Silicon Valley
v2 Chapter 456: Las Vegas
"Mr. Williams, the main problem now is that the dn analysis report we give to users is diagnostic, which has caused some people with poor psychological endurance to commit suicide. Therefore, if we delete this part of the content, the US government should The ban can be lifted! Of course, if we do this, the attractiveness of the dn analysis report will be reduced, so we need to add some interesting things to the dn analysis report."
The speaker was a woman with golden eyes and tall stature, named Julie Ricardo, about thirty-five years old, PhD from the University of Cambridge, female director of the Gene Umbrella Life Science Department, and was mainly responsible for the research of the chip gene sequencer.
"Julie is right. The diagnostic report of the disease can be deleted," Henry nodded and said with a smile. "If the user really wants to know, then they can only apply to the local hospital. After the application is approved, we will Send a diagnostic report of the disease to the hospital, and the doctor will guide the user to conduct scientific and reasonable treatment!"
After Henry finished speaking, everyone nodded. On the one hand, it can bring profit to the hospital, and the hospital is definitely willing to cooperate. This is a win-win, and it can also promote the drug of the gene umbrella; on the other hand, having a doctor guide from the side can prevent the user from seeing the diagnosis report. Excessive pressure leads to tragedy.
"Of course, we have to add new features to attract users," Henry looked at Julie Ricardo and smiled, "Julie, did you think of something?"
Julie Ricardo touched the gold-framed glasses and nodded: "At present, the dn analysis report mainly contains two parts, one is the diagnosis of disease risk assessment; the other is the search for relatives based on genetic similarity. I think, just this Two points, it is too simple. We can add more content to enter, thereby increasing the attractiveness of gene sequencing services!"
Seeing everyone watching her, Julie Ricardo organized her language and said: "For example, to carry out genetic testing services and limit the content. Relatively speaking, they should be genetic diseases with a clear causal relationship. Medical features, such as freckles, frizzy head, lactose intolerance, etc., are at risk of genetic diseases, we delete them, so as not to increase the psychological pressure of users. In addition, we can also provide ancestor analysis services to infer the user’s ancestral composition Where do you come from? The user is a mixture of several countries, and the result is given in the form of a percentage!"
Hearing this, everyone couldn't help thinking about whether the idea of "Ancestor Analysis" was good, but how should it be realized?
The meeting room became silent all of a sudden.
Julie Ricardo said at this time: "It is indeed difficult to implement the'Ancestry Analysis' function, but it is not impossible to solve it. First, we need to establish a reference data set and invite users to fill in their ancestry information, including their birthplace and parents. Information such as the birthplace of his grandparents, the birthplace of his grandparents, grandparents, and grandparents. Then, through statistical methods, combined with the user’s genetic samples, a relatively accurate reference data set is established.
Julie Ricardo laughed and said: "As the number of people increases, the reference data set will be more accurate. Then, the snp site of the gene can be compared to infer where the user's blood comes from! We all know that snp represents a single base There is one snp for every 100 bases. Humans with the same blood have a very high probability of having the same snp mutation. Assume that a pure Chinese is at 1, and p is also at 1, b3, 5, Then you can be sure that he is a pure Chinese."
Happiness!
After Julie Ricardo finished speaking, Heng Li first applauded, and the others applauded afterwards.
"Yes, very good!" Henry couldn't help but praised.
"Thank you, Mr. Williams. There is just one problem. Gene Umbrella needs to accumulate users and establish reference data sets to launch these functions, so it must wait for a while!" said Julie Ricardo.
"It will take some time to resolve the ban. During this time, users are invited to fill in the ancestral information!" Henry said loudly, "Julie Ricardo, this matter will be done for you!"
"Okay, Mr. Williams!"
"Well, that's it. On the government side, I will send someone to communicate, and everyone will end the meeting!"
"Yes!"
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There is only one case of suicide due to the dn analysis report, but there are many people who suffer from overtreatment due to excessive psychological pressure. The media reporters are really idle, specializing in tracking reports and creating panic. Gene Umbrella is on the cusp of the storm at this moment. At this time, it is almost impossible for Henry to lobby the US government to lift the ban.
The U.S. President implicitly stated to Henry that the U.S. government will not consider lifting the ban until the wind has passed.
OK, let's talk about it after the wind has passed.
Henry put down the phone, picked up the cat feces coffee on the table, and drank it.
……
On the 1st of October, Nicholas International E-commerce began to hold the "1o.1" global shopping carnival again. Just like the first session, Nicholas International E-commerce Company was a big success, with sales exceeding 2.5 billion U.S. dollars. It was a shock!
The media called Nicholas International E-commerce as a company, but it redefines a festival, which has never happened since the founding of the United States!
October 1 is also the first anniversary of Henry's wedding. So, Henry took Kelena, Helen and Princess Ulysses to Las Vegas for a tour.
Las Vegas is currently one of the four largest gambling cities in the world. It is a world-renowned resort city for tourism, shopping and vacation centered on the gambling industry. It has the reputation of "World Entertainment Capital" and "Marriage Capital". It is the honeymoon destination chosen by most newlyweds in the world.
Henry and others stayed at the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas, which is located in the largest casino in Las Vegas-MGM Plaza. Here, there are everything imaginable for entertainment and leisure facilities!
Besides, Henry chose this hotel, of course there are other things.
The reason why MGM Plaza and MGM Hotel are both called MGM, is obviously related to the famous Hollywood film company MGM.
In 1969, the millionaire Kecorian bought MGM. After he took over the company, MGM began to decline ~lightnovelpub.net~ because Kecorian had no intention of operating MGM Films. He began to sell all kinds of property, armed props, studios, etc., and turned to investment. Real estate business in Las Vegas.
In 1986, Kirklian sold MGM to Ted Turner for $1.45 billion. This Ted Turner was an American media tycoon who sold to Henry Turner Broadcasting Company. However, in less than three months, Ted Turner sold most of his shares back to Kerkorian. Kerkorian didn't want MGM movies at all, and then he was about to sell the company to others. But because the other party was accused of fraud, it was not sold. At present, the equity of MGM Films is still in the hands of Kekerian, holding 8o%.
MGM Films has already reached a low point. It used to be extremely brilliant. It was owned by Hollywood's No. 1 Film Company, and it is sad that it has to rent studios from other companies to make a movie.
One of Henry's purposes here is to buy MGM Films. As the saying goes, a lean camel is bigger than a horse. MGM Films has three remaining wealth. First, it owns the world's largest movie database and holds the copyright of more than 4ooo movies, including many famous movies, such as "oo7 series", "Gone with the Wind" and so on; Second, all countries in the world have exercise rights; third, there are more than 10 Oscars, which is the highest in the world.
When Henry’s private plane arrived at the Las Vegas airport, Kokolian had sent more than a dozen luxury hotel cars to greet him.
"Mr. Williams and Mrs. Williams, welcome to Las Vegas!!!"
(To be continued.)