Sometimes, Wang Peng really felt like Lu Zhou didn't take his health seriously.
Even if the laboratory was interesting, Lu Zhou didn't need to sleep at night, right?
Not to mention that Lu Zhou just came back from Shanghai a few hours ago.
Honestly speaking, with his current status, even if he didn't do anything, he wouldn't lose to anyone in terms of contribution. His existence was like a business card or a flag. Just by standing there, the world couldn't ignore him.
In Wang Peng's opinion, nothing was more important than his health. Not even the series of results he achieved after completing the controllable nuclear fusion project, or the China astronauts landing on the Moon …
Wang Peng remembered how Doctor Yan told him to make sure that Academician Lu took care of his health, as well as the instructions from his superiors. Not only was he responsible for Lu Zhou's safety, but he was also responsible for his health. Wang Peng felt a headache coming on.
How am I supposed to persuade him?
I can't persuade him at all.
Thinking about this, Wang Peng silently took out a cigarette from his wallet. After he lit it up, he leaned against the car door and blew out a smoke ring.
This was probably the longest, most headache-inducing, and most difficult mission he had ever undertaken since he joined the army …
…
Lu Zhou had already applied for a laboratory in the car.
When he arrived at his destination, Lu Zhou first went to the pool to wash his hands. He then told Xiao Ai to take over the surveillance of the entire building. After making sure that there were no traces left, he took out the metal tube from the system space.
Under the incandescent light, the surface of the metal tube had a faint silver glow. It formed a sharp contrast with the viscous dark green liquid behind the glass tank.
Lu Zhou didn't waste any time. He took the metal tube and came to a white biosafety cabinet the size of two refrigerators. He carefully placed it on the inlet and turned on the device.
This biosafety cabinet was tailor-made by a German medical equipment company for the Jinling Institute for Advanced Study. It used air curtain isolation technology and was equipped with ULPA ultra-high-efficiency filters. For particles > 0.12 microns, it had a 99.999% interception efficiency. After double filtering, it would be discharged.
Coupled with a high-power air pump that could produce a relative vacuum, an ultraviolet killing system, and an acid-base pool that was used to inactivate special bacteria … This place was like hell for microorganisms. In theory, it was absolutely safe.
In fact, Lu Zhou could say without exaggeration that if the Umbrella Corporation was willing to spend as much money on the safety of experiments as he was, the residents of Raccoon City would not have died so miserably.
At the same time, the entire set of equipment was equipped with two manually operated latex gloves and two electrically driven flexible mechanical hands.
In addition to manual operation, the researchers who used this set of equipment could also use the CNC control program to accurately manipulate the samples in the biological cabinet.
In fact, most researchers would not use this system. After all, most experiments could be completed by hand. However, for Lu Zhou, with a smart laboratory assistant like Xiao Ai, he naturally did not need to do those trivial things himself.
Of course, matching these powerful functions, the cost of this equipment was also quite high. Star Sky Technology purchased a total of two units, and the cost of a single unit was as high as 10 million yuan.
Compared to other biological experimental equipment, the cost of 10 million yuan was nothing. For example, a cryogenic electron microscope would require a budget of 30 million yuan.
However, cryogenic electron microscopes were cryogenic electron microscopes. Who would spend 10 million yuan on a biosafety cabinet that had an average of 20,000 counterfeits?!
One could only say that poverty limited people's imagination.
The wealth of the Jinling Institute for Advanced Study had far exceeded the imagination of domestic scholars in the same field.
Apparently, because the experimental equipment was too expensive, many research noobs who applied for this laboratory began to tremble the moment they stepped into the laboratory.
They were afraid that they would lose a down payment on a house if they scratched off a layer of paint.
However, in fact, this kind of thing would never happen. At least in Lu Zhou's opinion, the experimental equipment was consumable, and he could just buy it again if it broke. There was no need to hold it like a treasure.
Compared to saving money for him, he was more inclined to encourage the researchers in the institute to boldly invest resources in the laboratory.
In his opinion, every penny spent on scientific research was worth it. Even if it was worthless now, it would definitely be useful in the future …
After setting the experimental parameters, Lu Zhou went to the coffee machine and made himself a cup of coffee.
He quietly waited for a while.
Soon after, a series of rough test data, including microscope images, toxicity tests, etc., were all listed on an experimental report in front of him.
Just like he had guessed, this dark green liquid was composed of a special kind of microorganism, and it was safe in terms of toxicity.
The Observer Civilization in the Void did not stuff a tube of biological weapons into the metal tube to trick him. At least so far, he did not see any sense of this thing being offensive.
They were shaped like shuttles, and they moved slowly under the microscope according to a specific frequency.
In addition to the organelles that most creatures had, there was also a special layer of mucus attached to the surface of these microbial cells. This layer of mucus was like some kind of hydrophobic adhesive, tightly binding the microorganisms together and exchanging some kind of special pheromone with each other.
In addition, this kind of microorganism also had a strange characteristic, which was that its DNA and RNA were extremely stable. Generally speaking, in order to ensure the dominant position of their own population in the environment, most microorganisms had a certain probability of plucking a certain fragment of RNA or DNA from other microorganisms and viruses after devouring them to achieve the purpose of strengthening themselves.
However, this kind of microorganism was different. After they swallowed other smaller microorganisms, they did not take their DNA or RNA fragments as their own. Instead, they destroyed them and directly converted them into energy for use.
Not only that, but they also united and advanced and retreated together. Not only did they reject external mutations, but they also rejected their own mutations.
Even if there was a mutated individual, if the exchange of pheromones could not be completed normally, it would quickly be swallowed and decomposed by other microbial individuals … It was like cleaning up cancer cells.
This community of microorganisms extremely rejected all forms of mutation and extremely maintained the purity of the community's genes.
It was hard to imagine that such a "paranoid" microorganism could survive the elimination of natural selection.
Considering that most of the treasures given to him by the Void were "relics" left behind by civilizations that had died out. Lu Zhou speculated that this kind of microorganism was probably the masterpiece of a civilization with advanced biotechnology.
In order to observe its eating process, Lu Zhou tried to order Xiao Ai to add 1g of bread crumbs with a diameter of about 0.3mm into the petri dish, and then observe the reaction of these microorganisms under an electron microscope.
Soon, after the bread crumbs came into contact with the mucus on the surface of the microorganism, these bread crumbs were gradually decomposed into smaller organic matter fragments and finally transported into the cell.
After a special respiratory reaction, these organic matter fragments were finally converted into energy and carbon dioxide, as well as a special kind of ketone.
This kind of ketone was a bit like a synthetic intermediate of trans fats, but Lu Zhou did not observe further reactions.
He could only judge from the toxicity test that this kind of ketone was harmless to other organisms, but it would inhibit the division and proliferation of this microorganism.
"A special kind of decomposer?"
"It should be good for treating domestic sewage and urban feces, but the speed of reproduction seems to be a bit too slow."
"The composition of the secretion is monotonous, and there are no allergens that may cause allergic reactions in the human body. It should be edible as food … but the taste probably won't be very good."
"It might be good for something like a mask?"
Lu Zhou couldn't help but have a strange expression on his face.
To be honest, this was the last possibility he wanted to believe.
One must know that this was a gift from the Void.
If it was only used as a sewer cleaner and mask mud, although the economic value was not small, it would still somewhat disappoint him.
After all, sometimes things like pretentiousness couldn't simply be measured by money.
Time passed by, and the sky outside the window gradually turned from a deep dark night to a touch of white.
Lu Zhou spent the whole night doing countless experiments. He looked at the experiment report in his hand and rubbed the bridge of his nose.
Overall, he had a lot of gains this night.
Unfortunately, this mysterious microorganism didn't seem to show any other useful characteristics other than scavenging.
Not only that, but its growth rate was quite slow. When the macroscopic volume grew to the size of a fist, it would not continue to multiply.
The pheromones flowing between the microorganisms seemed to automatically adjust the number of the population, so that the overall size of the microorganism stayed within a limited range.
If he wanted it to continue to reproduce, he had to take the initiative to physically divide the individual and block the exchange of pheromones between the microorganisms.
If it was purely used as a septic tank, its slow reproduction might not necessarily be better than other similar microorganisms.
As for the mask …
He really didn't want to sell this thing as a face mask that cost a few yuan a piece.
It was too cheap!
Xiao Ai: [Master, do you want to end the experiment? (?? V`)]
Lu Zhou nodded and said, "That's it for today … Remember to clean up."
Xiao Ai: [No problem, leave it to Xiao Ai! Oh yeah, speaking of which, Master, you haven't named this microorganism yet. Do you need Xiao Ai to help you? (?????)????】
"It's fine …"
Of course, I have to name it myself. How can I give it to an idiot?
Lu Zhou glanced at the lines of data on the experiment report in his hand. He picked up a pen and wrote the name [Dr-111] on it.
"Let's call it this."
Xiao Ai: [Eh … This name, does it have any special meaning? (?????)】
Lu Zhou: "Do I have to?"
Xiao Ai: [Of course not, it's just that Xiao Ai thinks it might be better for Xiao Ai to name it next time … Ω??) っ]
Lu Zhou: "…"
This guy is getting more and more bullsh * t.
After registering the entry for [Dr-111] in the database and summarizing all the experimental data from the cache, Xiao Ai began to operate the biosafety cabinet and sterilize the residues inside.
The metal tube popped out of the inlet, and the air pump pumped the air in the biosafety cabinet into a vacuum. The ultraviolet sterilization system was turned on, and the entire interior of the biosafety cabinet became a microorganism purgatory.
However, something unexpected happened to Lu Zhou.
The dark green mucus lying in the petri dish was evaporating and shrinking at a speed visible to the naked eye, but its complete form was still tenaciously maintained.
It was like a slug struggling under the burning of salt …
"Turn off the ultraviolet sterilization system!"
Xiao Ai: [Oh? 0.0】
Even though Xiao Ai was puzzled by Lu Zhou's order, he still turned off the ultraviolet sterilization system.
When the ultraviolet radiation gradually weakened, Lu Zhou, who was staring at the control system interface, suddenly had a flash of inspiration.
Maybe he knew.
Why did the extinct civilization create this "stubborn" microorganism?
Or …
He finally knew what the most awesome use of this thing was …
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