Playing Games Made You Miss History

"We mainly need to test three indicators: the minimum inhibitory concentration, MIC; the minimum bactericidal concentration, MBC; and whether it works against super bacteria." Professor Ma was calm and in control. "I've already called the City Hospital. Around ten this morning, they'll send over some Acinetobacter baumannii, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Klebsiella resistant to dozens of antibiotics."

Song He's expression changed. "They're sending super bacteria here? Can our laboratory use something like that?"

"The Second Laboratory can't, but the First Laboratory can," Professor Ma said. "Students aren't allowed to handle them, but professors are."

"Professor Tao, Professor Ji, and I will be responsible for the work!" Lu Chengen agreed at once.

"Is it safe?" Song He was a little frightened. When he heard "super bacteria," he instinctively clenched his thighs. It felt like they were bringing a bomb to the laboratory to take apart. He was afraid he might get blown up.

Professor Ma chuckled lightly without answering, then wheeled himself toward the First Laboratory.

"It's safe," Professor Lu explained. "Super bacteria are generally only strong in the ICU environment. Once they leave the ICU, they become very fragile."

"Why?" Song He was stunned.

"The drug-resistance genome inside super bacteria is enormous. Those genes are actually a burden, reducing their ability to survive." Professor Lu was very patient.

"Once they enter the outside environment, super bacteria can be wiped out by ordinary mixed bacteria in minutes. Mixed bacteria feed quickly in nature. They can absorb all the nutrients around the super bacteria and starve them to death."

"The difference in reproduction speed is also enormous. By the time the mixed bacteria have reproduced for hundreds of generations, the super bacteria have only just reached their fourth generation. They have no competitive advantage at all."

Song He understood and fell into thought.