Master of laboratory animal science program: teaching the science of laboratory animal science

The administrators of the only program of its kind in the US explain the demand for a Master's degree in Laboratory Animal Science, the value of the degree, and plans to expand the program to make it available for distance learning.     

理科课程中科学过程技能评价方式及特点

科学过程技能是科学教育的一个重要组成部分．也是学生科学素养形成的重要基础。对于科学过程技能的评价可以帮助教师了解学生的能力发展水平。分析了如何以客观选择题、主观简答题和实作评价题3种不同的方式对科学过程技能进行评价．以期为相关的研究和教师的教学提供参考。     

The science of the biosphere

This paper considers the needs and potentials for the development of the biosphere. An emphasis is placed on the unusual qualities of the biosphere, such as important time lags, interactions between life and its environment at large scales, and biological evolution, which has led to large scale changes in the environment during the Earth's history. These qualities require a different approach to the development of a theory for this large scale system than has been used in the past, when the biosphere was treated as a steady-state, quasilinear system. Other aspects of the development of the science of the biosphere, including the use of remote sensing, are reviewed, and the application of these techniques to the estimation of certain biological variables is discussed.     

神经科学：脑研究的综合学科

目录一、神经科学对社会和科学发展的意义（一）神经科学对社会健康的意义（二）神经科学对社会发展的意义（三）神经科学发展的科学意义（四）国际社会和国际科技界对神经科学的重视二、神经科学前沿简介（一）脑的高级功能（二）脑和神经系统的疾病（三）脑发育的分子原...     

Analogies in science and science teaching

Analogies are often used in science, but students may not appreciate their significance, and so the analogies can be misunderstood or discounted. For this reason, educationalists often express concern about the use of analogies in teaching. Given the important place of analogies in the discourse of science, it is necessary that students are explicitly shown how they work, perhaps based on the structure-mapping theory we outline here. When using an analogy, the teacher should very clearly specify both its components and its limitations. Great care is required in developing an analogy to ensure that it is understood as intended and that misconceptions are minimized. This approach models the behavior of a scientist, which helps to develop student understanding of the practice of science.     

Understanding the odd science of aging

Evolutionary considerations suggest aging is caused not by active gene programming but by evolved limitations in somatic maintenance, resulting in a build-up of damage. Ecological factors such as hazard rates and food availability influence the trade-offs between investing in growth, reproduction, and somatic survival, explaining why species evolved different life spans and why aging rate can sometimes be altered, for example, by dietary restriction. To understand the cell and molecular basis of aging is to unravel the multiplicity of mechanisms causing damage to accumulate and the complex array of systems working to keep damage at bay.     

On the character of hygienic science

In its nature, ends and purposes, hygiene is a medical science. Consequently, it can be axiomatically accepted that the character of medicine is also the character of hygiene. Traditionally, medicine ranks among biological sciences. The author deliberates on the need to regard the current complex of medical sciences, hygiene included, as socio-biological sciences.