"But to get this done, our lab obviously doesn't have the capability, so we'll need to apply for small molecule probes from the university."
Small molecule probe.
This is a relatively new technology that's been gaining traction in recent years.
It started to take off around 2010, and quickly became a trend.
Now, more than a decade later, it still hasn't hit a technical ceiling, and the differences within the field are huge.
For example, ordinary small molecule probe techniques can be done at regular hospitals, costing about 200 yuan, and you can even use your medical insurance card.
But the highest-end probes, which can form DNA microarrays, are ridiculously expensive—the full set costs at least ten million.
The small molecule probes Qiu Sheng mentioned are about KIT-level equipment, which costs twenty to thirty thousand per use.
For this kind of equipment, you need Tian Liangwei's approval to use it; clearly, it doesn't exist in this lab.
In a sense,
