Without hesitating, Johnson agreed to cooperate with the experint.
The Chinese researcher nad Zhao Shuxuan told him that the relevant clinical experints had only been perford on mice twice, thus there was a huge amount of risk. However, for Johnson, this was the only way he could return to Earth.
If he couldn’t get rid of the Martian bacteria on his body, he might have to stay at the Moon Palace for the rest of his life. He would be isolated or even abandoned from the Earth’s ecosystem.
He still had a family on Earth, waiting for him to go ho.
He sat on the dical bed and quietly waited for the two researchers to prepare his dicine. After a while, a Chinese researcher ca over with three capsules and so water.
“Eat it.”
Johnson took the three capsules from Zhao Shuxuan and didn’t hesitate. He threw them in his mouth and downed it with the water.
Johnson quietly waited on the dical bed for five minutes. He looked around restlessly and saw that everyone in the laboratory was looking at him. He asked awkwardly, “So, that’s it?”
“Not sure.” Zhao Shuxuan shook his head and said, “We’ll find out in an hour or two. I suggest you lie down and sleep for a while.”
Johnson: “Can I ask where the capsules ca from? I’m just curious...”
Professor Leslie and Professor Zhao Shuxuan looked at each other. Zhao Shuxuan replied, “You don’t have to know too much.”
Johnson said, “Is it a secret?”
“Not quite.” Leslie shrugged and said, “It’s just that... Only one person has an immune response to the bacteria.”
Johnson frowned and said, “So what?”
Professor Leslie coughed and said, “The bacteria are mainly lodged in the large intestine...”
Johnson’s face went white.
“Sh*t... Is it...”
“That’s right, it’s sh*t... Or rather, sh*t extract, so not quite sh*t.”
Johnson could feel his stomach turn. He resisted the urge to vomit and asked, “You think this thing... will work?”
“I’m... not sure.” Professor Leslie smiled awkwardly and said, “Sotis you have to try before you know, right?”
Johnson wanted to say sothing when suddenly, an intense feeling of drowsiness hit his brain. He began squeezing his forehead.
Professor Leslie noticed his reaction, and she suddenly looked ecstatic.
Johnson was on the verge of passing out, and he could faintly hear the conversation between the two.
“Jesus... Our hypothesis was correct!”
“Antibodies that can kill X-0172 can be extracted from the tabolites of colonizer 3!”
“Let’s report our research to the world.”
“...”
...
While the Moon Palace researchers were completing their experint...
All the way on Earth, at the Jinling Institute for Advanced Study.
Lu Zhou had been monitoring the experint closely. After he heard that the experint was a success, he quickly went to the newly established X-0172 laboratory. He asked Professor Liu Zuobing, the person in charge, about the research on the Moon Palace.
“How are the other two colonists doing?”
“Their sleep is stable, and we tried various thods to wake them up; cold temperatures, hot temperatures, electric shock, etc. They wouldn’t wake up no matter what,” Professor Liu said. “Overall, the experint was quite successful. At the very least, it confird our hypothesis. From the tabolite samples, traces of spores were seen in both colonists.”
Lu Zhou imdiately said, “Which ant that Travis’ body did indeed produce X-0172 antibodies.”
“Theoretically, that is true.” Professor Liu nodded and sighed. He then said, “However, the cumberso thing is that even if we have the antibodies, we can only remove so of the X-0172 in the colonizers. It is difficult to kill the rest of the bacterial spores.”
Spores, also known as endospores, were a kind of dormant, non-reproductive structure produced by so bacteria. They were also known as the most resistant living organisms in the world. They had outstanding heat resistance, chemical resistance, and radiation resistance properties.
Take the Clostridium Botulinum as an example. It would take 5 to 9.5 hours for its spores to be killed in boiling water. On the other hand, the anti-radiation ability of Bacillus gaterium was 36 tis stronger than that of E. coli cells. Even under direct radiation of ultraviolet rays and high-energy rays, the Bacillus gaterium could still survive for a long ti.
Spores had no significant tabolic effects. They contained the threat of potential germination. They were called a type of hidden life form because once the environntal conditions were optimal, the spores could germinate into vegetative cells at any ti.
It was almost like the dried vegetable packets that ca with instant noodles. The dried vegetables would be rejuvenated when it ca into contact with water.
Therefore, if they couldn’t kill the spores, sothing bad could happen sooner or later.
The laboratory went quiet.
Professor Liu Zuobing stared at the thesis that ca from the Moon Palace. He began to contemplate.
Lu Zhou could sense from the dignified look of the old professor that this problem wasn’t going to be easy to solve. Even if they combined the world’s top biodical research and developnt forces, it would still be difficult to find a solution.
Lu Zhou: “Is there anything we can do about the spores?”
“If there is, we have already tried it.” Professor Liu shook his head and said, “International experts have held several etings. The most reliable thod is probably intermittent sterilization, by constantly activating the spores before killing them. However, there’s one problem. We might be able to reduce the number of X-0172 bacteria in these colonists, but it is very difficult to remove all of them.”
Lu Zhou: “Is it kind of like cancer cells that have spread across the body?”
Professor Liu: “Not quite, but kind of.”
Lu Zhou thought for a second and suddenly asked, “What about the antibody extracts? Do we have them in our laboratory?”
Professor Liu pointed at a sealed glass bottle on the table.
“It’s right here... Why?”
Lu Zhou: “Can I take a copy to do so research on my own?”
Professor Liu looked at Lu Zhou weirdly and said, “You can... But I don’t think there is a point.”
He believed in Lu Zhou’s research abilities, but this just didn’t make sense.
This was only a tabolite extract; it didn’t contain any X-0172.
Why does he want to research the tabolite extract?
Lu Zhou casually smiled and replied, “I guess we’ll find out. You never know.”
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