Chapter 230 Compared with Ancestors

Due to Professor Shen's incident, the topic of broad-spectrum anti-venom drugs has become extremely popular. At the same time, the "Ancestor Y" series of active substances have also become known to more people.

"Ancestor Y" began to be officially sold, bringing a lot of money to Fengyi and the Ancestor Factory every day.

Due to the limited production, there were so many people queuing up to make reservations. When Feng Yi returned to the monitoring station from the sea every day, he could hear voices such as "Who bought it?"

As a profiteer, Feng Yi is indeed not short of money now. In addition to purchasing the needed medical experimental equipment, the newly arrived money is also used for the collection.

The location of the collection hall has been chosen, it is in Yangcheng, not far from Xiaofeng Mountain. Recently, Xiao Yi asked someone to come up with a design drawing.

Models are also being made. Fortunately, Guan Lin would send Feng Yi updates on the progress of the Bungara model from time to time. From the materials used to the scenery, it can be seen that he put a lot of thought into it.

Feng Yi was curious about the housekeeper. He asked Xiao Bing. Xiao Bing said that the housekeeper had recently organized a room as a studio and he was not allowed to enter. Therefore, he did not know what the housekeeper was pondering in there. He stayed there for a long time, especially He seemed engaged and in good spirits.

As long as the housekeeper's health is fine, Feng Yi can let him go, and he will be happy.

Another day of catching snakes at sea.

Feng Yi had a good harvest today and caught two more sea snakes.

For other people in the task force, they may not be able to find one in two days, but this guy can catch two in one day! If you can at least catch one, you will never be empty-handed!

This is because Feng Yi adjusted and restrained himself based on the situation of others. If he let go, he could wipe out all species in this area.

After Feng Yi restrained his aura, sea snakes began to appear in the nearby waters.

In the past two days, warning signs have been added to the shore, with pictures of sea snakes drawn on them, telling everyone that sea snakes are present in this area.

The weather is getting hotter and hotter, and it is inevitable that some people will secretly go to the beach to swim. Let everyone be more vigilant, so as not to be bitten without knowing it. By the time the attack occurs, it will be too late to send you to the hospital.

Even if there are miracle-level broad-spectrum antivenoms, it would be a tragedy if treatment is not timely.

To be on the safe side, go to a swimming pool if you want to swim.

At the same time, we also warn everyone not to be too curious. If you see a sea snake at sea, non-professionals should not play with it.

Oh, professionals may not be able to hold it.

If it were not for the availability of broad-spectrum antivenoms, the number of professionals would have been "-1".

When walking back, Feng Yi saw Professor Shen.

Professor Shen has been discharged from the hospital, but he has limited mobility and is still in a wheelchair when going out.

On the cement path, there is a viewing platform next to it. Professor Shen controls the wheelchair and quietly blows the sea breeze there, looking at the sea in the distance without knowing what he is thinking.

Seeing Feng Yi approaching, Professor Shen smiled.

In the task team, 90% of the sea snakes were caught by Feng Yi. The data collected this year was particularly large. The leader of the task team was very satisfied. Every time Feng Yi was mentioned, his face burst into laughter.

With this ability, it's no wonder that the Federal Security Bureau promoted him in an exceptional manner.

"Isn't your harvest good today? Thank you for your hard work!" Professor Shen said.

"It's not hard." Feng Yi said.

Although he replied this way every time someone asked him, not many people believed him.

Professor Shen is also one of those who "doesn't believe it". Finding sea snakes is not an easy task. Moreover, the temperature has been high these past two days, the sun has been strong, and the boat they used is not a high-end yacht. It is not comfortable to go to sea for a long time. Even if you dive, you don’t have to stay underwater all day, right? It’s uncomfortable to stay in the water for a long time.

Just as he was about to say "I'm all tanned", Professor Shen's eyes paused as he spoke.

This kid Feng Yi... is still so white.

There are no traces of prolonged exposure to the sun on the face.

Maybe he pays more attention to sun protection?

Feng Yi looked around and asked, "You came out alone?"

Professor Shen stopped worrying about sun protection. After hearing this, he replied: "Yes, it took too long to write the thesis. Come out and relax."

Thinking of others saying that Feng Yi had read his paper, Professor Shen looked at Feng Yi with a gentle look.

"I heard that it is almost confirmed that the sea snake is a new species?" Feng Yi asked.

"Well, some data are still being sorted out."

As each mission team performs tasks in different areas, new species of snakes are discovered every year, sometimes several in a year.

However, before this, Professor Shen never thought that he would encounter a new species of sea snake in such a way.

"One of the powerful abilities of snakes is their super adaptability and their ability to survive in most ecosystems. It is not surprising to find new species. And I believe that there are still many snakes that have not been discovered by humans. This is the case on land, Even more so in the ocean.”

"Well, I think so too." Feng Yi said.

Snakes were able to survive the last mass extinction of species, thrive, and are very capable of hiding (in houses), but humans have not found them yet.

Professor Shen: "I am lucky to meet a new sea snake and get life-saving medicine. But I don't know if it usually lives in this water area. Others in the task force have not found a second sea snake like this." .what you think?"

Feng Yi thought for a while. When he caught sea snakes recently, he didn't smell the smell of that kind of sea snake nearby, so he said: "I think they don't usually live in this area. It may be due to changes in ocean currents. The warm currents move them from one place to another." Taken to another place, it may be another reason.”

Professor Shen looked at Feng Yi with relief, "We also mentioned this possibility during the discussion, but the ocean current monitoring data is limited, and we cannot confirm whether this guess is correct for the time being."

Professor Shen looked at his bitten finger and looked at the sea again, "Do you know where sea snakes come from?"

Feng Yi looked puzzled: "???" What where did it come from?

Professor Shen: "Although the sea snake that bit me is a new species, it is actually closely related to the common blue-ringed sea snake, the flat-chinned sea snake, and the terrestrial cobras."

Feng Yi understood, "I read a paper before that said that sea snakes evolved from terrestrial snakes."

Professor Shen nodded, "If you look at their classification, you will find that many sea snakes are classified under the family Cobra. The current view is that they are generally believed to have evolved from ancient cobras. Nearly 20 million years ago, true sea snakes evolved from terrestrial cobras, and the blue-ringed sea snake, an independent species, may have existed for nearly 10 million years."

Feng Yi asked: "Will they come ashore again?"

Professor Shen : "Who knows, maybe. 20 million years ago, they moved from land to the ocean. 20 million years later, no one knows whether they will return to the shore or expand their activity area in the ocean. According to the data collected over the years, sea snakes are indeed expanding their range of activities."

Thinking of some legends about sea snakes, Professor Shen smiled and said, "There are some unreliable records saying that fishermen in ancient times saw sea snakes in the sea. If it was in the early evolutionary stage, I would still believe it, but the ancient fishermen... It is very likely that they made a mistake and mistook other creatures for sea snakes, or exaggerated the description. Many ancient myths and legends came from this."

Feng Yi scratched his chin. I always feel that maybe the fisherman was not mistaken?

The fisherman may have just made a mistake. It was not a sea snake, but something else... the tail of an "unknown creature".

Professor Shen: "It doesn't matter whether it's true or not. I'm more interested in the genes of existing sea snakes. Take the common blue-ringed sea snake as an example. In their genome, more than 900 gene families have expanded, and more than 1,500 gene families have shrunk. Because of these changes, the functions of smell, hearing, vision, oxygen perception, energy metabolism, immune response, etc. have all changed, resulting in their current appearance.

"Nature's positive selection, survival of the fittest. I like to decipher through genes to find out what they used to be like. "

Hearing what Professor Shen said, Feng Yi was also curious:

[Compared with my ancestors, which genes have shrunk? Which genes have expanded, and which ones are positively selected?]

But it seems that every generation of their race is different.

His venom is complex among complex types, and his fangs are large tube teeth.

My aunt's venom is mainly blood-circulating, but it has small groove teeth.

The previous generation is suspected to have no strong toxins and may not have fangs.

What is the standard of this "positive selection"?

In peacetime, is it reasonable for him to have such a strong mixed venom and such large teeth?

Without dwelling on this question too much, Professor Shen sneezed in the sea breeze, and Feng Yi pushed him back to the monitoring station.

Except for Professor Shen, the injured, the rest of the task force will soon leave Licheng and travel along the sea. South of the shore, head to the next observation station to continue collecting sea snake data.

Observation stations in different locations have different scales. There are large stations and small stations. Some are far from the city, and some are close to the city.

Even if the living conditions are not too good, they will not be too bad. After all, these are supported by funds.

Three task groups collect data in China. Their task group is responsible for one-third of the area. Through these tasks, the sea snake database and their toxin database are updated.

Such a database is not very useful to Feng Yi, but it can provide data support for many researchers.

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The sun shines on the dining table from the window.

Feng Yi is holding his Fahai bowl and slurping noodles. He has no tasks today and takes a day off.

Steve called.

"Feng Yi, when will you return to Yangcheng? I will stay in Yangcheng for a while. If you have a holiday during the mission, come back to Yangcheng and let's get together. I just met two very, very, very cute and shy girls. I would like to introduce them to you! "

Feng Yi pondered Steve's words.

The point is not "girl", but descriptions such as "very cute".

Based on his understanding of Steve, in Steve's eyes, creatures that can be called cute always feel that they are more likely to be non-human.

But...

What if?

"I have time today, and I will drive back to Yangcheng later. Now this observatory is not far from Yangcheng, and it can be reached in two hours by car."

"That's perfect! Waiting for you~"

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