Chapter 595 Life extension
“‘Eternal cells’, the ultimate answer to our race’s eternal problem, can not only prevent living organisms from aging, but also significantly improve their physiological and psychological functions”
On the virtual screen, a male Jerram man was describing the major results that their team had just achieved in a slightly anti-heat tone.
From an image point of view, the characteristics of Jerram men are actually not much different from female Jerram people like Saleh. They have shiny skin like amphibians and do not rely on hair to dissipate heat. So no hair can be seen on the whole body, and there is no brain The latter's iconic plurality of soft-legged tentacles.
It's just that the shape of the male Jerram is not as 'round' as the female Jerram, but more vigorous, angular, and even It made Amber feel a bit like a 'male naga'.
The video in front of Amber is a three-dimensional video record in the storage module. The content is probably the summary and introduction of the 'eternal cells' created by this pioneer research team. Amber speculates that it should be after the success of the project. Take a photo of it immediately and report it to the senior leaders of the Forerunners.
Lilith has come into contact with a lot of information related to the Forerunners before, and has maintained long-term communication with Saleh. Her language library of 'Jerram Language' is already very complete.
So this time I thoughtfully added subtitles to Amber in the video. Although the latter can understand and even speak Jelam, it is still more convenient and relaxed to read the subtitles in her own mother tongue. .
“The core of 'Eternal Cell' lies in its powerful and controllable ability to divide indefinitely. Through gene editing technology, our researchers successfully activated the telomerase gene in the cell! Every time the cell divides , telomerase will automatically lengthen telomeres, ensuring the integrity and stability of chromosomes. This means that no matter how many times they divide, cells will not lose their vitality. These cells will continue to live and breathe like an eternal flame.
On this basis, 'eternal cells' also possess extraordinary DNA repair capabilities. They contain a variety of efficient DNA repair enzymes, such as PARP (poly ADP ribose polymerase) and BRCA1/2. These enzymes can quickly repair DNA. Recognizing and repairing DNA damage caused by internal and external environmental factors, ensuring the stability and integrity of genetic information, these cells can maintain the perfect state of their genes even under extreme conditions! ”
The Forerunner researcher spoke very quickly, and what he said was relatively professional, so Amber needed to pause from time to time to understand what the researcher was saying.
Seeing this, Amber couldn't help but turn back to Saleh and asked:
"No. You Jerram people use such a hard-core approach to report to senior officials. Is it content? Or is it that the top leaders of your Jerram people are all generalists who are proficient in mathematics, physics and chemistry, so listen These contents won’t make you sleepy?”
“I’m sorry, the top leaders of our Jerram people are indeed the real elites of the ethnic group, unlike some backward races who are just plain old people. Waste~" Saleh, who was slumped on a lazy sofa, raised his hand and replied.
“Although your explanation sounds reasonable based on the actual reaction, I always feel as if my race is offended.”
Amber shook her head and realized that she really couldn't argue with Saleh on this matter, so she turned her attention back to the video.
And turned on 2x speed.
“As you can see from the data we have displayed, the gene expression pattern of ‘Eternal Cells’ is extremely stable and will not change significantly over time—— This is due to advanced gene editing technology and epigenetic regulation. By precisely regulating the expression of key genes, these cells can maintain the stability of their functions and structures, whether facing changes in the external environment or internal metabolic pressure, 'eternal. cells' response, showing astonishing adaptability Ability.
At the same time, we have equipped 'eternal cells' with powerful self-renewal and regeneration capabilities! They can quickly recover after damage and maintain the function and structure of tissues and organs by regulating the expression of growth factors. , these cells can promote the normal development and repair of tissues.
You can look at the information of these tissue sections and you can intuitively see that 'eternal cells' rapidly proliferate in the damaged area, fill the gaps, and restore the tissue. completeness and functionality"
The report was very long and detailed. After listening patiently, Amber couldn't help but believe that the forerunners seemed to have really come up with something that could allow carbon-based organisms to realize their dream of 'immortality'. The only problem was that until the Forerunners launched the 'Time and Space Expedition' and the entire research team was forced to evacuate and seal the institute, the 'Eternal Cells' could not really be put into final clinical trials.
It has only been used on some carbon-based organisms captured by the forerunners. Although all the expected characteristics appeared after the implantation was completed, the observation time was too short, so it was not possible to Know whether the 'eternal cells' can play a role in immortality.
And these 'experimental creatures' were all disposed of before the Forerunners launched the 'time and space expedition'. Even the corpses were thrown into the incinerator and burned clean, and contributed to the energy supply of the institute. ' made the last effort.
"Star Larva, Nebula Whale, Sandworm."
Amber looked at the list of organisms that had undergone 'eternal cell' transplantation experiments in the attachment of the report, and finally saw a name that he didn't want to see, but was extremely familiar.
"Starry Sky Dragon."
Although there was still a trace of luck in her heart, Amber's heart finally died after seeing the name of this creature.
All the current information indicates that the royal family of the Star Dragon Empire - or the old emperor, knew about the Forerunners' research through some means. Judging from the clear purpose of the Royal Silencers sent out. , maybe the other party is more familiar with this project than everyone else.
Amber even began to wonder if the old emperor had also dug up a frozen Forerunner.
"Damn it, it feels like there's going to be a big problem with his life extension."
Just when Amber was about to think about how to deal with the old emperor Frederico's tricks, he My personal terminal suddenly popped up several high-priority push notifications in succession.
“Many federal border systems have declared independence at the same time, and the federal naval fleet and ground combat forces are urgently gathering.”
“The top brass of the federal government held an emergency special meeting half an hour ago to discuss how to Responding to a large-scale rebellion. "
"A large-scale uprising broke out in the administrative capital of the Marathon system (T1 core system), and a large number of civilians joined the rebels. "
"President Brandon ordered: Counter-insurgency forces may, if necessary, use lethal force against mobs that obstruct and dissuade."
(End of Chapter)