Lu Yongchang's originally calm expression wavered slightly because of Mao Zhengzhi's words.
There are no abnormalities in the body yet...
Although the observation period is not long, at most only a few hours.
But it is a good sign.
His eyes gleamed with excitement, and he spoke a little faster.
How does it perform in a high-gravity environment?
Has the internal organ's tolerance increased?
"White mouse..."
Hearing this series of questions, Mao Zhengzhi couldn't help but smile wryly.
He shook his head and spread his hands helplessly: "Professor, we haven't had a chance to conduct the experiment yet."
"..." Lu Yongchang's expression froze, and he forced a smile to cover up his embarrassment.
I think I was indeed a bit too hasty.
"cough!"
He coughed lightly: "Then what are we waiting for?"
"Get ready. If all indicators are normal, we will begin the gravity chamber test immediately."
Three hours later.
The mice completed all the physical examinations.
After confirming that the newly grown visceral omentum did not affect their physical condition, Lü Yongchang issued the order to begin the experiment.
Inside the glass cage, the robotic arm, which had been dormant for a long time, began to work again.
A few minutes later.
More than a hundred white mice were sent into a small gravity chamber.
Compared to the standard gravity chamber used by humans, the small gravity chamber is almost identical in all its components except for its smaller size.
Furthermore, due to their smaller size, the performance of small gravity chambers far exceeds that of standard gravity chambers—their maximum equivalent gravity can even reach as high as 10g.
...
In the holographic projection, the mice placed in the small gravity chamber appeared extremely panicked; clearly, the mechanical arm and this new environment had put immense stress on them.
They were carefully placed near the "ground" of the gravity chamber by robotic arms.
However, since the gravity chamber has not yet been activated, the environment inside the gravity chamber is zero gravity, just like in the laboratory.
These mice instinctively tried to pry their paws and move their bodies toward the corner of the gravity chamber.
But can a huge gravity chamber be the same as a small glass cage?
In the blink of an eye, several suicidal white mice floated up from near the "ground".
Looking at the image in the holographic projection, Lü Yongchang, with a face full of black lines, gave Zero the order: "Zero, pin these white mice to the ground and activate the gravity chamber immediately."
"Let's try 1g of equivalent gravity first."
"receive."
As Zero finished speaking, the mechanical arm that had retracted extended again, pressing the white mice that were floating in the air and flailing their claws back to the ground.
The next moment, the gravity chamber was activated.
The equivalent gravity rapidly increases from 0.1g to 1.0g.
That is, Earth's standard gravity.
The mice, who had never experienced gravity since birth, were completely unfamiliar with this sensation.
They lay on the ground, their bodies trembling slightly, their wet nostrils twitching rapidly, trying to find the source of this abnormality.
Clearly, it was all in vain.
Lü Yongchang quickly turned his gaze to the vital signs monitor next to him: "How is your physical condition?"
Using a miniature camera pre-installed inside the abdominal cavity of a mouse, Lü Yongchang could clearly see the mouse's internal organs constantly wriggling under an equivalent gravity of 1g.
The visuals are slightly different from those in a zero-gravity environment.
However, it is certain that the internal organs, which are wrapped in layers of visceral omentum, did not show any abnormalities.
“All vital signs are normal at present!” Mao Zhengzhi said after a moment of contemplation. “We can continue to increase the equivalent gravity.”
Lü Yongchang nodded: "Zero, directly upgraded to 2g equivalent gravity."
Driven by the motor, the rotation speed of the gravity chamber began to increase rapidly.
With almost no buffer time, the equivalent gravity inside the small gravity chamber has already reached 2g.
It wasn't that Lü Yongchang didn't give the mice time to adapt; rather, the relatively rough testing actually revealed the protective effect of the visceral omentum on the internal organs.
The rapid increase in equivalent gravity exacerbated the mice's panic.
However, the equivalent gravity of 2g pressed these weak mice, born in a zero-gravity environment, firmly to the ground.
Although they can still perform some movements with their limbs, which are not very muscular, their overall flexibility is not as good as before.
Within the camera's view.
The role of the visceral omentum is beginning to emerge.
Even in a 2g gravity environment, the internal organs in the abdominal cavities of these mice only showed slight deformation.
The light-colored, vein-like membrane, like a giant net, holds these internal organs inside!
Lu Yongchang glanced at the vital signs monitoring data beside him and said calmly, "Continue to increase it."
"3g equivalent gravity".
...
Ten minutes later.
[Equivalent gravity of a small gravity chamber: 5g]
A line of pale red text flickered slowly in the holographic projection.
Under 5g gravity, these mice were pinned to the ground of the gravity chamber and could no longer move.
Lü Yongchang quickly looked at the abdominal imaging on the side.
The internal organs showed significant deformation.
However, thanks to the protection of the visceral omentum, no visible damage was found on the surface of the mice's internal organs.
"Professor, should we add more?"
Mao Zhengzhi looked at the vital signs data in front of him with some concern: "Continuing to increase the equivalent gravity may lead to life-threatening situations."
"Due to their growing environment, their tolerance to high gravity is far lower than that of normally growing mice."
Lu Yongchang pondered for a moment: "First, remove 80% of the mice, and then continue to increase the equivalent gravity."
"I need to know the maximum tolerance of the visceral omentum."
Upon hearing this, Mao Zhengzhi breathed a sigh of relief.
These hundred or so genetically modified mice are all treasures.
Even if just one of them dies, let alone all of them, he'll be heartbroken for half a day.
"good!"
He said hastily.
...
After most of the mice were removed, the remaining "lucky ones" faced extreme testing.
However, compared to before, the rate of increase of the equivalent gravity has slowed down considerably.
5.1g, 5.2g...
final.
With the rupture of the last mouse's internal organs, the equivalent gravity figure stopped at 7.1g.
The gravity chamber slowly came to a stop, and Zero controlled the robotic arms to methodically clean up the remaining blood and internal organ fragments inside.
"The average tolerance limit is 6.7g." Lu Yongchang looked at the newly generated statistics and nodded thoughtfully.
"There has been considerable progress."
“Yes.” Mao Zhengzhi replied while integrating the data in front of him, “If we give them some time to adapt, they might perform even better.”
"Overall, this gene-editing experiment can be considered a success."
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