Generally speaking, in order to adapt to changes in the living environment, species would gradually evolve abilities that were beneficial to the continuation of the species through a long process of reproduction and natural selection.
From this point of view, it seemed reasonable that the X-0172 bacteria could release spores and pheromones that made the host dormant.
However …
When these two abilities, or rather, two genes, appeared at the same time in the X-0172 bacterium's cell nucleus, which was not very large in size to begin with, it was worth pondering.
If Professor Liu didn't mention this, Lu Zhou wouldn't have noticed.
This was a bit of a coincidence.
Just like …
From the very beginning, this kind of bacteria existed to help a certain species or species survive the long and extreme climate?
Of course, whether it was Professor Liu or Lu Zhou, this was only speculation. There was no direct evidence to prove that the bacteria's genome was artificially modified.
However, if this speculation was confirmed, it would mean that millions or even tens of millions of years ago, there was a civilization on that fiery red planet that had developed to the eve of the space age.
This would undoubtedly have a huge impact on Earth's civilization.
Professor Liu's research on the X-0172 bacterial genome was still in the speculation stage. Because he didn't have a good way to verify it, Lu Zhou temporarily wrote it down in his own work memo.
Making bold guesses and careful verification had always been one of the most important things in scientific research. He wouldn't reject Professor Liu's idea because it was too outrageous, but he also wouldn't release the relevant information before collecting enough evidence.
Currently, the "Reptile" all-terrain survey vehicle he deployed on Mars was investigating the geological environment around New Virginia. If there really was a civilization on Mars that had developed to at least the eve of the space age, then he should be able to find some new clues …
Lu Zhou put the Mars bacteria matter aside for now.
Time quickly passed by. In the blink of an eye, the autumn wind dyed the sycamore trees outside the window red. The calendar on the corner of the table turned to October.
After nearly a year of selection, the 2021 academician election, which had attracted the attention of the academic community, finally came to an end in October.
With the end of the second round of selection, the main council finally decided on the final candidates.
After the academician meetings of the two academicians were held, the list of candidates for this year's academician election was quickly announced on the official websites of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Academy of Engineering.
There was almost no suspense. Lu Zhou, who had won the Fields Award and the Nobel Prize, easily won this title.
It wasn't just on the homepage of the official websites of the two colleges. Even at the entrance of Jin Ling University, there was a big red announcement on the campus news bulletin board, announcing the good news to all the teachers and students of the university!
[Congratulations to Professor Lu Zhou for being elected as an academician of the 2021 China Academy of Sciences and the China Academy of Engineering!]
After the millennium, Jin Ling University hadn't had a young professor elected as an academician for a long time.
Now that Professor Lu from the mathematics department suddenly won two academician titles, not only was it a good start, but it was also a double blessing. Many of the old professors in the department had smiles on their faces when they were in class.
After all, Lu Zhou had always been popular at Jin Ling University. Many professors watched him grow up, especially Professor Liu Xiangping, who once guided Lu Zhou in the mathematical modeling competition. Professor Liu Xiangping bragged about how he could tell that Lu Zhou would have extraordinary achievements in the future.
Regardless of how satisfied Lu Zhou was, from now on, Jin Ling University had one more academician. Furthermore, this academician was extremely powerful. Jin Ling University's influence in the Chinese academic community would increase a lot.
For scholars at Jin Ling University who were interested in advancing their academic career, Lu Zhou's election was obviously good news.
At the same time, it wasn't just the professors and scholars at Jin Ling University who were happy, it was also the same for the students at Jin Ling University.
Even though they had heard all kinds of legends about Professor Lu, being elected as an academician from both academies at the same time … Many people couldn't help but exclaim in their hearts that Lu Zhou was nutty.
It wasn't that there had never been a monstrous genius who was elected as an academician from both academies, but to be elected at the same time …
This was probably unprecedented and would not be repeated in the future.
A female master's student with glasses on her nose and a stack of books in front of her chest stood in front of the news bulletin board. She couldn't help but exclaim.
"Amazing, Professor Lu's name is on both academician lists."
"Yeah." The girl with bangs nodded and suddenly asked curiously, "Oh yeah, what's above academician?"
"Above academician? I don't think so … If I remember correctly, academician is the highest academic title in the country. There is an election every two years, and you have to get two-thirds of the academicians in the department to be elected. It can be said to be the most difficult lifetime honor to be awarded! "
Generally speaking, being able to become an academician before the age of fifty or sixty was already very impressive.
Being able to get this kind of lifetime honor in one's twenties meant that one had two feet on the academic career line.
"Lifetime honor …" The girl with bangs looked at the good news posted behind the display window and said, "He received two lifetime academic titles at the same time, which means that more than two-thirds of scholars from both the Academy of Sciences and the Academy of Engineering agree with his achievements … That's amazing."
"What else? This isn't just insane, it's monstrous! " The girl with glasses suddenly remembered something. She quickly looked at her roommate and asked, "Oh yeah, Meng Qi, isn't Professor Lu your supervisor? Tell me, what kind of person is he? "
"Um …" Han Mengqi, who was staring at the good news in the window, paused for a second. She then said with a muddled look, "What kind of person? He's usually very busy and rarely shows up in the office … I don't know. "
Obviously, her answer did not satisfy her roommate, who had awakened her gossipy soul. The bespectacled female master's student continued to ask excitedly, "Eh … But he should have taught you guys before, right?"
"He taught me before …" Han Mengqi scratched her cheek and thought for a bit. She then said with a slightly embarrassed tone, "Anyway, he's probably a very easy-going person?"
It seemed like her roommate didn't hear the answer she wanted to hear. She had a little disappointment on her face as she muttered to herself.
"Easy-Going? I thought he was one of those cold and wise geniuses … I saw him in the cafeteria last time, eating barbecue on rice by himself. Unfortunately, I didn't go up and ask for his WeChat. Han Mengqi looked at her roommate and sighed. She didn't know what to say. She twirled her hair around her temples.
Speaking of which, it was already the end of 2021.
At the beginning of October, she had already completed her graduation thesis.
Next summer, I'll be graduating.
What should I do after graduation?
Should I continue on my academic path, or should I go back to help my mom manage the company? Honestly speaking, she still hadn't decided yet.
Sometimes thinking about it, it really gave her a headache …
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