Su Nanchen held onto a piece of paper, clutching it for a full ten minutes.
It was a notification of approval for a National Outstanding Young Talent Science Fund project. Orthopedics, spinal surgery direction, research topic: "Repair Mechanism and Intervention Study of Intervertebral Disc Degeneration." Three-year funding, four million.
He finally got it!
Intervertebral disc degeneration—over one billion people worldwide are troubled by this condition. The current treatment options are either conservative treatment or surgical resection, which only address the symptoms but not the root cause. Is there a possibility for the disc to grow back on its own?
Su Nanchen knew this idea sounded nearly absurd. Initially discussing it with Yang Ping, even he felt a lack of confidence. But Yang Ping was silent for a moment and said: go check the literature, give it a try. Which groundbreaking research in this world wasn't initially considered a joke? Including his own projects.
