Chapter 722: The Key to Countering Alienation Genes
The Alienation Gene Countermeasure Project has been officially launched.
It is a sub-project of the Alienation Gene Research Group.
Fang Yuan is the only person other than Zhao Xiaohui who can use the "base scalpel".
Therefore, Fang Yuan joined this research project, mainly responsible for the effect of the "base scalpel".
"How's the research going?"
This morning, Fang Yuan came to the Institute of Biology and, as usual, asked about the progress of the research first.
"It's not going well, the difficulty of cloning the brain beast is much more difficult than expected." Lu Xiuwen shook his head.
In the last operation in the Arctic Ocean, the cell samples of the brain beast were obtained from the corpse brought back by the military scientific research team.
That's why I came up with the idea of cloning the brain.
"What's going on?" Fang Yuan continued to ask.
"Brain beasts belong to silicon-based life, which is very different from carbon-based life, so the cloning technology for carbon-based life is not applicable to silicon-based life." Lu Xiuwen replied.
"What about gene transplantation? If you can put the control gene on other organisms, it is also a good choice. Fang Yuan began to think differently.
"This direction has been discussed, and the genetic material of silicon-based life is not the same as that of carbon-based life, so gene transplantation is very difficult." Lu Xiuwen replied.
"Since the Star Beast Civilization can inject control genes into humans, the genes of the two types of life should be common, right?" Fang Yuan thought about it and said.
"Theoretically, this is true, but we need to find a way to change the genes of two lives before we can continue experiments." Lu Xiuwen nodded slowly.
In fact, he has already discussed these possibilities with the research team.
Whatever method is used, it is not easy.
Just as the two were talking, Zhao Xiaohui walked out of the laboratory and said, "I know what method to use to bypass the problem of cloning brain beasts. ”
"What's the solution?"
Lu Xiuwen was a little puzzled, the scientific research team he led had not yet found a solution, but a little girl found it?
"With Mimics, as long as the headquarters agrees to use Mimics for this project, it will be much easier." Zhao Xiaohui said what she thought in her heart.
The reason why she was able to think of using mimic beasts was because the ability she gained to travel through high dimensions was obtained from mimics.
Mimics, in a way that grants abilities, is similar to gene injection.
So she knows a lot about the abilities of mimics, and she thought of mimics earlier than others.
When Lu Xiuwen heard this plan, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he said: "The cell activity of the mimic beast is very high, and if it is used for cloning experiments, it is indeed very promising to succeed." ”
He also believes that experiments with mimics are hopeful.
However, if you want to use mimic beasts to carry out experiments on the alienation gene countermeasure project, you must apply to the Academy of Military Sciences, and you can't use it if you want to.
"I'll submit my application to my superiors now." Lu Xiuwen did not delay and immediately went to write the application.
Zhao Xiaohui glanced at Fang Yuan, didn't say anything, and turned around and walked back to the laboratory.
Fang Yuan could see that this time Zhao Xiaohui was very active in his work.
The reason is also obvious.
In the past, she was forced to work and just wanted to do perfunctory.
Now it's different, her goal is to destroy the Star Beast civilization and then take out the miniature bomb from her father's heart.
Once you have a goal, you will naturally be much more proactive in doing things.
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The application for the use of mimic beasts for research on the counter-production of alienation genes was quickly approved.
The two studies conducted by the Biological Research Institute are of great significance in the fight against the Star Beast Civilization, so the approval of the Academy of Military Sciences is very fast.
In the afternoon of the same day, the mimic beast was sent to the biological research institute.
Lu Xiuwen first took a sample of the cells and put them in a microscope for observation.
"This cell activity is really the highest I've ever seen." He stared at the microscope and sighed.
"More active than the cells of the old god of war?" Fang Yuan was a little curious, and also leaned over to look at the microscope.
"It's a lot higher. We have previously performed a preliminary analysis of cell samples from the mimics, and the cells of this star beast are very unique. Lu Xiuwen replied.
"What's the unique method?" Fang Yuan was a little curious.
"When mimicking other creatures, the mimic beast does not do it by changing the cells, but by simulating the target organism, dividing into cells that are exactly the same as the target creature, so that it is exactly the same as the target creature, and even the abilities are almost the same." Lu Xiuwen replied.
"The process of mimicry is the division of new cells? What about its original cell? Fang Yuan was a little surprised by this answer.
"Old cells break down and become nutrients that are used to divide and form new cells." Lu Xiuwen replied.
"So, every time the mimic beast simulates it, the cells in the whole body will change?" Fang Yuan didn't expect the mimic beast to use this way to simulate the target.
"Yes, all the cells in the body are replaced. Therefore, when mimicking the target, the mimic beast can do almost exactly the same......"
Lu Xiuwen nodded to confirm this, and then continued: "It is precisely for this reason that the gene transplantation experiment on the mimic beast is very hopeful.
"Under normal circumstances, there are about 80 trillion cells in an adult human body.
"When it comes to injecting genes, it's not possible to inject genes into every cell.
"Moreover, most of the somatic cells have been differentiated and have completed the gene expression process, and even if the gene is injected, these differentiated cells will not change much.
"Therefore, gene injection is usually done on a fertilized egg.
"Of course, by injecting gene fragments into adult stem cells, the injected genes can be expressed when the stem cells are differentiated.
"However, the adult body has already grown, and even if the remaining stem cells are expressed, the effect that can be achieved is limited.
"Mimic beasts are different, every time they simulate a target creature, the cells in their whole body will be changed.
"In this way, as long as the mimic beast is injected with a gene fragment before the new cells begin to differentiate, the mimic beast can be completely transformed."
Fang Yuan also thought of this method, nodded and said, "This method is indeed good. ”
"The problem now is to find a gene fragment that can counteract the alienated gene. As long as the base sequence of the counter-alienated gene can be found, there is great hope for the success of the subsequent experiments. Lu Xiuwen looked at the mimic animal cells in the microscope, and his eyes were full of yearning for scientific research results.
Fang Yuan suddenly thought of a person and said in surprise: "If you want to counter the alienation gene, I think of a person. ”
"Who?" Lu Xiuwen asked.
"Sun Jibin. That naval fighter who is not affected by the alienation gene. Fang Yuan replied.
Sun Jibin, the naval soldier at the shelter at No. 72 Anrong Road.
After he was detected to carry the alienation gene, he was transferred by the Navy to No. 72 Anrong Road as an internal garrison.
However, when the brain beast electromagnetic wave descended on Earth, all the aliens were controlled.
He was the only one who was not affected in the slightest.
Later, he also became the research object of the Academy of Military Sciences, and basically every one or two months, he would come to the Academy of Military Sciences.
When Lu Xiuwen heard Fang Yuan mention Sun Jibin, his eyes suddenly lit up: "That's right." Sun Jibin is not affected by the electromagnetic waves of the brain beast, there must be something unusual in his body. Find the reason why he resists the control of the brain beast, and you can find a way to counter the alienation gene. ”