Catastrophe

Chapter 1403: Gene mutation

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When entering the radiation zone before, the physicist told Ning Zhe that there were many precedents for animals in the old world to mutate due to radiation, and the appearance of the thorn forest and the four-armed bear also made Ning Zhe feel uneasy. hunch.

The group left the area where the thorn forest was located, entered the woods where the giant bears were haunted, and continued to walk forward for about three kilometers, and their sight suddenly became clear.

A ray of sunlight fell from the sky, and the trees in the distance were no longer pitch-black, but large pine forests, interspersed with colorful flowers.

The appearance of this scene made everyone feel unreal.

Zhang Fang looked at the forest illuminated by the sun, licked his lips and asked, "I heard that foggy forests can make people hallucinatory, am I confused now?"

"If you see this scene alone, you can have such suspicion, but when everyone sees this scene, this possibility is unlikely." The biologist looked at the dark trees around him, There is also the green woods in front, explaining: "This is a very strange natural phenomenon. The black forest trees outside the foggy forest are very tall, resisting the raging winds all year round, and improving the protection of the inner jungle. As for why the plants here can grow so lushly in the winter season, we still need to go in and see to find out."

"Animals all have the instinct to seek good luck and avoid evil. We didn't see mutant creatures in the surrounding jungle before, but we saw them here, which shows that although these creatures were affected by radiation, they did not become violent or lost. Reason, at least, can tell where is the suitable territory to live."

Ning Zhe saw the completely changed jungle in front of him, and said, "When I was investigating in the Black Forest, I basically gave up on this place, but I didn't expect that there is a new world in it! If nothing else, the Misty Forest All animals should live in the inner circle, everyone should be extra vigilant, our task is to conduct reconnaissance, not to fight, we must reduce the frequency of firing to avoid causing the alertness of other animals."

The physicist adjusted the instrument in his hand and said: "Although the ecological environment ahead looks better, it does not mean that there is no radiation here, but the forest ahead is higher than the place we just walked. , we now need to draw an arc around the road and find a suitable position to enter the jungle."

After detouring all the way, everyone finally chose an area with the lowest radiation, thus entering the jungle in front.

Although according to physicists, the amount of radiation inside the jungle is higher, but perhaps because it can be exposed to sunlight and there is no wind, the temperature has become very high, making everyone in winter clothes sweat a little.

Zhang Fang followed Ning Zhe and looked at the lush green plants around, and felt a lot more relaxed: "The temperature in this place seems to be much higher than outside, and the plants can survive, which also means that the temperature here is constant, at least It can be maintained at zero degrees. If we can migrate here, at least we can solve the problem of cold. Now we are in short supply for winter, and winter clothes are always an unavoidable problem, and the temperature here allows us to avoid shortcomings.”

Ning Zhe nodded and said: "If we came out this time, simply to find a suitable area for life, this is indeed a good choice, but don't forget, we came out to escape from the war, in addition to ensuring everyone's survival , and we have to ensure that we have the ability to continue to fight the guards."

"Zhang Fang was noncommittal, but asked Ning Zhe's opinion: "Then what do you think of this place? "

"It's not bad for the time being. At least the forest is rich in resources, which is much stronger than the desert with nothing, and the temperature is relatively suitable. If you come here, even if you eat the bark, you can last for a while." Ning Zhe looked at the surrounding environment. , sighed: "The biggest problem now is that the terrain here is too flat. Although there are large forests, it is still unknown whether these trees can block the armored troops of the guards, and there are radiation areas everywhere. Whether we can start a guerrilla war with the guards is also unknown."

An exclamation suddenly came from the front, interrupting the conversation between the two. Ning Zhe thought that the troops encountered a problem, and walked over there quickly: "What happened?"

Liu Yu pointed at the back of the bushes, and said to Ning Zhe in disbelief, "Sir, look at this!"

Ning Zhe looked around and saw that the open ground in front of him was covered with weeds more than one meter high, and in front of these weeds was a large field of wild corn.

Everyone was surprised that the growth of these corns was more than three meters high, and the stalks were as thick as a human calf. The corn growing on them was at least five times larger than what Ning Zhe had ever seen.

When Ning Zhe saw these huge corns, he suddenly remembered Li Kaichang, who had the ability to magnify grains in order to protect them from the battle at Fort No. 87. If he saw such huge corns, he would definitely be very excited.

"My Nima!" Lin Bao looked at the huge corns and blinked in disbelief: "I used to eat at least three corns, but this big guy probably only needs half a piece of corn for me. It's been a day, is this the king of corn?"

"This is a mutation caused by radiation. It is a very common situation in the radiation area. There are many animals in the world today that are only affected by radiation, and their body size can be two to three times larger than in the old world. In this radiation It's not surprising that this kind of thing happens in the hardest-hit areas."

The biologist looked at the huge corn in front and shook his head gently: "I'm afraid most of this thing is inedible."

Ning Zhe heard that the crops that are growing so well can't be eaten~www.readwn.com~ asked regretfully: "Is it because these things have been exposed to nuclear radiation?"

The biologist said: "I need to correct one of your concepts. You have to distinguish between nuclear radiation and nuclear contamination. Nuclear radiation has the effect of disinfection and sterilization. The products after nuclear radiation do not affect human health, but really affect our health. It is nuclear contamination. This phenomenon means that the product is contaminated with radioactive elements, so it is radioactive, and the nuclear-contaminated items are also radioactive. After ingestion, it will cause blood cell death, affect bone marrow hematopoiesis, and kill normal somatic cells. It can also make cells mutate.”

Zhang Fang heard the words and expressed his opinion: "Didn't we say that the areas we chose are all areas with very low radiation? Can't you eat food in such places?"

"Theoretically speaking, even if food is irradiated by nuclear radiation, it takes a long time and a large amount of food to be harmful. The pure lethality is not as high as you think. This kind of harm is long-term and slow, and nuclear radiation is not a nuclear explosion. , not so powerful."

The physicist explained, and then added: "Where we are now, the radiation value is very low, but these crops have undergone genetic mutations, and in the process of pollination, they may also follow high pollution areas. The animals and plants in this area overlap, so it is not reliable, we can take some samples back and let Professor Yan conduct research."

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