One moment there may be blue skies and white clouds, but the next moment there may be dark clouds rolling in and heavy rain falling.
This was the situation at this time. In just a blink of an eye, there were dark clouds outside, lightning and thunder, and soon heavy rain began to pour down. The huge raindrops continued to hit the glass of the spacecraft, and then formed a water curtain on the glass.
, making the scenery outside look more hazy.
"Tsk tsk, this view is really nice~"
Li Jingxuan looked at the scenery outside. The dark world suddenly became as bright as day, accompanied by streaks of satisfying lightning in the sky.
Li Jingxuan could even clearly see a group of apes hiding in the tree and shivering on top of a tall tree. The heavy rain in the sky was like the Milky Way pouring down. It was so big that it actually formed a curtain of water, like a waterfall.
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"AIDS originates from Africa. It is said that it first appeared in apes and was eventually transmitted to humans. Do you think it is possible for us to find something that can cure AIDS here?"
Liu Daoming was not in the mood to enjoy the scenery outside. He had been here for a few days and was already tired of seeing all kinds of scenery.
The main reason he came to the African rainforest this time was to find drugs that could treat AIDS. He and Li Jingxuan had been studying AIDS for several years.
The two of them have been studying this thing since they were students in college. They even went to space and the moon to study the changes of HIV in vacuum and microgravity environments, and published many related research papers.
But until now, the two of them have still not been able to develop a drug that can truly treat AIDS, so the two of them have also set their sights on Africa and this vast land.
Africa is known as the place of origin of mankind. The climate here is hot all year round and there are many kinds of animals and plants. The unique geographical environment makes Africa the birthplace of various diseases.
In the early days of the Age of Discovery, when Europeans first began to colonize Africa, they did not dare to go deep into the inland areas of Africa. They could only build some strongholds along the coast and rivers for colonial plunder.
This is not because the local black uncles in Africa are very powerful and can defeat the European colonists, but because of the heat in Africa, and there are many kinds of diseases, viruses, poisonous insects, poisonous snakes, etc.
These local black uncles have been able to adapt to the environment here after a long period of evolution, but the colonists from Europe were simply unable to adapt to such an environment, and suffered heavy casualties.
Later, with the continuous development of European medical technology, especially the emergence of microscopes, and more in-depth research on bacteria and viruses, Europeans were able to gradually penetrate into this ancient land for colonial rule.
After research by scientists, it is generally believed that AIDS originated in Africa. The source is the SIV virus carried by a chimpanzee. This SIV virus is called the ancestor of the HIV virus. The HIV virus evolved on the basis of the SIV virus.
People in Africa ate chimpanzees carrying the SIV virus and were infected with the virus. The virus mutated in the human body and eventually evolved into the HIV virus that has shocked the world.
Liu Daoming and Li Jingxuan, who have studied the HIV virus for many years, also supported this view, so in order to develop drugs to treat the HIV virus, they also entered the tropical rainforest.
"I don't know either."
Li Jingxuan smiled and shook his head.
"However, new discoveries can be made every day, and our efforts have not been in vain."
"That's true. Tomorrow we will catch some chimpanzees to see if the chimpanzees in this area carry the SIV virus."
Liu Daoming nodded and looked outside.
The heavy rain came and left very quickly. The two of them had just finished eating when the heavy rain outside disappeared completely. The bright moon began to appear, casting a hazy veil over the rain forest.
There were also bursts of screams in the rain forest, as if celebrating the passing of the heavy rain.
Early the next morning, Liu Daoming got up early.
When we came outside the anti-gravity spacecraft, the air was exceptionally fresh. We were in the rainforest. It rained heavily last night. Just taking a breath of this air made people feel refreshed.
Soon, after breakfast, Liu Daoming and his team began to take action in the rain forest again.
"Where did the group of apes we saw last night go?"
In the dense tropical rainforest, Liu Daoming used a telescope to search the tall trees above his head from time to time. The sound of monkeys chirping kept coming to his ears, but he could never find them.
"Over here~"
"Chasing~"
"Use an anesthesia gun to anesthetize a few of them and draw some of their blood."
Liu Daoming continued to pursue this group of apes in the rainforest. This ape with gray hair did not look much different from other apes, and Liu Daoming just treated them as the most ordinary apes.
After more than ten minutes, Liu Daoming and others followed the group of apes to a relatively open area. In the center of this area, there was a very thick tree.
This big tree has a diameter of more than ten meters and a height of hundreds of meters. It is very thick and strong. The crown of the tree is also very huge. The vines wrapped around the trunk are as thick as an adult's arm and are covered with red flowers.
The red color of this kind of flower is not ordinary red, but the kind that is so red that it seems to drip out, like blood, and the red patches are like balls of flames.
At the same time, this big tree is also full of red fruits. The red fruits are only the size of hawthorns and are so delicate that people can’t help but want to pick a few and taste them.
"What kind of tree is this?"
Liu Daoming, Li Jingxuan and others carefully observed this tall tree. Such tall trees are rare in this primitive rain forest.
What's more important is that this kind of tree has never been seen before, and it also has such red flowers and red fruits.
"Everyone, please be careful. I have not found this kind of tree in the database. It should be a species that has not been discovered yet. The red flowers and fruits should also be highly poisonous."
Li Jingxuan used the virtual machine he carried with him to search for strength. He could not find information about this kind of tree, nor could he find information about this kind of flower or fruit in the database.
However, in the wilderness, the brighter the things, the more terrifying they are. Just like fungi, most of the bright red mushrooms are poisonous mushrooms.
"Those apes are eating this red fruit~"
Liu Daoming looked at the top of the tree with a telescope. Soon, he couldn't help shouting. The group of apes he and others were tracking were eating red fruits on the big tree.
"Hey~~"
Following the sound of several small gunshots, several apes quickly became swaying, and then fell down with their heads down.
"Everyone quickly collect samples and record everything here."
Liu Daoming, Li Jingxuan and others began to get busy.
"This big tree is at least thousands of years old. As for the specific age, we have to go back to the laboratory for testing to know accurately~"
"Such an ancient tree is really rare. The key is that this tree seems to be very healthy."
Li Jingxuan carefully observed this ancient tree. It was very vigorous, and the traces of time were clearly visible on it. A sense of vicissitudes of life came to him.
He took out a short knife and stabbed it gently on the tree trunk. It was as if it had been stabbed into the body of an animal, and a stream of red liquid like blood emerged.
"I'll go~ Is this tree still a spirit~"
Li Jingxuan was shocked, and then took out a container to collect the red liquid flowing from the ancient tree.
"Is it the dragon's blood tree?"
Liu Daoming thought for a while and said.
"No, the dragon's blood tree is just a type of potted plant. There is no way it can grow to such a big size. Moreover, the shape, leaves, flowers, fruits, etc. of this tree don't match anything. It is definitely not a dragon's blood tree."
Then, Liu Daoming quickly shook his head. Before coming to this tropical rain forest, Liu Daoming had conducted in-depth research on various plants, and he was very familiar with various plants and so on.
Liu Daoming and Li Jingxuan's team were busy around the big tree. Some people collected and took photos, taking pictures of everything about the big tree, including the surrounding environment, plants, etc., so that they could take a closer look after returning.
for comparison.
Some people collect red flowers, red fruits, and even cut off parts of trees and vines to make signs; others sample the surrounding soil in order to analyze trace elements in the soil, and even small insects in the soil.
I also brought some back for research.
The entire team was busy for more than an hour, collecting all kinds of samples.
"Going back, I have a hunch that we may have a big harvest today."
Seeing that everyone was busy, Liu Daoming also waved his hand. He really couldn't wait any longer. Every time he encountered a new strange plant, he would feel extremely excited and wanted to find out the characteristics of this plant and what it had as soon as possible.
Medical value.
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