Into the Immortal Cultivation - Chapter 1850

[Chapter 9]

The first step in studying a particular plague is either trying to isolate the pathogen and culturing it individually, or analyzing it pathologically.

The separation of pathogens is difficult and difficult, and easy to say.

Like many proofs of the way of life, this is also a process of looking at the face.

Inject substances that may contain pathogens into a suitable environment, and then tiny creatures that may be pathogens will multiply on their own.

Of course, the cultivation of bacteria and parasites is the easiest. Their culture medium only needs to include inanimate agents containing nutrients. And the more subtle creatures can’t do this.

Pathogens such as viruses and chlamydia lack the ability to synthesize enzymes and cannot complete many reactions necessary for life. They all need to survive in living objects.

Animal embryos are a pretty good choice because embryos are easier to culture than adults and don’t have a hard time producing a mess of antibodies.

The factor of “less antibody” is the reason why fetal bovine serum is better than newborn bovine serum, and newborn bovine serum is better than calf serum.

Of course, a calf is many times heavier than a fetal calf, and it can extract more serum than a fetal calf. In addition, the production environment of fetal bovine serum is more demanding, so in terms of price, fetal bovine serum is more expensive.

This is also the reason why the earth’s scientific researchers study vaccines to consume eggs. Eggs are also embryos, the embryos of chickens.

It is even said that in the 2nd century, the vaccine industry of the earth was also a large consumer of eggs.

The principle of vaccines is to inject inactivated or attenuated pathogens into the human body, and it is also necessary to cultivate pathogens.

The main influenza vaccine manufacturers in the world are basically still based on chicken embryos.

The reason is simple, cheap.

The cost of raising chickens is much lower than that of cattle. The price gap between chicken and beef really reflects this.

What is even more commendable is that, as poultry, chickens have an advantage that mammals cannot match. Every egg can be equivalent to a closed sterile bioreactor. If you choose eggs, even the requirements of the production environment can be reduced.

Of course, egg production as a medium for vaccine production is not a panacea. First of all, if the outbreak of the plague is bird flu, etc., which is more lethal to poultry, then don’t cultivate it. Embryos inside eggs are killed by pathogens before the culture is complete.

In addition, if there is a sudden and large-scale outbreak of plague, the production of vaccines is doomed to be unable to keep up. After all, this is still positively related to the poultry farming industry.

Plus, those with egg allergies are out of luck.

Therefore, most of the pharmaceutical companies in the world are studying related technologies of bacterial culture. However, at least in the early days of 2 actual, there is no mature technology.

Of course, China does not need this technology. For the vast majority of diseases, you can rely on spells to increase vitality, hang your life, and then drag it until the human body produces antigens, or the immune cells with non-specific anti-infection function kill all pathogens.

Of course, immune diseases caused by an overreaction of the immune system, as well as secondary immunodeficiency diseases, have another set of treatments.

By the way, among the secondary immunodeficiency diseases, the famous acquired immunodeficiency syndrome… has not yet found its trace in China.

However, at present, this method is still difficult to use.

This batch of topaz samples was collected by Wang Qi at the very beginning. At that time, the exiled Immortal Aluer was still sleeping, and the controller on the surface of the Yellow Crystal Earth was the unknown Lauder Zerg. The Lauder Zerg known as the “Citrine Demon” did not have much comprehension of the essence of the Citrine Method, but could only simply control and infect.

This batch of topaz samples is aimed at the creatures in the same biosphere of the Yuan clan.

That is to say, because Lauder Star once belonged to the Yuan family, the creatures on Lauder Star are directly related to the Yuan family’s parent star. Otherwise, if you change the planet, the “Citrine Demon” will not appear at all.

This piece of topaz is unable to infect Yuanlongxing creatures, whether they are human races, lactating creatures, or birds.

Unless Tianlingling is willing to take the risk of the entire generation of the breeding industry in China, collect all the eggs in China, and then bet that in this batch of topaz, even a pathogen has mutated the ability to infect the life of the source dragon star.

So the question is, where can I find the creatures that can cultivate the citrine pathogen?

When the troop of Zhengtian Division arrived, in addition to the Lauder Zerg, there were only seaweed black anaerobic bacteria on the Lauder planet.

If Lauder’s eggs are used as the culture medium, then the Lauder family may rise up to resist, and the sea gods are also likely to be estranged. The reactions of the demon clan and dragon clan cannot be ignored.

Furthermore, there will also be many people inside the Immortal Alliance who can’t stand it.

The remaining options are only existing seaweed, anaerobic bacteria, or Lauder’s living tissue that was extracted from the Lauder sample brought back to China and re-expressed by the transformation method.

However, whether it is the Lauder Zerg or the Lauder Seaweed, none of the human race really understands their ecology, genetics, biological properties and other elements.

Ghosts know which components are pathogens and which components are their own, or by-products of the pathogen’s physiological activity.

No one has stipulated that the citrine must be the body of the citrine pathogen, and it may also be the metabolite of the citrine pathogen?

That’s only pathological analysis.

“I remember correctly… This link should be combined with the medical history for histopathological examination…” A Tianlingling Yuanshen cultivator looked at the sample in front of him and showed a discouraged expression: “We also don’t understand the physiology of these insects, I heard They also have incomprehensible behaviors such as traumatic insemination.”

“About this, the planet that the Lauder Zerg went to has already been investigated by a colleague.”

Another disciple stretched his neck and whispered. : “It’s impossible for these guys to be completely ignorant of their own fleshly bodies, and they won’t have any medical skills.”

“Microbiome is also studying those anaerobic bacteria and algae.” Another said: “We mainly conduct histological studies.”

According to the reaction of the angels who came into contact with citrine, citrine infection is mostly from the nervous system. At the beginning, therefore, apart from Jiyin Valley, the Yangshen Pavilion is the most abundant. More than half of the monks in Yangshenge also have histological research at their fingertips.

Chen Feng skillfully took out a few samples of seaweed for initial fixation.

The so-called “fixation” is the standard starting point for pathological research. After the pathological sample is isolated or died, its structure will be easily destroyed due to autolysis and corruption due to changes in the microenvironment. And “fixation” means to keep the pathological specimen as original as possible.

First, it means using a thermodynamic spell to lower the temperature. This is mainly to coagulate the living substance, and reduce or stop the action of certain enzymes, so that the autolysis of cells is stopped, and the antigen is not inactivated.

Most of those who do research on the way of life know one or two thermodynamic spells. It is said that some cultivators who have done a good job in the demonstration have even cultivated one or two levels of the Heavenly Entropy Art. Some people inside Tianlingling even think that this kind of work may be better if they pull one or two of the outer gates of Burning Heaven Palace.

Then, it uses the magic of Burning Gold Valley to separate out the water.

This kind of spell is like the method of plundering atoms according to a certain proportion of the supernatural, but the configuration is lower, a spell can only target one kind of physical property, and it is difficult to use it in combat.

Next, it’s time to test your cultivation. In this step, researchers need to use soft and dark energy to shoot a fixed object such as paraffin into the sample without destroying the structure of the sample.

Of course, if you are not in a hurry, you can also let the paraffin penetrate slowly. However, this always runs the risk of spoiling the sample.

A cultivator like Xiang Chenfeng could only control his strength and slap slowly against a sample.

Of course, fixed observation is only part of it.

Anyone with sufficient cultivation and mastering any lower-level magical powers of the Flame of Life can choose to use the Flame of Life to hang the life of the sample, and then slowly observe.

But there is also the problem of pathogens overproducing and changing the structure of the sample. It is said that a Tianlingling disciple once observed a rather exaggerated scene. Under the action of the flame of life, the excessive reproduction of pathogens does not kill the sample but physically destroys the structure of the sample.

That scene is very detrimental to mental health.

Of course, both pathological observations need to be made.

However, such direct observation is unlikely to yield results.

Huang Jing is actually Aluer’s body, and Huangjing’s power is a part of Aluer’s immortal power. The immortal energy attached to these samples collected by Wang Qi is not enough to fully carry Aluer’s consciousness, and it is impossible to achieve transformation. robbery.

But at the level of “molecules”, this group of spiritual power is amazing, it isolates many temptations.

This is natural encapsulation. Considering that the Yuan clan was no stranger to the plague spell, perhaps they would deliberately strengthen this interference with vision and spiritual consciousness. But if there is no such immortal power, then some unique structures of the citrine pathogen will not exist. If you disperse it, the pathogen will die and decompose in an instant. It is

conceivable that on the first day, there will be no mysterious harvest. .

After the five days passed, the Helix Shuangzun pretended to make an easy announcement at the rally: “At least we can be sure that the pathogen is neither a germ nor a parasite.”

This joke won an embarrassing and polite laugh.

Everyone knows it.

After all, the report given by Zhengtian Division clearly stated that the citrine plague can distort the cell structure of infected people. It doesn’t look like it could be caused by germs or parasites.

But well…is there a chance that some kind of bacterial or parasite metabolite could achieve this effect?

Now, the possibility of this loss has also been ruled out.

That’s good too! Isn’t this a result?

“So, we have successfully taken a small step.” After Chen Feng dragged his tired body back to Ai Qinglan’s ward, he put on his hometown accent and repeated to Ai Qinglan, “Your master. You said it.”

“At this point, you should say it’s too boring! Isn’t there a more interesting way to play?”

“Well, of course, there are also ways to let go of yourself.”

[End of this Chapter]