Isaac brought this up on his own, mainly because he had the same thoughts as before.
He had to please Chen Zhao.
He usually couldn't come into contact with rich people.
Now that he'd met one, he couldn't miss this opportunity.
"Oh, look at my memory." Only then did Nanston remember.
Chen Zhao had come to consult him on academic issues.
Nancy Kira had completely forgotten about it.
His mind was filled with things like great white sharks, tiger sharks, rat sharks, and dolphins.
"Oh, Professor Chen, you're a medical specialist, right? Why are you looking for an oceanographer like me? "
Chen Zhao glanced at Nancy Kira, who also felt a bit embarrassed.
Nanston's EQ was too low. He didn't know how to communicate at all.
"It's like this. I recently accepted two patients. They were bitten by octopuses and then seem to have been poisoned. They're still unconscious."
"Are you sure they were bitten by octopuses?"
"Yes, I'm very sure."
"The octopus's toxin is very low, and it's a non-fatal paralysis toxin. Unless you catch a few hundred octopuses, extract all the toxin, and drink it in one go, it won't cause any harm to the human body." Nanston Kira's tone was very certain.
After all, this was his professional knowledge. Most of the time, his words were the truth.
"But they were indeed bitten by octopuses," Chen Zhao said. "Then they fainted."
"That's too strange," Nanston murmured. "Are you sure they weren't attacked by other creatures before or at the time?" Nanston Chilla murmured. It could also be a sea serpent, or it could be a cockroach. "
"Professor Nanston, I respect your professionalism, but please don't doubt my professionalism. I know the symptoms of sea snake venom, and I also know the symptoms of Conchus conchus, as well as their treatment methods. Before I came to you, I brought the octopus that attacked the two injured people to an expert for identification. No one seems to recognize this octopus. It seems like it's a new species, or it might have mutated under certain circumstances."
Nanston wasn't angry because of Chen Zhao's rather radical tone.
Instead, he paid attention to the latter part of Chen Zhao's sentence. A new species and mutation.
Marine creatures often had mutations, but they were mostly single individuals.
It was very rare to find group mutations.
Since two people were attacked at the same time, it meant that this was not a single mutation.
"In order to understand more about the octopus toxin and the treatment plan, I brought the octopus to a professional organization for screening …"
"Why didn't you send it to me immediately? I'm the most professional and authoritative marine biology expert. "Nanston Kira's tone was a little arrogant with a hint of doubt.
"That's why I'm here now, isn't it?"
"What about the octopus sample? Did you bring it? Is it alive? "
"The samples are in that facility."
"I want to see a sample of this octopus."
"I'll send it over tomorrow."
"Why not now?"
"Professor Nancy, do you think he's still working?"
"My research institute is here."
Isaac felt that if he didn't speak, he might anger Chen Zhao and ruin his plan.
"Professor Nancy, our research institute is different from other institutions. We can't use our standards to demand others."
Nancy thought for a moment before nodding reluctantly. "Alright, but I still hope to see the sample tomorrow."
"If Professor Chen is busy, I'll be happy to help deliver it," Isaac said. Isaac said, "Professor Chen, if it's convenient for you, could you leave your contact information?"
"Okay, here's my phone number." Chen Zhao gave his number to Isaac.
At the same time, he said, "Professor Nancy, I'd like to ask you a few questions."
"Yes, go ahead."
"With current technology, is it possible to modify other creatures? More accurately, can it modify mutated octopuses? "
Nanston Kira thought for a moment. "The vast majority of mutants are uncertain mutations that cannot be controlled or even determined. With the current technology, it can be modified to cause this creature to mutate. However, this kind of modification is also uncontrollable. However, the creature to be modified must first meet a few conditions. Its vitality is tenacious, some dominant genes are unstable, and recessive genes are stable. The octopus just happens to meet these conditions."
"Does the octopus meet these conditions?"
"Of course, I don't need to say that it has strong vitality. Even if its head is cut open and its tentacles are chopped off, it can still live for a long time. Secondly, the dominant genes are the so-called external characteristics, such as skin color and size. Even if the octopus is the same species, their size can fluctuate greatly. Another example is that they can freely change their skin color. When they live in different sea areas, water temperatures, and environments, they can adapt and change very quickly. This is all because the dominant genes are unstable. The recessive genes are stable because of their body functions, food, movement patterns, and reproduction methods. These are all recessive genes. No matter how the environment changes, they won't change."
Nancy Chila paused, then added, "Actually, the so-called modification is mostly stimulated by external environmental factors to make living creatures adapt to changes. It's very different from the modification in real scientific terms. The so-called mutation should actually be called mutation."
"So the current technology can't achieve mutation through radiation like in the movies?"
"It can be done, but there is no clear direction of modification. Catch 10,000 or 100,000 octopuses and then let them receive stimulating drugs or small amounts of radiation. One or two of them may survive and mutate. Moreover, you can't be sure what this mutation will become. Maybe it will have an extra tentacle, or maybe it will have an extra head, or maybe it will have hair on its body, and so on. In short, it's uncertain and uncontrollable."
"And most of the time, the mutation is unstable. If it's a mutation of a dominant gene, it won't be fatal because most of the dominant genes are changes in physical characteristics, while the mutation of a recessive gene will directly change the behavior or even the way of survival of the creature itself. Therefore, in most cases, the mutated creature will die directly or in a short period of time."
"Is there no successful example?"
"Although there is in theory, it's very difficult to actually do it. It can even be said to be impossible. At least for now, it's very difficult."
The Devil is Beside Me
The Devil is Beside Me
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