Chen Mo soon received the Medical Research Institute's autopsy report on the alien corpses.
Very few alien corpses had been discovered on Earth, but the bodies brought back from the moon had merely been shattered by violent impact and remained largely intact.
The moment the alien corpses were brought back, the authorities assembled the finest autopsy specialists, medical experts, geneticists, and biologists into a research team to conduct autopsies at the Flying Ant Aerospace Center Base.
Now, the report was out.
"The preliminary research report shows that this organism is not carbon-based, but nitrogen-based."
A genetic expert gave the introduction with a complicated expression.
The findings from this research into alien life overturned their previous definition of life.
"Unlike organisms on Earth, its nutrients are not carbohydrates, but nitrogen compounds. Experiments have proven that these aliens' genetic material is mainly composed of nitrogen bases. Simply put, they can feed on strong acids, and their secretions are acidic compounds."
Those few short sentences revealed far too much.
Humanity's previous research had all been directed at Earth's carbon-based lifeforms, believing that only carbon-based matter could possess life. This discovery overturned some of biology's fundamental definitions.
The universe was wondrous. Humanity was not unique.
"Additionally, we discovered that their muscles are extremely tough, with five times the toughness of human muscles, along with excellent ductility and elasticity. That is why, despite falling at ultra-high speeds, their corpses could still remain partially intact.
Their blood is pink and rich in amino acids, which is why their skin is pink as well. Their bone density is roughly equivalent to that of a ten-year-old human child, making them relatively brittle.
But their vertebrae and tails are the most unusual. They are crimson red, mainly composed of iron, and possess a very special structure. Their tails have