Chapter 3777: Virus Research

"It's not that simple? Could it be that the things they developed are more powerful than the Ebola virus?" Lin Rui said in surprise.
In Africa, the Ebola virus is discolored.
Mr. K replied,
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention divides bioterrorism agents into three categories: A, B, and C. Category A is the highest level. There are many commonalities between the criteria for being selected for Category A and the requirements for ideal biological weapons. Place.
The official website of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention lists four A-type bioterrorism warfare agents. The first is that they are easy to spread to everyone; the second is that they cause a high fatality rate and have a major impact on public health; and the third is that they may cause social panic and confusion; Fourth, special measures need to be taken for public health.
As an ideal biological weapon, in addition to the above four conditions, at least two other conditions must be met.
One is that it is easy to prepare in large quantities, otherwise it cannot reach the weapon level; the other is that biological weapons need to be particularly stable in the environment.
Hemorrhagic fever caused by Ebola virus belongs to the aforementioned viral hemorrhagic fever. Although Ebola virus has a high fatality rate, it is a deadly virus, and it has also caused social chaos in West Africa.
However, as an ideal biological weapon, the virus itself has two fatal flaws: one is that it cannot be spread through the air, and it can only be transmitted to everyone after close contact, which is relatively easy to control its transmission speed; the other is that it is difficult to prepare in large quantities. Pulling virus needs to be operated in a biosafety level 4 laboratory, which greatly increases the difficulty and economic cost of large-scale preparation of Ebola virus.
Therefore, in summary, the Ebola virus is not an ideal biological weapon. In fact, there is currently no evidence that the Ebola virus has been used as a biological weapon in the past.
What I can say now is that Ebola has not yet been used for biological and chemical weapons. However, the former Soviet Union’s biological and chemical weapons program may have tried to weaponize the Ebola virus. And these research results may have flowed into the hands of the secret agency. "
Silver Wolf Michelle shook his head and said, "In other words, what you are talking about is only speculation at present."
Mr. K replied,
According to our investigation, it seems that the former Soviet Union studied Ebola virus mainly to develop a vaccine to prevent the Soviet army from contracting this disease. However, their scientific researchers have also done a way to make full use of this virus. An experiment in which chromosomes are grown and separated to make them lethal.
While secretly studying this virus, the Soviet Union also built huge fermentation plants and production facilities that could replicate the modified pathogens on an industrial scale. "
Mr. K looked at Lin Rui and Silver Wolf Michel and said, "There is only one reason for mass production of these viruses, which is for offensive purposes.
Not long before the disintegration of the Soviet Union, the person in charge of this project suddenly began to conduct new experiments-codenamed hunter, campfire, etc., in order to create super bacteria that can withstand common antibiotics, or combine the characteristics of different bacteria to enhance lethality Sex.
Later, Sergey Popov, who later turned to the West, was a researcher at the National Center for Virology and Biotechnology. He said that this work was to create a completely artificial preparation with brand-new symptoms, which may not be cured. "
"An incurable virus?" The faces of Silver Wolf Michel and Lin Rui were a little unsightly.
Mr. K replied,
Yes, because no one will recognize this virus, let alone how to deal with it. But in the end, the effort to create a more dangerous Ebola virus seems to have failed. Mutated The strain quickly died.
Soviet researchers eventually reached the same conclusions as today’s American biodefense experts.
Compared with smallpox, which is a highly contagious virus or anthrax bacillus, which is resistant and easily spread, Ebola is not suitable for biological warfare or terrorist activities.
However, some experts believe that if the Soviets continued to study at that time, the outcome of the matter might be different. Because when Yeltsin banned this plan and frozen related research, genetically modified science was still in its infancy.
If it is now, those research results back then, plus current technical capabilities. No one knows what will happen...
In particular, considering that the secret agency has also mastered a number of biotechnology companies, they have quite good capabilities in genetic research. This is only on the surface, in fact, no one knows how powerful they secretly are. "
"So you suspect that the secret agency established a biochemical laboratory in the Orumi Federation and restarted the Soviet research project." Silver Wolf Michel looked at Mr. K and said.
"Very skeptical," Mr. K replied, "and all the signs indicate that my suspicion is justified."
"I don't see any reason. The far-fetched things you said do not prove that the secret society organization is studying a certain mutant virus and trying to weaponize these things. You don't have any actual evidence." Lin Rui looked at Mr. K and said.
"If I have actual evidence, do I still need to come to you?
Neither the US government nor the French government will allow a certain country in Africa to conduct research on such virus weapons. If my investigation is empirical, the Orumi Federation should not be at the conference table of the tripartite negotiations.
Instead, it should be undergoing a comprehensive inspection of nuclear, biological and chemical hazards by the United Nations and assess the level of danger based on the inspection. "Mr. K said helplessly.
"This is also true. The secret society organization has always been cautious and strict. Anything they do is difficult to actually investigate, let alone obtain relevant evidence." Silver Wolf Michelle sighed.
"I have an internal news from an informant under our second-class intelligence agency in Europe." Mr. K whispered, "A well-known professor and his research team in Europe didn't know it overnight. Traced. It happened just a week ago and no one knows where they went."
"A well-known professor and his entire research team are missing. Why didn't you hear a little wind on such a big thing?" Silver Wolf Michelle frowned.
"Because this professor is notorious in academia for illegal human experiments and genetic research, not many formal institutions are willing to hire people with such obvious stains.
So what he serves is a private research institution. This is a biochemical research institute headquartered in France with a mysterious background. With funding from several mysterious consortia and foundations, he is engaged in high-end biotechnology research.
So after the person disappeared, the institution chose to remain silent and announced that the professor had resigned from the institution with his entire research team.
But in fact they disappeared. It is said that their research project is very sensitive and related to filovirus. I suspect that the disappearance of this person and his entire team was the result of secret manipulation by the secret society. "Mr. K said seriously.