Great Country Academician

Jinling.

Xinghai Research Institute, just when the manned Mars landing press conference had not even passed for a month, the media reporters stationed in Jinling City received an invitation to the second press conference.

This surprised many media reporters.

After all, according to convention, if it is not important news, this research institute led by Academician Xu will hardly use the means of press conference.

Many times, the results that seem to be enough for a press conference in the eyes of media reporters are quietly published on the official website.

Low-key, like a name engraved on this institute.

Of course, the things it does are never low-key.

Every press conference means that it has a major impact on the whole world.

Especially this press conference, it was hosted by Academician Xu Chuan himself.

This surprised many media who received the invitation.

On March 10, in the press conference hall of Xinghai Research Institute.

The media reporters who came to attend this press conference were crowded and their heads were shaking.

The corridor in front of the press conference hall was piled with densely packed shooting equipment.

At 10 a.m., Xu Chuan, dressed in casual clothes, walked out from the backstage and stood on the stage.

He glanced at the reporters in the audience, and with a smile on his face, he said, "I believe everyone here is very curious about the content of today's press conference, so I won't waste time."

As he spoke, he pressed a button on the operating table of the press conference, and the prepared PPT was projected on the big screen behind him.

"Extraterrestrial Life: Two Microbial Fossils from the Moon 1.8 Billion Years Ago!"

The square and neat title in regular script fell on the picture with the moon as the background.

When this PPT picture appeared on the screen, the entire press conference hall was stunned for two seconds, and the atmosphere was strangely quiet. All the media reporters who came to participate in the meeting stared at the projected picture in a daze.

When someone came back from the shock, the entire press conference hall suddenly became a mess.

Before the question-and-answer session came, someone couldn't wait to ask questions.

"Academician Xu, is this true? You found two kinds of extraterrestrial life on the moon?"

"Academician Xu, is there really extraterrestrial life on the moon?"

"Academician Xu"

Noisy voices rang out in the press conference hall, and some media reporters even stood up and tried to get closer, but were quickly pulled down by the staff who maintained order.

On the stage of the press conference, Xu Chuan pressed his hand down and signaled silence.

After the reporters in the audience calmed down a little, he smiled and said: "I believe that everyone here is shocked by this news."

"At the beginning, I was the same as you."

"If I remember correctly, this is indeed the first time that humans have discovered life on a planet other than Earth."

"Of course, strictly speaking, it should be a trace of life."

Smiling, Xu Chuan walked to the screen behind him, flipping through the PPT to show pictures, and continued to speak.

"This discovery was made in the Aitken Basin in the South Pole of the Moon, in a cave numbered XY·HH091 at the Xinghai Research Institute."

"During the routine sampling and recording of the lunar environment, Professor Liu Wenkang of the School of Materials Science and Engineering of Nanjing University first discovered the abnormality of the sample material."

"After preliminary confirmation in the lunar laboratory in the Yuehuatai·Qiansheng Research Base, it was confirmed that there may be fossil samples of ancient microorganisms in the sample material."

"After the relevant materials were transported back to Earth, they were jointly studied by four research institutions and universities, including the Jinling Institute of Geology and Paleontology of the Huazhong University of Science and Technology, the University of Geosciences, the Institute of Microbiology of the Huazhong University of Science and Technology, and the Xinghai Research Institute. It was finally confirmed that there were fossil samples of two types of lunar microorganisms in the samples collected in the Antarctic cave on the moon."

As Xu Chuan spoke, electron microscope observation images of two types of lunar microorganisms were also projected on the screen.

From the picture, the single-cell organism of the first type of ancient anaerobic bacteria looks like a bean with two tails, and some incomplete fluff can be seen on the flat body.

The second type of porous special structure silicon sulfide multicellular organism is more vivid, and looks quite similar to a glass sponge species on Earth that looks like a pitcher plant.

When seeing this scene, the media on the scene immediately exclaimed in amazement.

All the reporters looked at the electron microscope pictures projected with novelty, and the rows of cameras in front were snapping non-stop.

Xu Chuan smiled and continued: "If there is no accident, this will be the first time that humans have found traces of the existence of life on a planet other than Earth."

"Although we have only found their fossils so far, this also proves that in the vast universe, Earth is not the only place where life exists."

"On the moon, 380,000 kilometers away from us, 1.8 billion years ago, it also nurtured life"

As Xu Chuan's voice fell, the atmosphere at the press conference was pushed to a climax in an instant.

Soon, the press conference entered the on-site question-and-answer session.

Many media reporters in the audience raised their right hands in unison. Their movements were so fast and neat, as if they had been specially trained.

Scanning the crowd below the stage, Xu Chuan's eyes fell on the CTV reporter in the front row.

This opportunity to ask questions, naturally the first one to give face to the central bank.

Taking the microphone from the staff, the CTV reporter stood up in a sea of ​​envious eyes.

"Hello, Academician Xu, can you briefly introduce the details of these two newly discovered extraterrestrial life to us? For example, are they carbon-based life or silicon-based life?"

Xu Chuan smiled and nodded, and said: "Of course."

After the words fell, the PPT picture on the screen was projected again. Looking at it, Xu Chuan compared the two different fossil samples and explained.

"From the current research results, these two fossil samples found in the South Pole of the moon belong to ancient organisms when the moon was still active 1.8 billion years ago."

"One of them is a single-celled organism similar to anaerobic bacteria in ancient times on Earth. The other is a multicellular organism with porous special structure of sulfide silicon similar to Earth's glass sponge."

"From the current observations and research, we believe that these two kinds of life are more likely to be carbon-based, but we do not rule out the possibility that they are sulfur-based."

"Because according to our research, both of these life feed on sulfides."

After briefly introducing the characteristics and biological information of the two fossil samples, Xu Chuan smiled and said: "The detailed observation results of the two microbial fossil samples discovered this time will be published in the sub-journal of "Exploration" "Exploration·Biology."

"Friends who are interested can pay attention to the first issue of "Exploration·Biology" which will be officially released in a week."

PS: I seem to have overestimated myself a little bit. My hand speed is not fast enough. I haven't finished writing this wave of plotsヾ(ω`)o.

But I agreed to post it before 12 o'clock, so I can only post it first. I will continue to write now. There will be another chapter later. I will finish this content.