In Namibia, the orders for various laser components that Chen Chen needed had been issued. However, it would take a long time before he could receive the finished products. After all, Chen Chen needed high-precision laser lenses and other components.
Each of these components was priceless, so the production time was naturally extremely long.
Chen Chen sent bodyguards to accompany his parents on a tour around Namibia while he went back to the Spire Experimental Base.
In the month that Chen Chen was not around, Little X had already conducted a modified T-virus injection experiment.
Unfortunately, in that experiment, Chen Chen's cloned body did not withstand this modified T-virus at all. Instead, it directly turned into a zombie.
At this time, Chen Chen looked at the zombie in the isolation room. Its entire body was rotting and it wandered aimlessly. It looked very similar to Chen Chen. He did not know whether to laugh or cry.
"Sir Godfather, after this zombie was fused with the T-virus, we've examined its DNA and found a total of three errors."
Little X's voice came. "Now that these three errors have been corrected and transformed into virus number T-002, do you want to conduct a second experiment?"
"Go ahead."
Chen Chen nodded. T-002 was the name Little X had given to this modified version of the T-virus. The original full name of the T-virus was TYRANT-Virus. The first version of the T-virus modified based on Chen Chen's genes was named T-001.
After T-001 was declared a failure, it was modified again and became the current T-002.
At this moment, Chen Chen suddenly asked again, "By the way, how many clones do I have left?"
"You mean the clones that haven't been injected with the T-virus?"
Little X asked, "Back then, you produced a total of five cloned zygotes that had been fused with the T-virus and five cloned zygotes that hadn't been injected with the T-virus. Today, there are four clones that have been fused with the T-virus and three normal clones that haven't been injected with the T-virus."
"Three, is it?"
Chen Chen pondered. "Make ten normal clones. After all, it takes half a year to cultivate normal clones. The earlier we start, the better we can avoid having clones to use."
"Understood."
After Little X agreed, several Black Knight assistants immediately stepped forward and opened one of the life incubators to take out a clone of Chen Chen from it.
After tying the clone onto a stretcher and connecting it to various life-support devices, a Black Knight took out the modified T-virus that he had prepared earlier and injected it directly into the clone's body.
"The clone's blood pressure is normal …"
"Heartbeat is normal …"
"The brain waves are delta waves in a normal sleeping state. The frequency is 1 ~ 3 Hz, and the amplitude is about 20 ~ 200 μV …"
Little X kept reporting the readings of the cloned body while Chen Chen watched silently with his arms crossed.
However, as time passed, the physiological characteristics of the clones began to change.
"The clone's body temperature is rising rapidly, and its immune system is starting to work, fighting for control of the body with the T-virus!"
"The clone's blood pressure is rising rapidly. Currently, it's at 180mmHg systolic and 140mmHg diastolic!"
"His heart rate has accelerated to 120 beats per minute and is still rising!"
Just like that, two or three hours passed.
"Oh no, the clone's heartbeat has stopped. His immune system has collapsed, and he is transforming into a zombie!"
Obviously, the second experiment also failed.
Chen Chen watched all this silently and suddenly had a flash of inspiration. "By the way, did you give the clones any immunosuppressants?"
"Immunosuppressants?" Little X asked in surprise.
"That's right."
Chen Chen nodded. "I've been thinking, the reason why our customized T-virus can't fuse with the experimental subjects now, apart from genetic problems, is there a certain obstruction of the immune system?"
"It's like a new kind of organ that has been implanted into the human body. All kinds of immunosuppressants are needed to reduce the rejection reaction and increase the survival rate of the implanted organ. However, without the help of immunosuppressants, the newly implanted organ will be rejected by the immune system."
Chen Chen continued to explain, "It's the same with this T-virus. After all, this virus is customized according to my genes. Logically speaking, there shouldn't be such a violent reaction. So, is it possible that it's because the immune system is too resistant?
"If we use immunosuppressants, can we reduce the intensity of the battle between the immune system and the T-virus in the body, so that the human body can last longer?"
"It's worth a try."
Little X replied, "In that case, do we directly start the third experiment now?"
"Yes, as for the choice of immunosuppressants..."
Chen Chen thought for a moment. "Let's try rapamycin first, use it in conjunction with cyclosporine A and FK506."
"Understood!"
The so-called rapamycin was actually a compound first isolated from a bacteria unique to Easter Island. With the emergence of antibiotics in the past, there was a craze in human society to find new antibiotics.
At that time, the search for various bacterial drugs was called "scientific research". Many scientific research teams scurried around the world in order to collect mud from all over the world and isolate microbes and microbial secondary metabolites from it in order to find new antibiotics.
In 1964, such a scientific research team came to Easter Island.
After this group of scientific researchers arrived on the island, they quickly discovered that the residents on the island were barefoot and they kept many horses.
Since they were barefoot, this must have often caused injuries to the soles of their feet. Moreover, horse manure contained a large number of bacteria and viruses. Raising horses would greatly increase the chance of contracting tetanus. However, after the investigation of this scientific research team, they found that the residents of Easter Island did not show any signs of infection.
Could it be that there was some kind of new antibiotic on this island?
Therefore, the scientific research team began to dig the mud and collect soil samples.
However, when this group of people passed by the stone statue on Easter Island, they found that there was a piece of land at the foot of the stone statue that was in shadow all year round. They collected some soil and took it back to examine it. It was found that this soil had an antibacterial effect.
At this point, the discovery of rapamycin was made.
Subsequently, rapamycin went through several more storms. First, as an antibiotic, it was found to have side effects of suppressing immunity. Then, it was noticed by surgeons and finally, its true role was determined — a better immunosuppressant with fewer side effects.
However, since 2006, many scientists once again discovered that rapamycin had the ability to extend life. A large number of laboratories conducted related research and found that from nematodes to worms, then to fruit flies and even mammalian mice, the lifespan of rapamycin could be extended!
Among them, the most eye-catching research was on mice. Experiments found that for mice that were so old that they were about to die, taking rapamycin also had the effect of forcibly extending their lifespan. This was something that almost no drug could achieve.
The specific effect was that rapamycin could slow down the hardening of tendons and the degradation of liver function. These two characteristics were the two major signs of aging.
Scientists also discovered that restricting calorie intake could delay cell aging to a certain extent. A series of reactions in the human body would switch the body to a "low gear", allowing more energy to be used for long-term survival. Rapamycin could also play a similar role...
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