Silent Battle
Chapter 64:Silent Battle
A silent battle began at this moment, and the fifteen people in Šatano village, representing the entire human race, bet with life, and launched the first confrontation with alien life.
These Martian life, without any intelligence, is the result of hundreds of millions of years of natural selection.The 15 people in Šodamura represent the highest courage and wisdom of mankind.
“These microorganisms are suspected to be of a virus size, which may be more complex than viruses, and all live in uranium mining areas.”Nakata wrote down the facts on the left, and then wrote down his conjecture on the right for later generations to refer to.
He knew he didn’t have much time, so he studied the basics as much as he could.
"The temperature of Mars is too cold, even up to 120 degrees from zero at night, the environment is too harsh, and life is difficult to survive."However, in the uranium mining area, because of the slow nuclear fission relationship between uranium ore and garnet, the temperature will stabilize at minus 30 degrees to 10 degrees Celsius.Such a temperature is very suitable for the survival of these microorganisms.”
“This also explains why life cannot be found elsewhere, but only in uranium mining areas.”
“Uranium mining areas not only have temperature, but also a small amount of energy supply.Leaving the area, losing energy supplies, these microbes will gradually die.”
“In harsh environments, they evolved the ability to reproduce quickly.Humans, like fat sheep that are not resistant, have almost become a breeding ground for them, and the existing human immune system has no way to respond.
After writing this, an assistant "groomed" and took a bunch of information in his hand, "Doctor, the information of more than three hundred patients is ready."
"Well, count it and report it to me."
Nadal shook his head, he felt a little itchy throat, a little headache, should have symptoms of illness.He immediately recorded in his notebook: "2 hours and 11 minutes, the symptoms of dizziness are light, the body temperature is 37.6, and the consciousness is still awake."
Then he scraped a little mineral material with a knife, put it under the microscope, and looked carefully.
"I think there are at least a few thousand kinds of these microorganisms, and maybe only a few of them are causing the disease."Under the optical microscope, it is clear that a process in which ordinary cells are killed is clearly seen, and I guess that the attack of these microorganisms is similar to that of viruses."
“However, the interferons we already have are largely ineffective against them.It shows that their structure is different from all known viruses.”(Interferon, a broad-spectrum antiviral agent)
"Doctor, I have calculated that patients with low fever have experienced symptoms such as difficulty breathing.But patients with high fever are better, why?Strange...” the assistant said somewhat doubtfully.
Is a high fever better than a low fever?Why?Why?It is also a coma...
“Why?”Natomura muttered.
He stood up and walked back and forth, as if something had been neglected by himself.
At this time, an idea of lightning generally hit the mind of Šatano, and he suddenly jumped up, "Yes, temperature!"It must be the temperature!If these Martian life stays in cold environments for a long time, then their ability to resist heat must be very poor!”
It must be so!
As soon as this idea came out, Łstanmura was agitated, and he had a hunch that he was right and must be right.
An ordinary cell is completely invaded by a virus in a few minutes.Why do humans hold up so long?There have been no deaths yet, it must be the temperature!
The body temperature of 37 degrees Celsius is not very suitable for these viruses.With a high fever rising to 40 degrees, the adaptability of the Martian virus is even weaker.
It is the heat that protects humanity!
“Quickly!“Testing the temperature!”œnkinaka cried out excitedly...
Four hours later, Šhadamura was infected and fell into a coma.But he left a valuable message, these Martian microbes, extremely afraid of the heat!
They are extremely cold-resistant and can survive in an environment of minus 60 degrees Celsius, and zero degrees Celsius is their most active temperature, but to 20 degrees Celsius, the activity is generally reduced by 50%, and the ambient temperature is 40 degrees, the activity drops by more than 90%!
It was the high body temperature that saved humanity!
This is due to natural biological selection.The natural selection of life applies not only to Earth, but also to Mars.
There is a blind fish on the earth, because they have lived in holes for a long time, and there is no light for all the years, and their eyes slowly degenerate, but their hearing, smell and touch are extremely sensitive.
There are 550 species of beetles on Madeira Island in the Atlantic Ocean, 200 of which have wings that are undeveloped and cannot fly.Of the 29 native insect genus, 23 have all of their wings degenerate.These beetles hid when the wind blew and waited until the wind and sun were out.
Insects that occasionally fall on the island cannot fly because their wings are degraded and therefore cannot be saved by the wind blowing into the sea.And insects that can fly, instead, are blown into the sea by the strong wind...
In the Earth's north and south Arctic regions, ice cellars, all-year snowy mountains, deep sea and frozen land areas, there are some cold-skinned microorganisms.Specialty cold-skinned bacteria can live in environments below 20C, but it is difficult to survive than 20C.
This is natural selection, survival of the fittest, and the elimination of the unfit!
Mars life, long-term cold environment, their cold resistance is greatly enhanced, but their heat resistance is almost no!
Because they do not need heat resistance at all, this ability has not evolved.
This also gives humans a way to kill the virus: high temperature!According to naldocturnal research, as long as it reaches 60 degrees Celsius, all microbial activity drops to almost zero.
Therefore, the whole laboratory hot air conditioning is turned on to the maximum, and it is almost burned at high temperature.
Fever patients also do not care, low fever, but to take some medicine, let them have a high fever, as long as not more than 41 degrees on the line.The high temperature that humans can withstand for a long time is about 41 degrees!
41 degrees, now become the protector of mankind!
...
“How?”Yu Yifeng handled the inside of the spacecraft, please rush to the Mars base, "Is there any results?"
“Dr. łontamura is already in a coma, and now he is succeeded by the biologist Mr. Konstantin.”A scientist replied, "Dr. Nakatamura has made great discoveries, these viruses have poor high temperature resistance, so that patients with high fever can effectively relieve the disease."
Now, Dr. Constantine is observing the virus with a scanning tunnel microscope...”
He nodded, shook his fist anxiously, and paced back and forth.
His assistant, Lily, came too, and she was not as calm as ever.Because her father is Dr. Roman, she is still unconscious in the ward, and I don't know what the situation is... Although she is not her biological father, she is still a little anxious.
Yu Yifeng sighed for a long time, and it has always caused people to have a high fever and just delay, and the treatment of the standard is not the root cause.
Although it is said that 60 degrees Celsius can kill the virus, but 60 degrees, people are also dead... human fever to 44 degrees, is almost the limit.
"Can you hurry..." Yu Yifeng said, knowing that this request is really unreasonable, but he really can't help it, he is in a hurry.
...
Mars base, biochemical laboratory, after a high-temperature disinfection, the current scientific staff has expanded to 30 people.
"The results of the protein composition test came out, God, their cell walls generally contain metal elements, and even contain a lot of lead and copper ... is it an organometallic shell?"One scientist exclaimed.
"Dr. Wenlan, the outer layer of the virus is not called the cell wall, but the shell..."
“Well, don’t worry about that much, it doesn’t have to be a virus... I think it’s because of this metal shell that they can effectively absorb nuclear radiation.”Otherwise, the DNA inside these viruses has long been pierced by neutron streams.If we have this radiation-resistant material, huh...”
"Yes, I have heard that the concentration of this uranium mine is very high, and there may be elements such as plutonium and tart.Because of the presence of these metal shells, they are highly resistant to radiation, but their heat resistance is even worse.”
“Well, don’t say much more.We still have to find a drug that can be applied to the human body and kill them ... We still have limited time.”A scientist spoke.
Everyone nodded and continued to work.
Although the laboratory has been disinfected at high temperatures, the risk of infection remains.They want to contact with patients, get first-hand information, do biological experiments, and observe active specimens, they will be infected if they are not careful, anyway, they must hurry up.
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