"It doesn't seem to be protein."

The cell did not divide the new individual according to Hogu's instructions, which means that the answer is the second one.

"Since it's not protein, it shouldn't have anything to do with amino acids."

Amino acids are the smallest unit of protein, and countless amino acids make up polypeptides, which form three-dimensional proteins through repeated folding and twisting.

So what could it be that keeps me thinking and remembering what I was like now?

What was thought to be the most likely protein has now been falsified, and Huo Gu's logic has entered a dead end, and it has decided to comb it again.

"Hmm...... Whether it is the Internet, the human brain, or the computer, they all have something in common, that is, there are a large number of computing units as the basis, and this research direction should be correct. ”

"In my case, it should be the same, there are a large number of cells as the basis of computing units, and the connection between them should also be universal......"

"In the case of the human brain, it is based on synapses to build connections, which obviously does not apply to me now, at present this is just a whole cluster of cells, they do not have a physical connection like a synapse, and the experiment just now has proved that the connection between cells has no connection with proteins."

The core question that Hogu wanted to explore gradually became clear.

"That's right, it's that 'connection', what does the cell rely on as a medium to build the connection, so as to form a huge network?"

Hogu's attention is focused on the entire cluster of cells, trying to discover the 'mediator' between the cells through this macroscopic way.

As a result, nothing was found, even though it was now able to see all the cells inside and out.

"It can't be like the Internet, relying on electromagnetic waves to build connections between computing units, right?"

"No way, although I don't specialize in computer science, but with the little knowledge I know, this guess is untenable."

There is no other reason, there are too many external interferences, and the life field constructed by the cells is too weak, so weak that the energy released by the chemical reaction that occurs in the seawater can destroy this extremely weak life field......

Huo Gu's thoughts came to a sudden pause, and it keenly grasped the flash of inspiration in the sea of thoughts.

“…… Wait, that seems to make sense. ”

"Because the external interference is so strong, this connection can only act on the inside of the cell, which explains why it takes two cells to fit together for my instructions to take effect."

The environment inside the cell is very stable, and if it is the same as the environment outside the cell membrane, the genes in the inner core cannot be stable, so the inside of the cell must be very stable.

And in such a stable environment, the life field that has been disturbed will also be well expanded and effective.

Thus, there is the current network of life!

In order to confirm his hypothesis, Hogu decided to conduct a new experiment.

The outermost parietal cells of the cluster begin to divide, followed by the inner cells, and then the parietal cells, creating a small cavity.

The cavity was filled with pure water, and Hogu put individual cells into it.

The cell had this flagella, and the most primitive cell membrane, and the DNA kernel, but nothing else, which Hogu deliberately did to make sure that the experiment was not wrong.

"Now, follow my instructions and start moving in a circular motion around the entire cavity, but without touching the inner wall of the cavity."

Sure enough, the cell that had been stationary in the cavity began to swing its flagella, acting in accordance with Huogu's instructions, and even like a finger, it swam around the inner wall of the cavity without touching the inner wall of the cavity even once.

After swimming like tadpoles for a while, the cells that were used for experiments stopped, and the flagella on the tail no longer moved.

In this case, Huo Gu is not surprised, the movement of flagella is the need to crack amino acids, the current cavity where the experimental cells are located, only water, the experimental cells that cannot obtain amino acids, naturally can only have no choice but to stop the flagella, which is the same as the rocket thruster fuel exhaustion.

"What about 'field sources'? Since it depends on the field, there should be a source of generating the field. ”

After thinking about it, Hogu decided to use the method of elimination.

The cell membrane and cytoplasm are preferentially eliminated by Hogu because it can instruct the cell to unwind and transcribe DNA, which is not the ability to control the cell membrane or cytoplasm.

Moreover, the answer is obvious from the beginning, the field source is 'hidden' in the messy DNA double strands in the kernel.

“…… Am I being a little too cautious? ”

After complaining about himself like this, Hogu continued to devote his energy to experimental cells.

Between the gaps between the parietal cells in the inner wall of the experimental cavity, proteins are successively squeezed out of it and added to pure water.

Over time, the water inside the cavity became extremely eutrophic, and the caudal flagella of the experimental cells swung again, moving in a circular motion around the inner wall of the cavity.

Considering the possible danger, Hogu established a link between the experimental cavity and the digestive cavity, relying on a valve to separate the two cavities.

When everything was ready, Hogu gave new instructions to the experimental cells.

"Partial unwinding, transcribing DNA, and creating new individuals."

Experimental cells begin to replicate new individuals, and since they are partially transcribed, the time required for material collection and the process of replicating new individuals is very short.

Soon, Hogu saw the newborn cell individual.

The new specimen also has a flagella, but it may be due to some transcribed DNA, and the size of the new specimen has shrunk to one-twentieth of the size of the parent body compared to the original one.

"You, on the premise of not touching the inner wall of the cavity, make a circular motion around the entire cavity." Hogu gives instructions to the newly formed cell individual.

However, the newborn entity did not follow Hogu's wishes, instead wandering aimlessly through the cavity, no different from the microbes Hogu had previously been exposed to.

There is only one reason for this situation, this copied cell does not have a 'field source' in the kernel, so it will not follow Huogu's instructions.

Hogu was not surprised, this was expected, in a messy genetic chain, the probability of successfully finding the source of the field is equivalent to winning a million jackpot for the first time when buying a lottery ticket.

In the same way, it does not feel distressed, and the last thing it lacks right now is time.

"It doesn't seem to be this DNA, and the transcribed DNA needs to be extended a little further to expand the replication range."

Thinking about the next piece of DNA to be transcribed, Hogu gave the original experimental cells instructions to transcribe.

"Copy a new individual, partially transcribe."

……

The repeated experiments were carried out over and over again, and the number of cells replicating in the cavity increased from the original single digit to an uncountable number.

Finally, it was discovered!

After not knowing how many times the DNA was repeated, Hogu was finally able to control the new individuals transcribed from the experimental cells, which also meant that it had found the mysterious field source.

"How... It's actually this substance?! ”