In front of you is a long and narrow corridor, which is segmented. You can see the transparent bright-colored barrier blocking the long corridor in stages.
Miki and Orochimaru walked in, and after passing through a barrier, fine water mist sprayed out.
This is disinfection.
After entering the buffer zone, the working UV light was turned off, turned on after the two people walked past, and finally entered the sterile and dust-free room.
There are various standing cabinets lined up in the room, and various creatures are floating in the transparent glass cabinets.
Orochimaru looked at these creatures, and surprisingly, he found no bugs inside, most of them were common animals.
Then Orochimaru saw the floating man.
They brought forehead protectors from Yuyin Village. The oldest was in his thirties and the youngest was only in his teens.
This guy……
Orochimaru looked at Miki's back.
How audacious...
Orochimaru couldn't help but licked his dry lips and asked, "How can I achieve immortality?"
"There are many ways." Mei Ji said: "Most of them are biological immortality."
"What do you say?" Orochimaru asked.
"Disease is one of the obstacles to immortality." Mei Ji said: "Individuals who are not sick will obviously live longer than those who are sick."
"So, eliminate disease?" Orochimaru said, "What about aging?"
"There is no rush in aging. The problems must be solved one by one." Mei Ji said: "Otherwise, even if aging is solved, diseases can still take away lives."
"You are right." Orochimaru said: "A strong body can effectively fight against diseases."
Mei Ji glanced at Orochimaru, pointed at a creature in a standing cabinet and said, "Do you know how powerful it is?"
Orochimaru looked over and saw that it was a bat.
"The book says it can rely on sound for positioning to detect predators in the environment."
"Do you think its body is strong?" Mei Ji asked.
Orochimaru shook his head and said: "Fragile life."
"Bats can carry dozens of deadly viruses, and these viruses can easily kill you."
Meiji chuckled lightly.
Orochimaru understood what Miki meant, there was no necessary relationship between disease and a strong body.
"With so many viruses, it won't die on its own?" Orochimaru asked.
"Bats have super immunity, which makes them almost unaffected by viruses," Meiji said.
Orochimaru said: "It's really amazing...can the enhancement of immunity increase lifespan?"
"It's not about enhancing immunity." Mei Ji said: "It's about changing immunity. Bats have a different immune regulatory system than humans. This system can tolerate viruses and suppress inflammation. When the human immune system is activated, it will cause inflammation, and inflammation will
Causes many diseases, including cancer."
"Simply put, the ability to control inflammation."
Orochimaru looked thoughtful.
"So, what we have to do is..." Orochimaru said: "Transplant this ability into ourselves?"
"What do you think gene transplantation is?" Mei Ji said: "Removing one screw and replacing another screw?"
"..." Orochimaru said: "Isn't that the way to do it?"
"What if the screws are not replaced?" Meiji said.
You must first confirm whether it is the part you want.
But with so many genes, how can we confirm them?
"So what should we do?" Orochimaru asked. Since the person in front of him raised this matter, he had a solution.
"The basis of genetic engineering." Mei Ji said: "Gene mapping."
Mei Ji looked at Orochimaru expectantly.
She is really looking forward to it.
Because this work is not hard work done by humans at all.
According to Miki's optimistic estimate, for at least five to ten years, Orochimaru should stop thinking about doing anything else and just do this job.
The immortality that Orochimaru will study in the future is not biological immortality. He was tricked into working part-time while he was still young.
"The secret of immortality lies within it." Mei Ji calmed down her emotions and said softly: "Super immune transplantation is just one of the simple applications."
Orochimaru looked at Miki with eyes hungry for knowledge.
"In nature, larger organisms live longer."
"A rat's lifespan is less than two years, while a bowhead whale's lifespan is over 200 years old."
"Living organisms must consume energy, and energy consumption requires metabolism. Metabolism will produce metabolic waste, which will cause wear and tear on the body's genes, causing aging and cancer."
"A large body means a slow metabolism, which naturally results in less wear and tear, and a longer lifespan. Turtles are a typical example of longevity."
Orochimaru's eyes lit up and he said: "Control metabolism?"
"It's not that simple." Mei Ji said: "bats are an exception. Flying is a very energy-consuming way of survival, so the metabolic rate is particularly fast."
"It has developed super gene repair capabilities, and its body cells can divide far beyond the limit of ordinary animals."
"So you don't have to worry about metabolic waste or the number of cell renewals."
"It is almost impossible to get cancer. Mice of the same size only have a lifespan of two years, and most of them live more than ten years."
"If humans have this kind of gene repair ability..." Mei Ji said: "Isn't this immortality?"
"What if the limit number of cell divisions is lifted and cells can divide infinitely."
"This is biological immortality in the true sense of the word."
Orochimaru was a little excited, his tense face flushed with excitement.
"The genetic map is the basis of these genetic projects." Mei Ji said: "Just like the medical anatomy diagram of the human body, genes are generally biological anatomy diagrams at the microscopic level."
Anatomy...
"I know this, anatomy diagrams." Orochimaru said.
Although it is an anatomical diagram, it is not an anatomical diagram.
The two are of different magnitudes.
Biological traits vary widely, and there are thousands of genes that determine these traits.
The so-called genetic map is 3.1 billion ‘letters’.
A huge dictionary.
Just copying the pictures is not enough, you have to read the dictionary.
The so-called reading means that firstly, a permutation and combination of A.T.G.C represents a gene, and secondly, this gene determines the behavior of living things.
It seems simple, right?
But it’s a huge workload.
There is more than one such dictionary, there are human beings and other creatures as well.
Although there is some overlap in genes, they are by no means the same.
A huge project.
For example, this method is like measuring the entire ninja world with your feet and marking every peak and valley along the way, although it is clumsy and slow.
But accurate!
And this project means coveting God's authority.
"Speaking of which..." Mei Ji said quietly: "The limit of blood inheritance is engraved on the gene. By comparing the genetic map, we can find this gene and extract it. Do you know what this means?"
"Sbarasi..." Orochimaru stuck out his long tongue.
Of course, things are not that simple, but Mei Ji needs a genetic map to accurately capture a certain section of genes, instead of looking at faces like now.
What you can come up with is just a matter of luck.
This can greatly improve the efficiency of Meiji's genetic engineering.
"Orochimaru, I leave this matter to you."
"Don't worry, I'll take care of it." Orochimaru said quietly, his eyes full of interest and confidence.
So young...
Meiji clapped her hands in celebration.
Yay! Free from the hellish job!
Come on Snake!
What kind of immortality does Meiji want? All she wants is a genetic map.
Orochimaru clapped along.
He is happy now.
He clapped his hands happily, but his cold face could not hold back any longer.
The corners of his mouth curled up, wanting to smile uncontrollably.
In the past, I have been exploring blindly in the darkness alone, but now there is light ahead.
That is the light of hope in the darkness.
Miki shone in Orochimaru's eyes.
And Miki looked at Orochimaru.
Since this guy didn't mention his salary, let's just pretend it didn't happen.