It's just that this matter has not been made public.
A month ago, it was he who stood at the United Nations emergency meeting and read out a joint initiative calling on all countries in the world to jointly respond to this crisis.
"Successfully awakened after 27 days of coma, two of the Ares Project colonists have recovered!" 》
As early as the first time after the incident occurred, the living sample of X-0172 bacteria was sent to the Institute for Advanced Study by the returning Xiaguang ship and was kept under the strictest custody.
If it wasn't Lu Zhou, then it could only have been written by a few of my students when they were fishing...
So far, the ecological crisis on Earth caused by Martian bacteria has come to an end.
Lu Zhou: "What's the question? Ask it."
"One more thing, I left it in the office. If you need it, I'll have someone bring it to you later..." Seeing Professor Liu looking at him strangely, Lu Zhou was stunned for a moment and asked casually, "... What's wrong?"
"Isn't there one colonist who hasn't woken up yet?"
Didn't you post it on Arxiv
"... His research results made a decisive contribution to our final elimination of Martian bacteria from the colonists!"
However, he did not dare to completely trust his own judgment. After all, Lu Zhou had never published a paper on biology, and he had never heard of Professor Lu engaging in similar research...
Human civilization will no longer be helpless in the face of the unbreakable spores of the X-0172 bacteria. Almost no one doubts that it will not take long for the remaining colonist to recover as well.
Professor Liu Zuobing handed a report into Lu Zhou's hands and said with some emotion in his voice.
Sure enough, you have to investigate in advance next time you do something like this, otherwise it will be too embarrassing if you don't get recognized.
In addition, there are only a few people who have access to the X-0172 bacterial sample. Several experts on the Yuegong said that they did not write it themselves, and only the Jinling Institute of Advanced Studies on the ground has access to live samples.
“Generally speaking, biology papers are more often posted on BioRxiv as preprints. I rarely hear colleagues posting preprints on ArXiv… If I remember correctly, ArXiv should be for physics, mathematics and There are slightly more papers in the computer field.”
After discovering that the pheromone secreted by X-0172 bacteria when forming spores can promote active dormancy of organisms.
However, now, even people who are usually indifferent to biology are curious about who the author of this paper is, which country the scholar is from, and why he chose to remain anonymous...
After "Renren Daily" first reported the relevant news, "The Washington Post" immediately reported the news and interviewed Mr. Eliasson, Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations, about the incident.
Lu Zhou: "...I don't know you, what's wrong?"
"It's unbelievable. I didn't expect that the sustained-release drug without side effects that we dream of is actually on Mars."
At the same time, in addition to the two colonists who are about to return to Earth, what has attracted media attention is "Dr. Z" who played an important role in the entire incident.
Professor Liu Zuobing said solemnly: "Don't worry, I will definitely be careful about safety."
According to data obtained from experiments on mice, when mice implanted with X-0172 bacteria encounter low temperatures of minus 12-15 degrees, they will actively activate the bacteria in the body to form spores and release dormant pheromones to push the host into a dormant state. .
Lu Zhou turned over a page of the report in his hand and asked casually.
In any case, being able to successfully treat two of the three patients infected with X-0172 bacteria is already a considerable breakthrough.
Reporter: “What do you think of Tevye, the black colonist who has not yet been successfully rescued?”
After being stunned for a moment, Professor Liu immediately asked.
Just like although everyone knows that the Nobel Prize is awesome, not many people remember who took away the Nobel Prize in a certain year.
Professor Liu Zuobing: "Do you know Dr. Z?"
"Then I'll do as you said," Lu Zhou returned the report to Professor Liu, nodded and said, "Remember, safety comes first at all times."
"I'm just making a random guess, don't take it too seriously," Professor Liu smiled sheepishly and asked, "Dr. Z who uploaded the paper to Arxiv, could it be you -"
Compared to Professor Liu who was in trouble, Lu Zhou looked embarrassed at the moment.
What's more interesting is that if his name is written generously on the paper, people who eat melons may not be so interested. Even if the media reports it overwhelmingly, everyone will forget it soon after taking a look at it.
Almost the next day after Johnson woke up, the latest progress in the research on the X-0172 bacteria was announced to the global media through the Lunar Orbital Construction Committee.
"... This is another great moment when mankind faces nature. The brilliance of humanity connects us. We did not give up on anyone in the face of difficulties!"
"The emergency report has been lifted!" Martian bacteria were jointly conquered by the Yuegong expert team! Doctor Who 'Z' provides crucial clues! 》
After interrupting Professor Liu with a slight cough, Lu Zhou asked, "Do you think it's possible?"
Shaking his head, Professor Liu asked suspiciously.
According to Professor Stephen from Stanford University, if it were not for the solution provided by this doctor, as well as the key pheromone molecular formula and synthesis method, they might still be stuck on the bottleneck of how to block the formation of spores by X-0172 bacteria.
When asked how to evaluate the performance of various countries in responding to this global crisis, Eliasson gave a very high degree of affirmation without any hesitation.
When the dormancy time reaches 24 hours, the host will enter a complete dormant state. After reaching this state, the host's metabolic capacity will drop to a very low level, and the host's body cell structure will be ensured to be normal, and it can be re-converted into vegetative cells when the situation is appropriate, and the metabolic level and movement before dormancy can be restored. ability.
Although it was not this joint initiative that truly prompted all countries to jointly respond to this crisis, it is undeniable that his speech was quite iconic.
After receiving the report, Lu Zhou glanced at it roughly.
Professor Liu nodded honestly.
Speculations about the identity of Dr. Z continue to ferment with reports related to the X-0172 bacteria.
"By the way, that metabolic extract...have you finished it?"
Noticing the interested expression on Lu Zhou's face, Professor Liu standing next to him smiled and said.
"Is there any problem with the DNA added to the X-0172 bacteria?"
Oh my god, this was the first time he heard about this.
Professor Liu Zuobing: "The risk is within controllable range."
"I have a question that I don't know if it's convenient to ask."
During these 27 days of long waiting, countless people expressed concerns about the future of the earth's ecosystem, and now all worries have finally settled.
Is there a dedicated preprint website for biology
Institute of Biology.
But it was obvious that he, as a professor, knew better than them themselves what the level of his students was. It's okay to help him with their little ability, but obviously they can't write such a high-level paper.
When he thought of this, Liu Zuobing suddenly became confused again.
"Okay, don't think about whether these are available or not."
Eliasson: "I think the failure to be rescued is only temporary. I believe that the international expert team has enough experience and knowledge. All they need is a little time!"
《…》
When it was learned that two of the three comatose colonists had successfully revived and successfully eliminated the infectious bacteria from their bodies, it immediately caused an international sensation.
Lu Zhou: "We have overcome the most difficult level, and the rest will be left to the international expert team to solve. As for you, just continue to research cryonics technology."
After putting away the report, Professor Liu was about to leave. At this moment, he suddenly remembered something and asked.
Jinling Institute for Advanced Study.
At present, nominally X-0172 bacteria are only collected from living samples on the Yuegong, and the samples sent to the earth are all inactivated. However, despite this, as the chief designer of the Lunar Orbit Construction Committee, Lu Zhou is researching There is still "a little bit" of privileges.
Not only are the media curious about the identity of this anonymous scholar, but the general public is also interested in this anonymous scholar.
All they need is a little time.
After coughing, Lu Zhou forcibly ended the topic and said, "No matter who Dr. Z is, we will remember his contribution. If he doesn't want others to know his identity, I think we'd better respect his choice. … In addition, the project team on the X-0172 bacteria can be disbanded, and the relevant research materials are merged into the cryo-dormancy project team.”
"Remember the nematode cell we obtained some time ago? Next, we plan to insert the 18S-rDNA gene fragment into the X-0172 bacteria, and use the X-0172 bacteria to synthesize special proteins that maintain the morphology of dormant biological cells."
According to the schedule announced by China, Johnson and Jones will take the Queqiao cargo spacecraft to transfer from Yuegong to the Dawn International Space Station within a week, where experts sent by the United Nations will conduct a final physical examination, and then return to the surface in the return capsule.
"Although I don't know why he chose to remain anonymous, I hope he can come forward and accept the honor of saving the world!"
When he saw this, Lu Zhou's eyebrows slightly raised with a hint of interest.