Chapter 813

"Wake up after 27 days in a coma, two of the Ares plan colonists have recovered! 》Press release! Mars bacteria are jointly conquered by the Moon Palace expert team! Mysterious doctor "Z" provides important clues! 》

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almost the day after Johnson woke up, the latest progress in the study of x-0172 bacteria was released to the global media through the moon orbit construction committee.

When we learned that two of the three colonists who had fallen into a coma had successfully recovered and eliminated the infected bacteria in their bodies, it immediately caused a sensation in the international community.

After Renren first reported the relevant news, the Washington Post then reported the news, and interviewed Mr. Eliasson, Deputy Secretary General of the United Nations, about the incident.

A month ago, it was he who stood at an emergency session of the United Nations and read out a joint initiative calling on all countries in the world to jointly respond to the crisis.

Although it is not this joint initiative that really prompted all countries to jointly deal with this crisis, it is undeniable that his speech is quite symbolic.

Asked how to evaluate the performance of countries in response to the global crisis, Eliasson gave a high degree of affirmation without any hesitation.

“…… This is another great human face to nature. The brilliance of human nature connects us together. In the face of difficulties, we haven't given up anyone! "

Reporter: "what do you think of Tavi, the black colonist who has not been rescued successfully?"

Eliasson: "I think it's only a temporary failure to be rescued. I believe that the international expert team has enough experience and knowledge, and they only need a little time!"

In any case, two of the three patients infected with x-0172 bacteria can be successfully cured, which is a considerable breakthrough.

According to the timetable released by the Chinese government, Johnson and Jones will be transferred from the Moon Palace to the dawn international space station by magpie bridge cargo ship within one week, where the United Nations will send experts for the final physical examination, and then return to the surface by return capsule.

So far, the earth's ecological crisis caused by Mars bacteria has come to an end.

In the long wait of 27 days, countless people have expressed their worries about the future of the earth's ecosystem, and now all the worries are finally settled.

In front of the unbreakable spores of x-0172 bacteria, human civilization will no longer be helpless. Almost no one doubts that in a short time, the remaining colonist will also recover.

All they need is a little time.

At the same time, in addition to the two colonists who are about to return to the earth, Dr. Z, who plays an important role in the whole event, has also attracted media attention.

According to Professor Stephen of Stanford University, if not for the solution provided by the doctor, as well as the key molecular formula and synthesis method of pheromones, they might still be stuck in the bottleneck of how to block the formation of spores by x-0172 bacteria.

“…… His research has made a decisive contribution to the final elimination of the Martian bacteria in the colonists! "

"I don't know why he chose anonymity, but I hope he can stand up and accept the honor of saving the world!"

Speculation about the identity of Dr. Z has been growing with reports about the x-0172 bacteria.

Not only are the media curious about the identity of the anonymous scholar, but the general public are also interested in the anonymous scholar.

Interestingly, if his name is written on the paper, the melon eaters may not be so interested. Even if the media has carried out extensive coverage, everyone will forget after a look.

It's like when it comes to the Nobel Prize, we all know it's awesome, but not many people will remember who took the Nobel prize one year.

But now, even people who are indifferent to biology are curious about who the author of this paper is, what country's scholars are, and what reason they chose anonymity

Jinling Institute of higher learning.

Institute of biology.

Professor Liu Zuobing handed a report to Lu Zhou and said with some emotion.

"It's hard to believe that the side-effect free sustained release agent we've been dreaming of is actually on Mars."

After it was found that the pheromone secreted by x-0172 bacteria during spore formation can promote the active dormancy of organisms,

took over the report and took a cursory look at the land boat.

According to the data obtained from the experiment in mice, mice implanted with x-0172 bacteria will actively activate the bacteria in vivo to form spores when they encounter a low temperature of - 12-15 ℃, and release the dormancy pheromone to promote the host to enter the dormancy state.

When the dormancy time reaches 24 hours, the host will enter the full dormancy state. After reaching this state, the metabolism ability of the host will decline to a very low level, and ensure the normal structure of the host's somatic cells, which can be re converted into nutrient cells when the situation is appropriate, and restore the metabolism level and exercise ability before dormancy.When I saw here, the eyebrows of Lu Zhou slightly raised a look of interest.

Aware of the expression of interest on Lu Zhou's face, Professor Liu standing beside smiled and said.

"Remember that nematode cell we got some time ago? In the next step, we intend to insert 18S rDNA gene fragment into x-0172 bacteria to synthesize special proteins to maintain the morphology of dormant biological cells through x-0172 bacteria. "

The boat flipped the report and asked casually.

"Is it OK to add DNA to the x-0172 bacteria?"

Professor Liu Zuobing: "the risk is under control."

"Then do as you say," Lu Zhou nodded, returning the report to Professor Liu. "Remember, safety is the first thing at all times."

Professor Liu Zuobing said solemnly, "don't worry, I will definitely be ten thousand careful in safety."

At present, the x-0172 bacteria are nominally only from living samples on the Moon Palace, and the samples sent to the earth are all inactivated. However, although that's the case, as the chief designer of the moon orbit construction committee, the research of the land boat still has "a little" privilege.

As early as the first time after the incident, the living samples of the x-0172 bacteria were sent to the Institute of higher learning by the returning Xiaguang and kept in the strictest custody.

It's just that it's not public.

When he put the report away, Professor Liu was about to leave when he suddenly thought of something and asked.

"By the way, the metabolic extract Have you finished? "

"One more thing, I left it in the office. If you need it, I'll send it to you later... " Seeing Professor Liu looking at himself strangely, Lu Zhou was slightly shocked and asked casually What's the matter? "

Shaking his head, Professor Liu asked suspiciously.

"I don't know if it's convenient for me to ask a question."

Lu Zhou: "what's the problem? Ask. "

Professor Liu Zuobing: "do you know Dr. Z?"

Lu Zhou: " I don't know. What's the matter? "

"I'm just guessing, don't take it to heart," Professor Liu said with a embarrassed smile. "It's not you, Dr. Z, who said the paper was uploaded to arXiv --"

a light cough interrupted Professor Liu's words. Lu Zhou asked back, "do you think it's possible?"

Professor Liu nodded honestly.

"Generally speaking, biological papers are published on biorxiv in preprints. I rarely hear peers throw preprints on arXiv If I remember correctly, there should be more papers on physics, mathematics and computer in arXiv. "

In addition, there are only a few people who can reach the x-0172 bacterial sample. Several experts on the Moon Palace said they didn't write it by themselves. On the ground, only the Jinling Institute of higher learning can reach the live sample.

It's not a boat. It's only written by a few students when they are fishing

But it's clear that he knows more about the level of his students than they do. It's OK to lay a solid foundation for him in terms of their abilities. Obviously, high-level papers are not what they can write.

However, he can't believe his own judgment. After all, Lu Zhou has never published a paper on biology, nor has he heard that Professor Lu has engaged in similar research

At the thought of it, Liu Zuobing was confused again.

Compared with Professor Liu, who was in trouble, Lu Zhou was embarrassed.

Does biology have a preprint website?

Not on arXiv?

It's the first time he's heard about it.

indeed, it is too embarrassing for me to do this in advance.

"Well, don't think about what's missing."

After a cough, Lu Zhou forcibly ended the topic and said, "no matter who Dr. Z is, we will remember his contribution. If he doesn't want others to know his identity, I think we'd better respect his choice In addition, the project team on x-0172 bacteria can be dissolved, and relevant research data will be incorporated into the frozen dormancy project team. "

A little stupefied, Professor Liu asked at once.

"Isn't there another colonist who didn't wake up?"

Lu Zhou: "we have got through the most difficult level, and the rest will be solved by the international expert team. As for you, it's OK to continue to study human cryogenics. "