"If Liu Yang's situation continues or worsens, what might happen to her body?"
After hearing this question, Zhao Ming thought about it seriously.
"You mean physical mutation?"
Xu Chuan nodded lightly and said: "Not only that, I am also worried that these Martian microorganisms may cause changes in her body structure or even heredity in the long run."
What he was worried about was not just Liu Yang's current physical condition.
Judging from the current physical examination and other data, the physical health of Liu Yang and the four astronauts who boarded the spacecraft is currently quite good.
But according to Professor Chen Wenze, a microbiology expert at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, if those microbial bacteria from Mars have participated in her human metabolism, this may have a more serious impact on her future.
Simply put, he is worried that after being infected with these Martian microorganisms, the human body may undergo a certain degree of mutation.
The never-before-seen silicon protein found in Liu Yang's skin debris is one of the manifestations.
According to Zhao Ming, under normal circumstances, silicon in the human body basically exists in the form of silicate. Even if it is combined with proteins, it is first combined with mucopolysaccharides and then combined with proteins to form a fibrous structure.
The silicon protein in Liu Yang's skin debris is obviously not like this.
It directly breaks the body's original material synthesis and develops a new path.
Although it is currently only manifested in the skin and metabolism, this is just the beginning. It is still unknown whether it will invade the bones and internal organs of the human body in the future.
Even if we think about it in a more serious direction, it is difficult to confirm whether it will affect the human reproductive system and affect heredity.
Hearing Xu Chuan's worry, the faces of the other three people in the office also became serious.
This concern is not unreasonable.
At least when facing an unknown alien life, no one knows in what form it will infect and harm humans.
Zhao Ming took a deep breath and said, "I will try my best to find out how these Martian microorganisms infect the human body and whether they cause structural mutations in the human body."
If what Xu Chuan said may be true, then this will be a disaster for mankind and even the entire earth's ecosystem.
Once these Martian microorganisms arrive on Earth, given the tenacious vitality of these Martian life forms, they may spread around the world in a very short period of time.
If they really lead to structural changes in organisms, then this may lead to the emergence of a second completely different human-like life in humans or other organisms.
Even if the mutated structure does not harm human health and life, it is difficult to evaluate whether this mutation is good or bad.
The impact it will bring may be far more profound than the discovery of Africa, America and other continents in the Age of Discovery.
In any case, it is foreseeable that the discovery of these Martian microorganisms will have an unpredictable impact on the development of human beings, even a turning point.
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It has only been twenty-four hours since the Xiashu Space Base held a press conference to disclose the plan to deal with Martian microorganisms. Representatives from various countries and the United Nations have already arrived in Jinling.
When facing extraterrestrial life for the first time, all countries in the world attached great importance to it.
Emergency meetings were held one after another in Jinling. Government representatives, medical professors, and WHO experts from various countries expressed their views and opinions on how to deal with these life forms from Mars.
For example, representatives from the United States hope to build a new scientific research base on the moon or partially modify the lunar biosphere project under construction to accommodate four astronauts and researchers from various countries.
"We propose to build a research facility on the lunar surface or to modify part of the lunar biosphere project under construction, to ensure the life safety of the four astronauts and to find a solution to treat infections..."
This opinion sounds extremely absurd, but it aroused the echo of many countries at the meeting.
Not only did the European Union agree with the proposal of the American representative, but even Tsarist Russia, Japan and South Korea voted in favor.
Because compared to allowing China to place the four infected astronauts directly into China's lunar scientific research base, they have more say in the lunar biosphere project jointly funded by various countries.
This seemingly unreasonable proposal is actually more in line with the interests of all countries.
As for whether the four astronauts can survive until the new research base is built, it has nothing to do with them.
Perhaps even in the minds of some people, it would be better if the four astronauts were infected with Martian microbial bacteria and died.
After all, as long as the person dies, they don't have to think of various ways to research treatment options. They can just focus all their energy on the study of Martian microorganisms.
In this way, not only did they avoid the need for treatment, but they also directly achieved their destination, which couldn't be more perfect.
Of course, it was impossible for them to bring up this idea at the meeting.
Because this is not in line with humanitarianism, it will be refuted by China at the first opportunity.
In the conference room, looking at the representatives from various countries who agreed with the United States, Xu Chuan knocked on the table and directly interrupted the other party's speech.
"Don't bring up these useless opinions. How to arrange the four astronauts who boarded the moon is China's internal matter."
"If it were not for the responsibility for the entire human civilization, this matter would not be your turn to sit here at all. Strictly speaking, this is our internal matter."
"We welcome all countries to contribute part of their strength to the common interests of our mankind, but this does not mean that you can ignore the lives of astronauts and dictate."
Across the conference table, the representatives from the United States looked pale and uncertain.
He really didn't expect that Xu Chuan would rebuke him in public like this.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! But obviously, as far as the current situation is concerned, if China refuses the participation of other countries, they really have no good solution.
After all, judging from the current situation, the only country that can freely navigate between the earth and the moon is China.
Although NASA can also send people to the moon, it is obviously not as easy as China.
Moreover, Yuehuatai Outpost Scientific Research Base is strictly speaking the territory of China.
Although the moon is shared by all mankind, the buildings and bases on it are not. They belong to whoever occupies them first.
If China does not allow them to participate in the research of microorganisms on Mars, they really have no other good solution besides protesting and exerting pressure on Earth.
Xu Chuan ignored these nonsense, quickly passed the astronaut placement work plan, and went directly to the second half of the meeting.
Although the main purpose of inviting countries to participate in the study of Mars microorganisms is to use the medical resources of various countries, this does not mean that it is free.
Mars microorganisms are extremely valuable resources for all countries. If you want to get research tickets from them, you will naturally need to pay relevant benefits.
Simply providing them with free medical resources is not enough.
As the placement of the astronauts was finalized by Xu Chuan, the meeting also entered into discussions on scientific research funding, quotas for medical personnel/researchers from various countries, results and benefits, and other matters.
The meeting started at 9:30 am and lasted until 3:30 pm.
It was only because Xu Chuan decided on many matters with an extremely strong attitude that he was able to complete the negotiations at such a fast speed.
The United States, the European Union, Tsarist Russia, Japan and South Korea and other countries have participated in the project research on Mars microorganisms, providing medical resources and a total of 1.2 billion meters of scientific research funds, as well as related scientific research equipment and medical equipment to support
The Mars Microbiology Research Laboratory established by China on the moon.
Hua Guo is responsible for the transportation of medical personnel, scientific researchers and various materials from various countries, as well as ensuring the safety of the Yuehuatai outpost scientific research base.
All countries are relatively satisfied with this arrangement.
For Western countries, led by the United States, they have spent a total of 1.2 billion in scientific research funding and various medical resources and scientific research equipment.
But participating in the study of status life itself is something whose value is difficult to measure in terms of money.
And from another perspective, studying the impact of Martian microorganisms on humans is also ensuring the earth's ecological environment and human health and safety.
At this moment when the common destiny of all mankind may be jeopardized, although some countries will still do things that harm the interests of other countries with their own petty thoughts, no one wants this alien microbial invasion to affect the entire human race.
's future.
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After the international emergency meeting in Jinling ended, various countries took the lead in sending medical personnel and scientific researchers to Jinling.
Although it will take about twenty days for the four astronauts onboard the Hanhai space shuttle to return to Earth, this does not affect their request that China send people to the moon first to adapt to the low gravity environment on the moon.
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As for the time they are waiting for the landing team to return to the moon, in addition to studying the Martian microbial data transmitted back by Hanhai and the physical health of the astronauts, they also have sufficient time to conduct some scientific research on the lunar surface of their own.
Xu Chuan did not refuse this request.
He is very clear about the prudent thoughts of various countries, but it is indeed reasonable to let scientific researchers and medical personnel who have not received space training go to the moon first to adapt to the low gravity environment.
After all, only by adapting to the lunar environment can these people have enough energy and ability to carry out corresponding scientific research work on the lunar surface.
Taking advantage is not a big deal. His priority is how to protect the life safety and health of the four astronauts who boarded the moon.
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On the other side, hundreds of thousands of kilometers away in the south pole of the moon, in the Aitken Basin, dust is flying, and equipment so large that it can be seen with the naked eye from the moon's low-Earth orbit is operating on the moon.
At the same time, the Fuyao space shuttle, carrying more than fifty scientific researchers and various scientific research equipment, has arrived in orbit around the moon.
Through the porthole, Professor Matthew Webster from the Planck Institute of Microbiology in Germany looked at the dust flying into the sky in the Aitken Basin, which could even be said to cover the sky, and opened his mouth, his face
It's full of shock.
"God, this is the moon? What are those things over there?"
No one answered him, because the expressions on the faces of the other three researchers from different countries living in the same crew cabin with him were not much calmer than his.
"This shouldn't be the Yuehuatai scientific research base of the Chinese people, right? Shouldn't we be working here?" Someone murmured to himself.
"Impossible, their scientific research base is not like this. I have seen satellite aerial photos."
Standing next to him, Professor Martin Cecil, a medical expert from the United States, shook his head. After rejecting the other party's guess, he guessed: "Could this be aliens arriving on the moon?"
"Pfft, how is this possible?"
At this moment, a sneer came to their ears. The Fuyao staff member who came in from outside the cabin distributed the registration cards and passes to several people, looked out the porthole, and explained with a smile.
"Aliens and stuff are too ridiculous. What you see is just our mining equipment."
Hearing this, the faces of several people in the crew cabin were filled with incredible expressions.
"Mining equipment?"
"That's right! It's mining equipment!"
Different from the expressions on the faces of several foreign friends, this staff member's face was full of pride. He continued to explain:
"The Yuehuatai outpost scientific research base you are about to arrive is built from the ilmenite mined here."
As early as two years ago, after the first batch of Chinese astronauts to land on the moon discovered shallow layers of titanium-rich metal ore on the lunar South Pole, the space agency launched a tender for a lunar mining project.
The one who naturally took over this task was Xinghai Research Institute.
However, they did not go it alone. Instead, they teamed up with a number of corporate organizations such as the Aerospace Group, Nonferrous Mining Group, and Zijin Mining Group to jointly develop the lunar mining project.
After more than a year of construction, the lunar mining project has now made certain progress.
The titanium-rich metal ore collected from the Aitken Basin was refined and supplied to the second phase of the Yuehuatai scientific research base. It even included some titanium alloys for the lunar biosphere project. The ferroalloys were made from the automated vacuum of the lunar South Pole.
Supplied by consumable arc melting equipment.
According to the latest data, multiple large-scale fully automated mining machines and automated vacuum self-consumable arc melting devices deployed at the lunar south pole can produce 170 tons of titanium metal ingots, 65 tons of iron metal ingots, and a small amount of other alloys every day
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Although this data is nothing on earth, the daily steel output of a small steelmaking plant can reach hundreds or even thousands of tons.
But when it comes to the moon, this output data is enough for them to be proud of.
Alien mining is currently only possible in their homeland!