Miao Xiaoyu projects the virus observation video onto a large screen and uses intelligent technology to automatically color it for higher recognition.
However, Jiang Nanfeng couldn't understand it. He only saw twisted chains and a few colorful lumps. As for Miao Chenghua, he couldn't understand it even more.
Miao Xiaoyu let the three of them look at it for a while before explaining: "This is the virus we saw. Now it is magnified one million times.
This field of vision is not enough even for Daluo Jinxian's soul, and requires the help of scientific research equipment. This virus, let's call it a virus, is composed of a complete double-stranded DNA, and has its own transgenic enzyme protein.
You may not understand it, but it doesn’t matter, let’s do it bit by bit.
Let’s talk about viruses first. We have found three main virus structures in nature. They are:
DNA viruses, also called genetic viruses;
RNA viruses, also called messenger viruses;
Pure protein viruses, also called prions.
In addition, there are some pathogenic bacteria, etc., which are beyond the scope of today’s discussion.”
"Let's talk about the three viruses mentioned above. But before talking about this virus, we also need to briefly talk about the normal cell structure of the human body. This is a rough schematic diagram.
This is the cell nucleus, with DNA inside and a nuclear membrane surrounding the nucleus on the outside. It is the basis of human body information.
The human body is made up of protein, which is the material basis.
However, the nucleus cannot directly control proteins, the genetic material is stable, and there is a nuclear membrane in the middle, so a messenger is needed, and the messenger is ribonucleic acid.
These three structures constitute the most subtle basic structure of the human body. It is a bit like the national structure, the imperial capital, communications, and local governance."
"Then let's talk about viruses. The three viruses target exactly three structures of the human body.
Among them, the most powerful outbreak and the highest fatality rate is the messenger virus; this is a bit like cutting off the information of the country's imperial capital and spreading wrong information, eventually leading to chaos, collapse, and death of the entire country. When the cells that make up the human body die,
The human body will also perish.
But this virus is relatively easy to control. As long as the infected people are isolated, as the host dies, the virus itself will 'self-destruct'.
Let’s talk about prions, which directly affect the basic structural proteins of the human body. However, prions are rare and we haven’t studied many of them. Current research believes that this kind of virus is the most difficult for the human body to identify, and most prions have their own enzymes.
It can directly convert proteins in the human body.
To use a simple metaphor of the country, it is a rebellion from the grassroots.
Finally, there is DNA, which blooms in the center and goes straight to the yellow dragon, starting from the most basic genes of the human body. But it is very difficult for this virus to break through the nuclear envelope.
DNA viruses are the highest level of the three virus species and are closest to the essence of life. Therefore, the lethality rate of genetic viruses is not high, and they often coexist with their hosts to achieve their own reproduction and evolution."
Miao Xiaoyu's explanation was simple, but with the wonderful pictures and simple videos, it was relatively easy for several people to understand the cell structure. They then used their Yuan Shen to observe their skin, and they could see roughly the Jinxian's Yuan.
God can already see the rough structure inside a cell.
After Miao Xiaoyu waited for everyone to suddenly realize, he continued to explain: "Generally, the three viruses exist alone. And the gene chains of genetic viruses are generally not very long. The longest genetic virus in nature that we have observed before is
Containing only about 8,600 base pairs, it can encode more than 80 viral proteins.
But the current gene chain of this virus... is more than 3 billion base pairs in length; it itself contains 17 types of prions, or it should be called 'prion type converting enzyme'.
If you have no idea about 3 billion base pairs, then I would like to say that the number of base pairs in the human body is about 3 billion!
But the genes in the human body are not one chain, but are divided into 46 chromosomes, that is, they are divided into 46 relatively independent groups!"
After hearing this, Jiang Nanfeng frowned deeply and said thoughtfully: "You mean, the genes of this virus are more complete than human genes?"
"Yes!" Miao Xiaoyu nodded solemnly, "We have also studied human genes before, and we found that as cultivation progresses, human genes will continue to turn on and begin to fuse.
But after we studied the blood samples of Jinxian and Daluo Jinxian, we found that their genes are completely different from ordinary people. The base pairs of the genes are still the same, but the structure of the genes has changed.
When a practitioner breaks through to the stage of returning to true nature, the 23 pairs of chromosomes in the body will no longer be scattered as in the past, but will be surrounded, like some kind of formation. When the practitioner breaks through the realm of pure Yang, pairs of chromosomes will be broken apart
, becoming 46 separate chromosomes and forming an almost perfect circle.
Because of this change at the genetic level, the higher the practitioner's level of cultivation, the more difficult it is to conceive offspring.
When you reach the realm of returning to virtuality, the chromosomes form a stable ring and are initially stable; because it is difficult for chromosomes to separate the paternal and maternal genomes separately, it is necessary to pay a huge price to break this ring structure if you want to conceive offspring.
When they reach the Golden Immortal Realm, the chromosomes begin to fuse forward and backward. At this time, the practitioner is more powerful, but it is also more difficult to conceive offspring.
After entering the Daluo Jinxian, because the flesh and blood body of the practitioner is strong enough, the genes will break through the limitations of chromosomes and exist alone in the nucleus. All genomes are connected in series to form a complete circle.
When we reached the quasi-sage stage, we heard a term called "breaking the bridge between heaven and earth." After research, we believe that the quasi-sage stage needs to be broken and then established. The genetic circle must be broken to form an open structure.
If the guess is correct, this is it!”
Saying that, Miao Xiaoyu pointed at the genetic chain of the 'virus'.
Jiang Nanfeng's eyes became sharper and sharper, "You mean, this so-called virus... is probably the cell structure of a quasi-sage?"
Miao Xiaoyu nodded and shook his head: "It's just a guess for now. I can't make a decision now about the facts."
Jiang Nanfeng thought for a while and said: "Dayang Group didn't study the blood and cell structure of the demon saint?"
"We have studied it. But the genetic structure of practitioners is not just a simple structural change. The molecular structure of matter is also changing. As the energy level increases, the cell nucleus seems to be compressed.
For example, in the realm of returning to true nature, the distance between its molecules is only 20% of the normal molecular distance.
The molecular distance in the Pure Yang realm is only 20% of that in the Guizhen realm, or even lower.
The genetic molecular distance of the Huanxu realm is only about 20% of that of the Pure Yang realm.
By the time we reach the Golden Immortal Realm, the distance between gene molecules has approached a degenerate state.
Daluo Jinxian's genes are more dense and have begun to evolve into the neutron state. At this point, it is difficult to observe by normal means.
This change has also led to some peculiar characteristics of practitioners. For example, a drop of blood weighs several thousand kilograms.
As for the genetic status of the Quasi-Saint, we are still observing it. But there is still no progress. Most of the above are theoretical derivation."
"Degenerate state... neutron state..." Jiang Nanfeng still found these scientific terms, and then he looked at the big screen of the 'virus', "The molecular distance of this gene is an ordinary molecular distance, right?"
"Taken from the body of a patient in Guizhen Realm. Its molecular distance is about 80% of the normal molecular distance. This is a patient with mild symptoms.
In addition, the laboratory is taking samples from a patient with severe symptoms, so it will take a while."
It only took a while, but within ten minutes another sample came. The molecular distance between the virus genes was reduced to 56% of the normal molecular distance!
Seeing the data from these two groups, Jiang Nanfeng looked extremely ugly, "I have a terrifying guess. The so-called virus this time may be the nucleus of the quasi-sage, but it is just an inactivated nucleus that has lost energy.
Now, this cell nucleus is...reviving!
Through parasitism, starting from an ordinary practitioner, we can re-take the path of 'cultivation' step by step, and open, activate and revive step by step!
Could it be that the Quasi-Saint can be resurrected in the end?!
There was once a saying that a strong man could shed blood and be reborn, could he be talking about a quasi-sage?!"
By the end of the story, Jiang Nanfeng's face turned a little pale.
Next to him, Miao Chenghua, although he seemed to understand a lot of things, he came to the final conclusion clearly: this time the virus was probably the nucleus of a quasi-sage, but it had been stripped of energy.
Could it be said that a real-life version of bloodshed and rebirth is currently taking place?