The world enters the age of myth
Chapter 507 Stem cells...obtained!
Lu Yiming smiled and said: "After all, the benefits promised by us are real. As long as you think about it for a long time, rationality can always defeat sensibility."
Yes, Unkai will not break the contract.
If the other party is sincere enough and really provides Shenlong's stem cells, technological assistance will not be a big problem. A slightly more developed Jin Empire will not pose much of a threat, and it is also a win-win choice.
Lu Yiming turned around and asked Professor Huang, "By the way, Old Huang, I remembered an important question. Is it really possible to clone a dragon using stem cells? Is there any technical problem? If we can't clone, our work will be in vain. "
In the past, cloning required an egg as raw material. For example, the first cloned sheep, "Dolly", was cloned from an enucleated egg and the nucleus of an epithelial cell.
Now, people have no way to figure out whether this dragon is male, female, or has no gender, so it is basically impossible to obtain eggs, and the only way is through unconventional cloning methods.
"Don't worry. In the past, this technology may have been more difficult, but it is different now." Professor Huang said with a smile: "Because our current biotechnology has developed so much. The first time we have experienced A continent, the White Mist Continent, has stem cell induction technology, which can restore stem cells to full power..."
"The emergence of Z element has once again changed everything. Z element can effectively improve cell characteristics and make cells younger. This is a special way of using it."
"We have successfully completed relevant experiments on mice. Using the mouse hair follicle stem cells and the guidance of trace amounts of Z elements, it successfully restored totipotency and gave birth to a cloned fertilized egg that can successfully divide and differentiate."
"You guys are very fast. It won't be many days before the Z element is discovered, right?" Lu Yiming said with a smile.
Professor Huang touched his chin and said proudly: "With a new discovery, how can it be faster? However, this cloned fertilized egg is still growing slowly, and it will take some time for the finished cloned mouse to be born. .”
The fertilized egg, as the starting point of life, is equivalent to the cell with the smallest entropy value and has totipotency. It can divide and differentiate into any body cell; the stem cell has a slightly larger entropy value and only has partial totipotency, so it can only be transformed into a single Cell.
One of the functions of the Z element is to reduce the entropy value of life, so it is not surprising that stem cells can regain their omnipotent properties.
Of course, the use of Z element is very complicated. It is not just a simple mix and match of the two, but requires a series of complex scientific and technological means to cooperate, such as various biological enzymes and various strange chemical components to promote each other. .
The modes of action are different and the forms of expression are also different.
"So... what about the uterus? After we have cloned fertilized eggs, we can't transplant the fertilized eggs into the uterus of a mouse, right? It's also impossible to find a dragon to get pregnant. How should we solve it?"
"Hey, this is simple." Professor Huang clapped his hands, "We have a very high probability of determining that dragons lay eggs. As long as there is a cloned fertilized egg, the problem is not big and there is no need for a uterus."
"Like an egg, does a chicken need a uterus to hatch? Of course not."
"The only trouble is... the birth of a dragon may be related to incense, faith, etc. If this is the case, just technological means plus a small amount of Z element may still not be able to give birth to a real dragon. Alas... I'll think of a solution then." Professor Huang murmured to himself, "Maybe the dragons here will be different."
After answering all the questions, Lu Yiming felt relieved.
After about 10 minutes, the screen finally moved.
This huge dragon seemed to be convinced by the old emperor. Its eyes flickered and its whole body squirmed.
And the old emperor couldn't help but wipe the sweat from his forehead with his sleeves. He was in an excited mood...
Lord Shenlong, you are so kind.
It agreed!
Of course, it is just the root of a beard, and the benefits promised by technological civilization are so great that they are unimaginable... It would be strange if you disagree.
If the emperor's own beard or hair could be exchanged for so many benefits, he would do so without hesitation.
But Shenlong only has two beards, which are thick and hard. It is roughly estimated that they may weigh several hundred kilograms. If you really pull out one beard, you don't know how long it will take to grow it back. The dragon's beard is useful, just like the elephant's trunk, which can perform some dexterous activities. One less beard is equivalent to one less hand.
Therefore, in order to avoid trouble, Yunhai was given a needle as thick as an arm in advance.
The needle tube is also unusually thick, as thick as a bean sprout.
Just use a needle to gently prick the root of the hair follicle and suck out part of the tissue fluid.
The dragon was large in size but extremely agile in its movements. It caught the needle with one beard and accurately stabbed the root of the other beard.
But its scales are so hard that ordinary needles cannot penetrate them.
In desperation, he could only scratch his face with his claws, scratching his face all over, and even scratched off a piece of scale with a little fresh flesh and blood on it.
However, there was not a drop of essence and blood. Shenlong's blood was scarce, but it was much more valuable than pure meat.
Finally, I used a needle to suck out something from the root of the beard...
A breeze blew by, and a piece of dragon scale and a needle slowly floated over.
There was a look of surprise on the old emperor's face. He stretched out his hands and respectfully took the fishy-smelling scale. He weighed it. It was heavy, weighing dozens of kilograms. Then he took the fishy scale. Tissue fluid needle.
"Lord Shenlong, are you okay?"
Shenlong's raised head lowered again, lying on the ground to rest, and exhaled, indicating that there was nothing wrong with him.
It won't take long for this wound to heal.
The old emperor nodded quickly, holding the thing in his hand, feeling happy in his heart.
They will definitely not give away dragon scales. A piece of dragon scale can make a hard shield.
As for these flesh and blood... maybe they can be exchanged for some good things and sold.
After much deliberation, the old emperor scraped off a small amount of flesh and blood with a knife and put it into a petri dish.
He put the petri dish and the syringe into the refrigerator provided by Yunhai and froze them, and then he breathed a long sigh of relief.
…
"There should be no problem with their operation, right?" Lu Yiming also breathed a sigh of relief after receiving the hair follicle stem cells.
Professor Huang's face turned red, and it was obvious that he was more nervous than anyone else.
"No problem, the syringe should have pierced the root of the hair follicle. Don't be too nervous. The hair follicles are not just the roots of the beard. There are hair follicles everywhere on the surface of the skin. Although this dragon only has two beards, it does not mean that it has only two beards. Two hair follicles, just like your hair follicles are not just hairs, there are all hair follicles under the pores on the surface of the skin, understand? So don’t worry too much.”
"I understand, I understand!" Lu Yiming couldn't help but laugh, "They should be coming to trade soon. Let's get ready!"
…
Shenlong, who was originally in a bad mental state, seemed a little tired. He closed his eyes again and his huge head hung on the ground.
The old emperor pushed the tricycle, bent down and bowed, said goodbye and left. Even now, his heart is still beating rapidly!
Success!
It really worked!
We successfully obtained...stem cells!
We...are about to become a technological civilization.
He took a deep breath, pushed the tricycle out of the cellar door, and looked up to see Zhao Yi and the two chief priests.
These people are still waiting patiently at the door.
"Your Majesty..." Several people quickly helped and lifted the tricycle out of the cellar.
"How is Lord Shenlong?" A chief priest couldn't help but ask.
The old emperor nodded and suppressed a smile, "Lord Shenlong fell asleep... After eating these alien flesh and blood, it feels good and will soon recover."
"This refrigerator... was temporarily lent to us by the technological civilization and should be returned in time."
"It should be returned, that's right."
The two chief priests nodded hurriedly. Shenlong was able to recover thanks to the help of scientific and technological civilization.
Therefore, their favorability towards technological civilization has exploded, and they will never dare to corrupt such things.
The emperor also turned his head and smiled at Zhao Yi.
Zhao Yi couldn't guess anything from the expression on the emperor's face, and his mood immediately became ecstatic.
He asked quietly: "Shenlong... agreed?"
The emperor nodded.
Naturally, there were reformers and conservatives in the Jin civilization. After seeing a more powerful civilization, the reformers were determined to use technology to change themselves.
They want to abandon some traditions and embrace technology.
The counterpart is the conservatives.
Conservatives naturally want to stick to tradition and maintain tradition. Any treasure given by the dragon is not allowed to be destroyed, let alone sold. No matter what, it cannot be sold.
Therefore, the old diehards, including the two chief priests standing nearby, should not know about this matter, otherwise they would cry and cause trouble again.
For these conservative people, Shenlong is their heaven! As long as the dragon is even slightly damaged, they will be so anxious that they can't sleep and think about it all day long, even if they treat their old father with such care.
Moreover, the power of conservatives is quite large, including most of the common people below. They are actually conservatives. Their ideas are relatively rigid and they cannot make changes rashly.
Now Shenlong has sold his own flesh and blood for the entire Jin Empire. If these people find out, the consequences will be unimaginable...
Therefore, it must be kept secret!
"Hurry up and hand over the stem cells!" The old emperor quietly motioned to General Zhao through his eyes.
…
(PS: I recommend a science fiction novel "Science and Engineering Madman" as a starting point. It is said to be hard science fiction. If you like this genre, you can read it.)
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