1933 10 year 10 2, john gordon was born in England. Gordon has been interested in natural science since he was a child. However, he is not a clever boy, even a little clumsy, and often asks strange questions, which annoys the teacher. Although he loves biology very much, his grades in biology are not ideal, and he is even laughed at by his teacher, which makes Gordon very upset.
Gordon's middle school career was spent in Eton College, a famous British aristocratic middle school, and his academic performance was not satisfactory. In order to improve their academic performance, the school specially hired Gaddum, the curator of the museum, to make up lessons for them. Gordon is very happy because Gaddum has extensive knowledge in natural science. With Gadum as his teacher, he will certainly learn more knowledge.
Once in class, Gordon held out his finger and asked Gaddum, "Teacher, why does the finger in his hand move, but the finger that was cut off can't?" Gaddum said: "Because the fingers on the hand have nerve cells, they can accept the instructions of the brain, but the severed fingers can't." Gordon said: "However, fertilized eggs can not only move, but also grow freely. Why can't a broken finger grow by itself? " Gaddum was dumbfounded when asked, and couldn't help shouting, "You idiot, this is the law of natural growth! Law, do you understand? " Gordon stuck out his tongue and whispered, "I don't understand."
Gaddum not only doesn't think Gordon's curiosity is a gift, but thinks Gordon is a stupid boy. Of course, Gaddum came to this conclusion mainly because of Gordon's achievements. Although Gaddum spent a lot of effort on Gordon, Gordon's performance in the high school graduation exam was still very unsatisfactory, and his biological performance was the worst among the 250 students in the whole grade. When Gaddum learned that Gordon loved natural science, he was surprised and said, "If you choose a natural science major in university, it will be a waste of time, because with your talent, you can't make any achievements in natural science at all!"
Gaddum's words greatly stimulated Gordon. He really loves natural science, especially biology, but his grades in biology are so poor that even Gaddum predicted that he could not do it. What shall we do? After a period of thinking, he finally gave up his interest and applied for the classical literature major in Christian College of Oxford University.
After reporting to the Classical Literature Department of the Christian College of Oxford University, Gordon regretted his choice because he found that he was not interested in literature, but in natural science. He decided to challenge Gaddum's prediction and follow his own interests. So he applied to Oxford University and changed his major from classical literature to zoology.
There is no denying that Gordon's foundation is very poor. In order to pass the professional exam, he often has to work harder than others. Oxford University is a place full of talents. Many students have published or written some weighty papers, but Gordon has been quietly. He has been studying the question "Why can't a severed finger be regenerated?" in obscurity. Of course, this is a complex problem, which is related to the reversal of cell specialization function. He shut himself in the laboratory, experimented again and again, and failed again and again.
When Gordon is most frustrated, he will consciously or unconsciously take out his middle school report card, that is, the worst report card, and recall Gaddum's prediction over and over again: "You can't achieve anything in natural science!" At this time, Gordon will have a strong motivation in his heart. He said to himself, "I can do it. I want to prove myself!" " "In this way, he stood up from repeated failures and started his own experiment again.
Gordon, who is studying for a master's degree at Oxford University, has finally succeeded in transforming a pair of mature somatic cells into multifunctional stem cells through several years' efforts. He published a paper, pointing out for the first time that the specialized function of cells can be reversed, which caused great repercussions in the biological world, because experts agreed that the development process of mature cells was irreversible. According to Gordon, severed fingers can grow freely like fertilized eggs under certain conditions.
Gordon's view was not recognized by academic circles until 10 years later, which directly led to the birth of Dolly, the world's first somatic cloned sheep. Since then, Gordon's academic views have completely subverted human understanding of self-development and cell differentiation, and have produced more and more value in medicine.