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Chapter 45 The Flaws of the New Serum—No, It's Perfect!
Seeing that Dr. Connors was still engrossed in his research, Toby simply asked Gwen directly:
"How's Dr. Connors' lizard regeneration serum coming along?"
Upon hearing this, Gwen proudly raised her fair chin and said boastfully, "With my assistance, the teacher has already completed the initial refinement of the lizard regeneration serum!"
"Seeing is believing, so come with me!"
As she spoke, Gwen eagerly took Toby's hand and led him to a test bench equipped with a mechanical auxiliary arm.
On this experimental table, there are two reinforced glass isolation boxes, each containing a white mouse that has lost its left front leg.
Then Gwen skillfully operated the robotic arm, injecting a small vial of dark green and a small vial of light green serum into the mice in the two isolation chambers on the left and right, respectively.
"The darker one on the left is the original version of the lizard regeneration serum, and the lighter one on the right is the lizard regeneration serum that my teacher and I have refined over the past few days. Please take a close look at the differences between them!"
As Gwen explained, Toby carefully observed the changes in the two mice on his left and right.
First, the original serum mice on the left showed the most obvious and rapid effect of the drug!
The left foreleg of the white mouse on the left was regenerating at a speed visible to the naked eye, and soon a complete and healthy leg grew back!
However, the good times didn't last long. After the lizard regeneration serum grew back, its effects didn't stop there. Instead, it continued to cause mutations in the mice's bodies.
First, its fur started falling out...
Then, numerous tiny, dark green scales sprouted on the skin...
Finally, its size swelled up several times until it became the size of a kitten!
Furthermore, the white mouse on the left has also become bloodthirsty and violent, frantically banging against the reinforced glass in an attempt to get out!
Toby shook his head; clearly, it was a complete failure.
Next, Toby focused his attention on the serum mice on the right, which had been preliminarily improved.
Compared to the rapid regeneration of drug effects in the mouse on the left, the regeneration of drug effects in the mouse on the right was much slower.
The ones on the left have all regenerated and completed their mutations, while the ones on the right are only beginning to grow new limbs at an extremely slow rate.
You can even see clearly the entire process of the new limbs of the mouse on the right being reconstructed from every nerve, every blood vessel, to every bone and muscle!
After a long ten minutes, the mouse on the right finally grew its new left foreleg.
The good thing is that the mouse on the right, which grew a new leg, did not continue to mutate like the mouse on the left, nor did it become violent. Instead, it remained as docile as ever, licking the fur of its new leg.
Toby stroked his chin thoughtfully, looked at Gwen, and asked:
"The new serum doesn't show any abnormalities for the time being. Have you and Dr. Connors confirmed that the improved lizard regeneration serum really has no hidden side effects?"
"For example, the serum regeneration function is slowed down, and the rate of mutation is actually delayed, not eliminated..."
Before Gwen could answer, Dr. Connors' voice came first.
"Impossible, absolutely impossible! I conducted extremely rigorous testing this time. I not only tested its efficacy on mice, but also performed a binding experiment using my own blood sample with the new serum, confirming its drug efficacy and stability!"
At this moment, Dr. Connors, who had just been engrossed in his research, walked up to Carl and said with absolute certainty.
Upon hearing this, Toby glanced curiously at Dr. Connors, whose dark circles were quite noticeable and who didn't seem particularly happy about the serum's effects, and asked:
"If that's the case, why don't you take a break, Doctor? Why are you still conducting experiments?"
Dr. Connors slowly shook his head and sighed, "Because it's not perfect yet..."
"With Gwen's help, I did eliminate the defect in the serum that caused humans to mutate into lizards. However, because this characteristic was eliminated, the serum's regenerative efficacy was also greatly weakened..."
"As you can see, even with the improved lizard regeneration serum, it takes a full ten minutes to fully restore just one leg of a tiny white mouse..."
"However, if it's a human being who is much larger, the recovery time for a severed limb is much longer, and the dosage is also much higher than before, when one injection could completely restore a limb. Now, at least several injections are needed to fully restore a human arm!"
"Furthermore, these serums cannot be injected at the same time; they must be injected at intervals, ideally once a week, for at least five injections, meaning more than five weeks, to allow a person to regrow a complete arm!"
"But that's not even its biggest flaw!"
"Most importantly, its effects are not permanent. The new serum can only permanently repair minor wounds on the body in one treatment..."
"In cases of major physical trauma or limb amputation, once a new limb has regenerated from the serum, it is necessary to administer a new serum injection every month to maintain the vitality of the new limb. Otherwise, the new limb will degenerate and wither until it is lost again..."
Upon hearing Dr. Connors mention the major flaws in the new serum, Toby showed no disappointment whatsoever; instead, his face lit up with joy: "Great!"
"Huh? Excuse me, what did you say?"
Dr. Connors stared at Toby with a bewildered expression, then picked at his ear, wondering if he had misheard.
I'm just feeling disappointed by the flaws in my own work, and you're standing next to me praising it. What do you mean by that?!
Even Gwen and Peter looked at Toby with some surprise.
Clearly, they hadn't expected Toby to react with such delight after hearing about the imperfections of the new lizard regeneration serum...
However, it's not surprising that Toby was so surprised.
After all, what Dr. Connors considered a failed improved serum actually coincided with the effects of the regenerative serum that Toby had envisioned for release after its market launch!
He doesn't actually want to help others by regenerating serum; he just wants to make money by listing it on the market!
How can one make money?
Naturally, the more you sell, the more money you make, and only with repeat customers can you continue to make money!
This current version of the regenerating serum, with its reduced efficacy, perfectly meets both of these requirements!
You have to buy at least five at a time, and then you have to keep buying them every month. Isn't that what capitalists want?
So Toby made the decision directly: "Give me the formula for this serum. Doctor, you can rest for a while and wait patiently for the good news of your freedom after I finish dealing with your affairs."
Dr. Connors was taken aback at first, then realized what he meant and frowned, "You mean the effects of the regeneration serum stop here?!"