MAN FROM TOMORROW (EPISODE 66)

"Are you done with the tests Professor? we don't have much time" Martin was impatient.

"Yes and no, I have finished some tests yes. But not all. Several crucial tests still remain. Come here" The professor held Martin's forearm and half dragged him to a chair in front of a computer. Martin sat down. The professor began-" This man here has several features which can be considered to be much different than humans, say even superior to 'normal humans".

"Such as?" Martin asked.

"I did an ultrasonography of his abdomen and thorax. I found that this fellow here is missing an appendix." Martin raised his eyebrows-"He had an appendectomy?" The professor nodded his head vigorously meaning no. "He did not have an appendix to begin with at all."

This fact was strange indeed-"Go on..."

"He lacks an appendix, and wisdom teeth. His muscle mass is very high, extra muscles are scattered in very specific areas around his body such as in his legs, arms, and back which give him the ability to control his weight distribution and accordingly handle many more times the weight than a normal human can handle.”

“Meaning?” martin queried

“Meaning that he can do more work for a longer amount of time. His lung capacity is fifty percent more than an average man.

I also examined his eyes. Strangely his retinas show no signs of a blind spot" Martin was keenly listening.

“Nerve studies show that all his nerves are myelinated."

"English please, professor." interrupted Martin.

"Myelin is a kind of electrical insulating material that engulfs and envelopes nerves. It is essential for the proper functioning of the nervous system. The main purpose of a myelin layer is to quicken the speed at which impulses propagate along the nerve fiber. This permits larger body size by maintaining agile communication between distant body parts."

Martin sucked in his breath through his teeth when it struck him that this is what explained Kevin's monkey like quick reflexes on the highway.

"Also, I was able to measure his cranial capacity"

the professor went on-

"Cranial capacity is a measure of the volume of the brain. The volume of the brain is an indicator of potential intelligence of the organism. Kevin here has thirty percent more cranial capacity than you or me.

One more thing that caught my attention was Kevin's body metabolism."

"eh? What is that?" asked Martin.

"See Martin, you and I excrete waste materials from our body in the form of urea dissolved in a moderately high quantity of water. We call this as urine. Kevin here excretes waste materials from his body in the form of uric acid."

(To Be Continued Tomorrow...)

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