with our next research step by finding a Tumor patient to experiment on, injecting the virus from Professor Yang’s body into the patient, and observing the reaction. Is it still this mild? Can it kill Tumor Cells?" Lu Xiaolu suggested.

"I agree with Professor Lu’s proposal. We must strike while the iron is hot."

Professor Zhang Zhiwei agreed. The current experimental topic had been advanced to this stage by Yang Ping, and it was just one step away from success. If they were to be hindered by constraints and follow standard procedures, the breakthrough may never occur. These scholars are almost obsessed with making advancements in their research. Some may never achieve a breakthrough in their lifetime. Alongside diligence and effort, a stroke of luck is also involved, and Yang Ping had taken the risk with his own body to seize that sliver of chance.