Chapter 595: Extending Life
"'Eternal Cells', the ultimate answer to our immortality problem, can not only prevent organisms from aging, but also significantly improve their physiological and psychological functions."
On the virtual screen, a male Jeram was describing the major achievements their team had just made in a slightly heat-resistant tone.
From the image point of view, the characteristics of male Jeram are actually not much different from those of female Jeram such as Saleh. They have shiny skin like amphibians, do not rely on hair to dissipate heat, so no hair can be seen on the body, and have multiple soft-footed tentacles behind the head.
It's just that the shape of male Jeram does not look as 'round' as female Jeram, but more tough and angular, even making Amber feel a bit like 'male Naga'.
The video in front of Amber is a three-dimensional video record in the storage module. The content is probably the summary and introduction of the 'Eternal Cells' created by this Forerunner research team. Amber speculated that it should be the first shot after the project was successful and reported to the Forerunner senior management.
Lilith had previously been exposed to a lot of information related to the Forerunners, and she had been communicating with Saleh for a long time, so her language library of 'Jeram' was already very complete.
So this time, she also thoughtfully added subtitles to Amber in the video. Although the latter can understand and even speak Jeram, it is still more convenient and easy to read subtitles in her native language.
"The core of 'eternal cells' lies in their powerful and controllable ability to divide infinitely. Through gene editing technology, our researchers have successfully activated the telomerase gene in cells! Every time a cell divides, telomerase will automatically extend the telomeres to ensure the integrity and stability of the chromosomes. This means that no matter how many times the cells divide, they will not lose their vitality. These cells will be like a flame that never goes out, and will never stop growing.
On this basis, 'eternal cells' also have extraordinary DNA repair capabilities. They contain a variety of highly efficient DNA repair enzymes, such as PARP (poly ADP ribose polymerase) and BRCA1/2. These enzymes can quickly identify and repair DNA damage caused by internal and external environmental factors, ensuring the stability and integrity of genetic information. Even under extreme conditions, these cells can maintain the perfect state of their genes!"
This pioneer researcher spoke very quickly, and what he said was all very professional, so Amber had to pause from time to time to understand what the researcher said.
Seeing this, Amber couldn't help but turn back to ask Saleh:
"No. Do you Jeram people use such hardcore content when reporting to the top leaders? Or are the top leaders of your Jeram people all all-rounders who are proficient in mathematics, physics and chemistry, so they won't fall asleep when listening to these contents?"
"Sorry, the top leaders of our Jeram people are indeed the real elites in the tribe, and they are not like some backward races, who are just useless people who are just sitting there doing nothing~" Saleh, who was slumped on a lazy sofa, raised his hand and answered.
"Although your explanation sounds reasonable from the actual reaction, I always feel like my race is offended."
Amber shook her head and found that she really couldn't refute Saleh on this matter, so she turned her attention back to the video.
And turned on 2x speed.
"From the data we showed, you can see that the gene expression pattern of 'eternal cells' is extremely stable and does not change significantly over time - this is thanks to advanced gene editing technology and epigenetic regulation. By precisely regulating the expression of key genes, these cells can maintain the stability of their functions and structures. Whether facing changes in the external environment or internal metabolic pressure, 'eternal cells' can respond calmly and show amazing adaptability.
At the same time, we have given 'eternal cells' powerful self-renewal and regeneration capabilities! They can recover quickly after damage and maintain the function and structure of tissues and organs. By regulating the expression of growth factors, these cells can promote the normal development and repair of tissues.
You can look at the data of these tissue sections again, and you can intuitively see that 'eternal cells' rapidly proliferate in damaged areas, fill in the gaps, and restore the integrity and function of tissues."
The report was very long and detailed. After listening patiently, Amber had to believe that the pioneers seemed to have really created a thing that could allow carbon-based organisms to realize the dream of 'immortality'.
The only problem is that until the pioneers launched the "time and space expedition", the entire research team was forced to evacuate and seal the institute, and the "eternal cells" were not really put into the final clinical trial.
It was only used on some carbon-based creatures captured by the pioneers. Although the characteristics appeared after the implantation, it was too short to observe whether the "eternal cells" could play the role of immortality.
And these "experimental creatures" were all disposed of before the pioneers launched the "time and space expedition". Even the corpses were thrown into the incinerator and burned cleanly, and they "contributed" the last bit of energy supply to the institute.
"Star larvae, nebula whales, sandworms."
Amber looked at the list of creatures that had undergone "eternal cell" transplant experiments in the report attachment, and finally saw a name that he didn't want to see, but was extremely familiar with.
"Star Dragon."
Although he still had a glimmer of hope in his heart, after seeing the name of this creature, Amber's heart finally died.
All the information at present shows that the royal family of the Star Dragon Empire - or the old emperor, has learned about the research of the Forerunner through some means. Judging from the clear purpose of the Royal Silencer sent out, the other party may be more familiar with this project than everyone else.
Amber even began to doubt whether the old emperor had also dug up a frozen Forerunner.
"Fuck, his life extension seems to be a big problem."
Just when Amber was about to think carefully about how to deal with the old emperor Frederico's trick, his personal terminal suddenly popped up several high-priority push notifications in succession.
"Several border star systems of the Federation declared independence at the same time, and the Federation Navy fleet and ground combat forces are urgently gathering."
"The top leaders of the federal government held an emergency special meeting half an hour ago to discuss how to deal with large-scale rebellions."
"A large-scale uprising occurred in the administrative capital of the Maraudon star system (T1 core star system), and a large number of civilians joined the ranks of the rebels."
"President Brandon ordered: If necessary, the anti-rebellion forces can use lethal force against the mobs who obstruct and constantly dissuade them."