Chapter 63: One After Another

Three days later.

"...The challenge from the Martian virus continues, and the number of infected people has risen to 411. Among them, 89 are follow-up medical researchers..."

A female reporter was reporting the news on TV, and she inadvertently revealed a trace of anxiety. Behind her was the Mars base, where medical staff and medical researchers came and went.

"Let's take a look at the current research progress."

"First, biologist Dr. Roman discovered Martian microorganisms from the uranium mining area. Roman found that they are similar to Earth life and are also carbonyl organisms composed of DNA and protein. Their individuals are extremely small and difficult to see with an optical microscope."

"After Dr. Roman fell into a coma, virologist Nakatamura led the first group of researchers to challenge the unknown Martian life. They found that Martian organisms generally have poor ability to withstand high temperatures, so high temperatures have become the best means of protection for humans...

If you want to enter the Noah spacecraft from Mars, you must go through a 100-degree high-temperature chamber for disinfection. Don't worry, our space suits can withstand temperatures above 200 degrees Celsius..."

The female reporter played a few pictures of high-temperature disinfection on the screen and continued.

"Next, biologist Constantine isolated seven pathogenic viruses. One of them is the most harmful, called Martian filamentous virus, which can release an unknown neurotoxin that can cause people to fall into a coma..."

"Dr. Constantine's research team found that Martian life generally has a special gene that can produce a capsid with metal elements. With this capsid, Martian viruses are generally resistant to radiation and cold... and because of this capsid, ordinary disinfectants are not very effective."

"They are more complex than Earth viruses, but simpler than bacteria. They are a type of organism between viruses and bacteria."

The scene changed, Professor Constantine was infected and fell into a coma, and the third group of researchers resolutely walked into the laboratory.

"Then, vaccine expert Lang Yifei discovered natural antibodies in a patient with mild symptoms, a mutated white blood cell, referred to as α-2 cells, which can produce antibody antigen reactions to the organic metal capsid of the Mars virus..."

"At present, the fourth group of scientists headed by Allison are testing the gene sequence of the virus... During this period, many moving stories have emerged..."

This female reporter may not be very professional. At the end of her speech, her emotions were a little out of control, she had a little choking, and her eyes were red.

However, she still insisted on reading the report to the end.

It only took a few minutes to say a few short sentences of news, but it cost scientists a lot of effort and energy, and even... life!

These scientists are using their flesh and blood to build a wall for mankind!

The people in front fell, and the people behind took over. Even if they fell in the hands of the disease, they had no regrets.

This is a fearless spirit of dedication and a great spirit of sacrifice. They are using their lives to show everyone the strongest and bravest side of mankind.

This is the most respectable quality, and humans never lack this quality.

In 1957, the famous zoologist Dr. Carl Schmidt was bitten by a poisonous snake. After determining that he could not be effectively treated, he resolutely decided to record the symptoms of poisoning before his death for reference by later generations...

Physicist Marie Curie, regardless of the harm of radioactive elements, devoted herself to the extraction and research of radium and polonium, and finally suffered from cancer, devoting herself to the cause of science...

Bruno in the Middle Ages was burned to death in the Piazza della Signoria in Rome by the Vatican for defending the "heliocentric theory"...

Scientist Lichman was struck to death by lightning for exploring the mystery of lightning...

Archimedes ignored the butcher knife of the Roman invaders, continued to engage in scientific research, and was killed...

In history, there have been too many such scientists who have dedicated their lives to science. Some people laugh at them for being stupid, some say they are idiots, and some say they are nerds, but...is it really like this?

This is actually a spirit of sacrifice, sacrificing everything for science.

You can laugh at their stupidity, but you can't laugh at them for being stupid.

Because now, this fearless spirit has appeared in batches. One person is not enough, what about ten people, a hundred people!

Are they all fools? Are these scientists with top IQ fools?

Without these fools, would smart people still be here today?

The fools are dead, and they will live forever in people's hearts.

The smart people are still alive, but they live just for the sake of living. They don't know why they live and what the meaning of living is.

This war is a great relay race. When the baton is passed to the later generations, they will fall.

But they are determined. They believe that the later generations can go further than them. Even if the later generations fall, there will be later generations who can stand up and continue to work hard!

This phenomenon brings unparalleled shock to everyone... and shame.

Some people were ashamed of their past cowardice, and some people blamed themselves for their previous retreat. But at this moment, they also resolutely decided to stand up, and more and more people stood up!

From more than a hundred people at the beginning, to two hundred, to three hundred... More and more scientists petitioned to participate in the war on the front line!

Anyone who has anything to do with biology is paying attention to this Mars virus incident. Many people are willing to be on the front line at any time! Even if it costs their lives, they have to be fools and heroes for once, but they have a clear conscience.

Heroes, just grit their teeth and go, that's it!

This silent battle continues...

The situation inside the spacecraft is much better than Yu Yifeng imagined. Yu Yifeng originally thought that there would be panic and riots, so he asked the security department to strengthen the inspection work. When SARS spread in 2002, rumors and panic spread faster than the epidemic. In many areas, there began to be panic buying of vinegar and isatis root.

After the appearance of the Mars virus, the crowd also panicked for a while, but a strange phenomenon that Yu Yifeng had never thought of appeared, and the crowd calmed down quickly.

There has never been such silence on the Noah. People work when they should work and rest when they should rest. Only when they hear that another scientist has fallen, there will be some discussion, but then there is a deeper silence.

Some people quietly wiped away the tears from the corners of their eyes, and some people prayed silently. Heroes fell in front, just so that they can live better.

This silence is not a panic, but a kind of anger.

They hate themselves for not having enough knowledge and not having enough ability. When they heard that someone was standing at the forefront of the battlefield and using their flesh and blood to withstand everything, they did not feel joy in their hearts, but hatred, hating themselves for being useless and hating themselves for not being able to help...

Therefore, many people began to give up their rest time and entertainment, and they began to read and learn more knowledge... This was something Yu Yifeng did not expect.

Humans are still a race that can save themselves.

The registration office for Noah volunteers has always been the busiest place, with a large number of people coming to sign up every day. They want to participate in the front-line battle. However, the selection of the new human government is very strict. Without sufficient medical knowledge and nursing experience, forget it...

Mars base.

At this moment, Yu Yifeng's heart was extremely gloomy. So far, no special medicine has been found, and dozens of great scientists have been involved. These people are great scientists, each of them is an elite, and humans can't afford the loss! If God really exists, he would have cursed God a hundred times.

He really had the urge to curse, and said angrily: "Didn't they say that α-2 white blood cells can produce targeted antibodies? Why not do targeted research on this basis?"

The scientists next to him were silent. An older biologist said: "Captain, to be honest, although α-2 cells can produce antibodies, they cannot completely kill the virus. Other white blood cells have no reaction at all... Maybe we haven't found the corresponding immune cells yet..."

Everyone's immune cells are different. Some specific cells are only found in special people. Some people are even immune to HIV because they have unique immune cells.

The goal now is to find this specific white blood cell. α-2 cells are close, but not yet. The antibody affinity it produces is not enough...

"Do we have to find specific white blood cells?!" Yu Yifeng said viciously.

Everyone nodded in silence, and the scientist continued to explain: "This is a faster method. Extracting specific white blood cells to make therapeutic serum can be completed in a few days. The second method is to wait for the results of gene sequencing and then conduct targeted research..."

This news is really bad news for Yifeng! He opened his mouth, but still couldn't say anything. Although he was very depressed, he was still rational. He couldn't just vent his anger by scolding these scientists, right?

So, he could only stand aside depressedly, walking around, and couldn't calm down at all.

Was his choice really wrong? No, if it happened again, he would still make the same choice. He would still choose to make an emergency landing. These hundreds of people must be saved. It's impossible to give up just like that!

"Fuck!" Yu Yifeng cursed fiercely in his heart. The total number of humans is only 50,000 now. Even if a lot of time is spent to test everyone's blood samples, can specific white blood cells really be found? The probability is probably very small...

The second method, the speed of gene sequencing is too slow. Even if a supercomputer is used, it will take one or two months, right? By then, the daylily will be cold!

The situation is much more difficult than imagined... What should I do? What should I do?

Yu Yifeng walked back and forth a few times, and at this moment, a strange idea popped up in his mind.

"Damn, I'm not a superhuman... I'm going!"