Chapter 861: Milestone Discovery
After completing these tasks, Xu You immediately worked with everyone to analyze the soil samples that had just been collected.
At this time, Xu You could no longer wait to analyze the shallow soil samples, and directly checked the deepest soil samples.
Hu Shucheng has already started analyzing the soil samples and has synchronized the relevant analysis information on the computer.
Seeing the data displayed on the computer screen, Xu You's expression began to change .
"Sure enough... the creature I imagined really exists!"
Through keen observation, Xu You immediately noticed the special features of these analytical data.
Judging from the data alone, there was no sign of any life, but Xu You knew that this was just a state of suspended animation.
Because no matter how well a dead organism is preserved, it is impossible for it to exhibit such strong activity.
"Is this... the dead cell of a living organism?"
After seeing the data on the computer, several members of the Mars exploration team couldn't help but ask questions.
"No, I don't think these are dead cells, but cells in suspended animation. I think we should preserve these cell samples and adjust the environmental parameters when we return to the base to see if any other changes occur."
On the one hand, Xu You hopes to return to the base to test whether these cells are really as he imagined, just in a state of dormancy or suspended animation, and will wake up again under suitable environment.
On the other hand, Xu You was also a little worried that these lives on Mars might have some unexpected effects on the human body. After all, this was the first time that blue humans had close contact with extraterrestrial life, and all possible dangers must be avoided.
At Xu You's suggestion, everyone carefully sealed the Martian soil samples and returned to the Mars base.
On the way back, everyone tacitly kept silent and escorted the Martian soil samples very carefully, fearing that the soil samples would be damaged, and tried to increase their walking speed as much as possible.
From the preliminary tests just now, we can at least confirm that the cell structure in these soil samples is very complete.
Even if these cells cannot be revived under the right environment as Xu You said, this is already a milestone discovery in human exploration of extraterrestrial life.
And just like that, everyone returned to the Mars base.
Everyone took off their space suits only after disinfecting the space suits and soil sample boxes.
Exploration work on alien planets involves great risks, especially on planets like Mars where life may exist. Direct contact between the human body and these traces of life must be avoided.
Those biological invasion plots that appear in science fiction novels, movies and TV dramas are not alarmist, but may really happen in real life.
After ensuring the completion of the disinfection work, everyone couldn't wait to start the next work and began further analysis of these soil samples.
After a detailed analysis, the project team determined that this complete cell structure only exists in the soil samples extracted from the end of the carbon quantum tubes.
After confirming this matter, Xu You immediately made two decisions.
The first decision was to continue processing the carbon quantum tubes.
Xu You also needs longer carbon quantum tubes to extract soil samples from deeper Mars, because the soil at deeper depths may contain some more unexpected life forms or truly active cells.
The second decision was to immediately create the appropriate environmental parameters and observe the reactions of these cells.
In order to verify this possibility to the greatest extent possible, Xu You personally debugged the environmental parameters.
"Judging from the integrity of the cell's internal structure, there is really a great possibility of recovery." Xu You said to himself.
According to the information seen under the microscope, these cells are extremely well preserved except that they have no activity.
Of course, some cells have suffered certain structural damage due to various reasons.
Xu You was not sure whether they had suffered such damage a long time ago or whether the damage occurred when the samples were extracted.
"It has certain similarities with the early single-celled organisms on the blue planet, but also certain differences. Especially this special structure outside the cell."
After further detailed testing, Xu You discovered some new information.
On the outside of these cells, there is a structure that has never appeared on biological cells on the Blue Star.
This structure is different from the cell membrane and cell wall. It looks like a more solid structure that can withstand the harsh external environment and prevent the interior of the cell from suffering irreversible damage due to environmental changes.
In order to ensure that the optimal survival conditions for this type of cell can be accurately obtained, Xu You immediately activated the brain simulation skill.
After Xu You's knowledge of biology and medicine continued to improve, he could accurately simulate the various behaviors of cells or organisms in the simulation space of his brain.
Soon, in Xu You's brain, a simulation of this very special single-celled organism that exists on Mars was created.
"Sure enough, this special structure of the outer layer is only generated when the cells are in a dormant state."
This special structure, like the shell of an egg, can ensure that the chicks will not be easily affected by the external environment before they hatch.
Because of this special structural function, Xu You temporarily named this structure "cell shell".
Soon, Xu You conducted many simulations of this special single-celled organism in the simulation space of his brain.
"When this single-cell organism is functioning normally, it will not generate this 'cell shell' structure, but will carry out various activities just like the single-cell organisms on the blue planet. However, when external conditions change, they will generate this cell shell structure in a short period of time to ensure that their cell structure will not be damaged."
This cell shell structure is much stronger than Xu You imagined. It can withstand extreme low and high temperatures and is not easily broken through by external conditions.
Only when the cells sense that the conditions have become suitable will they remove their cell shell structure and restore their normal cell structure.
"What an incredible creature. It's just a simple single-celled organism, but it can evolve such a powerful ability, which far exceeds many advanced species on Blue Planet."
