With his last remaining consciousness, Johnson vaguely heard the sound of the two talking.
Professor Liu pointed to the sealed glass bottle on the table.
Lu Zhou, who had been paying close attention to the progress of the experiment, immediately came to the X-0172 Bacteria Special Laboratory established not long ago after learning about the success of the experiment, and asked the person in charge here, Professor Liu Zuobing, about the research on the Yuegong. .
"The antibodies that can kill X-0172 bacteria are indeed in the extract of the metabolites of Colonist No. 3!"
It's not that he doesn't believe in Lu Zhou's strength, but he doesn't think there's any point in doing so.
Sitting next to the medical bed, he quietly waited for the medicine prepared by the two researchers in the medical room. Not long after, the Chinese researcher who brought him here earlier brought three capsules and a small bag. The water came over.
This was unacceptable to him who had a family on earth and people waiting for him to return.
…
"I'm... not sure," Professor Leslie smiled awkwardly, "But you have to try some things to find out, right?"
"What is the situation of the two colonists now?"
Spores, also known as endospores, are bacterial dormant bodies and are also known as the most tenacious living organisms in the biological world. They have outstanding performance in resistance to heat, chemical drugs and radiation.
After sitting on the edge of the medical bed and waiting quietly for five minutes, Johnson looked around a little uneasily and saw everyone in the laboratory looking at him, so he said something awkward.
Even if you really want to study it, you shouldn't study it with this thing, right
Therefore, if the spores in the colonists cannot be completely killed, it will be a matter of time before the spores resurge when the situation is good.
"Eat it."
Professor Liu: "Although it is not very appropriate, there is no big problem with this metaphor."
Feeling his stomach churn, and resisting the urge to vomit, Johnson stared at him with murderous eyes and asked with difficulty, "Are you sure this thing... can work?"
Staring at the paper from the Yuegong on the computer screen, Professor Liu Zuobing fell into deep thought.
"If there is, we must have tried it," Professor Liu shook his head. "International experts have met and discussed it several times. At present, the more reliable idea is probably intermittent sterilization, which continuously activates the spores and then Then kill. But this involves a more troublesome problem. We may be able to reduce the content of X-0172 bacteria in these colonists by repeatedly tossing it several times, but it is difficult to remove all of them. "
"God... our guess was correct!"
This is just a metabolic extract, and there is no X-0172 bacteria in it.
Professor Liu Zuobing gave Lu Zhou a strange look, "It's okay, yes... although I think it might not make sense."
Lu Zhou smiled lightly and said.
“…”
"I don't know," Zhao Shuxuan shook his head. "We won't know the details until an hour or two. I suggest you lie down and sleep for a while."
If the Martian bacteria on his body cannot be eliminated, he may have to stay on the Yuegong for the rest of his life, be isolated from the earth's ecosystem, or even be abandoned.
Jinling Institute for Advanced Study far away on Earth.
Although the Chinese researcher named Zhao Shuxuan emphasized to him that the relevant clinical experiments had only been done twice on mice, and direct application to humans may be accompanied by certain risks, but for Johnson, this was It's the only way for him to return to Earth.
Taking the three capsules from Zhao Shuxuan's hand, Johnson threw them into his mouth without hesitation, then took a sip from the straw filled with water and swallowed it in one gulp along with the water.
Johnson guessed: "Confidentiality involved?"
The atmosphere in the laboratory fell into silence.
Johnson's expression changed instantly.
"Xie Te...could it be..."
Lu Zhou perked up and immediately asked, "In other words, Tai Wei's body did produce antibodies against the X-0172 bacteria."
Lu Zhou: "It's like cancer cells that have spread?"
"Whether it makes sense or not, you won't know until you try it."
Lu Zhou: "Can I take a copy back to study?"
With almost no hesitation, Johnson agreed to cooperate with the experiment.
Taking Clostridium botulinum as an example, it takes 5 to 9.5 hours for its spores to be killed in boiling water. The radiation resistance of Bacillus megaterium is 36 times stronger than that of E.coli cells. Even under direct irradiation of ultraviolet and high-energy rays, it can still maintain its original life form for a long time.
After listening to Professor Liu's statement, Lu Zhou thought for a while and suddenly asked.
"... Report the success of your research."
Johnson: "Can I ask where those capsules came from? Don't get me wrong, I'm just curious..."
"Uh, is that all?"
From the solemn look in the old professor's eyes, Lu Zhou could clearly feel that it might not be easy to solve this problem. Even if the world's top biomedical research and development forces are integrated, it is not easy to find a solution.
To make an inappropriate metaphor, it is like instant noodles and dehydrated vegetable wraps that were thrown into boiling water.
Not hearing the words in this sentence, Johnson frowned and asked, "So?"
“…Knowing too much is not necessarily a good thing for you.”
"Theoretically, it should be like this," Professor Liu nodded, but then sighed and said, "However, the trouble now is that even if we find antibodies, we can eliminate some of the X-0172 bacteria in the colonists. , but it is difficult to further kill the spores through antibodies.”
After coughing slightly, Professor Leslie continued, "This type of bacteria mainly resides in the esophagus, especially in the large intestine..."
"That's not the case," Professor Leslie shrugged, "It's just that... only one person has developed an immune response to the bacteria so far."
Johnson wanted to say something more, but at this moment, a feeling of sleepiness hit his brain, and he couldn't help but put his index finger on his eyebrows.
After noticing his situation, Professor Leslie and Professor Zhao Shuxuan's eyes flashed with a hint of surprise.
"Right here...what's wrong?"
Almost at the same time, the researchers on board the Lunar Palace completed the experiment.
"They slept very peacefully. We tried various physical methods such as low temperature, overheating, and static electricity, but we couldn't wake them up." Professor Liu pushed up his glasses and continued, "In general, the experiment was quite successful. It can be regarded as a verification." Our conjecture was confirmed. Judging from the metabolite sampling, traces of spores were observed in the metabolites of the two colonists."
"Yes, it's Sheite...or Sheite's extract, but I think there should be quite a few differences."
"What about the extracts containing antibodies? Do we have them in our laboratory?"
Professor Leslie and Professor Zhao Shuxuan looked at each other with strange expressions.
Lu Zhou: "About spores... Isn't there any good way?"
Free-existing spores have no obvious metabolic effects and only maintain potential germination, so they are also called hidden life. Once the environmental conditions are suitable, the spores can germinate into vegetative cells at any time.