Chapter 174: The Source of the Zombies (For Hall Master Yu Ruopian to Surprise Ke Update)
There is still no precise definition of whether a zombie, or a living corpse, is an organism. www.biquge.info But Yang Xiaoqian knows that zombies and mutants need the brain nucleus to provide energy, but where does the energy in the brain nucleus come from, and why can the brain nucleus provide them with energy to "resurrect" the corpse?
Yang Xiaoqian has thought about this question thousands of times, but he has never been able to think of an answer, he can't blame himself for not learning biology well, there are many people who are from biology majors on Jiangxin Island, but no one can give a slightly reasonable answer.
And now, the mysterious Mr. Qiu, the scientific genius who mastered such a high-end laboratory and developed an enhancement potion at the beginning of the disaster, seems to have spied into the real secret.
"Zombie virus, not virus?" Qiu Zhe repeated this sentence and said playfully, "This is right, and it is not right. President Young, please come with me. ”
Yang Xiaoqian walked out of the elevator as he said and followed Qiu Zhe into the long arc-shaped corridor.
"I believe that President Yang already knows that the energy of zombie action comes from the brain nucleus. At this point, let's rudely associate the brain nucleus with mitochondria, and after repeated experiments and observations of the brain nucleus, I found a very interesting phenomenon, in short, we can think of the brain nucleus as a new organ, and the components of our body organs are various cells and tissues, while the brain nucleus is composed of a substance between living and non-living organisms. ”
"The progress of research in this area is still very slow, but I have made breakthroughs in other aspects, which is what you just said: zombie virus, not a virus - sorry to correct it, this sentence is a language problem - first of all, I can't make a clear definition of this at the moment, just take a name called T protoplasma, protoplasma is an infectious cell, I can only use the closest definition noun to replace it before confirmation, as for why it is called T? After all, the Resident Evil movie game is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. ”
"Tell the point." Yang Xiaoqian couldn't help but interrupt Qiu Zhe's nonsense, he was usually a joker, but in the face of such an important issue, he really didn't have the heart to go around the bend with the other party.
"Okay. The composition of the T protoplasma is extremely complex, far beyond my imagination. You know mycoplasma, right? A microorganism between a virus and a bacteria, the T plasma has some structural similarities with it, but I find it strange that the T plasma is able to think for itself and freely choose its composition. ”
"What I said just now is right or wrong, because T plasma is not a virus, but in the early stages of infection, it can become a virus and then re-transform into T plasma."
Yang Xiaoqian didn't understand these terms, but he could imagine how amazing it was that the T protoplasma was able to switch its own form and become a virus, it was an epoch-making discovery, and he won the Nobel Prize.
"Do you now know how Propodium converts into a virus? Why does it turn into a virus? ”
Qiu Zhe shook his head and sighed: "For me, studying the original T is like reading a wordless heavenly book, oh yes, I forgot to say it, my awakening ability is related to research, so President Yang, I can confidently tell you that although I have limited conditions here, I must be the one who has made the biggest breakthrough in this field in the world." I can't explain how it works, but I do know why it transforms into a virus: to further increase its infectivity, expand the scope of infection, and kill the host. ”
"Why kill the host? You just used mitochondria, bacteria and parasites to give me an analogy, but when the host dies, the parasites that inhabit the host will also die, why should the T protoplasma kill the host first? ”
"Chairman Yang's thinking is really sharp, and he found the right direction in just a few words. The purpose of the T protoplasma to kill the host is very simple, in order to allow the host to suffer multiple ** official failures, so that the body can be modified later, and also, in order to make the host's brain no longer work. Qiu Zhe walked into a laboratory, which was full of various appliances that Yang Xiaoqian couldn't name, and there was a faint strange smell in the air.
Qiu Zhe stopped in one place, reached out and lifted a narrow glassware, which looked like a miniature ecological tank, in which there were dark brown creatures floating like silk threads constantly writhing, the body shape was like a rope, there was no dorsal line, abdominal line and side line, and it was disgusting to look at.
"Look, it's a wire worm, a very interesting creature. The larvae parasitize the arthropod body, and gradually control the host's behavior while developing in the host, and when the larvae develop into adults, they will control the host to find water sources and drown the host, and then burrow out of the host. President Yang, do you know what makes nematodes interesting? How can a thing that doesn't even have a brain that is autonomous conscious control the consciousness and behavior of the host? If you think about T again, do you have some more interesting associations? ”
Maybe it's because when it comes to the professional field, Qiu Zhe, who is wearing a white coat, has obviously entered the state, no longer as rigid as just now, but does a good job of showing the madness of this Frankenstein through facial expressions and body language.
Looking at him like this, listening to his words, Yang Xiaoqian shuddered.
"You mean, the T protoplasma is able to control human consciousness in the same way that a nematode controls a host? No, wait, when the nematodes mature, they will drown their hosts and then break out to continue to reproduce. So, the purpose of the transformation of T protoplasma into a virus to kill the host is to allow itself to reproduce faster and easily control the host's corpse? ”
Qiu Zhe put the glass jar full of nematodes in its place, clapped his hands, and said: "Probably like this, when the time is ripe, the T protoplasma will quickly multiply in the human body, occupy the position of the brain, form the brain nucleus, and drive the zombies as hosts to hunt and eat humans, pay attention, it's just humans." ”
"Originally, I thought it was just natural selection for evolution, because T plasma needs more energy, so protein-rich humans are chosen as food, but this is not the case, beef, chicken, mutton, pork and other zombies will not touch at all, only humans can make them want to eat. This T protoplasma is almost like it exists to create natural enemies of human beings. ”
"As for how exactly the T protoplasma replaces the brain to complete the complex body control and information transmission, I still have no clue. Because I put most of my energy in the other direction, the evolution of mutants. ”
"Well, I'm listening, please go on." Yang Xiaoqian clenched his fists, and unconsciously fine sweat broke out in his palms.
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