"After 27 days in a coma, two of the Ares Project colonists have been cured! 》

"Tight report lifted! The Martian bacteria were jointly conquered by the team of Moon Palace experts! Doctor Who "Z" provides an important clue! 》

《……》

Almost the day after Johnson woke up, the latest advances in X-0172 bacterium research were released to the global media through the Lunar Orbit Construction Committee.

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

The Washington Post followed up with the news after the news was first reported by Renren Daily, 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 meeting of the United Nations and read out a joint initiative calling on the countries of the world to work together to address this crisis.

Although it is not this joint initiative that really prompts countries to jointly respond to this crisis, it is undeniable that his speech is quite symbolic.

When asked how he would evaluate the performance of countries in responding to this global crisis, Eliasson gave a very high level of praise with little hesitation.

“…… This is another great human being in the face of nature, the brilliance of humanity connects us together, and we have not given up on anyone in the face of difficulties! ”

Reporter: "What do you think about the black colonist Tywi, who has not yet been successfully rescued?" ”

Eliasson: "I think the failure to be rescued is only temporary, and I believe that the international team of experts has enough experience and knowledge that all they need is a little time!" ”

In any case, the fact that two of the three patients infected with X-0172 were successfully cured was a considerable breakthrough.

According to the schedule released by Huaguo, Johnson and Jones will be transferred from Yuegong to the Dawning International Space Station in a week aboard the Queqiao cargo spacecraft, where the United Nations will send experts for a final medical examination and then return to the surface in a return capsule.

So far, the ecological crisis on Earth caused by Martian bacteria has come to an end.

During the long 27-day wait, countless people expressed concerns about the future of the Earth's ecosystem, and now all the worries have finally settled.

In the face of the unbreakable spores of X-0172 bacteria, human civilization will no longer be helpless, and almost no one doubts that it will not be long before the remaining colonists will recover.

All they need is a little bit of time.

At the same time, in addition to the two colonists who are about to return to Earth, there is also "Dr. Z", who plays an important role in the whole incident, which has attracted media attention.

According to Professor Stephen of Stanford University, if it weren't for the solution provided by the Ph.D., as well as the key pheromone formula and synthesis method, they might still be stuck in the bottleneck of how to block the formation of spores in X-0172 bacteria.

“…… His research was decisive in our eventual removal of Martian bacteria from the colonists! ”

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

Speculation about the identity of Dr. Z continues to grow with reports of X-0172 bacteria.

It was not only the media that was curious about the identity of the unnamed scholar, but also the general public who took considerable interest in the anonymous scholar.

What's more interesting is that if his name was generously written on the paper, the people who eat melons might not be so interested. Even if the media reports it overwhelmingly, everyone will soon forget it after taking a look.

It's as if everyone knows that the Nobel Prize is awesome, but not many people remember who took the Nobel Prize in a given year.

Now, however, even people who are usually indifferent to biology are wondering who the author of this paper is, which country is a scholar, and for what reason did he choose anonymity......

Jinling Institute for Advanced Study.

Institute of Biology.

Professor Liu Zuobing handed a report into Lu Zhou's hands and said in a voice with a bit of emotion.

"Unbelievable, we didn't expect the side-effect-free extended-release agent we dreamed of to be on Mars."

After it was discovered that the pheromones secreted by X-0172 bacteria during spore formation were able to promote active dormancy in organisms,

After receiving the report, Lu Zhou glanced at it cursoryly.

According to the data obtained from experiments in mice, mice implanted with X-0172 bacteria will actively activate the bacteria in the body to form spores when they encounter a low temperature of minus 12-15 degrees, and release dormant pheromones to push the host into a dormant state.

After a hibernation time of 24 hours, the host will enter a fully dormant state. After reaching this state, the host's metabolic capacity will be reduced to a fairly low level, and the host's somatic cell structure will be normal, and it will be able to reconvert into vegetative cells when the situation is right, and restore the metabolic level and locomotor capacity before dormancy.

When he saw this, Lu Zhou's eyebrows slightly raised a look of interest.

Sensing the interested expression on Lu Zhou's face, Professor Liu, who was standing next to him, smiled and spoke.

"Remember that nematode cell we got some time ago? In the next step, we plan to insert the 18S-rDNA gene fragment into the X-0172 bacterium, through which the X-0172 bacterium synthesizes a special protein that maintains the morphology of dormant organisms. ”

Lu Zhou flipped the page of the report in his hand and asked casually.

"Is it okay to add DNA to X-0172 bacteria?"

Professor Liu Zuobing: "The risk is within the controllable range. ”

"Then do as you say," returning the report in his hand to Professor Liu, Lu Zhou nodded and said, "Remember, safety comes first at all times." ”

Professor Liu Zuobing said solemnly: "Don't worry, I will definitely be 10,000 careful in terms of safety." ”

At present, the X-0172 bacteria are nominally only inactivated by living samples on the Moon Palace, and the samples sent to Earth are all inactivated, but having said that, as the chief designer of the Lunar Orbit Construction Committee, Lu Zhou still has "a little" privilege in research.

As early as the immediate aftermath of the incident, living samples of X-0172 bacteria were sent to the Institute for Advanced Study by the returning Xiaguang, where they were kept under the strictest care.

It's just that this matter has not been made public.

Putting the report away, Professor Liu was about to leave, when he suddenly remembered something, so he asked.

"By the way, the metabolic extract...... Have you run out? ”

"One more thing, I put it in the office. If you need it, I'll have someone send it to you in a while......" Seeing Professor Liu looking at him strangely, Lu Zhou was slightly stunned and asked casually, "...... What's wrong? ”

Shaking his head, Professor Liu asked suspiciously.

"There's a question I don't know if it's inconvenient to ask."

Lu Zhou: "What's the problem?" Just ask. ”

Professor Liu Zuobing: "Do you know that Dr. Z?" ”

Lu Zhou: "...... I don't know, what's wrong? ”

"I'm just guessing casually, don't take it to heart," Professor Liu smiled a little embarrassedly and asked, "The Dr. Z who uploaded the paper to Arxiv, could it be you—"

Interrupting Professor Liu's words with a light cough, Lu Zhou asked rhetorically, "Do you think it's possible?" ”

Professor Liu nodded honestly.

"Generally speaking, biology papers are posted in preprints on BioRxiv, and I rarely hear my peers throw preprints on ArXiv...... If I'm not mistaken, ArXiv should have slightly more papers in physics, mathematics and computer science. ”

In addition, there are only a few people who have access to X-0172 bacterial samples, and several experts on the Moon Palace have said that they did not write it themselves, and only the Jinling Institute for Advanced Study has access to live samples on the ground.

It's not Lu Zhou, then it can only be written by a few of his students when they are fishing......

But it was obvious that he knew better than they knew what level his students were. It's okay for them to give him a hand, but such a high-level paper is obviously not something they can write.

It's just that he doesn't dare to fully trust his own judgment, after all, Lu Zhou has never published a paper in the direction of biology, and he has never heard of Professor Lu engaging in similar research......

Thinking of this, Liu Zuobing suddenly became a little confused again.

Compared with Professor Liu, who was entangled, Lu Zhou was embarrassed at this moment.

Does Biology have a dedicated preprint site?

Didn't send it on Arxiv?

Damn, this is the first time he's heard about it.

Sure enough, the next time you do this kind of thing, you still have to investigate it in advance, or it will be too embarrassing not to be recognized.

"Alright, don't think about what you have or don't have."

With a cough, Lu Zhou forcibly ended the topic and said, "No matter who Dr. Z is, we will remember his contributions, and if he doesn't want others to know his identity, I think we'd better respect his choice...... In addition, the project group on X-0172 bacteria can be disbanded, and the relevant research data will be merged into the cryodormancy project group. ”

Slightly stunned, Professor Liu immediately asked.

"Isn't there another colonist who hasn't woken up?"

Lu Zhou: "We have cleared the most difficult level, and the rest will be solved by the international expert team." As for you, it's okay to continue working on cryonics. ”