Wilderness Challenge [Comprehensive British American American Entertainment]

New York, Osborne Industries Headquarters.

It took four hours for the plane to fly from Calgary to the Big Apple. Jennifer slept soundly all the way, and she didn't wake her up when she changed helicopters at the airport and landed on the top of the building.

The treatment rooms assigned to the program group are all on the 60th floor. This place was originally set up as a human testing place for some biotechnology. The wards are well-equipped and sound-proofed. Nobody bothers the researchers or the medical team.

Jennifer fell asleep until the next morning, and when she woke up, she found herself lying on her side in the hospital bed.

The feeling of weakness subsided to some extent, but there seemed to be something wriggling and itching in the wound on the back.

She had some not-so-good guesses in her mind.

After Maha walked into the ward with the expression of having just vomited, this conjecture was confirmed——

It's maggots.

Maggot therapy, to be exact.

Maggot therapy has a miraculous effect on complicated wounds. They clean the wounds more carefully than doctors.Maggots not only dispose of dead meat, but their secretions are also highly antimicrobial, inhibiting infection-causing microbes on wounds.

The individual maggots used for treatment are generally the larvae of Lucilia sericata. Compared with other species, Lucilia sericata larvae are strict saprophytic animals. They cannot digest healthy human tissues and can only eat the necrotic parts.

Jennifer had heard of this therapy in her previous life.

But although everyone knows that maggots are useful, not many people actually use them.

After the apocalypse comes, all cities will be destroyed, and human beings basically have no conditions to make sterile maggots.The only ones that can be found in the wild are rotting corpses and maggots entrenched in viscera. They themselves are immune to infection, but they inevitably carry a large number of bacteria on their surface. Direct use may infect patients who have not yet been infected.

The maggots used in modern medicine are all sterile maggots. The cultivators send the eggs to sterilized immediately after the adult flies lay eggs. After sterilizing, wait for them to hatch, breed them in a sterile environment, and then apply them on the wound, changing them every day. .

This therapy has been widely praised around the world for its effectiveness. For doctors, the most difficult thing to overcome is not the problem with the therapy itself, but the psychological difficulty of the patient——

But obviously everyone thinks that this test can be difficult for anyone, except for her.

Jennifer: Hey.

She really didn't know when her image became so "tough guy". No wonder Brian didn't want to compare her with the traditional princess film. Maybe it can be saved with a stronger princess image.

Seeing that the manager was about to vomit, and the breakfast in her hand was crumbling, she could only comfort her:

"I've had this injury for four or five days, and it must be troublesome to deal with. Sterile maggots are better than penicillin—how about you put the thing down and turn around—forget it, or go out and rest first. Don't come with me."

I thought that Ms. Dakshiel, who was the most professional, would definitely retort, but as soon as the words fell, the other party put the breakfast on the small table and walked outside with high heels.

Jennifer: "..."

Alright alright.

She pressed the control button with her intact right hand, and half of the entire hospital bed was slightly lifted, turning into an angle suitable for eating.

In the plastic bag Maha left behind was a sterile box marked "Osborne Special" filled with nutritional packets.

Jennifer picked it up and stuffed it into her mouth one by one, and found that the nutrition block melted in her mouth, and after melting, there was a taste of butter and sugar. It was a bit greasy after eating too much, but it was not bad for her mouth.

After two or three meals, she stopped eating, rinsed her mouth with water, and waited for the inevitable visitor.

About half an hour later, the first "guest" was ushered in the ward.

The person who came was not the manager Brian or other friends she had imagined, but a middle-aged man in a shirt and a white coat.He was wearing a pair of black-rimmed glasses, and looked very refined. He was missing half an arm, and the water mist just brought out from the disinfection compartment still remained on the surface of his clothes and hair.

Maha Dakshir, the logistics of the program group and several medical staff followed behind him.

One of the doctors introduced: "This is Dr. Curtis Connors, a university professor who specializes in the field of biology. The therapeutic agents currently used by the players in "Wild Challenge" are all from his laboratory, and the results are remarkable."

That's really great.

Unexpectedly, the doctor in front of him is the hero behind it. He was able to make the program group promise "to ensure life safety as much as possible" in the contract. It can be seen that his research results are among the best in the world.

Jennifer has always respected scholars engaged in scientific research, but this Dr. Conners was very kind, before she could give her a few words of respect, she smiled and said: "If you like, you can call me Kurt after my colleagues, Miss Davis. "

Seeing that he expressed closeness, Jennifer changed her words graciously: "Do you work for the Osborne Group, Kurt?"

"I work in my own laboratory, and I just have a certain...cooperation with Osborn." Dr. Conners straightened his glasses, "I have many and complicated research projects, but in general Say, you can think that I want to transfer the advantages of animals to humans through biotechnology."

"But you're not a doctor." Jennifer raised her eyebrows.

"I used to be." Dr. Conners laughed. "I was a military doctor."

"A medic is good enough for me," Jennifer said briskly.

After the atmosphere heated up, Dr. Conners handed her the recording board he was holding, and pushed a small cart behind him.

There are several open safes on the trolley, which contain various injections.Probably all of them had just been taken out of the cold storage room. The inside of these safes was filled with smoke, which made the medicines of various colors look extraordinary.

Dr. Conners gestured to the recording board: "I have arranged two recovery plans for you, both of which involve my medicine, but the risks are different, and the recovery effect may also be different, you need to judge by yourself What kind."

He pointed to one of the brown injections: "This is the black bear medicine. It is a long-term 'conservative treatment' in my mind. It has been tested and perfected by human beings for a long time since its birth. This medicine can promote The role of wound healing, if the user's physique is good, it can even leave no scars. I guess you should know why."

Jennifer nodded.

Black bears fight all the year round, leaving countless scars on their bodies, but they have their own secret magic weapon-healing through hibernation time.

Scientific studies have shown that even when the metabolic rate drops during hibernation, the biological characteristics of black bears allow them to constantly repair wounds.After a long period of repairs, most of the black bears will get rid of their injuries in the spring of the coming year, and some bears will not even see signs of previous injuries.

The medical community has always wanted to thoroughly apply this kind of self-healing gene research to humans, but it has been a long time coming. Unexpectedly, this doctor has already made breakthroughs in this field.

Jennifer was thoughtful to herself, and Dr. Connors pointed to another tube of potion with a green shell.

She looked along the line of sight and found that the tube was not so much a medicine, but the contents inside were so thick that it was a bit like blood plasma.

"This is a reptile potion." Dr. Connors introduced, "It is more effective than the black bear potion, and takes a shorter time, but it is also more dangerous."

Having said that, he suddenly raised his voice.

"Lizards, salamanders, these animals can grow back after being cut off their tails, what a wonderful evolution... and humans?"

"Many scientists have spent their entire lives researching stem cells. Of course, we all know that pluripotent stem cells can solve everything, but how complicated this kind of research is! If the advantages of animals can be directly transferred to humans, many problems will naturally be solved. "

Jennifer was taken aback.

He was right.

There are many types of stem cells in living organisms, the most powerful of which are totipotent stem cells.

Humans have this kind of cells when they are still embryos. Unfortunately, as humans continue to grow up, these totipotent stem cells differentiate step by step, turning into cells with specific functions step by step, and finally lose their ability to differentiate.

Some organs in the human body still retain a certain ability to self-heal, such as the liver.Humans are able to regenerate themselves after losing more than half of their liver, so the donor of this organ would end up with a whole liver.

Prometheus was punished by Zeus for stealing fire. Zeus tied him to a rock in the Caucasus Mountains and told an eagle to come and eat his liver every day.Prometheus' liver was eaten by day and grew by night. If Heracles hadn't helped him, he would have suffered 3 years on that stone.

Jennifer's thoughts surged.

In the last life, too many people gathered in the last few cities, trying to use stem cell research to save human beings who are declining in the face of nature. Unfortunately, this topic is like a natural moat, difficult to guess and difficult to understand.

Compared with stem cells, the direct conversion proposed by Dr. Conners sounds more like a fantasy, but this fantasy is now an undeniable reality before our eyes.

Jennifer cleared her throat: "Is this reptile potion cured Kevin Wilson?"

"Wilson, the boy who lost his ear?" Dr. Connors recalled. "Yes, he was one of the volunteers and one of the beneficiaries of the reptilian potion. What's an ear . . . Severed limbs regenerated!"

Jennifer stared at him and said slowly: "As far as I know, planarians are the best for limb regeneration. They can be broken into hundreds of pieces and return to their original shape, and they can grow back after cutting off their heads. But how low are planarians? Creatures such as reptiles are not much better, do you really think that applying this gene to humans will achieve no side effects?"

Dr. Conners was surprised: "You are indeed the best among all the contestants, Miss Davis. We have considered changing the research object to planarians, but this research has not been successful. The reptile potion is the result I got by accident , It has also been tested many times, but considering the danger, we will sign additional contracts with players who volunteer to use it.”

Additional contract?

Regardless, Jennifer has to admit that biotechnology is a promising field.

The more she knows about the natural world, the more she understands the magic of some plants and animals.In order to adapt to the environment, these animals have evolved characteristics that are impossible for humans to evolve. Some of them can regenerate limbs, some can locate with ultrasound, some can change color, and some can discharge electricity...

If there is a laboratory that can make potions based on these characteristics, not to mention the latter skills, even if it is only to understand the regeneration and self-healing of severed limbs, it will benefit thousands of human beings.

It's a pity that the black bear potion that promotes self-healing has passed the experiment, but the reptile potion that can regenerate severed limbs is only a semi-finished product.

Jennifer's heart was clear: "If the medicine is effective, would you use it on yourself?"

Dr. Koconas was taken aback, and then said calmly: "I'm used to this kind of action. This arm was injured on the battlefield. I amputated it. I keep it to remind me all the time that I have paid for my life." something happened."

It sounds noble.

But the strangeness that flashed in his eyes couldn't escape her eyes.

Jennifer looked at the two tubes of medicine again, pretending to weigh it for a moment, and then said regretfully: "I'm sorry, but I still believe in the black bear medicine that has gone through thousands of experiments, so let's use the first solution. I hope my physique is enough. good."

Maha asked from the side: "What if there is a scar?"

Jennifer replied half-jokingly: "If there are scars, then these scars will always remind me of what I have paid for my life."

This sentence was obviously an imitation of the doctor, and everyone in the room suddenly laughed.

Jennifer stared at the reptile potion without blinking, glanced at Connors from the corner of her eye, and saw his face change slightly.When he looked up again, he saw that the smile was flawless, still gentle and kind.

"Of course," said the scientist, "only you can make your choice."

After everyone left, Jennifer looked at Maha.

The female agent frowned: "You also heard what he said. The black bear potion treatment takes a long time. What will you do next? I can push other things. The movie will start after a while."

"It's too late," Jennifer said calmly, "I read the plan, and it's nothing more than an extra week. These days, you bring me the materials from my home, and make preliminary preparations during the recovery time."

Only then did Maha nod and said yes, as always, she supported her artist's decision, but she didn't know the deep meaning of it.

Only Jennifer herself knew why she refused.

She finally figured it out.

Norman Osborn took the lead in making the "Resident Evil Protocol" last year. It was not like what other editorial commentators inferred, because he finally changed his mind and wanted to make up for the relationship with his son, but paved the way for these new biological agents.

The black bear potion has been evaluated by the outside world, and the so-called reptile potion is nothing new at all.

All the players had already signed the agreement, and with the supplementary agreement provided by Osborn Industry, not only life and death, but also double confidentiality, they were excellent candidates for experimentation.

Dr. Conners looks like a good person, and he really wants to regenerate his severed limbs, but no matter whether it is a laboratory or Osborne Industries, it can be seen that there are hands behind him pushing him forward .

Jennifer didn't want to get involved in such complications.

The reptilian potion gave her a bad feeling that had saved her life in countless crises in the past.

A qualified survivor knows when to take risks and when to stay out of danger.