Generally speaking, in order for a species to adapt to changes in their environment, the species would often evolve through reproduction and natural selection.
Because of this, it seemed reasonable that the X-0172 bacteria released spores and pheromones that made the host dormant.
However…
The fact that these two characteristics were contained in the tiny X-0172 bacteria was quite strange.
If it weren't for Professor Liu, Lu Zhou would have never noticed this.
This was indeed quite a coincidence.
It was almost like…
This bacteria was created to help a certain type of species to survive in harsh climates?
Of course, Professor Liu and Lu Zhou were both just speculating. There was no direct evidence that the genome of this bacteria was artificially modified.
If their hypothesis was correct, then it would mean that millions of years ago, there was a technologically advanced civilization on the fiery red planet.