In June 1887, a detective named Sherlock Holmes and a part-time physician detective named Watson, two characters completely fictionalized by Conan Doyle, caused quite a stir in London.

In his latest series of novels, Bloodline, Watson makes a surprising argument.

Readers have long known that there are different types of human blood types, but with the exception of a few physicians who are interested, most people only treat this theory as curiosity. After all, John's discussion of the application of blood type mainly focuses on surgical blood transfusion, and the surgery that requires blood transfusion is still somewhat high-end for current surgery, and ordinary people are not likely to accept such surgery if they are not at a critical juncture.

But this time, blood type has nothing to do with surgery.

In this "Bloodline", the author expounds a doctor's theory with the help of Watson's mouth, that is, the blood type of parents determines the blood type of children! For example, if both parents have blood type A, then the child may only have blood type A or O, but not blood type B or AB. And it is with the help of this theory that Holmes concludes that the officer and his son in the novel are not related by blood, because he and his wife are both blood type B, but the son is blood type A......

Although it is only a novel, this conclusion still leaves many people dumbfounded.

In 1887, the illiteracy rate in Britain was still above 20%, and the number of people who could afford magazines was even smaller, but these people belonged to the social elite, at least the middle class, so it is natural to imagine how much social repercussions there would have after reading this novel.

For a time, the Sherlock Holmes series of novels became famous!

The new issue of The Atlantic has become the most popular publication in the City of London, and many people are skeptical after reading the novel. However, I still use it as a talking point for social interaction and promote it to the people around me. Of course, most people laugh after hearing it, that is, listen to it as a novelty, but there are also some people who secretly keep this novelty in their hearts for various reasons in their families......

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Just when Conan Doyle began to face many inquiries and questions from many people, the proposer of the blood group inheritance theory, John? Mr. Huntelaar was already on a cruise bound for New York in North America. Left Europa, where he had stayed for several years.

Novels or something, he has long been left behind.

In fact, John never thought of introducing the theory of blood group inheritance so quickly, after all, it was a bit too advanced in this era. In fact, before John and Conan Doyle casually proposed this theory, Mendel had already proposed a similar theory through Guò Pea Shiyàn, but unfortunately his theory was completely drowned out. No one can recognize the value of genetic theory, and naturally no one will pay attention to it until more than a decade later......

But just because no one cares about peas doesn't mean no one cares about the genetics of blood type!

It doesn't matter what era it is, whether it's East or West. There will always be people who doubt whether their bloodline really continues, and this is the first time in thousands of years that someone has used a clear method to identify direct blood relatives, in addition to traditional ways of identifying them such as appearance and local characteristics......

John never overestimated people's moral standards, even more than a hundred years ago.

As long as you think of the wave of paternity testing that appeared more than a hundred years later, you can know that once John proposed the theory of blood type inheritance, I am afraid that those gentlemen who have doubts in their hearts will keep coming to the door to try to verify whether their bloodline is inherited. This was for John. But it's quite a troublesome thing, if you meet a powerful guy and you are dissatisfied because of it......

It's just that what he didn't expect. During the three days of communication with Conan Doyle in the hotel, I accidentally said something that leaked my mouth, but it was published so quickly by a great writer!

What else can John do but leave as soon as possible?

However, what Mr. Huntelaar did not expect was that even if he left the European continent and returned to North America. He still couldn't escape the fate of being entangled in the end. It was from the theory of blood group inheritance that he could only be forced to throw out one genetic correlation principle after another, and finally became the founder of genetics recognized by later generations......

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"Uh......h Woohoo......"

The sound of a deep, high-pitched whistle spread across the empty sea.

As in previous days, the Lady Monsa continued its voyage. Occasionally, a whistle is sounded to greet a nearby ship, but it is mostly quiet.

Of course, on the deck of the ship was a different story.

As one of the symbols of "keeping pace with the times", the Madame Monsa, which was completed and put into use just the year before last, is undoubtedly one of the most luxurious cruise ships of this era, otherwise it would not be specifically responsible for the route between Britain and New York. In addition to being faster and taking only 12 days to cross the Atlantic, the Madame Monsa also has more first-class cabins and of course more luxury. In particular, there is a special area on the top deck for the leisure of first-class guests, which is naturally very popular with gentlemen.

On the morning of the twelfth day of departure from Europe, there was silence on deck.

Because of the slightly rough today, many people chose to stay in the cabin, but there were also three or four people sitting under the umbrellas, or resting or enjoying the scenery on the sea. Because of the small number of people, everyone is far away, and they don't disturb each other, and it is rare to be quiet after going out to sea.

John lay quietly, his mind blank.

Strange to say, he hated horse-drawn carriages and felt dizzy every time he rode them, but not in a car, not even on a cruise ship that was more violently bumpy. And on the contrary, John loves the feeling of swaying on a big cruise ship, especially at a time like this, lying comfortably in a chair and emptying his whole head, that feeling is indescribable!

"Sir, do you still need wine?"

Just as John was enjoying the sea breeze, a respectful inquiry came from beside him. John opened his eyes and saw that it was the staff on deck, looking at the empty cup on the table next to him as he leaned over to ask.

"Hmm...... Then have another drink. ”

After thinking for a moment, John smiled and nodded.

The time on the cruise was a bit boring, and John had no interest in reading, so apart from the occasional casual chat with the people on the same boat, the alcohol consumption has been on the rise recently, and he has to drink two or three glasses of red wine every day.

But just as the crew was about to pour John a drink, there was a sudden burst of very enthusiastic cheers. If you listen to the source of the sound, it should be on the deck where ordinary cabin guests gather.

"What's going on?"

John was startled by the cheers, and quickly asked loudly as he turned his head to look.

The crew tiptoed to look around, then quickly lowered their heads and said loudly with joy on their faces: "Sir, our cruise ship is about to arrive at its destination, that is, New York is about to arrive at ......" (to be continued......