bookrandom Chapter 71: Both Backward and Advanced
Chapter 71: Both Backward and Advanced
"How's the research on the Mad Dragon Virus going?"
Su Yang approached Liang Wuyi, the leader in charge of the dinosaur virus research.
Research on the virus began as early as the very first time it was brought back.
After so many days of research, there should have been some progress in understanding the mad dragon virus.
"Dr. Su, you've come at just the right time."
Liang overheard Su Yang's question and a smug look appeared on his face.
"After these days of research, we have produced a preliminary antidote."
"Oh?"
Upon hearing this, Su Yang immediately became interested. "Tell me in detail."
Liang showed no disapproval and made no attempt to clarify.
He began to explain in detail to Su Yang and the others.
After a long and rambling discussion, Han Bei was somewhat bewildered, since he wasn't a professional specializing in this field.
On the contrary, Su Yang nodded from time to time, a glint of shrewdness flashing in his eyes.
Han Bei only briefly heard that Chongtie seemed to have unparalleled destructive power against the Mad Dragon virus.
"Has the drug testing been conducted?"
After Liang Wuyi finished speaking, Su Yang finally asked a question.
Heavy iron is made into nanoparticles and coated with a targeting protein that can specifically recognize the abnormal nerve cell membranes modified by the virus.
The target protein is transported via the bloodstream to areas where the rotavirus has accumulated, such as hemoglobin in the blood of the brain.
Heavy iron particles are extremely lethal to the Kuanglong virus, directly damaging the virus's DNA and causing it to collapse and disintegrate.
This will then achieve the effect of eliminating the virus.
"The experiment on mice has already been tested. It can clear the virus from their bodies."
Liang nodded indifferently and spoke with a smile.
After nearly a month of research, if they can't even make these things, then they're really just wasting their time.
"Dr. Su, if the Mad Dragon virus does not have a host for a long time, it will enter a dormant state until it finds a suitable host."
Liang Wuyi thought for a moment and then said to Su Yang.
"understood."
Su Yang nodded, but then caught a glimpse of Al hiding in the corner out of the corner of his eye, and a hint of suspicion appeared on his face.
"Al, why are you staying over there?"
"You mean that dinosaur-man you brought back?"
Upon hearing Su Yang mention Al, Liang Wuyi awkwardly touched his nose and chuckled sheepishly.
"The blood test and experiment a few days ago were a bit too harsh and may have caused him considerable psychological trauma."
Upon hearing this, Han Bei inwardly exclaimed, "Wow!"
Looking at Al's figure in the corner, I couldn't help but feel a pang of sympathy.
Su Yang's lips twitched slightly.
Clearly, no one expected this outcome.
"Never mind, as long as no one dies, it's fine."
Su Yang kept reassuring himself.
"Be careful with your experiments, don't cause any accidents. Great Xia needs an ally to advance into the New World."
Su Yang tried to comfort himself, but still couldn't help but offer his advice.
"Don't worry, we know what we're doing."
Liang Wuyi patted his chest and confidently assured him, "There's absolutely no way anything will happen. Besides, with the current level of technology in Great Xia, we can definitely make him wish he were dead, unable to die even if he wanted to."
Upon hearing this, Su Yang's forehead immediately creased with annoyance.
Is that what he meant?
With a sigh, as if he had thought of something, Su Yang suddenly spoke.
"By the way, how's the research on the virus in Al coming along?"
"This hasn't been figured out yet."
Liang unintentionally put away his playful expression and glanced at Al with a serious look.
"The Mad Dragon virus in his body seems to be different from the one you brought back. For the sake of distinction, let's call it Virus No. 2 for now."
"The DNA of Virus No. 2 has an extra segment compared to that of the Mad Dragon Virus. After comparison, it is found to be a gene from Gallimimus."
"The drugs developed so far are ineffective?"
Su Yang nodded slightly and asked.
"It doesn't work."
Liang nodded in agreement. The antidote they developed could only work on the initial Mad Dragon Virus, also known as Number One.
The second one inside Al had a deformed body due to the presence of gallosaur genes.
While ordinary antidotes can eliminate the second virus, they cannot restore the host to its original state.
Therefore, they are still studying the virus in Al.
Otherwise, the experiment wouldn't have been so harsh, causing psychological trauma to the person.
"How about I get you a few chicken-like dragons?"
Zhang Changgong spoke up.
Since the virus in Algen contains a chicken-like gene chain.
Wouldn't catching two chicken-like dragons be the best research material?
"Can we catch them?"
Upon hearing this, a glint of light flashed in Liang Wuyi's eyes.
He had been thinking about when to talk to Su Yang and see if he could get a chicken-like dragon.
Even if it's dead, that's fine too.
It's better than them carrying around those few broken fossils all day.
"I'll send someone to look for them for you, and try to catch a couple for you."
Seeing this, Zhang Changgong dared not make any guarantees.
After all, he had never seen a chicken-like dragon before, so he could only say he would give it a try.
If there are no chicken-like dragons around the base, then he's out of options.
We can only get two more later, if we have any, as we continue exploring.
Then there's no need for that trouble.
Just catch two and give them to Liang Wuyi.
"OK."
Liang nodded indifferently, a hint of anticipation on his face.
Since Zhang Changgong has said so, it's just a matter of time.
With the help of Galliformis, their comparative studies should make things much easier.
After all, the gene fragments in fossils are not complete, but the living Gallimimus is different.
"But speaking of which, Gallimimus is from the Cretaceous period, right? Did they also exist in the Jurassic world?"
Liang asked, somewhat puzzled.
"That Jurassic world is largely the same as the Jurassic period, but it's like a replica, with a much richer variety of flora and fauna than Earth's Jurassic period."
Su Yang gave a brief explanation.
Since Amobbi modified the Mad Dragon Virus by implanting gene fragments, then Gallimimus must exist in the Jurassic World.
They just haven't found it yet.
"By the way, what do you think of the structure of the 'Dragon Virus' gene fragment?"
"That's strange."
Liang Wuyi frowned and said.
"The extra gene chain from the second virus shows that the gene editing technology was very crude, somewhat similar to the early ZFN and TALEN technologies."
"However, with the current technology of Great Xia, it is almost impossible to edit free-floating viruses. To some extent, the technology possessed by the person who created the Mad Dragon virus is limited."
It is both backward and advanced compared to the Great Xia Dynasty.
"That's what confuses me the most."
"understood."
Su Yang nodded. He was also familiar with the early technologies (ZFN and TALEN), both of which involved protein engineering. They required designing and constructing entirely new protein modules for each target.
Even with the current level of technology in Great Xia, it would be difficult to directly modify the virus, but Amobi did it.
But that's precisely where the problem lies.
The technology used by Amobi is now rarely seen in Bactria; most of the technology used here is CRISPR-Cas9 and its derivatives, which edit RNA and DNA.