For the next few days, Chen Chen did not leave the Spire Experimental Base.
Chen Chen simply left the management of the Eco Science City to Cheng Cao. Although Cheng Cao did not know how to manage a city, with Little X's help, there should not be any problems.
Meanwhile, Chen Chen remained in the laboratory, studying the Progenitor virus with Hannibal and the others.
The Progenitor virus was not perfect. Although it had the ability to evolve life, the success rate was extremely low and the fatality rate was extremely high. Moreover, its nature was unstable.
They wanted to upgrade the Progenitor virus and transform it into a virus with a more stable nature and stronger ability to evolve.
This path had been laid out for Chen Chen by the Resident Evil dimension.
The Umbrella Corporation spent more than a decade researching the Progenitor virus and finally found the brightest path – to embed part of the Progenitor virus and leech genes together to form a new virus.
As an ancient annelid, leeches had superior environmental tolerance and adaptability. Moreover, the two transcriptases were homologous. Using the leech genes to enhance the environmental adaptability of the Progenitor virus could improve the stability of the virus.
With all kinds of data from the Hive laboratory, Chen Chen did not need to make any new attempts. He only needed to use the instruments from the Resident Evil dimension and use the method that he had already figured out to embed the two genes together.
At this time, in the level-4 laboratory, more than a dozen researchers in protective suits came and went, constantly busy.
"Fourth attempt in progress..."
The projector in the center of the laboratory projected the image on the microinjector.
In the translucent, gelatinous petri dish environment, a fixed straw was attached to a fist-sized blister. The blister was translucent and a thin membrane on the outside could be faintly seen, as well as various small particles and oddly-shaped substances inside.
As the straw slowly sucked the blister forward, a transparent needle also appeared on the screen.
Following that, the two sides approached each other and the needle gently pierced into the thin membrane, bit by bit entering the blister.
Finally, a few drops of a faint blue substance were injected into the blister.
Chen Chen silently looked at the operation on the screen. Although the image on the screen looked huge, everything in the image was even smaller than the tip of a needle in reality.
For example, the blister was a fertilized egg of a leech, only a few microns in diameter. The even smaller ICSI needle was only about 0.1 microns in diameter.
Through this infection implantation, coupled with the assistance of some chemicals, the newly born leeches had the characteristics of the Progenitor Virus.
This was a heterophenotypic chimera.
After several complicated processes such as reproduction, the virus would finally be extracted from the leech.
After a few failed attempts, when the Progenitor Virus and the leech's genes were completely integrated together to form a new virus, the experiment was finally successful.
"It's been extracted. The recombinant virus shows unique characteristics …"
Inside the laboratory, Hannibal took out a test tube from a low-speed centrifuge. He extracted all the separated liquid from the tube and poured it into another test tube.
Suddenly, a blue liquid appeared in front of everyone.
"Don't be too optimistic. Let's see the effect first."
Li Lei urged from the side.
"Alright." Hannibal walked to the control panel and extracted 0.1 milliliters of the liquid from the test tube. At the same time, he grabbed an SPF-level white mouse from the cage and injected it with the virus.
"Jiji!"
The little mouse squealed in pain.
However, no one felt sorry for it. After injecting the virus, Hannibal placed the mouse back into the cage. Then, he took out the other mice in the other cages and injected them one by one.
Hannibal divided the experimental animals into several groups. The dosage for each group was different.
After doing all this, Hannibal looked at the time. "It's 22: 30 now. According to the data, it'll be effective in about three hours."
The assistant at the side quickly pointed an experiment recorder at them and recorded the scenes of the mice being infected with the virus.
However, at first, the mice injected with the virus appeared to be very normal. Nothing happened.
But as time passed, half an hour later, the white mice began to show a trace of anxiety. These white mice kept crawling around as if a natural enemy was threatening them.
An hour later, all the mice in the cages began to squeak. The higher the dosage, the more painful it was.
Two hours later, the mouse with the highest injection volume was no longer as docile as it used to be. It began to hit the walls of the cage, making loud banging sounds. However, the mouse itself did not show any signs of pain.
After waiting for two and a half hours, all the mice displayed extremely aggressive behavior. They kept hitting the cages, trying to break out of the cages.
However, as they hit the walls, their movements became slower and slower. Finally, they curled up into a ball. It was hard to tell if they were dead or unconscious.
Three hours later, all the mice woke up again. This time, they were back to their previous state.
"They've survived the virus. They didn't die or turn into zombies. Instead, they've become virus carriers."
Seeing this, Li Lei sucked in a breath of cold air. "Doesn't that mean they're like asymptomatic patients who can spread the virus wherever they go?"
"That's right, that's the scary thing about this virus."
Chen Chen looked at the mice and said thoughtfully, "Mice have multiple types of bacteria and viruses in their bodies. This leads to mice having a resistance that's not inferior to bats. Therefore, it's normal for them to become a source of virus infection..."
"Still, mice aren't representative. We'll have to look at other animals."
Chen Chen suddenly thought of the hounds infected with the virus in the movies and said, "If I'm not mistaken, the virus has a different effect on animals like cats and dogs."
"Then, are we starting the animal experiments tomorrow?" Hannibal asked.
Chen Chen pondered for a moment, then said, "Yes, we'll start the animal experiments tomorrow. How many animals are there in the SPF breeding room now?"
"Currently, there are Kunming mice, SD rats, New Zealand rabbits, macaques, and chimpanzees." The assistant in charge of animal breeding answered.
"Then we'll try the last three tomorrow."
Chen Chen nodded and left the Spire laboratory.
After going through a complicated disinfection process and leaving the laboratory, Cheng Cao had already received the news and was waiting outside the door. "Boss, are you going back to the research center today?"
Chen Chen waved his hand. "I'm not leaving, but I'll need you to make a trip. I remember that the Walvis Bay Police Department has set up their office and prison in Eco Science City, right? Go to the police chief and have him provide me with five felons."
"Felons?"
"Yes, murderers or rapists will do."
Chen Chen nodded. "Then I'll have the Black Knights work with you to transport these five people in. I also have one condition, which is that these people must be healthy."
"Got it, I'll do it now."
Cheng Cao nodded and turned to leave.
The reason why he wanted to carry out human experiments so soon was that Chen Chen knew that the T-virus was a virus that targeted humans. Although many animals had the ability to carry the virus, the true host of the virus had always been humans.
It was an accident that dogs turned into zombie dogs after being infected by the virus. In truth, not every animal would be like this.
After watching Cheng Cao leave, Chen Chen returned to his lounge in the Spire Experimental Base. However, as soon as he laid down on the bed, he felt a wave of drowsiness hit him and he fell into a deep sleep.
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