hsntnovel Chapter 1591 11590 Plant Biochemical Hormone Mutant
Chapter 1591 11590 Plant Biochemical Hormone Mutant
Chapter 1591 1.1590 Plant Biochemical Hormone Mutant
“Wow, sir, look what we found.” Valkyrie “Valkyrie” Megan Gale transmitted the real-time images scanned by the drone swarm cleaning the Dubai Tower to the watch pop-up frame.
"This is..." Wu Chen saw a group of "human-shaped trees" leaning to one side and the other. It was like a group of wooden sculptures that were frozen in time at the moment of doomsday.
“This is the Sky Restaurant on the 122nd floor of the Dubai Tower.” Valkyrie “Valkyrie” Megan Gale had already had the drone repair the restaurant’s surveillance system and used advanced digital technology to repair the surveillance footage: “Sir, it’s time to start.”
As the frozen images began to play, the last scene of the luxurious restaurant was reproduced in its original form.
This should be the time after the outbreak of a biological virus, when the country was completely destroyed and society came to a complete standstill, so the renovated Dubai Tower became the last refuge for celebrities in the Middle East. The restaurant's big screen was playing a rolling broadcast of terrorist attacks caused by zombie outbreaks around the world, and the Red Queen suddenly interrupted with a news announcement that the antiviral agent had been released and humanity was about to be saved.
Just as the survivors were cheering, a horrific mutation occurred.
The camera kept getting closer, and a noble lady was horrified to find a vine growing out of her fingertips. Before she could scream, the vine pushed through her nails and grew wildly all the way to the ceiling. Her carefully combed hair stood upright and quickly turned into wood...
In a short time, vines swarmed out from her eyes, mouth, ears, and nose, climbing up in all directions and rapidly expanding, tearing her expensive clothes into pieces, and directly turning the noblewoman into a bloated tree man. Her woody body froze in place as she struggled. The camera zoomed out, and the entire restaurant was undergoing a dramatic change.
In fact, humans do have a strange disease called "Tree Man Disease". It is a skin disease caused by human papillomavirus (HPV). For example, an Indonesian man has limbs with tree-like branches and root-like tumors, so he is called "Indonesian Tree Man". Research has found that this strange disease is the result of the combined effects of human papillomavirus and a genetic disease.
The confrontation between the T virus and the antiviral agent caused a genetic mutation similar to the HPV virus. The survivors who were not infected with the T virus also turned into bloated tree people. The purpose of this transformation of the host's life form is only one: survival.
It is like a virus that infects humans and continuously reduces its own toxicity to achieve symbiosis in order to spread on a large scale.
"Isn't it said that the T virus and antiviral agents are only effective against infected people?" This was something that even the Citadel Queen "Rage Princess" Furiosa hadn't expected: "How could it infect normal people?"
"Let the drone search for the source of infection." Wu Chen thought of a possibility: "These people should be secondary infections caused by the combined effects of the T virus and antiviral agents that induced gene mutations."
"Chen means that after zombies turn into flesh trees, they can still infect the survivors."
"Yes, it's like the 'dispersion day' of mold spores." Wu Chen nodded slightly.
"Found it." Thanks to the vertical path of the Dubai Tower from top to bottom, the drone swarm quickly found the source of infection - a bunch of disgusting "tumors" stuck on the wall. After a deep scan of these disgusting "tumors", the answer was found. These were just as Wu Chen judged, they were infected by the "plant mutation hormone" emitted when the corpses blocked by the reinforced concrete wall mutated into a zombie forest.
Generally speaking, phytohormones are natural plant hormones or endogenous plant hormones. They refer to some trace organic compounds produced in plants that can regulate (promote or inhibit) their own physiological processes. There are six major types of hormones known to be produced in plants, namely auxin, gibberellin, cytokinin, abscisic acid, ethylene and brassinosteroids. The concentration of normal plant hormones is quite low, and even a slight deviation can bring about huge changes in growth conditions.
It is generally believed that plant hormones can promote the biosynthesis of messenger RNA (mRNA), which in turn leads to the synthesis of specific enzymes, thereby accurately controlling the biochemical reactions and physiological functions in plants. Many pathogens can synthesize substances that are the same or similar to plant growth regulators, which seriously disrupt the normal physiological processes of host plants and induce various morphological changes such as leggy growth, dwarfing, deformity, leaf fall, apical bud inhibition, and root tip blunting. The growth regulators produced by pathogens mainly include auxins, cytokinins, gibberellins, abscisic acid, and ethylene. In addition, pathogens also cause lesions by affecting the normal functions of the growth regulation system in plants.
"So, these corpse trees are 'Phytohormone Mutants'." Valkyrie "Valkyrie" Megan Gale found theoretical support.
Plant hormone mutants can be divided into two categories: one is synthetic mutants, because gene mutations affect one (or more than one) step in the process of hormone biosynthesis, affecting hormone levels. The other is sensitive mutants, which maintain normal hormone levels in the body, but for some reason (such as blocked hormone transport in the body), the hormone cannot function normally, affecting hormone response. Different hormones have different mutants, which provide the best means to study plant hormone biosynthesis, degradation and physiological functions.
There are two known methods of inducing gene mutation: natural mutation and artificial mutation. The latter include physical mutation (such as X-rays, gamma rays, etc.) and chemical mutation (such as ethyl methanesulfonate, ethyleneimine, etc.).
"To be precise, it is the 'BPM plant biochemical hormone mutant' induced by the T-Virus and antiviral agents." Wu Chen gave a brand new exclusive term.
“Oh my God, if the secondary infection has continued until now, there will be no living people on Green Star.” Valkyrie “Valkyrie” Megan Gale feels that the plot and time in front of her are probably not good.
"Order the drone swarm to clear the Burj Khalifa as soon as possible. We need to find more clues. We will restore the operation of the Burj Khalifa later and recapture the Doomsday Defense Line." Wu Chen continued to advance the plot in an orderly and steady manner: "Use the Burj Khalifa as the 'isolation zone' where we will intervene in the plot. In this process, we must ensure that the Oasis Sky Island is built first."
"All at your command, my lord." Valkyrie "Valkyrie" Megan Gale was becoming more and more adept at controlling the machine. Cultivating the human-machine synergy of the adventure team was of great importance to Wu Chen, who had the third faction symbiote technology line.
To date, 0326 Star Cube Base has three technology lines that are beginning to take shape:
The "Third Faction Symbiote Transformers Technology Line" is gradually taking shape, with the "Source Mystic's Source Energy Staff" as the technology core.
With MM micro-machinery from "5-star exclusive place: Cybertronics City Xingang City" as the core technology, the "Hexagonal Machine Transformation Ghost in the Shell Technology Line" is gradually taking shape.
The "Dragon Explosion Transformation Technology Line" is gradually taking shape, with the "Transformation Magic" of "5-star Outpost: Snake Mountain" as the core.
According to Wu Chen's original idea, the beautiful girl mother team led by the Valkyrie, together with the nested fortress giants inside and outside, will adapt to the third faction of symbiote warriors. Even the deformation template, the multi-function watch has been booked in advance.
As long as the timing is right and the human-machine collaboration is completed, Wu Chen will activate this hidden killer weapon without hesitation.
This is also the hidden plot line secretly buried by Wu Chen in the adventure of the "Golden Elevator Card" edited by the fat otaku "intentionally or unintentionally, with strength and luck".