Chapter 290: Conditions for Selection
"That's why intelligence stops evolving. Van Boruo sighed a little, because in this respect, human beings who stand at the top of the natural food chain are not particularly good.
"Before I chose this microorganism, I also found a lot of other microorganisms to test on. You should know the representative of the strongest life force of the earth...... Water bears, huh?"
Ye Chen nodded.
"Immersion in liquid nitrogen at more than minus 200 degrees Celsius, long-term storage in a vacuum, steaming in a pressure cooker, and long-term irradiation from various radiation sources...... It's not easy to kill a tardigrade. So, it became my go-to target, and my first sample was tardigrades. ”
"It existed in the Cambrian period 500 million years ago, compared to the fossil tardiminia, and its current state. It's strange to me that they haven't evolved in 500 million years.
Natural selection for the survival of the fittest, if a species loses the ability to evolve, then, they are not far from destruction. ”
"I used a variety of culture fluids, nutrient solutions, and environmental simulation equipment to slowly stimulate them, accelerate their overall growth and reproduction, and watch them be born and die from generation to generation. Slowly, the tardigrades in the experiment also changed. In terms of appearance, such as tentacles, body length, outer skin, etc., it seems that it should have more functions than the original. However, when I was conducting survival experiments, I found that my original super vitality was gone, and it became easier to die. ”
Even if he didn't see Van Boruo's experiment with his own eyes, Ye Chen could still understand this phenomenon. Just like weapons and equipment, the more sophisticated it is, the easier it is to have problems, and it is easy to get stuck in the desert and rust in the seawater. But if you have a weapon in your hand with a big iron club, it won't break no matter how you use it.
"After the water bear experiment failed, I looked for a few other microorganisms, but the results were not satisfactory. ”
"I thought you'd spent your whole life adrift at sea. ”
"That was later. Van Boruo had a contemplative expression on his face, "When I first left Ivana, I was alone, and I didn't even bring the two apprentices, Hui Linsi and Noxijie. The process of finding does not require too many people, it depends on luck. ”
"And where did you find it in the end?"
"Inside the pyramids of ancient Egypt...... There should be a satisfying existence in the birthplace of civilization, and it is. ”
For the legend of the pyramids, even ordinary people will say a few paragraphs. The pyramid is inseparable from keywords such as "curse", "death", "pharaoh", etc.
One of the most famous, the Pyramid of Khufu, is inscribed with the curse "Whoever disturbs the peace of the Pharaoh, the wings of death will be on his head"
Brahmanborus had a deep belief in Ivana, but he would not worship gods from other regions. Just like the pyramid civilization of ancient Egypt, Brahma Boruo has always looked at the phenomenon of unnatural deaths of people who came into contact with the pyramids from a scientific perspective.
"The curse of the pyramids has been around for a long time, and most of them, whether they are tourists or scientific expeditions, will die mysteriously after coming out of the pyramids. I think this is an ancient virus, and the gods worshiped by the ancient Egyptians may be an evolutionary form of this virus. ”
"What form?" Ye Chen couldn't understand such an abstract question.
"The Sphinx always knows, right?"
Ye Chen nodded.
"Judging by their appearance alone, don't you think that the Sphinx is stronger than both humans and lions? It is irreplaceable to protect the inheritance of ancient Egyptian civilization, which is why people worship it so much. ”
"Are you saying that in ancient times, the people here have been conducting research on human augmentation technology, and have successfully combined with lions?"
"Based on the literature, this should be a reasonable speculation. ”
"You can really figure it out......" Ye Chen sincerely admired it from the bottom of his heart.
There are two directions for the development of science and technology, one is to move forward, constantly pursue the advanced, and constantly pursue the ultimate. As long as you can get ahead of the other competitors, you win.
There is also a kind of traceability. Trying to find out the existence of ancient technology and apply it. In the modern technological society, there are still many mysteries about ancient times.
Some believe that it is the product of the legacy of the previous round of civilization, while others believe that it is the result of an alien civilization. In short, if we make good use of ancient civilizations, we can achieve leapfrog development and no longer be limited by the current level of science and technology.
"Actually, the ancient Egyptian pyramids are not the ideal choice for me, and there are some places on earth that are more valuable than here. For example, the ice layer of several kilometers below Antarctica must have sealed a lot of ancient microorganisms. There is also the Himalayas, which are also a treasure trove of ancient microorganisms. But because the conditions didn't allow it, I couldn't take samples in those places......"
"Now the microbes you've created are too powerful to control. You can save your energy......"
"Is it amazing? Just the two of them, what they got out were also half-hung shrimp soldiers and crab generals. ”
"Your disdainful attitude really reassures me......" Ye Chen couldn't help but start complaining, "People will send an android army to kill me immediately, and I will really meet you in heaven when the time comes......"
"Don't worry, you have the weapons to defeat them now......"
"What nonsense? Is the container of weapons and equipment sent by the Charman Club? These guns and guns can't even kill No. 1, and I'm still pointing at it?"
"I mean catalyst! catalyst! do you understand?" Van Boruo looked at Ye Chen's anxious appearance, and his beard curled up with a smile.
"What catalyst?"
"Have you forgotten what Si Liming gave you?"
"Cross......" Ye Chen looked at his chest.
"Yes, the metal that made the cross is the catalyst for this evolutionary microorganism, allowing them to accelerate their evolution. ”
"Evolution...... You don't know what's going on...... The more this microorganism evolves, the more powerful it becomes. Ye Chen remembered the dog who was tested by Pippi. Evolving in the rain of bullets, if Ethan hadn't arrived in time, the dogs would have grown wings, and I don't know how much trouble it would have caused.
"There is a difference between the individual and the whole in evolution, you don't know that......"
"Don't sell it, say it quickly. ”
"The end point of individual evolution is death, just like the life of human beings, no one can escape birth, old age, sickness and death. But the overall evolution is the evolution of civilization, little by little to a higher level. ”