Biological Research Institute, a group of academicians received a notification and urgently rushed over.
Each one of them was a noteworthy figure in the academic world, some were university professors, others high-level scientists from research institutes, and there were even secretive military scientists conducting research on important projects!
Any one of them, if outside, could attract social attention!
But now, they all gathered here, marveling at Black Sea Bream No.2 inside the cage.
"Is this the mutant creature bred by that student? Such a thing has never happened in the field of Biology before!"
"This has shattered our understanding of genes! Humanity's grasp on biological genes is indeed just a speck of dust in the desert!"
"Its original form was a black sea bream? Logically speaking, no matter how a black sea bream mutates, it shouldn't be able to transform into this!"
"What exactly are these Insect Race genes?"
Song Jinhong said: "Colleagues, I only know so much about it. The reason for gathering everyone here today is not just because of this mutant creature but also because of a research report written by a student."
"A student's research report?" These esteemed biologists were all surprised. A report written by a student required so many people to research together?
"Yes." At this moment, Director Cui Weimin from the Security Bureau introduced to everyone: "His name is He Xingzhou, a third-year Physics student currently studying at Beijing University of Science and Technology. More than a month ago, he built a Miniature Nuclear Fission Reactor by himself."
"This mutant species was formed due to genetic mutations caused by the radiation from nuclear fission during the reaction."
"Please read his research report in detail, and assess the accuracy of the information and conclusions in his research!"
An octogenarian academician spoke: "For so many of us to read his research report, it seems this student has indeed discovered something extraordinary. Let me take a look!"
Song Jinhong's assistant immediately distributed the documents to everyone, including He Xingzhou's research report and his evolutionary model of the Insect Race genes.
They read carefully, and the document detailed the evolution and mutation process of the black sea bream.
Upon reading this process, some experts were already on alert, and even more astounded by He Xingzhou's analysis and conclusions that followed.
"Insect Race genes? How did these genes come about? Do so many marine organisms possess them?" asked an expert.
"Indeed." An academician spoke up, "In recent years, mutant creatures have appeared all over the world, and I have done some research on this. I thought it was just environmental pollution, but after seeing this article, I realized that I might have overlooked these so-called 'Insect Race genes'!"
Cui Weimin also introduced: "After discovering this, we immediately collected some intelligence, and indeed there have been sightings of similar creatures in the ocean. It's even possible that some foreign research institutions have already obtained biological specimens of these mutant creatures for research."
"This means his deductions are based on facts!"
"This is too incredible!" an expert exclaimed, "According to his deductions, aren't the entire oceans contaminated? If these Insect Race genes completely take over the organisms, won't humanity be eradicated for it?"
"That possibility cannot be excluded!" Song Jinhong spoke gravely, stating: "Gentlemen, I believe we must take this matter seriously."
"Before your arrival, we conducted biological tests on Black Sea Bream No.1, No.2, and No.3!"
"We've found that as long as Black Sea Bream No.1 and No.3 are given enough energy, they can also quickly evolve into something like Black Sea Bream No.2."
"Furthermore, the most highly evolved Black Sea Bream No.2, we believe, is still in its juvenile phase, with its biological traits not fully manifested yet! Its features include high vitality; cellular activity is more than five times that of humans!"
"It possesses limb regeneration capabilities, its scales are hard enough to withstand regular harpoons, and in the hardest areas, normal handgun bullets can hardly penetrate! It is capable of living amphibiously!"
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"The most important finding is that its brain capacity is now nearly the same as that of a pig's and is still developing. In experiments, it also exhibited intelligence behaviors similar to human infants!"
"We have every reason to suspect that the Insect Race might be a species with high intelligence! It could be an ancient Earth species, or possibly an alien species!"
Upon hearing Song Jinhong's words, the entire room was shocked!
The experts realized that the situation was more serious than they had imagined!
This species could potentially challenge humans for their position in the Blue Star's ecosystem! And the biological abilities they demonstrated have already overturned all previous studies on Blue Star's life forms!
"This matter is of great importance and we cannot jump to conclusions rashly! Otherwise, it could cause panic among the citizens across the nation and around the world!" an elderly Academician said.
"Right, at present we also don't dare to confirm that He Xingzhou's speculation is correct, but it's not without reason," Song Jinhong said, "The Research Institute has already sent out information to various research institutions across the country and some research organizations around the world, seeking relevant data."
"We must determine whether this conjecture is correct in the shortest time possible."
"The best way is to follow He Xingzhou's method of verification. Subject other Mutant Creatures to nuclear radiation exposure to observe whether their evolutionary path matches the conjecture!"
"Let's start immediately!"
Experts began to research, and various materials were delivered here, as well as genetic samples of Mutant Creatures collected from all over the world to check for the presence of the "Insect Race gene" as mentioned by He Xingzhou.
Some Mutant Creatures were even sent to the Atomic Energy Research Institute specifically to undergo nuclear radiation stimulation to observe their mutation.
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This couldn't be accomplished in just a day or two; it would take at least a month to verify his conjecture by mutating a Mutant Black Sea Bream into a monster like He Xingzhou did.
During this period, He Xingzhou had been perfecting his plan, striving for greater feasibility.
In the school, the incident that occurred at the Biological Experimental Building became an unsolved mystery. All related posts on the forum "disappeared," and there were no news reports.
Whenever someone asked, He Xingzhou would state it was a state secret and should not be disclosed.
A month later, at Capital University of Science and Technology, in a classroom that could accommodate hundreds of people.
"State secret? That's quite far-fetched!" Before class, the students were chatting and brought up the topic again.
"Yeah," a female classmate said to He Xingzhou, "I heard that it was just equipment failure, and there wasn't any safety incident."
"Right, right, I also heard it was just a fight that got broken up," fellow students discussed.
Another student joked, "He Xingzhou, since it's a state secret, why are you still sitting here all well and good, and nobody seems to be asking you about it?"
"Yeah, He Xingzhou is playing mysterious again!" the classmates laughed, "You might as well go write a novel."
"It should be soon, taking stock of the time it's been a month, they should have completed the verification," He Xingzhou said, "Our time as classmates is running short."
"Speechless." The students did not take the matter seriously.
"Class is about to start, class is starting. We can listen to He Xingzhou's stories afterwards."
At this very moment, in the Biological Research Institute, the experts convened a meeting again, this time attended by some key leaders from the National Security Bureau, Military Department, and the highest echelons of the government!
These bigwigs, who had seen their fair share of storms, all had grave expressions, with deep and measured breathing, and the air in the conference room seemed to be frozen by ice and snow!
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