Chapter 1040: The Secret Hidden in the Gene Structure of Martian Bacteria
In the office, Xu Chuan quickly took the genetic structure analysis data of Class A Martian bacteria from the other party and started reading it.
Although there was a leak and infection of Martian bacteria in Yuehua Taiwan Research Base, most of the scientific researchers in various countries were still very dedicated. They completed the research on Class A Martian bacteria as quickly as possible under pressure and panic.
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The eyes fell on the genetic genetic structure analysis data pointed out by Professor Chen Wenze, and Xu Chuan's eyes were filled with a hint of interest.
As we all know, for organisms on Earth, such as humans, DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) is the basic unit of genetic information in organisms.
It consists of a series of units called nucleotides, which carry the genetic characteristics of life with its unique structural and chemical composition.
For most people, the spiral ladder-shaped DNA structure is the most familiar genetic structure.
But few people know that human genetic genes are not just this shape. Under special conditions or gene guidance, the DNA double helix structure can further distort and form a more complex specific spatial structure formed by coiling.
For example, superhelix, kinks in linear double strands, multiple helixes, etc. These structures can be transformed into each other under the action of different types of topoisomerases or under special circumstances.
The genetic genetic structure of this type of Mars A is highly similar to the structure of DNA and RNA, the genetic structure of carbon-based life on Earth.
Through atomic force microscopy, the genetic material structure of this type of Mars bacteria is more like a twisted ring, which is somewhat similar to the Mobius ring, but it is more complicated.
In addition, according to the targeted analysis of genetic gene particles, the genetic genes of Class A Mars bacteria are mainly composed of hydrocarbon-derived materials, with a little silicon-carbon polymer interspersed in the middle.
This is also the main reason why it can infect humans, because the structural similarity between the two is high, and the genetic information inside can be used to reproduce by using the transcriptional system in the cells after entering human cells.
At different points of this twist ring, its genetic information is everywhere, as well as the traces of cutting and recombination mentioned by Professor Chen Wenze.
To be precise, the 'carbosil polymer genetic gene' in this torsion ring genetic structure is inserted into it from outside.
It is like a torsion ring originally made of a genetic structure of carbon-based DNA, which was artificially cut off, and then a carbon-silicon polymer genetic gene was inserted into the incision.
Of course, at present, this statement is his personal guess.
Although the genetic structure analysis of Class A Martian bacteria has been completed, the genetic information contained in its genetic material is still being analyzed.
Whether these carbon-silicon polymer genetic genes play an accurate answer to the silicosis mutation of infected organisms is currently unable to give an accurate answer.
But from the current observation, the possibility is extremely high.
Looking at the report file in his hand, after briefly explaining the genetic genetic structure of Class A Martian bacteria, Professor Chen Wenze quickly spoke:
"At present, Yuehuatai base is trying to cut off the genetic structures of these carbon silicon polymers through gene editing technology and insert them into bacteria such as Escherichia coli, yeast, Pseudomonas aeruginosa to verify whether these structures are
In dominant siliconization variation.”
"However, due to the limitations of the scientific research environment of the lunar base, the scientific research environment is far less stable than the earth. In addition, the leakage and infection of Martian bacteria broke out in the Yuehuatai base, it may take some time to verify this speculation."
Xu Chuan nodded and asked, "How long will it take?"
Chen Wenze thought for a while and replied: "At least one month."
After a brief pause, he continued: "In addition, the researchers at the Yuehuatai base said that if the genetic genes of Class A Mars bacteria or these sheared carbon silicon polymers can be sent back to the earth for experiments, the speed of
It can reduce the time by at least half."
Upon hearing this, Xu Chuan frowned, thought for a while, and shook his head and rejected the proposal.
"Activity tests continue on the moon, and once these Martian bacteria or organisms that have been genetically edited by carbosil polymers have infected the Earth's ecosystem, this may be an uncontrollable risk."
Professor Chen Wenze nodded and said, "Yes."
Sighing, he looked at Xu Chuan and continued: "But judging from the recent situation at Yuehua Taiwan Base, many scientific researchers and medical personnel from other countries are applying for air tickets to return to the earth."
"The infection incident at Yuehua Taiwan Research Base is probably already in panic now."
"Although they signed an agreement before going up and that if an infection accident occurs, they will receive treatment on the moon, many people are now afraid and worried about infecting themselves."
Upon hearing this, Xu Chuan narrowed his eyes slightly and said in a deep voice: "No matter what the outcome of this matter is, I will give them an explanation, including compensation for the infected persons."
"But live research and gene editing for Class A Martian microorganisms can only be carried out on the moon."
Professor Chen Wenze nodded and said, "Okay, I understand. I will contact the Yuehuatai Base to comfort this matter."
"Oh, by the way."
“One more thing.”
As if he had remembered something, he quickly opened the genetic structure analysis data of Class A Martian bacteria, found a marker point, and continued.
"In addition to these genetic genetic structures of carbon silicon polymers with obvious cuts into recombination traces, we also found another rather suspicious genetic structure."
Upon hearing this, Xu Chuan looked at the mark point pointed by the other party, and his eyes fell on the analysis results of a gene fragment of the ring structure of Class A Martian bacteria.
Looking at this genetic fragment that didn't seem to be too big of a problem in his opinion, he asked curiously: "Is there any problem with this?"
Chen Wenze: "This genetic fragment is a bit too regular."
Xu Chuan: "?????"
After thinking about it, he briefly explained: "We all know that for organisms on Earth, genetic DNA includes genes and non-gene fragments."
"The genes of eukaryotes are discontinuous, and appear alternately by coding regions and non-coding regions."
"The coding region, also known as an exon, can encode amino acids and is also called a 'effective gene'."
"The non-coding region sequence is also called introns, which does not encode amino acids themselves and contains various messy gene encodings. These messy non-coding regions are also called 'invalid genes'."
"For example, in our human genome, only 8.2% of the genes are 'useful'."
"So this part of the gene can perform a certain function, such as forming useful organs, activate other genes, or regulate various functions of the human body, etc."
"The remaining more than 90% of the genes belong to 'junk genes', and the sorting of these genes is very complicated and disorderly."
"The genetic genetic structure of this A-class Mars bacteria is judged from the current experimental research that it belongs to an invalid gene, that is, a disordered abandoned gene."
"But what is surprising is that compared with the invalid genetic structures of other parts, it is a bit too regular, making people wonder if there is any secret hidden inside."
Hearing this, Xu Chuan thought for a while and asked, "It's like a very regular and neat digital structure like pi π suddenly appeared?"
Upon hearing this, Chen Wenze nodded quickly and smiled and said, "That's right, that's what it means."
"Although it is not theoretically impossible to have this phenomenon in terms of the structure of the invalid gene structure, to be honest, the probability is too small."
"In addition, we have found obvious traces of severing and recombination in its genetic genes and the genetic structure of the carbon-silicon polymers. There is sufficient reason to suspect that this regular carbon-based genetic gene structure was also artificially inserted.
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"But judging from the current research analysis, we can't find what is hidden in this regular genetic gene."
"If you can find the hidden information inside, it may be helpful to help us solve the infection problem."
With interest on the analysis report in his hand, Xu Chuan stared at the regular abandoned genetic structure above for a while, nodded and said, "Okay, I understand, I will ask someone to study it."
"Then I won't bother, I have some other work here."
After reporting, Professor Chen Wenze smiled and greeted him, stood up and said goodbye and left.
In the office, after watching the other party, Academician Chang Huaxiang said with some concern on his face: "There is another thing. I just received news about a Martian bacteria infection broke out at Yuehua Taiwan Research Base."
"What's wrong?"
Hearing this, Xu Chuan withdrew his gaze that was staring at the analysis report and frowned.
Chang Huaxiang: "The security team of Yuehua Taiwan Research Base interrogated and investigated Professor Constance Minnik, and the other party said that someone was indeed manipulating and instructing him behind the scenes."
"Who!" Xu Chuan asked with his eyes narrowed.
Chang Huaxiang shook his head and said, "He doesn't know, he only knows that someone contacted him and paid 20 million meters of gold to let him do this."
After pausing slightly, he looked at Xu Chuan and said, "In addition, this may have something to do with you."
Xu Chuan: "And with me?"
"Yes." Chang Huaxiang nodded and said, "Through the interrogation of Constance Minnik, the other party said that the Martian bacterial infection broke out at Yuehua Taiwan Research Base, and the main purpose was to infect you."
"The existence behind him thinks you may have also gone to the moon with researchers who are studying Class A Martian bacteria, so the real purpose is that you may want to murder you."
Upon hearing this, Xu Chuan squinted his eyes and thought for a moment, and suddenly said with a smile: "It seems that my habit of likes to do research on the front line in the past has been investigated clearly."
If it were based on the scientific research projects he was responsible for in the past, if there was a major accident like Martian bacteria infection astronauts, he, the person in charge, would be on the front line.
But this time, the exception made the other party misleading.
Chang Huaxiang's face looked a little serious and said, "I don't know if this is the first time, but I'm afraid that such things will be missing for you in the future."
Xu Chuan smiled and said, "This is okay. With Zheng Hai there, he should have been tracking and investigating it. Don't worry, I'm still at ease about security."
Nodding, Chang Huaxiang breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Well, no matter what, I still have to remind you. There are probably many people abroad who want to treat you badly. No matter what, you must ensure your safety.
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“One more thing.”
After pausing, he looked at Xu Chuan with a worried face and continued: "In addition to deliberately infecting the scientific researchers and staff in Yuehuatai base and wanting to murder you, during the interrogation, Constance Mi
Nick also revealed that Class A Martian bacteria may have been sent to Earth."
"He left the base through the lunar rover by infecting himself with a Class A Martian bacteria, and then took the opportunity to go to another biological institute on the ground, and left the base through the rover and headed to the edge of the Aitken Basin."
"In addition, through surveillance videos of lunar satellites and the moon landing plan of NASA and SpaceX, we confirmed that just as Professor Constance Minnik left the base, a landing landed in the Aitken Basin on the lunar Antarctic was landed on the Aitken Basin on the lunar surface.
Lunar module…”
Looking at Xu Chuan, whose expression did not change much, Chang Huaxiang asked in surprise: "Did you already know?"
Xu Chuan shook his head and said, "I don't know, but I can guess, but I just don't know who is behind this instructing Professor Constance Minnik to do this."
"This group of people has spent so much effort to insert people into the scientific research project of Mars life, and it is also a response. It is impossible to just disrupt Yuehua Taiwan's scientific research base."
"Is it possible that it is NASA or the US authorities?" Chang Huaxiang asked with a frown.
Xu Chuan shook his head, squinted his eyes and thought for a while, and said, "It should be unlikely. They have arranged for people to participate in the scientific research project of Class A Martian bacteria. All scientific research materials are shared, and there is not much need.
This is a matter of stolen Martian bacteria on Earth for research.”
"And this kind of thing is too taboo. After all, if it is found out, it will be difficult for them to bear the consequences."
Nodding, Chang Huaxiang asked, "Who do you think it might be?"
Xu Chuan shook his head and said, "I can't guess, but I personally feel that it is more likely to be some chaebol groups in the United States."
"I will ask Zheng Hai to check this matter."
After pausing, he squinted his eyes and continued, "In addition, I will contact the senior management of this matter. We must prepare for Class A Martian infection on Earth. It is best to strengthen import and export control over the United States.
, tourism control and other aspects.”
"If there is an accident that Martian bacteria infects the Earth's ecosystem in the end, at least we can prepare in advance."