Chapter 210 Full Metal Rhapsody (For The Man Who Becomes The Pirate King-2/2)
In his spare time, Shen Cong likes to read books and video materials about biology. Novels (the best novel reading experience is in [])
Some time ago, he watched a documentary that recorded research data on Chengjiang biota, and used special effects technology to restore the explosive evolution of colorful biota during the Cambrian explosion of life 54.2 billion to 5.3 billion years ago.
The discovery of the Chengjiang biota has posed a major challenge to Darwin's theory of evolution. Many biological experts believe that the theory of evolution is not always correct. Even religion has got involved and has proposed various creation theories, believing that God created Cambrian. Explosive biodiversity.
However, with the correct understanding of geology and paleontology, combined with the fact that the Cambrian explosion occurred within ten to twenty million years, this is not only not a refutation of the theory of evolution, but a powerful supplement to the theory of evolution.
Because during the Cambrian period, the earth's temperature increased and biological life revived, oxygen was abundant, ozone was formed, volcanoes frequently erupted to increase ocean nutrients, phosphate rocks were formed during this period, and males and females appeared, all of which contributed to the explosion of life.
The combination of these conditions eventually led to the development and revision of Darwin's theory of evolution. On July 1, 2019, the 35th anniversary of the discovery of the Chengjiang biota, the Chinese scientific community revised the translation of "theory of evolution" to a more reasonable "theory of evolution."
Since Darwin published his classic masterpiece "On the Origin of Species" in 1859, people began to think about the very philosophical question of where they came from. Over a hundred years of exploration and research, they have developed and perfected the method of creating something from scratch and allowing life to flourish. Miracles created.
Proposed the theory of "punctuated equilibrium": "Evolution or evolution of organisms is not always gradual, but a process of coexistence of gradual progress and leap forward."
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The reason why he came up with the theory of evolution was because Shen Cong saw the changes in the body of Pearl Clam.
He dissected many pearl clams, dug out the pearls, and peeled off the complete active core clam shell. Therefore, he could clearly see that there was a clear dividing line between the clam shell and the clam meat.
The active core is a relative tissue part with special properties in an organism.
Because it is mostly a complete piece of bone that gradually turns into a semi-metallic active core, the boundaries are clear and can be easily peeled off.
But inside the old pearl clam, Shen Cong saw that this boundary was blurring.
The part of the clam meat connected to the clam shell has shown signs of metal gradient, and it is stuck to the clam shell and cannot be peeled off well.
In other words, the active core has "eroded" into the body tissue, and the meat at the joints has begun to undergo metallic gradients. Other meat further away also has slight signs of metallic gradients.
It's like cancer cells are spreading and the whole body is becoming cancerous.
Shen Cong cut off a piece of clam meat with a metallic gradient. According to his perception, this piece of clam meat did have a slight reaction belonging to the active core - the loss of activity slowed down, and after injecting the activity, it could still stimulate a slight reaction. Sharpen reaction.
What's strange is that this piece of mussel meat has not hardened, but remains the same softness as the surrounding normal mussel meat.
The difference is that when this piece of meat is cut, there is a kind of blockage in the cutting metal.
"Does it have the softness of muscle and the hardness of metal?" Shen Cong frowned. He didn't know how to react for a moment, and his mind was a little confused.
He had longed for the lv1 era many times, including imagining that all living things had turned into metal, with metal bumps walking on the ground one by one... But when he really saw such signs, he felt panicked.
The active core of the pearl clam has begun to erode the surrounding tissue, and the whole body is also slightly "lesioned". This is indeed a transition from an organic life form to an inorganic metal form.
"Metal Life."
"Is this the evolutionary direction of the lv1 era?"
"The bark of plants, the veins of leaves, the metal gradient, the active core of animals, and now even the body tissues have begun to metal... Mutants will also undergo such changes? So what about Iron Man, why do I interact with a metal device, life? Integration?”
"Will one day I also become a real metal 'Iron Man'?"
There was no answer to the question, so Shen Cong removed the three jacks, closed the shell of the old pearl clam, and returned to the King Kong with a piece of clam meat that had a metallic gradient.
Throwing the clam meat on the laboratory table, Shen Cong dragged a chair over, sat on it, and sorted out his chaotic thoughts.
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The first thing Shen Cong thought of was the theory of evolution.
Thinking of the Cambrian explosion of life, in just over 20 million years, organisms moved from the deep sea to the shallow sea, and countless types were added, providing sufficient evidence for the punctuated equilibrium theory.
The theory of punctuated equilibrium holds that biological evolution is not a slow, continuous gradual accumulation process as Darwin said, but a process of alternating long-term stability and short-term dramatic changes, leaving many gaps in the geological record.
"Right now, the earth is in the midst of a short-term drastic change, right?"
A world-destroying meteor shower brought activity, and the emergence of activity changed the stability of metals, either corroding, rusting, or reactivating them. At the same time, it also changed the compositional characteristics of living organisms, distinguishing living bodies with organic structures from metals. are connected and gradually change towards metal.
The only pearl clam that has reached the level 1 era, its active core composed of all metal begins to corrode body tissues.
Shen Cong immediately thought of the horn-like protrusions of the golden dragon and the tail whip of the swift leopard.
The horn-like protrusions look like muscles that are gradually transforming into metal, while the tail whip is the bone part and the skin and flesh on the outside that are all transforming into metal.
These can be seen as active cores eroding body tissue.
"So, is the change in metal a continuation of the evolution of new life forms, or a pathological change leading to destruction?" Shen Cong was a little unsure of the mystery and couldn't imagine how he could survive when his whole body had turned into metal.
But he couldn't guarantee that metal life would not survive.
Donkey Kong has come to life, and so have the failed metal lifeforms. If the ability to extend is further enhanced, life in the form of metals that can move freely may not be possible.
Now in the new world, the old order has been overthrown.
It seemed like another Cambrian explosion of life. Different types of life also appeared rapidly, and countless evolutionary beasts and evolutionary trees emerged one after another.
Some evolved powerfully to reach the top of the food chain, some evolved weakly and fell prey to predators, some evolved irrationally and were eliminated, such as ferocious cats, and there are also ordinary creatures that have not evolved and gradually disappeared.
It's like shuffling the cards, erasing the old and creating a new one.
Life has ushered in a new leap forward.
Zhao Kan said that the future era will be the era of new evolvers like Xiao Li and Du, and they, including Shen Cong, are all ancient products of the old era. Perhaps one day they will be completely eliminated and become the subject of archaeological research. material.
Shen Cong somewhat believed it now.
"But what is the form of Iron Man? Who is the 'Yunnan Worm' between Iron Man and mutants?"