Chapter 300: Chapter 300: Combating Smog
"Mm, Leader, in just a couple of days, I estimate I can cultivate a large quantity of this new type of bacteria. By then, I’ll have Major General Xiang Dong inform you," Jiang Cheng said casually.
Just two days? Although Leader Number Three was jubilant inside, his expression remained unchanged. He smiled wryly and asked, "So, Comrade Jiang Cheng, to what extent can the new technology you developed be effective?"
Jiang Cheng thought for a moment, then said casually, "I can’t guarantee the effect, but this new type of bacteria I present, once dispersed in the air, can split and generate new bacteria in large quantities. It’s estimated to absorb more than ninety-five percent of the sulfur dioxide in the air, and as for those toxic particulates, there are corresponding solutions that can significantly improve the air quality.
Regarding the solution to one of the main components of smog—toxic particulates—Jiang Cheng certainly didn’t forget. That solution was to use the new bacteria to react with sulfur dioxide in the air, producing negative oxygen ions, achieving the effect of air purification.
Negative oxygen ions have the effects of sterilization, dust reduction, air cleaning, boosting immunity, and regulating functional balance. Known as air "vitamins," they can have excellent health benefits for humans, while the process of mass proliferation of new bacteria in the air will also expel some toxic particulates.
In short, the new type of bacteria developed by Jiang Cheng plays a huge role in dispersing the clouds and revealing the sun in smog removal.
After continuing to chat for a while with Leader Number Three and Major General Xiang Dong, Jiang Cheng also left the research institute and headed to the Huaqing University’s School of Life Sciences laboratory.
The task at hand, of course, was the research on the new bacteria. Although half of the research was already completed, finishing it sooner was undoubtedly better.
Returning to the lab, Jiang Cheng continued with the manufacture of samples of this new type of bacteria. The beginning was difficult, but after using genetic recombination technology to manufacture the sample, the subsequent steps were simple. It was just a matter of using the bacteria’s binary fission process and culture dishes to cultivate a large quantity of this new bacteria.
"Genetic recombination is probably the most troublesome part of these processes," Jiang Cheng muttered to himself, taking a deep breath before getting back to manufacturing the new bacterial samples. This time, Jiang Cheng was busy for a full nineteen hours before the sample of the new bacteria was made. Looking at the new bacteria under the electron microscope, Jiang Cheng couldn’t help but smile. This was a new life form he had created, and he should give this new bacteria a name.
After thinking for a moment, Jiang Cheng decided to call this new bacteria that could treat smog "smog-curing bacteria." Although the name wasn’t particularly pleasant, considering its functionality, this bacteria was indeed developed to treat smog.
Jiang Cheng first prepared a good amount of sulfur dioxide gas, then found some of the components needed for the bacteria’s division, beginning to create an environment to cultivate the bacteria.
After completing the creation of its growth environment, Jiang Cheng carefully used tools to place the bacteria in the culture apparatus. It was just a moment before Jiang Cheng smelled fresh air, which was likely the bacteria starting to split in the apparatus.
"Looks like the cultivation was successful," Jiang Cheng murmured. The smog-curing bacteria reacted with the sulfur dioxide in the air to produce negative oxygen ions. This fresh feeling surely means that the bacteria were proliferating massively in the culture apparatus.
At this point, it also meant the research on the smog-curing bacteria was a great success!
Jiang Cheng smiled and then took out the tools to start collecting the smog-curing bacteria.
After a period of busy work, Jiang Cheng called Major General Xiang Dong, informing him to gather some researchers, stating that he would work with them to cultivate the new bacteria for smog treatment.
Major General Xiang Dong was extremely excited upon hearing Jiang Cheng’s words and was, of course, happy
to fulfill these small requests for Jiang Cheng.
The smog-curing bacteria was a success!
Major General Xiang Dong was busy with something and quite overwhelmed. Upon learning of this news, he felt like he didn’t want to do anything else but witness with his own eyes the microorganism capable of treating smog to see what kind of effect it really had.
Over the phone, he found out that the microorganism Jiang Cheng had developed for smog treatment was called smog-curing bacteria. As long as it was dispersed into the sky by airplanes, it could achieve what he had been daydreaming about for the past few days!
And that was to combat smog!
"Alright, let’s do it this way then. I’ll have some researchers come and help you cultivate the smog-curing bacteria," Major General Xiang Dong ended the call with Jiang Cheng, his face brimming with smiles.
Then, he dialed the phone number of a research institute director to arrange a few things.
At this time, he still found it hard to believe what had happened. After all, treating smog was a vexing issue, yet Jiang Cheng managed to produce results in just a few days and claimed that the day to start eliminating smog was not far off. This left Major General Xiang Dong feeling a bit in a daze.
"Jiang Cheng truly is an extraordinary person. It’s impossible to tell how much his thinking or technology surpasses this era," Major General Xiang Dong thought, feeling even more bewildered. To him, Jiang Cheng was like a person shrouded in heavy fog, impossible to truly see through or comprehend.
After some time, many researchers from the School of Life Sciences at Huaqing University also arrived at the lab where Jiang Cheng was, waiting for Jiang Cheng’s instructions.
Initially, upon learning that Jiang Cheng had already developed a microorganism capable of treating smog, these researchers didn’t believe it. However, once they came to Jiang Cheng’s lab and began to engage with the smog-curing bacteria, they were astonished by the bacteria’s potential effects because the main components needed for this bacteria’s cultivation environment were surprisingly similar to the components of smog.
Moreover, these researchers also found that after the bacteria converted the main components of smog into other elements harmless to the environment and humans, it still produced negative oxygen ions, called "air vitamins." This outcome left the researchers deeply impressed, feeling as if their worldview had been reshaped!
While deeply curious about Jiang Cheng’s research process, these researchers also understood what questions should or should not be asked. Under Jiang Cheng’s arrangement, they began cultivating the smog-curing bacteria.
In fact, cultivating the smog-curing bacteria was quite simple; all it required was the preparation of sulfur dioxide gas and some toxic particulates to meet its asexual reproduction needs.