Chapter 548 Full Body Prosthetic Life Extension Plan
Cancer is a rather strange disease in the Marvel world. It cannot be said that it is completely hopeless, but it can only be said that it is not very curable.
Lille's disease is essentially a breakdown of cell genes caused by radiation residue and chemical damage, which will lead to faster cell apoptosis and abnormal cell division function.
The lizard serum will fix the part of the transgenic lizard responsible for expressing special traits on his cells, activate the powerful cell division ability, and provide his cell functions to normal or even beyond the level of ordinary people.
But lizards can also get cancer, and at the molecular level, genes are naturally damaged by radiation, so it is impossible to recover simply by relying on lizard serum.
In fact, as long as it is a genetically modified medicine, it is impossible to do this.
International Gene Cooperation has gradually understood the gene editing technology secretly learned from biotechnology companies, and has launched a scientific research project similar to an upgraded version of the Human Genome Project relying on the still intact world market. .
This scientific research plan aims to use gene editing technology to perform gene therapy on patients who are born with or suffer from genetic damage. It also deepens the mastery of genetic technology and looks for ways to further improve human transgenic technology.
According to Connors’ original estimate, it may still be very promising, but the main technological progress at present mainly focuses on the treatment of some common congenital diseases with obvious causes, such as blood types A and B. Diabetes, spinal muscular atrophy, sickle cell anemia, and more.
Humans have enough knowledge about these diseases. A large amount of data has allowed modern medicine to understand which genes of special traits patients may lack. Mature gene tailoring technology makes it possible to completely cure such diseases. possible.
But knowing more about Lear's genes would not help her more than a deeper understanding of what cellular functions Lear currently suffers from and what tragic stages he will go through before he dies.
In the observation room, Lille has turned off the artificial heart. The concentration of lizard serum has dropped. His body suddenly shrank, and even his thinking speed has become slower——
Theoretically, this is true. His EEG signal has become weak, but his body has basically maintained normal physical signs under the stimulation of the brain-computer interface signal.
Without the wails and groans of the dying people, Connors looked at the bad data and Lille, who had no reaction, and didn't know what to say.
The blood oxygen concentration has been significantly lower than 60%, and the atrophied muscles cannot even support the body's normal breathing. Just discussing this issue, people will experience a feeling of weakness and suffocation than drowning
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It feels like the God of Death has pressed down on your chest. It seems that if you exert more force, your body will be crushed to pieces by the huge force.
This is an illusion felt by the brain as the body approaches death.
In addition, there are gradually growing tumors and cancer cells. The sampler seems to be able to detect cells with abnormal gene expression after taking it 10 times at any time. Although there seems to be no problem on the surface, it is still being removed at any time. Surgery, but who can live this kind of life?
That is a tumor. The already weakened organs will only get worse and the person will only suffer more.
[Lille: How is it? Don't worry about my situation, just tell me. 】
Connors organized the language:
[Connors: We, Lear, if you are in the early stages of the disease, we can also try to use targeted drugs to repair your genes now]
< br>[Connors: It is too late now. The mechanism of action of cancer cells is very complex. We still need time to screen, but]
But what is lacking now is time.
Without lizard serum, it may be difficult to think normally. With lizard serum, the rate of proliferation and spread of cancer cells will be several times higher than normal.
After all, Lille's condition deteriorated much faster than Connors had imagined. He vaguely guessed that it might have something to do with the equipment on Lille's body.
But those devices are also part of maintaining his normal life and work, because his spinal nerves have long been abnormal.
The spinal prosthesis is so advanced that Connors cannot understand it, but with his current understanding of prosthetic technology, he understands that it is also a device that ensures that Lear can live a normal life, because from the perspective of justice Judging from the small section of spinal cord preserved below the body, Lille's nerve cells have long been unable to work normally. Technology has indeed allowed Lear to escape the fate of slowly becoming disabled and dying quietly for the rest of his life, but it has also made his death more certain and faster.
When Connors arrived, he was no longer able to communicate with Lille by voice. He directly made a complete summary, marked all the detailed reports and data analysis, and compared it with their current progress.
There is only one result: Lille moved too fast, so fast that no technological progress could keep up with the speed of his physical deterioration.
Across the glass, Connors sat in front of the instrument and looked at the prosthesis on his hand: the second-generation prosthesis of International Gene Cooperation. For the disabled, this kind of prosthesis uses artificial muscles. The use of the body is not much different from the original arm.
[Lille: Professor? 】
Liel finished reading the summary, but felt strange that Connors suddenly became silent.
You must know that Connors likes to report to work the most. He sends an email with a video to his boss almost every week.
It seems that it is a pleasure for him to directly report which technologies have been implemented and how many people's lives they have changed with these technologies.
Why did you suddenly stop talking?
[Connors: I just feel ashamed and unwilling. You saved me, and we saved many people together, but we us]
We can't save you.
This is a video conference.
The Atlas Group has no serious investors, and the shares that its subsidiaries once released for financing are gradually being repurchased and diluted. There is no need to report Lille's results to the so-called "board of directors" physical condition.
However, Lille felt that people should know that he was in poor health, and the core scientists and partners should know more details.
What can I say about Connors' performance? It can be said that he showed his true feelings, but it also hurt morale.
Lille took a rough look and it can be said that it can be summarized into two questions:
The first one was that he had been splashed with unknown waste belonging to the Roxon Group. The chemical waste not only damaged his genes, but the radioactive elements in it also remained in the body, causing a double impact that continued to cause his cells to undergo apoptosis. , organ decline.
Secondly, in order to solve his seemingly sick condition, he implanted Sianwistan and injected lizard serum. These things gave him apparent health, but in fact overdrawn his vitality. His violent actions caused cancer to break out in advance.
Both are difficult problems to solve.
But they can still be continued.
During the silent meeting, Lille said:
[Liel: If I remember correctly, our prosthetic technology is very mature. We can replace all the parts in my body that can be replaced. 】
Replace them all.
Now that the technology has matured, try to use technology as much as possible. By not using cells to support most body functions, you may be able to slow down the rate at which cells are completely overdrawn.
And it can also better monitor cancer.
(End of this chapter)