Paper Published! Academia Shocked! Astonishing Boldness! A Legacy for the Ages! The Man Behind Penicillin!

After the meeting, Ma Yucheng quickly compiled the results into a paper.

For the author listing, he had originally wanted to include Li Qiwei, Li Youyou, and the others at the institute.

After all, his inspiration had come from the former, and quite a few experiments had been completed with his colleagues' help.

But Li Qiwei gave a broad sweep of his hand and said:

"The core work on penicillin was done by you."

"You are the sole author."

With a single sentence, he established ownership of the invention of penicillin. No one questioned it.

And there was truly nothing to question.

If running errands could earn someone a share of a Nobel Prize, that would be far too frivolous.

Under Nobel Prize rules, only undisputed achievements that were not team efforts could receive the Nobel Prize.

Once penicillin became tied to the Institute of Biological Research, it would be destined never to receive a Nobel Prize.

Li Qiwei might not have cared, but he had to consider Ma Yucheng's future. Otherwise, how would he lead his subordinates later on?

In real history, Huaxia had several scientific achievements that failed to win Nobel Prizes because ownership rights were unclear.

The most famous was the artificial synthesis of insulin.

In truth, the Nobel Prize's rule was fairly reasonable.

Without restrictions on inventors, would the work of administrative personnel count as merit too?

So rather than get tangled in endless disputes, it was better to cut through it all with one stroke.

At the very least, to the scientists themselves, the extent of each person's contribution was crystal clear.

Ma Yucheng sincerely admired Professor Li's decision.

The words "a warrior would die for one who understood him" were written all over his face.

"Even if I walk these legs to pieces, I'll