小型SPECT／CT系统研制成功

日前，中科院高能物理研究所研制成功的小型SPECT／CT系统，性能指标达到国际同类设备的先进水平，通过了专家验收。     

研究表明蝗虫走路不凭“感”觉靠“视觉”

一项新研究发现，蝗虫并不是靠“感觉”走路，而是依靠“视觉”精确定位自己的每一步，这表明人类可能低估了蝗虫的视觉导向系统。此前研究表明，昆虫大多靠触角等器官凭“感觉”行走或飞行，依靠视觉引导行走对于脑部较小的昆虫来说似乎过于高级。     

胎儿"告诉"母亲自己将要降生

是什么因素决定了孕妇即将分娩 ?是胎儿身体的大小 ,还是某种生物活性物质 ?决定因素来自胎儿还是来自母亲 ?长久以来 ,这个悬而未决的问题一直困扰着生殖生理学家们。解决了这一问题就可能为阻止早产发生提供有效的手段。最近研究表明 ,肺泡中的表面活性物质A(SP A)介导了决定     

深圳大学校园规划建设的革新精神与人文内涵

深圳大学校园建筑被誉为学院派跨世纪佳作，是富有创新精神的深大人集体智慧的结晶，和许多大学比，其建筑结构与布局表现了先锋性（新）和独创性（异）、“异”指摆脱了老旧大学的传统建筑套路，“新”则在于体现了改革开放的时代精神和超前意识，校园民人和环境的协调关系，努力创造具有亲和力的“场”，顺应经济化的未来趋势，突出科技的地位和发展智能的重要性，寄寓“天地人和”的理想，从而使校园整体建构具有恒久的人价值     

Fractal root system of Melica przewalskyi along different aspect in degraded grassland

Aims Fractal root system is phenotypic plasticity result of plant root architecture to respond to environmental heterogeneity, may reflect the growth strategy of plants to adapt to environmental conditions. Our objective was to explore the relationship between root fractal dimension and fractal abundance of fractal root system of Melica przewalskyi population in response to aspect variation in the northwest of China. Methods The study site was located in a degraded alpine grassland on the northern slope in Qilian Mountains, Gansu Province, China. Survey and sampling were carried out at 40 plots which were set up along four slope aspects transects with 20 m distance between adjacent plots. Handheld GPS was used to determine the elevation, longitude and latitude of each plot. ArcGIS was used to set up digital elevation model (DEM). Community traits were investigated and six individuals roots of M. przewalskyi were collected randomly at each plot. The samples were cleaned and divided into different organs, then scanning the root with the Win-RHIZO for measurements of fractal dimension and fractal abundance in laboratory, and their biomass were then measured after being dried at 80 °C in an oven. Important findings With the slope aspect turned from north to east, west, and south, the density, height and soil moisture content of the plant community displayed a pattern of initial decline, the height, density, root fractal abundance of M. przewalskyi increased and the root fractal dimension decreased. The root fractal dimension was negatively associated with the fractal abundance in all aspects, but the relationship varied along the slope aspects gradient; there was a highly significant negative correlation (p < 0.01) between the root fractal dimension and fractal abundance at north slope and south slope aspect, whereas the correlation only reached a significant level (p < 0.05) at the east slope aspect and west slope aspect; indicating that there is a trade-off between the root fractal dimension and fractal abundance. In addition, when the slope aspect changed from north to east, west and south, the standardized major axis (SMA) slope of the regression equation in the scaling relationships between root fractal dimension and fractal abundance increased (p < 0.05), indicating that the roots of M. przewalskyi at the droughty southern slope have less branch and more sparse in the same soil volume of root exploitation and utilization. Consequently, the resource allocation pattern on reasonable trade-off between root fractal dimension and fractal abundance in different slope aspect of M. przewalskyi, reflects the relationship between the income and the cost of construction of plant root architecture.     

胡颓子属三株根瘤内生菌培养条件的比较研究

从胡颓子属植物翅果油树、沙枣和牛奶子的根瘤中,分离获得Frankia sp. Eml108、EaI827和EuI620三株内生菌。对它们的培养条件作了比较研究。结果表明,三株菌对培养基的pH和培养温度的要求基本相似。EmI108和EuI620菌株的最适宜培养基为Qmod/Tween80,而EaI827菌株则为Qmod培养基。在以NH+4作氮源的基础培养基中,EmI108和EuI620菌株生长最适宜的碳源为Tween80,而EaI827菌株则为琥珀酸。EaI827和EuI620菌株能较好地利用无机氮源NH4Cl,但是对于三株菌来说,最适宜的还是有机氮源聚胨和酪蛋白水解物。     

猕猴桃科的花粉形态及其系统位置的探讨

本文作者用光学显微镜和扫描电镜(少数种类用透射电镜)对猕猴桃科Actinidia- ceae(按照Cronquist 1981和Dahlgren 1983的概念)的猕猴桃属Actinidia(15种)、藤山柳 属Clematoclethra(5种)和水东哥属Saurauia(3种)植物的花粉形态进行了观察,并与山茶科 Theaceae(7属9种)和山柳科Clethraceae(1属1种)的花粉进行了对比分析。根据花粉的 资料,并综合分析有关的外部形态、胚胎和化学方面的特征,讨论了猕猴桃科的范围,以及这个 科的系统位置。     

森林群落稳定性与动态测度——年龄结构分析

本文在实例分析研究的基础上,认为森林群落中的年龄结构分析可以用于测度群落的稳定性和动态,用群落的年龄结构图,以及群落各年龄级物种多样性的测定和比较。进而来测度森林群落的稳定性和动态,方法较简便,效果明显,可加以广泛应用。