我想邂逅一只獾

<正>当窗外猫头鹰的"咕咕"声和外公的呼噜声配成一首滑稽的奏鸣曲,我知道,夜已经很深了。穿好衣服,提上鞋子,我蹑手蹑脚地溜出家门。今晚,对,趁着夜深人静,我要独自走入森林,找到外公提到过的那棵老橡树。哪怕田鼠啃咬我的脚趾,虫虫钻进我的衣领,我都会在树下屏住呼吸,耐心守候,因为……     

魔鬼熊不是坏家伙

无聊的寒假,无聊的阿拉斯加,没有电子游戏,没有小伙伴,最讨厌的是……阿,阿嚏!这鬼天气简直要把人冻成冰棍。一下飞机,盖瑞就在心里一个劲儿地抱怨。为了写一本关于鹰的书,盖瑞的作家老妈带着他,哦不,应该是硬拽着他来到了偏远的阿拉斯加,美其名曰:在冰天雪地中亲近自然。     

森林捕狼计中计

爱尔兰多尼戈尔郡郊外,一座名叫贝利的宏伟庄园内。庄园主帕克先生站在巨大的落地玻璃窗前,用食指和大拇指轻轻捏着餐巾一角,优雅从容地抹掉嘴边的一丁点儿花生酱。我的庄园怎么样?尊敬的朱莉小姐!帕克转过身,对身边一位戴着鸟羽装饰帽,衣着华贵的漂亮女士说道。恕我直言,帕克先生。朱莉耸耸肩,您的庄园很美,有花草,有庭院,有骏马,有天鹅,但依我看,它太过柔美了。我听说,在都柏林,时髦的绅士们喜欢给自己的庄园加些野性力量。您知道,温克     

十二生肖(十二属种)动物与人类进化论——人类起源的探索(三)

地球上十二属种动物与人类的关系存在决定意识,人们的社会存在决定人们的社会(思想)意识。人类产生“十二兽”观念并制订,实行十二兽历法,正是人类自身起源于“十二兽”的先祖这一客观事实在人们头脑中的反映。十二兽:我国又称十二禽,十二属,十二物,十二生肖等。所谓十二兽,我国汉族是指鼠,牛,虎,兔,龙,蛇,马,羊,猴,鸡,狗,猪。让我们从十二兽历法的产生和起源来探讨地球上十二属种动物(十二兽)的先祖与人类进化的关系。世界上四大文明古国———中国、印度、埃及和巴比伦各有其“十二兽历法”,内容上大同小异。中国汉族:鼠,牛,虎,兔,龙,蛇,…     

广西容县84例狂犬病流行病学分析及预防对策

目的 通过对容县2000～2007年84例狂犬病流行病学特点进行分析,探讨流行回升的因素,分析目前防治过程中存在的问题,提出狂犬病的预防对策和措施.方法 收集2000～2007年容县狂犬病疫情报告资料及对狂犬病病例的个案调查资料进行分析.结果 近年来,容县狂犬病疫情明显上升,成为有史以来流行高峰,最高年发病率3.04/10万.发病以农民,学生为主,男性多于女性,全年均有病例发生,无明显季节性,狂犬病暴露动物以犬伤为主,暴露部位以头颈部为最危险,潜伏期最短.结论 为有效预防狂犬病流行,应进一步建立完善犬类的管理的法律、法规,使预防狂犬病进入法制轨道,以有效控制狂犬病流行.伤后未能及时正确处理,暴露后免疫率低,是狂犬病发生的重要原因.加强宣传,提高狂犬病的防控知识,政府部门齐抓共管,采取综合性防控措施,才能有效控制狂犬病的流行.     

生物柴油植物桉树类叶油的开发利用

按树是我国南方地区常见的常绿树种,我们经过较长时间的调研和资料整理,认为桉树类的枝叶油与柴油的理化性质十分接近,是非常好的内燃机燃料油的代用品。而且,蒸馏按树油与绿化荒山、培育用材林矛盾不大,建设按树油基地不仅可以解决燃料油的短缺,也可培植用材林,带动地方经济的发展,增加农民收入,是一举多得的事业。     

聆听草语

出小小的村落,一直往南走,有一片辽阔的草地。任那向阳的坡坝上,长着墨绿色的草儿们。浓浓的,密密的,人丁旺盛,不像园圃那么单调。蒲公英、野艾、沙拉秧、芨芨草、酢浆草、抽筋草、马齿苋、野羊姜……这些草常常迷幻了我的心与眼。我分不清它们的性别,更不甚清楚它们归属哪个"门派"。眼熟的几个叫着名字,剩下的含混着打个招呼,像人群中那些混个脸熟却不知名姓的人一样。在尘世间活得飞扬跋扈时,我去看草。它们平凡地生活着,宽容,谦让,和平友爱的样子,没有专制,也不自以为     

苏联猛犸象的研究

猛犸象(Elephas primigenius)是最著名的动物化石之一。在欧洲,西伯利亚,中国北部以及其他区域内的许多地方,都曾发现过大批这种动物的遗体,而且它们的庞大的躯体与奇特的形状早就吸引了人们的注意。此外,在亚洲及欧洲的冻土带内,曾发现过这种动物的,连皮,肉和毛都保存着的完整的尸体。古代极北地区的居民,当他们发现了这些由于海岸崩裂而从地下深处露出来的尸体后,曾企图寻求关于这些奇怪动物的外貌的解释。在耶库     

为迎接祖国更美好的春天而欢呼

全国人民以万分兴奋愉快的心情,从一个胜利走到另一个胜利地渡过了1952年。经过“三反”,“五反”运动的洗錬,受了上甘岭辉煌胜利的鼓舞,人们怀著更坚强的信念来迎接新的1953年。这一年给我们提出了三项伟大的任务:第一,继续加强抗美援朝的斗争,争取更大的胜利;第二,开始执行国家建设的第一个五年计划,完成和超额完成1953年度建设计划;第三,召集全国人民代表大会,公布宪法,通过国家建设计划。面对著这伟大1953年新时期的来临,就生物学工作者与生物学教师来讲,应当作著怎样的准备,如何计划在各人的工作上与这些任务相配合,以求更高度地与更有效地发挥所有的力量来建设祖国,是我们应首先加以考虑的问题。     

象鼩吉森遇上偷窥狂

在非洲的坦桑尼亚北部,有一片茂密的森林,名叫丹堵鲁。为了追踪一种名叫岩象鼩的小动物,生物学家格蕾丝已经在这片森林里待了几个星期。此刻的她,双膝跪地、鼻尖儿蹭着泥,正聚精会神地调试着微型摄影机。哈,调试完毕,我简直是天才!格蕾丝咧开嘴巴,得意地咯咯笑着,这下我一定能……哎呦,什么什么东西钻进了我的鼻子,痒、痒,啊——阿嚏!     

The ultrastructure of the sinuatrial ring bundle and of the caudal extension of the sinus node in the right atrium of the rabbit heart

Summary The cells of the sinuatrial ring bundle are smaller than the ordinary myocardial cells; they have a regular outline and a large content of myofibrils exhibiting distinct H-bands and M-lines. Rudimentary T-tubules are found. The cells are connected by frequent nexus junctions, desmosomes and regions of interfibrillar contact, both on the well developed intercalated discs and at the periphery of the cells.The cells in the cauda of the sinus node, which extends alongside the crista terminalis together with the right branch of the sinuatrial ring bundle, are irregularly outlined and have a highly variable diameter (1–10 m). They occur in clusters of closely packed cells. The content of myofibrils is sparse and the fibrils exhibit no M-lines and only weak H-bands. No T-tubules are found. The cells are not connected by intercalated discs and no nexus junctions are found.Both tissues contain unmyelinated nerves and nerve fibres. Varicosities with mitochondria and vesicles are found in close apposition to the muscle cells.     

Ultrastructure of the respiratory epithelium in the lungs of the tortoise,Testudo graeca

The respiratory epithelium in the lungs of the tortoise (Testudo graeca) has been studied by electron microscopy. The epithelium consists of a mosaic of two different cell types (here called "pneumonocytes"). Type I pneumonocytes are roughly squamous and possess attenuated flanges of cytoplasm which extend over the septal capillaries. Localized cytoplasmic expansions are often present near the periphery of these flanges. Most of the organelles are concentrated in the perinuclear region; the most prominent of these are the mitochondria and osmiophilic inclusions. In contrast, type II pneumonocytes are cuboidal and are richly endowed with organelles including large Golgi complexes, extensive endoplasmic reticulum and numerous inclusion bodies. The morphological evidence suggests that type I pneumonocytes are involved in the secretion of osmiophilic material (presumed to be pulmonary surfactant) and in maintaining the integrity of the air-blood barrier. Type II pneumonocytes appear to be concerned solely with the production of surfactant.     

The variances of the distributions of the combinations of the sexes within mammalian litters: Notes to mark the centenary of the problem

It is 100 years since Gini noted that in some samples of litters of mice and rabbits, the variances of the distributions of the combinations of the sexes are sub-binomial. In other words, in contrast with binomial expectation, there are too many litters in which the sexes are equally balanced, and there are too few unisexual litters. In the intervening years, this finding has been replicated in a number of further species, but no explanation has become established. Potential explanations are reviewed here, and it is suggested that the most likely cause is that, at the time of formation of the zygotes, p, the probability that a zygote will be male, varies from one zygote to another within litters, thus constituting an example of Poisson variation. And it is a standard result in probability theory that such variation causes sub-binomial variance.     

Study on the morphology of the gall-bladder of the goat

200 gall-bladders of goat were studied for histology and histochemistry. The lining epithelium is tall columnar with striated border. The glands are mucous and serous, and the secretion of both surface and glands is a polyssaccharide-protein complex. The regional differences at neck, body and fundus of the gall-bladder are described. Few enterochromaffin cells with granules, which are PAS-positive and contain 5-hydroxytryptamine, are encountered at the wedge between the granular epithelial cells and the cells lining the crypts. The relationship between these cells and lymphocytic infiltration is discussed. The thick circular muscle layer at the neck region is considered a sphincter of the gall-bladder.     

Corticotrophic cells in the rostral zone of the pars intermedia and in the adjacent neurohypophysis of the rat and mouse

Summary In the mouse, the rostral zone of the pars intermedia is almost exclusively composed of typical corticotrophic cells. They are located around and even within the neural stalk, at the level of transition between stalk and neural lobe. In the rat, the corticotrophic cells of the rostral zone are found in scattered islets among the MSH producing cells, and also in the neural lobe. In both the rat and mouse, these cells are in direct contact with various types of nerve terminals. Synaptoid contacts with aminergic and neurosecretory nerve fibers are observed. Furthermore they are also closely related to the hypophysial portal vessels. Following adrenalectomy, the cells located in the neurohypophysis always react more intensely than tose in the rostral zone. The functional significance of these corticotrophic cells which are subject to both humoral and neural regulation remains as yet hypothetical. Their participation in neurogenic stress response seems probable.     

On the path to understanding the nature of cancer

In this essay crucial problems of the origin of cancer and the development of malignancy are discussed. The problem of precancer and three ways leading to malignancy are considered: induction of tumor precursors, accumulation of genetic traits common for tumor growth, and the role of inflammation in tumor induction. The nature of viral oncogenes and modes of their action are described in the context of their origin as a component of the viral genome. Oncogenes of RNA-containing viruses and DNA-containing tumorigenic viruses are described together with cellular protooncogenes, which are progenitors of RNA-containing viral oncogenes. Hematological malignancies are described as an intermediate form between simple tumors induced by a single oncogene and more complicated epithelial tumors. The roles of tumor suppressor genes and the interaction of several oncogenes in the formation of carcinomas and also the role of progression in tumor evolution are discussed.     

About the morphological relationships of the sarcoplasmic reticulum in the sole plate area of the frog

In the present investigation the sole plate area of motor end plates of the frog is ultrastructurally examined with different postfixation methods. We concentrated in this case on the proof of the smooth and rough sarcoplasmic reticulum of the sole plate. The relations of the smooth and rough sarcoplasmic reticulum to subsynaptic folds and the local T-system and its connections to diads and triads in the sole plate area are represented. The morphological differences between mammal and frog are pointed out. The possible functions of the sarcoplasmic reticulum in the myofibril-free sarcoplasm are discussed.     

Changes in the ultrastructure of the gills of the river lamprey,Lampetra fluviatilis (L.), during the anadromous spawning migration

Summary Two types of mitochondria-rich cells were found in the interplatelet areas of the gills of the migrating river lamprey. Both cell types are thought to be responsible for ion-transport across the gills. In the fresh-run migrant the gills are dominated by large, flask-shaped cells which show some ultra-structural similarities with the teleost chloride cell and have been tentatively referred to as ion-excretory cells. During the spawning migration the ion-excretory cells are replaced by smaller, mitochondria-rich cells which are similar in structure to the presumed ion-transporting cells in the ammocoete gill. They lack the tubular, smooth-membraned endoplasmic reticulum so characteristic of the lamprey ion-excretory cell and the teleost chloride cell and have been referred to as ion-uptake cells. The ion-uptake cells are found during the stenohaline, freshwater phases of the lamprey's life history. Ion-excretory cells are present during the periods of the life cycle when the animal is euryhaline. The possibility that the ion-excretory cells are also responsible for ion-uptake in fresh water is discussed.     

From the light to the darkness: thriving at the light extremes in the oceans

Light-acclimation processes are central to allowing photosynthesis in aquatic ecosystems to span from high light conditions, that are 10-fold higher than the light levels required to saturate photosynthesis, to the deep sea with extremely low light levels. In dim light systems, nutrient levels are often high, and cells maximize the absorption of light by increasing the cellular pool of pigments. The upper limits of light absorption are constrained by the package effect, which ultimately restricts the benefit of the light absorption associated with an increase in cellular pigmentation, thus decreasing the cost/benefit ratio relative to the metabolic cost of manufacturing cellular light-harvesting pigments. At extremely low light levels in the deep sea, chloroplasts are sequestered in numerous organisms; however, these species are not obligate autotrophs and supplement a heterotrophic/mixotrophic existence with opportunistic autotrophy. While low light acclimation is based on maximizing light absorption, photosynthetic systems under high light, in addition to decreased light-harvesting cross sections, rely on energy-dissipation processes to avoid light-induced damage to the photosynthetic apparatus and other free radical susceptible cell structures. Dissipation of excess light energy represents the largest sink of the absorbed light in high light environments; however, these processes remain largely unstudied and are rarely quantified. Cells supplement their energy-dissipation processes through increasing the capacity to remove high-light-generated radicals and/or inducing vertical movement. Improved understanding of strategies remains central for the understanding of algal distributions in nature and has broad industrial implications.