In his spare time, Shen Cong likes to read books and video materials about biology.
Some time ago, he watched a documentary that recorded research data on Chengjiang biota, and used special effects technology to restore the explosive evolution of colorful biota during the Cambrian explosion of life 542 to 530 million years ago.
The discovery of the Chengjiang biota has posed a major challenge to Darwin's theory of evolution. Many biological experts believe that evolution is not always correct. Even religion has gotten involved, proposing various creation theories, believing that God created the Cambrian explosion of biodiversity.
However, with the correct understanding of geology and paleontology, combined with the fact that the Cambrian explosion occurred within ten to twenty million years, this is not only not a refutation of the theory of evolution, but a powerful supplement to the theory of evolution.
Because during the Cambrian period, the earth's temperature increased and biological resurgence, oxygen-rich ozone formed, frequent volcanoes increased ocean nutrients, phosphate rock formed during this period, and the emergence of male and female sexes were all factors that prompted the biological explosion.
The combination of these conditions eventually led to the development and revision of Darwin's theory of evolution. On July 1, 2019, the 35th anniversary of the discovery of the Chengjiang biota, the Chinese scientific community revised the translation of "theory of evolution" to a more reasonable "theory of evolution."
Since Darwin published his classic masterpiece "On the Origin of Species" in 1859, people began to think about the very philosophical question of where they came from. Over a hundred years of exploration and research, they have developed and perfected the concept of creating something from scratch and allowing life to flourish. Miracles created.
Proposed the theory of "punctuated equilibrium": "Evolution or evolution of organisms is not always gradual, but a process of coexistence of gradual progress and leap forward."
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The reason why he came up with the theory of evolution was because Shen Cong saw the changes in Pearl Clam's body.
He dissected many pearl clams, dug up the pearls, and peeled off the complete active core clam shells. Therefore, he could clearly see that there was a clear dividing line between clam shells and clam meat.
The active core is a relatively independent tissue part with special properties in an organism.
Because it is mostly a complete piece of bone that gradually turns into a semi-metallic active core, the boundaries are clear and can be easily peeled off.
But inside the body of Pearl Clam, Shen Cong saw that this boundary was blurring.
The part of the clam meat connected to the clam shell has shown signs of metal gradient, and it is stuck to the clam shell and cannot be peeled off well.
In other words, the active core has "eroded" into the body tissue, and the meat at the joints has begun to undergo a metallic gradient. Other meat further away also has slight signs of metallic gradient.
It's like cancer cells are spreading and the whole body is becoming cancerous.
Shen Cong cut off a piece of clam meat with a metallic gradient. According to his perception, this piece of clam meat did have a slight reaction belonging to the active core - the loss of activity slowed down, and after injecting the activity, it could also arouse a slight sharp reaction. chemical reaction.
What's strange is that this piece of mussel meat has not hardened, but remains the same softness as the normal mussel meat around it.
The difference is that when this piece of meat is cut, there is a kind of obstruction in the cutting metal.
"Does it have the softness of muscle and the hardness of metal?" Shen Cong frowned. He didn't know how to react for a moment, and his mind was a little confused.
He had longed for the lv1 era many times, including imagining that all living things had turned into metal, with metal bumps walking on the ground one by one... But when he really saw such signs, he felt panicked.
The active core of the pearl clam has begun to erode the surrounding tissue, and the whole body is also slightly "lesioned". This is indeed a transition from an organic life form to an inorganic metal form.
"Metal life."
"Is this the evolutionary direction of the lv1 era?"
"The bark and veins of leaves of plants are gradually changing to metal, and the active cores of animals are gradually changing to metal. Now even body tissues are starting to change to metal... Mutants will also undergo such changes? So what about Iron Man? Why am I one with a metal device and life? change?"
"Will one day I also become a real metal 'Iron Man'?"
There was no answer to the question, so Shen Cong removed the three jacks, closed the shell of the old pearl clam, and returned to the King Kong with a piece of clam meat that had a metallic gradient.
Throwing the clam meat on the laboratory table, Shen Cong dragged a chair over, sat on it, and sorted out his chaotic thoughts.
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The first thing Shen Cong thought of was the theory of evolution.
Thinking of the Cambrian explosion of life, in just over 20 million years, organisms moved from the deep sea to the shallow sea, adding countless species, providing sufficient evidence for the punctuated equilibrium theory.
The theory of punctuated equilibrium holds that biological evolution is not a slow accumulation process of continuous gradual changes as Darwin said, but a process of alternating long-term stability and short-term dramatic changes, leaving many gaps in the geological record.
"Right now, the earth is in the midst of a short-term drastic change, right?"
A world-destroying meteor shower brought activity, and the emergence of activity changed the stability of metal, causing it to either corrode, rust, or activate. At the same time, it also changes the structural characteristics of living organisms, connecting living organisms with organic structures to metals, and gradually changes towards metals.
The only pearl clam that has reached the level 1 era, its active core composed of all metal begins to corrode body tissues.
Shen Cong immediately thought of the horn-like protrusions of the golden dragon and the tail whip of the swift leopard.
The horn-like protrusions look like muscles that are gradually changing to metal, while the tail whip is like the bone part and the skin and flesh on the outside are all changing to metal.
These can be seen as active cores eroding body tissue.
"So, is the change in metal a continuation of the evolution of new life forms, or a pathological change leading to destruction?" Shen Cong was a little unsure of the mystery, and couldn't imagine how he could survive when his whole body had turned into metal.
But he couldn't guarantee that metal life would not survive.
Donkey Kong has come to life, and so has the failed metal life form. If the ability to extend is further enhanced, life in the form of metal that can move freely may appear.
Now in the new world, the old order has been overthrown.
It seemed like another Cambrian explosion of life. Different types of life also appeared rapidly, and countless evolutionary beasts and evolutionary trees emerged one after another.
Some evolved powerfully and climbed to the top of the food chain, some evolved weakly and fell prey to predators, some evolved irrationally and were eliminated, such as ferocious cats, and there are also ordinary creatures that have not evolved and gradually disappeared.
It's like shuffling the cards, erasing the old and creating a new one.
Life has ushered in a new leap forward.
Zhao Kan said that the future era will be the era of new evolvers like Xiao Li and Du, and they, including Shen Cong, are all ancient products of the old era. Perhaps one day they will be completely eliminated and become the subject of archaeological research. material.
Shen Cong believed it now.
"But what is the form of Iron Man? Who is the 'Yunnan Worm' between Iron Man and mutants?" (To be continued.)