"Mrs. Lu, have I told you about the anti-hypoxia experiments of metal-based organisms?" Xiang Shan asked Lu Xuanyu's wife.
Lu Xuanyu's wife looked worried, but she still shook her head.
"We have done this experiment." Xiangshan crossed his arms: "The most commonly used mice in our company are C57Th, and this inbred strain of mice is called C57Th/GO after metal-based... Oh, if you
If you don't know what an 'inbred strain' is, just understand it as a stable population after continuous inbreeding. The mice in this population are almost clones, and they don't even have rejection reactions among each other, so they can transplant organs at will."
"C57Th and C57Th/GO mice only differ in the part of their genetic information that is artificially transferred. They share all the genetic information native to the earth."
"If you put these two mice into a hypoxic environment at the same time, what do you think will happen?"
Lu Xuanyu's wife frowned: "Then...metal-based creatures can last longer?"
Xiangshan has been preaching the superiority of baseline people, so she just guessed it.
"On the contrary." Xiang Shan shrugged: "While the carbon-based mouse was still banging against the cage anxiously, the metal-based mouse had stopped moving. A higher body temperature requires more energy to maintain.
Naturally, more oxygen is needed.”
Lu Xuanyu's wife frowned: "Huh?"
"However, the metal-based mouse only entered a state of suspended animation. The hypoxia-inducible factor in its body was recoded, and the process of its effect is not exactly the same as that of protists, and the damage to the nervous system will be smaller.
.And metal-based biological cells are more resistant to damage at the cellular level.”
"Ah, speaking of this, is this 'hypoxia-inducible factor' the result of the 2019 Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine? The normal function of hypoxia-inducible factor is to prompt cells to reduce consumption in a hypoxic environment. But in nerve cells with this special feature
Inside the cells, it appears to cause damage."
"This is actually very easy to understand. While metal-based organisms retain aerobic respiration, they also have a mechanism to directly absorb electric field energy. Such metal-based organisms may face the problem of 'without oxygen, relying entirely on electric field energy to maintain life.'
occasion."
"Just like yeast can freely switch between anaerobic respiration and aerobic respiration, metal-based organisms may also have the function of switching between 'aerobic respiration chemical energy' and 'electrical energy'."
"Tsk, I seem to have gone off topic again. In short, the baseline human has many unnatural abilities such as 'resistance to mechanical damage', 'direct death when hypoxic,' etc. Craniotomy surgery is not as dangerous as the current Lao Lu."
Lu Xuanyu's wife frowned: "I know... I just can't help but worry."
"There's nothing to worry about." Xiangshan moved his eyes upward and looked at the time displayed on his smart glasses: "You will see him soon."
At this moment, the warning light in the operating room went out.
Lu Xuanyu's wife ran over, but when the door opened, a wave of heat rolled in. She couldn't help but take two steps back, zippered the "air-conditioned suit" again, and pulled it down to her nose.
After a while, Lu Xuanyu was pulled out from inside. Tao Enhai followed and walked out. His skin color and eye color changed slightly, and he stayed in the high-temperature operating room without protection.
Obviously he is also a benchmark person.
Tao Enhai had just changed out of his surgical clothes. He smiled at Lu Xuanyu's wife and said, "The operation was successful."
Lu Xuanyu's wife patted her chest. Although Mr. Xiang had just told her many complicated principles, nothing was more reassuring than these words.
Xiang Shan followed Lu Xuanyu's hospital bed with his hands behind his back and said hello: "Old Lu, how do you feel?"
"It's weird." Lu Xuanyu said.
Lu Xuanyu's wife was startled and hurriedly chased after her, asking, "Didn't you take any anesthesia?"
"I beat him, but the energy seemed to last for a short while..." Lu Xuanyu said: "They also chatted with me and showed me the video."
Lu Xuanyu's wife looked at Xiang Shan in surprise. Xiang Shan grinned: "Everyone who does surgery knows that the doctors and nurses are talking and laughing on the operating table, which shows that the disease is very common and the surgery is very simple. If the doctor looks serious, then
That’s a big deal. This kind of small surgery that only places electrodes on the surface of the brain without cutting the nerves is really easy.”
"Doesn't it hurt?" Lu Xuanyu's wife stared at Lu Xuanyu's gauze-wrapped head.
"Fortunately...the anesthetic was very strong at first...it probably just opened my head for a short while..."
Xiangshan explained: "You didn't fall asleep. This time it doesn't involve general anesthesia. Afterwards, I will chat with you while performing the surgery, also to confirm that the electrodes will not press on your brain and cause adverse reactions."
Lu Xuanyu had a strange expression: "I didn't fall asleep...but my skull was opened..."
"This is what modern anesthesia technology is like. Only a small part of your brain was dead at that time." Xiang Shan smiled and said: "Remember to take today's cognitive test tonight. Let's talk about the next project you will participate in tomorrow."
After listening to Xiang Shan's words, Lu Xuanyu fell into a deep sleep again.
After waking up at night, Lu Xuanyu just ate something casually, and his head still hurt a little. After completing the cognitive test, he fell asleep again.
The next day, Xiang Shan came again with someone.
"Hey Lao Lu, how are you resting?" Xiang Shan patted the shoulder of the person next to him: "I will introduce you to a new friend. Chen Feng, Senior Brother Chen, Lao Chen... you can call him whatever you want. Next door to my alma mater
University's."
"Next door to your alma mater...ah."
People in the Republic basically know which university Xiangshan is from. Xiangshan himself is a world-class scientist, the most successful businessman in the country, and a self-made rich generation. The "only myth" in today's academic circles is that he is a close friend and an "academic scholar".
" and worldly "wealth" have reached their peak, which is extremely legendary.
Of course, Tsinghua University doesn’t mind pulling the skin of a tiger when recruiting students.
As for the university next door to Tsinghua University, it can only be that university that is tied to it.
Lu Xuanyu murmured in his heart: Isn't it just Peking University? Why go in such a big circle.
"Old Chen started his career by doing research on visual cognition. Now he is researching the "changes in advanced thinking activities when performing complex procedural movements" in the company. He is indispensable for the prosthetic body being able to move."
"Of course, Lao Chen also has another identity - he is a member of the Peking University Martial Arts Association and a martial arts practitioner! You will definitely have a common language."
Chen Feng held Lu Xuanyu's hand, his eyes shining: "Mr. Lu, I have long admired you."