There was no rush for time, so Xia Xu flipped through some experimental materials with great interest.
He already knew the general situation of giant glands and epiphyseal restarting technology, so it was mainly related to wolf giants and lycanthropes.
Two of the pieces of information are very interesting, one is about the genetic encryption mechanism possessed by lycanthropes.
The main reason why Andra was able to re-transform the lycanthrope was because they mastered an inhibitory enzyme. By injecting this special inhibitory enzyme, they could prevent the cells of the lycanthrope from self-destructing.
Another piece of information is even more interesting, it is Andela's internal research data on the special transformation ability of lycanthropes.
Although Andra has mastered the technology of lycanthropy modulation, the original genetic blueprint was obtained from an abandoned laboratory in the country of Siwu, so they are not actually omniscient about it and have been conducting reverse engineering.
The most valuable thing about a lycanthrope is undoubtedly its ability to transform. It can change shapes and forms, and also strengthen the physical body. Even if it is put forward alone, it is a very valuable technology.
This information was applied by the Gardner organization from Andra's subsidiary company that specializes in researching lycanthropy technology when it was transforming the wolf giant.
Just the vague mention of the signature on the report is very interesting.
Gleipnir creature.
This name is strange yet familiar.
Naturally, he was unfamiliar because he had never heard of this company.
It is familiar because, Gleipnir, this is the name of the control system used to control werewolves and giant experimental subjects.
Gleipnir, this term in the West should refer to the chain that bound the giant wolf Fenrir in mythology. It has to be said that it is indeed very suitable when used in the system for controlling werewolves.
If he remembered correctly, the real name of the wolf giant in Gardner's organization was actually 'Fenrir Prototype', and the Fenrir here obviously also came from mythology.
"Tree of Life, Fenrir, Gleipnir, it seems that the Andra Group is quite fond of mythology..."
Xia Xu raised his eyebrows slightly: "Or maybe... claiming to be a god?"
Continuing to look down, he saw another familiar name on the author of this research report.
The mysterious ‘Dr.
From this point of view, the organization behind Andra's research into lycanthropy modulation technology and gene fusion technology is the Gleipnir Biological Company.
I just don’t know if the spine of the Mechanical Centipede also comes from this company.
If so, it means that Pan Long's parents are probably also in it, and the clues may trigger a sequel plot such as "The Thrower 2".
Putting all his calculations behind for the time being, Xia Xu continued to read the research materials.
The original blueprint for werewolves, or all lycanthropes, was the biological weapon developed by the country of Siwu. This transformation ability should actually have been concocted by researchers from the country of Siwu.
According to the research of Gleipnir creatures, lycanthropes are obviously better at storing and utilizing fat than conventional creatures.
With the same thickness of fat layer, lycanthropes can store several times the energy of ordinary people, and can quickly complete lipolysis to form fatty acids that supply energy consumption for the organism.
Secondly, lycanthropes also store a large amount of trace elements needed by the body. It seems that their cannibalistic habits are also related to this. Every time they transform and consume them, they will have a strong desire to eat.
These two provide the basis of energy consumption for werewolf transformation. Xia Xu has already understood this, but the document is more detailed and clear.
Immediately following is the research record on the transformation process of werewolves.
There are two stages in the werewolf transformation process. One is that the cells of the body's own body are temporarily strengthened due to some unknown factors, and the cell tissue itself will also expand to a certain extent.
The Gleipnir Biology side is also vague about this. I don't know if it's because they haven't studied it clearly or what, but according to Xia Xu's guess, this unknown factor is probably related to the K protein.
After all, the original origin of K protein is the wolf-enhanced serum, and the wolf-enhanced serum was developed by the original werewolf scientist to enhance the strength of werewolves.
Furthermore, from "Hunter" to "Batman", although the K-protein is not revealed on the surface, it has actually been used as an element throughout, and its relationship with lycanthropes is definitely extremely close.
Let’s get back to the point.
The enhancement and expansion of cells is only the initial process of the transformation of a lycanthrope. This process will increase the physique and size to a certain extent, but in fact it is not much.
After this is the second stage, some tissue cells, mainly muscle cells, begin to proliferate and differentiate at an ultra-high speed.
This kind of differentiation is not irregular. The activity of cells can actually be regarded as a program. All behavioral patterns have already been engraved in genes. The process of their proliferation and differentiation is not just a random accumulation, but an orderly process.
Clear architecture, or 'repair' the body.
To put it simply, the animal form should be their true appearance, and the normal appearance is a incomplete form. After activating the transformation, the body will be 'repaired' according to the genetically engraved form to its true appearance, just like a gecko being reborn after its tail is cut off.
The resulting symptoms include hair growth, facial changes, body size increasing to a certain extent, etc.
This growth in body shape is mainly concentrated in muscles, so it mainly increases body size laterally and increases physical fitness.
But similarly, in addition to cell proliferation and differentiation, werewolves actually have a system for growing their own bones in a small amount.
Bones are not dead things. They are essentially derived from cells. There are usually two types of osteoclasts and osteoblasts in the body. Their functions are to release strong acid to convert aging bones into calcium and enter the blood and to release blood into the blood.
The calcium in it is converted into bone.
Werewolves also have an alienated bone growth system. Their blood will store calcium for transformation. During the transformation period, they will complete growth and decomposition, thereby growing their bones to a certain extent and changing their height and body shape. However, the effect is not
Pretty big.
In fact, when Xia Xu saw this, he had already realized that he might have made a mistake in the logical order in some places.
The so-called epiphyseal restart technology and steel bone modification are not actually obtained by the wolf giant, but the opposite.
The original origin of these two technologies may be Werewolf, but Andra conducted in-depth research and derivation on it, which led to the Cyborg Transformation Project, and after coming to the hands of the Gardner Organization, the Epiphyseal Restart was born.
Finally, we have the perfect 'protagonist' Hong Yan.
Let’s get back to the topic.
The detransformation after the werewolf transformation is actually very interesting.
Their detransformation is not a reduction in size, but the direct disintegration of all rapidly proliferating and differentiated cells, using the encryption mechanism's disintegration method.
In fact, these rapidly proliferating and differentiated cells themselves are not in a very stable state, which is why they can complete ultra-high-speed differentiation. They are originally an unstable state caused by partial cell mutations.
After disintegration, the cells turn into various substances mainly carbohydrates, some of which are reabsorbed and some of which are excreted from the body.
Because the original cells are not damaged or changed, after the disintegration of these proliferating cells, the vacated spaces will return to their normal form due to the contraction and self-adjustment of the original cells.
The reason why the wolf giant has never been able to return to its original shape is precisely because a large amount of inhibitory enzymes have been injected into its body by Gardner's tissue, making it unable to undergo such disintegration, and naturally it cannot return to its human form.
"It seems that the potential of this transformation ability is actually beyond imagination, and it is not limited to lycanthropes..."
After reading this research report, Xia Xu's eyes narrowed unconsciously.
If this kind of transformation could be developed into some kind of temporary medicine, serum or the like, it would not be of ordinary practical use.
As for cell proliferation and differentiation affecting lifespan, this is actually not an issue that needs to be worried about.
The human body is undergoing metabolism all the time. I believe many people have heard the story of placing rice on a certain chessboard. One changes from two to four. There are not many cells required for body shape changes due to power growth.
The transformation of a lycanthrope is originally to mutate a very small number of cells into special cells that differentiate rapidly, and then use this to reduce the extreme differentiation of cells. Anyway, it is only a one-time use, and it is not expected to last long.