Autumn bloom of antarctic pack-ice algae

An autumn bloom of sea-ice algae was observed from February to June of 1992 within the upper 0.4 meter of multiyear ice in the Western Weddell Sea, Antarctica. The bloom was reliant on the freezing of porous areas within the ice that initiated a vertical exchange of nutrient-depleted brine with nutrient-rich seawater. This replenishment of nutrients to the algal community allowed the net production of 1760 milligrams of carbon and 200 milligrams of nitrogen per square meter of ice. The location of this autumn bloom is unlike that of spring blooms previously observed in both polar regions.     

有机化合物构性相关分析的解析程序

根据有机化合物的构性相关规则 ,用演绎推理的方法建立了有机化合物构性相关分析的解析程序。这一解析程序把有机化合物的构性相关分析归纳成 5个步骤 ,即写出靶结构式 ,找出官能团 ,分析官能团和烃基中所含的每 1根化学键 ,考察分子中各结构单元之间产生的相互影响 ,最后分类总结出有机化合物的全部性能。     

Recombinant gene expression in vivo within endothelial cells of the arterial wall

A technique for the transfer of endothelial cells and expression of recombinant genes in vivo could allow the introduction of proteins of therapeutic value in the management of cardiovascular diseases. Porcine endothelial cells expressing recombinant beta-galactosidase from a murine amphotropic retroviral vector were introduced with a catheter into denuded iliofemoral arteries of syngeneic animals. Arterial segments explanted 2 to 4 weeks later contained endothelial cells expressing beta-galactosidase, an indication that they were successfully implanted on the vessel wall.     

A high-resolution radiation hybrid map of the human genome draft sequence

We have constructed a physical map of the human genome by using a panel of 90 whole-genome radiation hybrids (the TNG panel) in conjunction with 40,322 sequence-tagged sites (STSs) derived from random genomic sequences as well as expressed sequences. Of 36,678 STSs on the TNG radiation hybrid map, only 3604 (9.8%) were absent from the unassembled draft sequence of the human genome. Of 20,030 STSs ordered on the TNG map as well as the assembled human genome draft sequence and the Celera assembled human genome sequence, 36% of the STSs had a discrepant order between the working draft sequence and the Celera sequence. The TNG map order was identical to one of the two sequence orders in 60% of these discrepant cases.     

Effects of size and temperature on metabolic rate

We derive a general model, based on principles of biochemical kinetics and allometry, that characterizes the effects of temperature and body mass on metabolic rate. The model fits metabolic rates of microbes, ectotherms, endotherms (including those in hibernation), and plants in temperatures ranging from 0 degrees to 40 degrees C. Mass- and temperature-compensated resting metabolic rates of all organisms are similar: The lowest (for unicellular organisms and plants) is separated from the highest (for endothermic vertebrates) by a factor of about 20. Temperature and body size are primary determinants of biological time and ecological roles.     

芦苇作为环保型有机基质的可能性研究

20世纪80年代以来，岩棉一直是蔬菜无土栽培的主要栽培基质。但由于用后的岩棉条成为大量的不可降解的废物，于是科学家们开始寻找可多年重复利用的无机基质如海绵，以及环保型有机基质如椰子壳丝等。90年代以后，瑞士等国家将芦苇作为有机无土栽培基质应用于蔬菜无土栽培。本文分析比较了芦苇、松木、椰子壳基质使用前的物理和化学特性，并通过栽培樱桃番茄（品种EVITA）的试验，与椰子壳基质和海绵基质栽培性能进行了比较研究。结果表明，芦苇可作为很有应用价值的环保型有机基质在生产中推广与应用。而且由于芦苇生产适应性好，分布广泛，来源充足，基质生产成本低等特点，而显示出很好的应用前景。     

粗酶制剂对雏鹅消化器官发育的影响

选用１８只７日龄雏鹅,随机分成对照组和试验两组,饲以大麦（占４５％）基础日粮,试验组添加０．１％的Ｂｉｏｋｙｏｗａ粗酶制剂。实验期为７－２１日龄,２１日龄时宰杀,称量消化腺和消化道重量,并测定小肠食糜上清液的粘度。结果显示：与对照组相比较,试验组雏鹅胰腺和肝脏的相对重量较对照组分别轻３１．２５％（Ｐ〈０．０１）和９．７５％（Ｐ〈０．０５）,胃（肌胃＋腺胃）较对照组低１０．７９％（Ｐ〈０．０５）,十     

New method for detecting cellular transforming genes

Tumor induction in athymic nude mice can be used to detect dominant transforming genes in cellular DNA. Mouse NIH 3T3 cells freshly transfected with either cloned Moloney sarcoma proviral DNA or cellular DNA's derived from virally transformed cells induced tumors when injected into athymic nu/nu mice. Tumors were also induced by cells transfected with DNA from two tumor-derived and one chemically transformed human cell lines. The mouse tumors induced by human cell line DNA's contained human DNA sequences, and DNA derived from these tumors was capable of inducing both tumors and foci on subsequent transfection. Tumor induction in nude mice represents a useful new method for the detection and selection of cells transformed by cellular oncogenes.     

Adaptation of the membrane lipids of a deep-sea bacterium to changes in hydrostatic pressure

The fatty acid composition of the cell membrane of the barophilic marine bacterium CNPT3 was found to vary as a function of pressure. Greater amounts of unsaturated fatty acids were present in bacteria growing at higher pressures. The results suggest adaptations in the membrane lipids to environmentally relevant pressures. This response to pressure appears to be analogous to temperature-induced membrane adaptations observed in other organisms.     

High genetic diversity of Fusarium circinatum associated with the first outbreak of pitch canker on Pinus patula in South Africa

The disease known as pitch canker results from infection of Pinus species by the fungus Fusarium circinatum. This fungus also causes a serious root disease of Pinus seedlings and cuttings in forestry nurseries. Pinus radiata and P. patula are especially susceptible to the pathogen, but there are no records of pitch canker on P. patula in established plantations. To date, only planting material of this tree species in nurseries or in plantations at the time of establishment have been infected by F. circinatum. Symptoms of pitch canker have recently emerged in an established P. patula plantation in South Africa and this study sought to determine whether the symptoms were caused by F. circinatum. Isolates from cankers were identified as F. circinatum using morphology and DNA-based diagnostic markers. Microsatellite markers were then used to determine the genetic diversity of a collection of 52 isolates. The entire population included 17 genotypes representing 30 alleles, with a greater number of genotypes collected from younger (three- to six-year-old) than older (12- to 19-year-old) trees. Both mating types of F. circinatum were present, but no evidence of sexual recombination was inferred from population genetic analyses. This is the first record globally of pitch canker on P. patula trees in managed plantations. It is of significant concern to South Africa, where P. patula is the most important Pinus species utilised for plantation forestry.