Human genetic research: emerging trends in ethics

Genetic research has moved from Mendelian genetics to sequence maps to the study of natural human genetic variation at the level of the genome. This past decade of discovery has been accompanied by a shift in emphasis towards the ethical principles of reciprocity, mutuality, solidarity, citizenry and universality.     

Human genetic admixture

Throughout human history, large-scale migrations have facilitated the formation of populations with ancestry from multiple previously separated populations. This process leads to subsequent shuffling of genetic ancestry through recombination, producing variation in ancestry between populations, among individuals in a population, and along the genome within an individual. Recent methodological and empirical developments have elucidated the genomic signatures of this admixture process, bringing previously understudied admixed populations to the forefront of population and medical genetics. Under this theme, we present a collection of recent PLOS Genetics publications that exemplify recent progress in human genetic admixture studies, and we discuss potential areas for future work.     

Carotenoid functions--a subject for the biophysical research

Progress, problems and outlooks in studies of functions of carotenoids in cells of living beings.     

可持续发展研究的学科动向

近40年来,可持续发展的概念、理论和方法不断拓展,已成为当今国际社会普遍关心的热点问题。利用中国知网(http://epub.cnki.net)的网络平台,分别以"生态学"、"经济学"、"社会学"以及"可持续发展"为关键词,对6个数据库跨库检索1993年至2011年的所有文献。分别从以上3个学科的角度,对这些文献的研究内容、研究方法进行了统计,分析国内可持续发展研究的趋势。结果表明,可持续发展的研究在3个学科方向上都表现出多学科交叉性、领域综合性、方法定量化的总体趋势;其中生态学在研究方法上较为突出。     

Single subject (small N) research designs and zoo research

This paper presents single case (small N) research designs as a design option for research in zoos. Because of the small numbers of animals in zoos, traditional large group designs using inferential statistics are often not feasible. Single subject research designs are discussed with respect to logic, specific design options, and validity. Specific examples are used throughout to demonstrate how these designs would be used in zoo research. © 1996 Wiley-Liss, Inc.