"To be precise, it relies on the human body's nerve cells to support its own brain cells... That's not correct. Its brain cells have been occupied by viruses. It should be supporting a special virus."

"After being sent, I found that it was always staring at a bottle in which specimens were soaked. What was soaked in that bottle was the tissue of another living corpse. Since there were already living specimens, those tissues were dispensable.

So I simply gave it to it. As a result, it stuffed it directly into its mouth and smiled while eating... It should be considered a smile."

"Later, I put a corpse that had just died of illness in the base together with it. As a result, it became even more excited and almost chewed up the skull of the corpse. Through many comparisons, it was found that within three hours after he ate the human brain,

, the virus is most active in the brain and proliferates very rapidly."

"A very interesting virus, and also a very smart virus. It uses human cells as a host, but does not completely kill the host, like a symbiosis. It also divides labor and cooperates. The skin and bone cells of living corpses and zombies have been modified.

, but those viruses do not have the function of brain cells and only provide energy for the body."

"The virus in the zombie's brain should be the first generation and is only responsible for sending limited instructions to other body viruses. But the virus in the zombie's brain has mutated at least once and has more complex computing capabilities, much like our brain cells.

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"No, it's not right to say that. It should be the virus that controls human brain cells. You might say they are still alive, but in fact the brain cells and some body cells are no longer human at all. You might say they are dead, but some parts of their bodies

The cell tissues are the same as those of humans. For example, internal organs also need to replenish calories and rely on carbohydrates and proteins, which is completely different from zombies."

"So far, we have found a total of three different versions of the virus in zombies, and two in living zombies. Their genomes are all double-stranded, containing both DNA and RNA. This is unprecedented in the world.

See, unheard of new discoveries.”

"What's even more puzzling is that there are both closed-loop molecules and linear molecules, some with membranes and some without membranes, and there is no pattern, which makes them basically unaffected by nucleases..."

Wang Jianzhong's eloquence is much better than that of Fan Chunling. From the experimental conception to the experimental results to the characteristics of the virus, he talks endlessly, his eyes are shining, and he is full of praise. I know that he is thinking of ways to eliminate the virus, but I don't know.

I thought he created the virus, so why do I still feel proud?

"Stop, stop, stop... Doctor Wang, there's no need to explain the principles, I don't understand. Just tell me the general conclusion. What is this thing afraid of? Is there any way to treat or prevent it?"

Looking at Wang Jianzhong, who was foaming at the mouth, Hong Tao realized how annoying he usually was. He only asked one question, and in exchange for so much professional knowledge, it looked like he was making money, but in fact he lost everything and didn't listen to anything.

You know, it's just a waste of time.

"As long as there is a host, it can be self-sufficient and live forever. If the host no longer exists, it will enter a dormant state. If the environment is too harsh, it can enter deep dormancy, just like fungal spores."

"But how to awaken it is still unclear. None of the known methods, including artificial implantation of living cells, can work. I have a guess that it is definitely not made by humans, or even a life form on earth."

"They should come from places with harsher environments, and even the cold and radiation of space cannot kill them. They may have existed on the earth for dozens, hundreds, thousands, or even tens of thousands of years, and suddenly met the awakening conditions and put them

Humans serve as hosts.”

Being interrupted by Hong Tao's eloquent narration, Wang Jianzhong realized that he was a little too excited. He touched the foam at the corner of his mouth and took another sip of water to calm down his emotions. He was finally willing to analyze the current situation from a human perspective.

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"That is to say, we may all have this virus in our bodies, but we just haven't been awakened!" This made Hong Tao talk much more freely, and he knew what key points to focus on, but it was better not to know.

"...It's not possible, it's certain! Several of us have taken blood tests and found no dormant virus, but after the bone marrow puncture, unfortunately, everyone has it, it is latent in the bone marrow!" before answering this question.

, Wang Jianzhong and Fan Chunling looked at each other first.

"Then why don't we get sick?" Hong Tao felt that it was better not to come. This kind of news was really powerless and helpless.

After fighting for a long time, it was all in vain. If there was no guarantee that one day a thunder would explode, the sound frequency would be just right, the virus in the body would be awakened, and he would immediately turn into a zombie. The only hope now is to refute Wang Jianzhong's theory and turn the known into a zombie.

Unknown, I feel much better.

"Well... since we don't know the conditions for awakening the virus yet, we can't judge the reason for not getting sick. But I guess the human body is a very complex system, and everyone is different, with many variables."

"In fact, the virus itself is very fragile, and there are many viruses in our body. If it is not suitable at all, it will not be able to survive and grow, and will eventually be excreted by the immune system."

"For example, if you are having a cold at the time, the virus may be affected and unable to wake up normally. Another example is that some people smoke, some drink, some are taking certain medications, and it may even be related to diet."

"But all this only applies to the original virus before it mutated. Now, whether it's a zombie or a living corpse, if you are scratched or bitten by them, you will most likely still get sick."

Wang Jianzhong is not that pessimistic. This may be called being well-informed. He deals with various viruses every day, so he feels that there is nothing to fear. In turn, he has to persuade others to be more open-minded.

"...I was scratched by a zombie shortly after the zombie disease broke out last year. The wound was quite deep and it bled a lot, but I only had a low fever that night and it was fine!" Now Hong Tao no longer thinks about all human beings.

I always feel like there are a few zombie viruses lying on my body, trying to take advantage of it.

"Hey... let's see... how about I check it for you?" Wang Jianzhong was really not sure why Hong Tao didn't mutate after being scratched by a zombie. In line with his scientific and rigorous attitude, he did not continue to speculate.

"Forget it about puncture..." This time it was Hong Tao's turn to hesitate. The thought of puncturing his spine hurt.

"Hahaha, it's just a minor operation. You'll be fine after just lying down for a while. Just rest for a day at most and don't do any strenuous exercise!" Wang Jianzhong smiled, with a doctor-like smile, as if he was seducing Little Red Riding Hood's wolf grandmother.

Unfortunately, in the end, Hong Tao still couldn't resist the temptation of Grandma Wolf. He mainly wanted to know if there was any virus in his body. Even if others had it, what if he didn't?

But Wang Jianzhong didn’t lie. After local anesthesia, the puncture procedure was indeed not very painful. I lay in bed and rested for half an hour. With the sterile plaster on my back and my head full of questions and exclamation points, I drove alone.

gone.

During the period after the operation, he also chatted with Wang Jianzhong and Fan Chunling about whether the zombie disease could be transmitted to animals and how the blue devil mutated. The answer was still uncertain.

Judging from the results of a series of animal experiments conducted so far, the zombie virus seems to have little interest in animal cells. Regardless of whether it is alive or dead, any animal will be thrown out of the cage by Jiao Si. Not only does he not eat it, he is also very disgusted. According to Fan Chunling

, the living corpse is a vegetarian, and does not eat any meat except eating humans.

As for why zombies turn into blue devils after being irradiated, one of them is studying biopharmaceuticals, one is studying infectious diseases, one is studying virology, and two foreign pathology aids, none of them are very professional on this issue.

opinion.

If you want to find out, I'm afraid you have to find a nuclear physicist, and you have to prepare a relatively comprehensive laboratory. You don't even need to ask for that kind of test, and you definitely can't make do with it.

But the ancients said it again, the three cobblers are the equal of Zhuge Liang. These are all people who like to read, and their fields of study are not just professional. After some guessing, they have a general range.

Everyone agreed that since zombie viruses can convert sunlight into energy needed by the body, it should not be unusual to absorb some nuclear radiation. This is also in line with Wang Jianzhong's speculation. He firmly believes that this virus does not belong to the earth, but comes from
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