Every time they discovered a single-celled prokaryote or virus, they compared the data they detected with the single-celled prokaryotes and viruses that existed on Earth.

The more they discovered, the more amazed the two became.

In just this short period of time, the two discovered a total of 300 different single-celled prokaryotes and 230 viruses.

The most important thing is that most of them can find the corresponding single-celled prokaryotes and viruses on the earth, and there are only five single-celled prokaryotes and three viruses that cannot be found.

After knowing such a result, Zhang Gaoming said categorically: "Life on the moon and life on earth must have some kind of connection, otherwise there would be no such coincidence." ”

"Yes! It's also too coincidental that the only explanation is that life on the Moon and Earth are homologous. Xu Zhengping said.

Su Zhe thought for a while and said: "It's too early to say, the comparison we made is only a comparison of the structure of single-celled prokaryotes and viruses, and the specific ones can be determined after we compare the genetic material." ”

"It's almost time to break through the ice, and we're going to take some samples back to the moon base, where there are labs to measure the genetic material of these single-celled prokaryotes and viruses." Fan Xiaoming said.

While several people were talking, the ice was pierced.

Beneath the ice is a layer of black substance.

Su Zhe and Fan Xiaoming swept with a handheld imaging scanner.

Good guys, the red light on the handheld imaging scanner keeps flashing.

There are countless single-celled prokaryotes and viruses in a palm-sized place.

"This ...... These black materials are estimated to be sediments from the Moon's ancient oceans. Zhang Gaoming sighed.

"I think so too." Xu Zhengping said.

"Since there are all the single-celled prokaryotic substances and viruses found in the palm-sized black matter, then we don't need to collect those ice cubes, let's just collect these black substances!" Fan Xiaoming said.

Under the illumination of the light, Su Zhe and Fan Xiaoming gave the handheld imaging scanner in their hands to the staff who followed.

Working together, the two used tools to collect three palm-sized samples at different locations and put them into the sample box.

Fan Xiaoming carried the sample box, looked at Xu Zhengping and Zhang Gaoming and said: "Go back, go back to the lunar base to measure the genetic material of these single-celled prokaryotes and viruses, and then compare them with the earth, you can determine the relationship between life on the moon and life on the earth." ”

"Good! Go back now! Xu Zhengping looked at Zhang Gaoming as he spoke, and said, "Old Zhang! Let's go! The results are available for you to announce. ”

He had no intention of cheating.

It is said that the results of the discovery of life on the moon are the results of the Lingzhou Institute of Optoelectronics, that is.

"Don't! Let's announce it together! After all, you are both out of equipment and manpower, and you can't be allowed to work in vain. Zhang Gaoming said.

Su Zhe and Fan Xiaoming also didn't participate, said hello, and the two flew up with the sample box.

It was already half past ten in the evening of Yanjing time, and the two of them were already hungry with their chests pressed against their backs.

As soon as the two came out of the ice cave, Xu Zhengping and Zhang Gaoming also followed, and the two had already discussed and shared the results of their discoveries.

When a group of several people was about to fly out of the awning, Zhang Gaoming said on the public channel: "Professor Su! Professor Fan! You're already hungry! Why don't you have dinner with me and then go back to the moon base. ”

He and Xu Zhengping had eaten at dinner.

I don't want Su Zhe and Fan Xiaoming to have no time for dinner in order to find traces of life on the moon.

"No! I've got the moon base ready for the meals, and I've got the labs ready for us to send the samples back. Fan Xiaoming said.

Time was already running out, and he didn't want to waste time here.

At eight o'clock tomorrow morning, he and Su Zhe will return to Earth together with a group of lunar landing personnel.

They don't want to stay up too late.

"That's it! All right! Zhang Gaoming said.

After leaving the awning, the group flew straight into the sky, and when they were thirty kilometers above the ground, they began to fly towards the front of the moon, that is, the lunar base where the base plain is located.

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Along the way, the four chatted about the discovery and analyzed the possible relationship between life on the moon and life on Earth.

In the process, Su Zhe and Fan Xiaoming were looking at the relevant data on single-celled prokaryotes and viruses in different ages of the earth compiled by the Four Books Society.

After roughly scanning it, Su Zhe said: "Among these data, the relevant record information of prokaryotes and viruses on the modern earth is more detailed, but the relevant data in the past are very vague and not comprehensive. ”

Even so, the vast majority of this data comes from abroad.

In fact, there is no way to do it.

China started late, and there are few studies on these aspects.

"Headmaster! We are only concerned with the study of the earth, but we have forgotten the study of the earth itself, and we need to increase our efforts on the existing basis. "For example, send more scientific research teams to the north and south poles of the earth to study the present and past of the earth." ”

"We are indeed negligent, and our research center should also focus on the study of the earth itself." Su Zhe said, "When I go back, I will set up a scientific research team that specializes in the study of the earth itself. ”

"You don't have to go back and talk about it, just talk to the assistants now and let them start preparing." Fan Xiaoming said.

The rapid flight of a group of several people took less than half an hour to return to the lunar base.

As soon as they landed at the main gate of the lunar base, someone came to pick up the samples they had brought with them.

Xu Zhengping took Zhang Gaoming to the lunar base.

Su Zhe and Fan Xiaoming entered the moon base.

After taking off their armored space suits, the two went to the cafeteria of the base.

Now, the huge canteen is just the two of them, after all, it is past eleven o'clock at night, and most of them have already gone to bed.

"To study the human body, to study the earth, to study the entire solar system, to be honest, there is still a lot that we need to study, too much." Fan Xiaoming put down the fast son in his hand and said.

"Take your time! Now that there are more people engaged in scientific research, one day they will figure it out, but there will be no end to such research. Su Zhe said.

The two of them had eaten and walked quickly to the laboratory where the experiment was being conducted.

At this time, Xu Zhengping and Zhang Gaoming were already in the laboratory.

Seeing Su Zhe and Fan Xiaoming coming, Zhang Gaoming said with emotion: "It's better to have a laboratory at your moon base, and you have all the instruments and equipment." ”

After saying hello, Fan Xiaoming asked about the progress of the researchers.

I know that if I wait for another ten minutes, more than 300 single-celled prokaryotes and more than 200 kinds of viral genetic material will be able to complete the test.

After asking, Su Zhe and Fan Xiaoming joined the experiment.

Looking at the busy backs of Su Zhe and Fan Xiaoming, Zhang Gaoming said to Xu Zhengping who was standing next to him with some envy: "Old Xu! Your school is simply a treasure, and it is rare to find all-rounders like Professor Su and Professor Fan. ”

"Luck! It's all about luck. Xu Zhengping smiled all over his face.

Ten minutes later, the results of the genetic material test for all the single-celled prokaryotes and viruses were out.

After comparing the genetic material of related single-celled prokaryotes and viruses on many earths, everyone present was amazed.

Of the more than 300 single-celled prokaryotes and more than 200 viruses, only three single-celled prokaryotes and one virus have completely incompatible genetic material.

Most of the genetic material is exactly the same, and the rest of the genetic material is also highly similar, and there must be some kind of relationship between them.

Seeing such a result, Zhang Gaoming said with excitement on his face: "It's a real hammer!" Life on the Moon and Life on Earth definitely have a common origin, otherwise there wouldn't be so many identical single-celled prokaryotes and viruses. ”

"It's a pity! If it weren't for the incomplete data, the approximate time would soon be determined, but now it is impossible to determine it, and it can only be studied later. Fan Xiaoming sighed.

The data collected by the Four Books Society on the Earth's single-celled prokaryotes and viruses is not comprehensive enough.

It is not that the data and materials collected by the Four Books Society are not complete, but that the research on single-celled prokaryotes and viruses in the past is not comprehensive enough.

For example, the entire evolution of a single-celled prokaryote and a virus.

What it was like in the past and what it is now.

Whether there have been changes in the present and the past, such as institutions, genetic material, etc.

Why has it changed? Is it due to environmental factors? Or is it caused by other reasons, etc.

"There's no way around it, so I can only organize people to study these slowly." Su Zhe thought for a while and said, "Let's not talk about the earth, let's talk about the earth's ability, from viruses, single-celled prokaryotes to apes, humans and other advanced creatures, there are thousands of species on the earth, these are worthy of our research, but studying these requires a lot of manpower and material resources." ”

"There are priorities, and we can study these slowly in the future." Xu Zhengping said, "But it's true that we need to expand our scientific research team." ”

"Everyone! It's good to have such results, and I'll keep the rest for a slow study. Zhang Gaoming said, "Old Xu! What do you think we do and how do we announce it to the outside world? ”

"Send papers!" Xu Zhengping said succinctly.

In the middle of the night, Su Zhe and several people in the laboratory worked together.

There is a template for such a paper, someone is writing an argument, someone is collating relevant data, and so on.

It took an hour for the paper to be completed.

There are names of participants in the paper, and as for the units, it is written about Lingzhou University of Technology and Lingzhou Institute of Optoelectronics.

Soon, the paper was published in the national preprint system and submitted to the academic journal "Chinese Journal of Science" under the Academy of Sciences.

After finishing the matter, Xu Zhengping said with a smile: "It's two o'clock in the morning Yanjing time, let's go to bed quickly, and we have to rush back to Earth tomorrow." ”

After a busy day, he was tired.

Especially after the dissertation is completed.

Seeing Su Zhe and Fan Xiaoming nodding, he looked at Zhang Gaoming on the side and said, "I'll spend the night at the moon base today, and you'll go back after sending us away tomorrow." ”

"Okay!" Zhang Gaoming nodded.

The group left the lab and returned to their respective quarters.

In the standard room where Su Zhe and Fan Xiaoming were. The two of them lay down on the bed after a brief wash.

"I couldn't sleep a little, I didn't expect to find evidence of life on the moon so soon." Fan Xiaoming said with some excitement.

"Yes! Yes! Su Zhe said, "Judging from the evidence that I want to have, there must have been life on the moon in ancient times, and from the carbon 14 detection of the sample, the time is a billion years ago, and how many years of life on the moon existed before that, these need to be studied slowly." ”

"A billion years! The time is a long time, and it takes a little bit to study and sort out these things to figure it out. Fan Xiaoming thought for a while and said, "Su Zhe! Do you think there is a better and more direct way to figure out this, is there something in nature that records what we see and hear, like we do? ”

"This ...... Record past information! Su Zhe thought for a while and said, "There really is, photons, neutrinos, and so on can record their specific information, but if you want to decipher the information carried by these leptons, is it very big." ”

Take photons as an example, whether they are affected by matter, that is, particles, or absorbed by particles, and then released, their photons will carry corresponding information.

If you can understand the whole process, it is possible to decipher the information carried by the photons.

However, there are too many difficulties to achieve these now, and the most direct is to extract leptons in heavy particles, such as photons.

Fan Xiaoming heard Su Zhe say this, thought for a while, suddenly jumped up from the bed, and shouted loudly: "It's not a matter of difficulty, what I'm afraid of is that there is no idea, no direction, this is the most difficult and terrifying." ”

"Be quiet! Don't make everyone else sleep! Su Zhe reminded.

"Yes! Yes! I was overexcited. Fan Xiaoming lay on the bed lightly, "Su Zhe! We'll set up a project when we go back, this road is really going to get us through, then what happened in the past will not be a secret, as long as we find the material at the scene, even if it is a few heavy particles, we can reproduce the scene. ”

"Try it! We're going to study those particles anyway. Su Zhe said, "To really realize what I said, at least to fully understand the properties, internal structure and composition of various particles, it is not easy, but it is worth the challenge." ”

"Yes! I'm going to have to study it anyway. Fan Xiaoming said, "When the three-door plan is completed, we will select a Lagrange point in the solar system to build a superhadron collider to study these. ”

"En......" Su Zhe thought for a while and said, "We can select the research object as hydrogen, to be precise, it is a hydrogen atom or hydrogen ion with only one proton, one is relatively single, not as complex as other atoms and ions, and the other is that the hydrogen atom or hydrogen ion of a proton in the universe is the most abundant, which can be said to be ubiquitous." ”

Compared to the hydrogen atom or hydrogen ion of one proton, the other atoms or ions are much more complex.

Except for the two isotopes of hydrogen, which have only one proton, one neutron and two neutrons, the others are multiple protons and neutrons.

Considering the large number of electrons outside the nucleus, it is even more complicated.

If you think about it, a photon is absorbed by a nucleus, or released.

If there are many neutrons and protons in the nucleus, the effect on photons is much more complicated.