Xinghai Research Institute, when the press conference for manned missions had not even passed a month, media reporters stationed in Jinling City received an invitation to the second press conference.
This surprised many media reporters.
After all, according to usual practice, if it is not important news, this research institution led by Academician Xu will hardly use press conferences.
Many times, the results that appear to media reporters to be enough to hold a press conference are disclosed on the official website in obscurity.
Low-key is like the noun engraved on this research institute.
Of course, the things it does are never low-key.
Every time a press conference is held, it means it has a major impact on the world.
Especially this press conference, Academician Xu Chuan personally presided over it.
This surprised many media who received the invitation.
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On March 10th, in the press conference hall of Xinghai Research Institute.
There was a huge crowd of media reporters who came to attend this press conference, and their heads were shaking.
The corridor in front of the press room was even more densely packed with shooting equipment.
At ten o'clock in the morning, Xu Chuan, dressed in casual clothes, walked out from the backstage and stood on the press stage.
Looking around the group of reporters in the audience, he said with a smile on his face: "I believe that everyone here is very curious about the content of today's press conference, so I won't waste my time."
As he spoke, he clicked on the console of the press conference, and the prepared PPT was projected on the big screen behind him.
"Extraterrestrial Life·Two Microbial Fossils from the Moon 1.8 Billion Years Ago!"
The title in square italics falls on the picture with the moon as the background.
When this PPT picture appeared on the screen, the entire press room was stunned for two seconds. The atmosphere was strangely quiet. All the media reporters who came to participate in the meeting stared blankly at the projected picture.
When someone came back from the shock, the entire press hall suddenly became a mess.
Even before the question-and-answer period, some people couldn't wait to ask questions.
"Academician Xu, is this true? You discovered two kinds of extraterrestrial life on the moon?"
"Academician Xu, is there really extraterrestrial life on the moon?"
"Academician Xu..."
Noisy sounds rang out in the press hall, and some reporters even stood up and tried to get closer, but were quickly pulled down by the staff maintaining order.
On the press conference stage, Xu Chuan pressed his hand down to signal for silence.
After the reporters in the audience calmed down a little, he smiled and said, "I believe everyone here is shocked by this news."
"In the beginning, I was the same as you."
"If I remember correctly, this is indeed the first time that humans have discovered life on a planet other than the Earth."
"Of course, strictly speaking, it should be traces of life."
With a smile, Xu Chuan walked to the screen behind him and continued to talk while flipping through the PPT pictures.
"This discovery was detected in the cave numbered XY·HH091 at the Xinghai Research Institute in the Aitken Basin at the South Pole of the Moon."
"While conducting routine sampling and recording of the lunar surface environment, Professor Liu Wenkang from NTU's School of Materials Science and Engineering discovered anomalies in the sample materials for the first time."
"After preliminary confirmation in the lunar surface laboratory at Yuehuatai Outpost Scientific Research Base, it was confirmed that fossil samples of ancient microorganisms may exist in the sample materials."
"After the relevant materials were transported back to Earth, they were jointly studied by four research institutions and universities including the Jinling Institute of Geology and Paleontology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the University of Geosciences, the Institute of Microbiology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and the Xinghai Research Institute, and were finally confirmed to be collected from the Antarctic caves on the moon.
The samples contain fossil samples of two types of lunar microorganisms."
Along with Xu Chuan's words, electron microscope observation pictures of two kinds of lunar microorganisms were also displayed on the screen.
Judging from the picture, the single-celled organism of the first type of ancient anaerobic bacteria looks like an edamame with two tails, and some incomplete plush can be seen on the flat body.
The second type of silicon sulfide multicellular organism with special porous structure is more vivid, and looks quite similar to a glass sponge species on the earth that looks like a pitcher plant.
When seeing this scene, the media at the scene immediately made a sound of amazement.
All the reporters looked at the electron microscope pictures displayed with curiosity on their faces, and the rows of cameras in front of them kept clicking and taking pictures.
Xu Chuan smiled and continued: "If there are no accidents, this will be the first time that humans have discovered traces of life on a planet other than the earth."
"Although we have only found their fossils so far, this also proves that the earth is not the only place where life exists in the vast universe."
"On the moon 380,000 kilometers away from us, 1.8 billion years ago, it also nurtured life..."
As Xu Chuan's words fell, the atmosphere at the press conference was pushed to a climax in an instant.
Soon, the press conference entered the on-site question-and-answer session.
Many media reporters in the audience raised their right hands in unison, with such speed and neat movements, as if they had been specially trained.
After scanning the crowd in the audience, Xu Chuan's eyes fell on the CTV reporter in the front row.
Naturally, the first opportunity to ask questions like this should be given to Mother Yang.
Taking the microphone from the staff, the CTV reporter stood up with envious eyes.
"Hello, Academician Xu, could you please briefly introduce to us the details of these two newly discovered extraterrestrial life? For example, are they carbon-based life or silicon-based life?"
Xu Chuan smiled, nodded, and said, "Of course."
After he finished speaking, the PPT picture was shown on the screen again. His eyes fell on it, and Xu Chuan explained by comparing two different fossil samples.
"Judging from the current research results, these two fossil samples found in the lunar South Pole belong to ancient organisms that existed when the moon was still active 1.8 billion years ago."
"One of them is a single-celled organism similar to anaerobic bacteria from ancient times on Earth. The other is a silicon sulfide multicellular organism with a special porous structure similar to the glass sponge on Earth."
"Based on current observations and research, we believe that these two types of life are more likely to be carbon-based life, but we do not rule out the possibility that they are sulfur-based life."
"Because according to our research, both species of life feed on sulfide."
After briefly introducing the characteristics and biological information of the two fossil samples, Xu Chuan smiled and said: "The detailed observation results of the two microbial fossil samples discovered this time will be published in the sub-journal of "Exploration".
·Biology》Above.”
"Interested friends can pay attention to the first issue of "Exploration Biology" which will be officially released in a week."
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PS: It seems that I overestimated myself a bit because my hand speed was not enough, so I didn’t finish this plot ヾ(?w?`)o.
But I agreed to post it before 12 o'clock, so I can only post it first, and continue writing now. There will be another chapter later, so I will finish this content.