美国能源部与风险投资公司合作推动清洁能源技术实用化进程

美国能源部（DOE）于2008年选择了3家风险投资公司参与其新设立的入驻企业家（Entrepreneur in Residence，EIR）风险投资模式的试验性项目。这些EIR项目于2007年10月设立，是为了加速DOE旗下的3家美国国立实验室开发的先进清洁能源技术的商业化进程。每家风险投资公司可选派一名具有筹办企业能力的人才前往3家实验室中的一家。     

ω-3 多不饱和脂肪酸对母婴健康结局影响的研究进展

综述了国内外研究中ω-3 PUFAs补充与妊娠期间母婴健康结局的关系以及目前推荐摄入的国家的现状和推荐后所带来的健康效益，为我国妇女在妊娠期间是否需要补充剂ω-3 PUFAs以及其推荐摄入量提供科学依据。     

The relationship between the reduction of nonstructural carbohydrate induced by defoliator and the growth and mortality of trees

Large scale herbivorous insect outbreaks can cause death of regional forests, and the events are expected to be exacerbated with climate change. Mortality of forest and woodland plants would cause a series of serious consequences, such as decrease in vegetation production, shifts in ecosystem structure and function, and transformation of forest function from a net carbon sink into a net carbon source. There is thus a need to better understand the impact of insects on trees. Defoliation by insect pests mainly reduces photosynthesis (source decrease) and increases carbon consumption (sink increase), and hence causes reduction of nonstructural carbohydrate (NSC). When the reduction in NSC reaches to a certain level, trees would die of carbon starvation. External environment and internal compensatory mechanisms can also positively or negatively influence the process of tree death. At present, the research of carbon starvation is a hotspot because the increase of tree mortality globally with climate change, and carbon starvation is considered as one of the dominating physiological mechanisms for explaining tree death. In this study, we reviewed the definition of carbon starvation, and the relationships between the reduction of NSC induced by defoliation and the growth and death of trees, and the relationships among insect outbreaks, leaf loss and climate change. We also presented the potential directions of future studies on insect-caused defoliation and tree mortality.     

中国农业科学院稳定同位素实验室

<正>中国农业科学院稳定同位素实验室成立于2002年,经过近10年的努力,在同位素的研究与测试领域取得一些重要进展,实验室与欧洲7个稳定同位素实验室展开积极的合作,参加了国际比对,实验结果得到了国际同行的认可和高度评价。实验室利用国际原子能机构的标准物质对相关结果进行标定,采用国际标准测定方法进行C、H、O、N、S稳定同位素测定,保证了结果的准确性。     

冷驯化对中缅树qu产热能力的影响

在(5±1)℃条件下对中缅树qu(Tupaia belangeri)进行低温胁迫处理(0-28 d)，测定其冷驯化过程中的静止代谢率(RMR)、非颤抖性产热(NST[max])、冷诱导最大产热(CIRMR)、体重、体温等生理指标，探讨低温对中缅树qu产热能力的影响。结果表明：①冷驯化期间中缅树qu体重增加，体温降低，产热能力显著增强；②在冷驯化过程中，增加RMR和CIRMR是中缅树qu抵抗低温胁迫的主要产热模式。     

罗汉果组培苗的栽培研究

本文报道罗汉果组培苗的栽培研究结果,为罗汉果在生产上推广应用组培苗栽培,提供有效的技术措施。