Science Summaries…

Ricciuti, Edward R. Plants in Danger New York: Harper &; Row, 1979 86 pp. $8.95. Reviewed by Emanuel D. Rudolph.

Dock, George, Jr. Audubon's Birds of America New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1979 170 pp. $19.95 hardcover, $7.95 paper. Reviewed by Karl L. Trever.

Hogg, Margaret E. Animals in Schools: Vertebrates Exeter, N. H.: Heinemann Educational Books, Inc., 1979 (U.S.) 100 pp. $6.25. Reviewed by Carl Gans.

Busch, Phyllis S. Cactus in the Desert New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Company, 1979 34 pp. $6.95, Reviewed by Emanuel D. Rudolph.

Ricciuti, Edward R. Wildlife of the Mountains (Wildlife Habitat Series) New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1979 232 pp. $16.95. Reviewed by Vagn Flyger.

Sutton, Ann and Myron Wildlife of the Forests (Wildlife Habitat Series) New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1979 232 pp. $16.95. Reviewed by Gilbert Wright.

Valenti, Christopher Keeping a Marine Aquarium: A Manual Newark: University of Delaware Sea Grant College Program, 1979 38 pp. $2.50 softcover (bulk discount). Reviewed by Donald J. Nash.

Simon and Schuster Complete Guide to Freshwater and Marine Aquarium Fishes New York: Simon and Schuster, 1977 295 pp., $6.95. Reviewed by Harold W. Puffer.     

Science Summaries…

The Field Guide to Early Man. David Lambert. Illustrated by the Diagram Group. New York: Facts On File, 1987. 256 pp. $10.95 (paper). Reviewed by Malcolm F. Farmer.

Genes, Medicine, and You. Alvin Silverstein and Virginia Silverstein. Hillside, N.J.: Enslow, 1989. 160 pp. $16.95. Reviewed by Donald J. Nash.

Dinosaur Plots and Other Intrigues in Natural History. Leonard Krishtalka. New York: Morrow, 1989. 316 pp. $17.95. Reviewed by Emanuel D. Rudolph.

Bugs for Dinner: The Eating Habits of Neighborhood Creatures. Sam Epstein and Beryl Epstein. New York: Macmillan, 1989. 48 pp. $12.95. Reviewed by Walter L. Gojmerac.

No Bones: A Key to Bugs and Slugs, Worms and Ticks, Spiders and Centipedes, and Other Creepy Crawlies. Elizabeth Shepherd. New York: Macmillan, 1988. 90 pp. $13.95. Reviewed by Walter L. Gojmerac.     

Science or alchemy?

Hyperbole has become a common and accepted practice in science nowadays. We sell our results, we hide our ignorance and we use stock terms that gain spurious weight through repeated use. I illustrate from the field of developmental genetics.     

美国Science杂志出版遗传工程专辑

美国Science杂志1980年第209卷4463期为遗传工程专辑。题为Recombinant DNA(重组DNA)。此专辑由Abelson,J.和Butz,E.主编,共分7部分,载有22篇论文。     

Science发表抑郁症的分子机制

2013年8月30日，中国科学院神经科学研究所胡海岚研究组在Science发表最新研究成果。文章通过蛋白质定量质谱分析、脑区定点基因表达、电生理以及行为学等手段发现并证明了钙调蛋白激酶家族成员βCaMKII在抑郁核心症状的形成中起关键作用。     

Science:肠道微生物调节肠炎新机制

正肠道微生物最调节宿主的免疫系统以及在炎症性肠炎(IBD)等疾病发病过程中发挥了十分重要的作用。由于在同卵双胞胎中该疾病的发病率一致性只有40%-50%,因此遗传-环境因素的相互作用对该疾病的发病具有重要的影响。DNA测序技术的发展使得我们能够详细地了解人体基因组的信息以及肠道微生物的基因组构成,进而发现在肠炎发病患者体内肠道微生物的种类发     

Science:血细胞类型决定是否食物过敏

正有些小孩子可以一手抓一大把的花生,但对其他小孩子来说医科花生就有可能是致命的。最近一项研究揭示了为什么有的小孩子会得食物过敏症状:刚出生时,他们的血液中就具有大量能够引发超敏反应的细胞。过去一段时间内,对差不多6百万食物过敏儿童的大量研究发现:食物过敏症状其实从很早的时候就开始存在了。通过采集婴儿脐带束中的血液,研究者们对小孩子的免疫系统做了初步的了解。他们发现:后期产生食物过敏反应的儿童在刚出生时血液中就具有大量促炎性信号,他们     

Science:研究发现癌细胞迁移新机制

正在一项新的研究中,来自法国的年轻研究人员发现一种促进细胞迁移的新机制。细胞在它的细胞膜表面上产生多种小的钩子,从而有助它附着到细胞外的胶原纤维上并且沿着这些胶原纤维进行迁移。这种作用有助我们更好地理解细胞从肿瘤块中逃离出来,并且在体内迁移和形成新的病灶。相关研究结果发表在Science期刊上。论文通信作者为法国国家健康与医学研究院研究带     

Do Americans Believe Modern Earth Science?

Half of US respondents to the 2006 General Social Surveys did not believe in the “Big Bang” origin of the universe; they were closely correlated with those who did not believe in human evolution. Religious fundamentalism is the major predictor of both disbeliefs. Low education and political conservatism have lesser but independent effects. The notion of continental drift (plate tectonics) faces relatively little opposition from religious fundamentalists, and according to survey responses, its validity is widely accepted, more so than the fact of a heliocentric solar system.