I Can Meet with Dead Scientists-Chapter 347 - 199: The Mysterious Formula (7.6K)

"Yi'an Bacteria?"

In the laboratory.

Upon hearing the name suggested by Xu Yun,

Qiu Sheng was momentarily taken aback, and a name slipped out:

"Layman Yi'an, Li Qingzhao?"

Xu Yun nodded slightly and turned sideways, exhaling with a complicated expression.

Even though he had lived two lifetimes and was relatively calm, seeing life and death with more detachment than ordinary people,

the Northern Song Dungeon still remained an indelible memory in his heart.

In the dungeon, he changed Xiaoli's fate, turning her from a female poet into a scientist with expertise in both literature and science, discovering various microorganisms.

As for Xu Yun, he received a reward of a new species at the dungeon's settlement.

Is there really no connection between the two?

The true answer may be unknown, but Xu Yun personally believes that there is a connection.

Naming this new species after Xiaoli, both in meaning and sentiment, is a very fitting choice.

However, Qiu Sheng couldn't understand Xu Yun's thoughts; he just genuinely thought the name sounded okay and said:

"Old Xu, the name isn't bad, and since it's your discovery, you can call it whatever you like, I have no objection."

Xu Yun nodded towards him, pondered for a moment, and then asked:

"By the way, Old Qiu, do you have any ideas about the molting solution for that donkey?"

Qiu Sheng frowned and thought for a while, then slowly shook his head and said:

"I've heard in a novel that Bat Lady's blood can help Gou Mei grow hair, but in reality, we can't find a humanoid creature that's been poor for ten thousand years, so that's obviously impossible."

"The remaining methods are nothing but black sesame or minoxidil—my suggestion is to use both simultaneously. After all, this donkey seems quite resilient, so it probably won't be an issue."

Although the spread of minoxidil might not be very wide, it is actually one of the mainstream medications internationally recognized for treating hair loss, with a very high rate of use.

However, the effects of this stuff are somewhat limited; it can only be said to be slightly better than a placebo, a "tall one among short ones."

Black sesame is something more familiar, often mentioned alongside Polygonum multiflorum as a traditional dietary supplement for promoting hair growth.

Saying it's nonsense or an IQ tax is definitely not the case, but its effects are relatively limited.

Considering that there are currently no particularly effective methods, these two things become the only choice.

Of course.

Hair growth is a temporary solution; what's more important is breeding—continuously relying on Brother Lv isn't quite right.

However, these days it is quite difficult to find a purebred native LP phenotype female donkey because there are so many hybrid donkeys in our country.

Those who have been donkeys in a past life probably know this.

The lifespan of a donkey is generally 20 years, roughly equivalent to over a hundred human years.

This means the native donkeys from 2000 years ago, male or female, are almost all dead now.

The large-scale introduction of Pakistani donkeys happened just around 2001 and 2002, exactly 20 years ago.

At that time, the smallest unit to implement this policy was the township-level livestock station, with grassroots cadres promoting it in rural areas, and the breeding coverage rate was very high.

Therefore, it is currently quite difficult to find a purebred native female donkey, and hybrid breeding cannot activate the LP phenotype, let alone obtain the phosphopentose metabolic product that exists in the hair.

Of course.

The domestic species gene banks surely hold the genes of native donkeys, since the Rabbits are old hoarders.

But the key is Brother Lv's gender is ♂, not ♀, so even with the gene, there's no way to reproduce…

By the way.

The largest species gene bank in the country is located in Qian Province, while the headquarters of the World Species Gene Bank is established in two places:

The crop seed bank is in Longyearbyen, the closest city to the Arctic.

The seed bank is buried 130 meters underground, with its entrance as a bare wedge-shaped building standing atop a rocky slope.

A seven-day trip to Longyearbyen from within the country costs about ten thousand Huaxia Coin. If economically feasible and one wishes to see polar bears, Longyearbyen is a good choice.

The animal gene bank, on the other hand, is in Ushuaia, the closest city to the Antarctic, with its entrance being top-secret.

Both of these gene banks were constructed by the Global Crop Diversity Trust to provide a backup in case Earth encounters some extreme conditions.

As a result, these two gene banks receive a variety of peculiar items every year, seeds naturally from various plants, while the animal bank… well…

Back to the original topic.

In short.

Until a suitable breeding female donkey is found, Brother Lv might be akin to a sheep being shorn from time to time.

Then Xu Yun thought of something and asked Qiu Sheng:

"By the way, Old Qiu, have you read that digital media document?"

Qiu Sheng's expression was quite normal initially, but upon hearing this, his face turned bitter and he pointed at himself with his forefinger:

"Brother, do you think I'm Superman?"

"On one hand, still working on the new species… Yi'an Bacteria research, and on the other, have to review the feasibility summary of DNA storage technology, do you really think I'm the donkey in the canteen?"

"...."

Facing Qiu Sheng's complaints, Xu Yun chuckled, scratched his head tactically, trying to appear less awkward.

As Qiu Sheng said.

Over the past few days, he has been busy dealing with the release issues of an extermination, spending most of his time either at the company or with Tian Liangwei.

Thus, his time spent in the laboratory has been minimal, and Qiu Sheng has indeed undertaken a large portion of the research tasks.