Close encounters between active genes in the nucleus

A recent paper demonstrates that coregulated genes on different chromosomes show surprisingly high frequencies of colocalization within the nucleus; this complements similar results found previously for genes localized tens of megabases apart on a single chromosome. Colocalization could be related to the earlier observation of active genes associating with foci where RNA polymerase II is concentrated.     

加强职业情感教育,构建和谐医患关系

随着现代医学的发展,医学模式已由单纯的生物模式向"生物-心理-社会"模式转变.医务工作者在社会生活中担负着维护人们健康,预防、诊治疾病的重任.然而,社会竞争的压力、医务人员职业的风险压力使得有些医生的职业情感淡漠,医患关系变得冷漠.本文提出通过强化医务人员职业情感教育,倡导换位思考,将"关爱病人、规范诊疗"的要求转化为医务人员的自觉行为,医患者相互配合,相互理解与信任,营造和谐就医氛围,共同维系和谐的医惠关系.     

On the relationship between fractal dimension and encounters in three-dimensional trajectories

The encounter of individuals-prey, predators and mates-living in the surrounding environment is a fundamental process in the life of an organism. Along with the sensory abilities, this process will be regulated by the movement rules adopted by the individual. In this work we discuss the encounter-enhancement effect due to different natatorial modes by calculating the number of encounters realised by differently convoluted trajectories in two homogeneous distributions of particles. Using numerically generated trajectories representative of specific swimming behaviour, we demonstrate that high values of three-dimensional fractal dimension D(3D)(>1.9) are beneficial only at high concentration, whereas at low concentration less tortuous tracks (D(3D) approximately 1.5) are almost equally efficient. In the light of our results it is possible to better understand the behavioural adaptations evolved by individuals to thrive in their environment.     

The cultural divide between medical providers and their patients--aligning two world views

Medical providers and patients, like all people, perceive and understand the world through cultural media, and often do not belong to the same culture. A medical/nonmedical biculturalism is needed to ensure that patients receive effective communication about their diseases, and sufficient education to respond to western medicine's ability to heal or ameliorate their illness.