My former colleague,Tibor Jermy,Hungarian entomologist,died recently,at the age of 97.He was the Director at the Plant Protection Institute in Hungary when I started my research career-many years ago-as a young scient...My former colleague,Tibor Jermy,Hungarian entomologist,died recently,at the age of 97.He was the Director at the Plant Protection Institute in Hungary when I started my research career-many years ago-as a young scientist.That same year,having reached retirement age,he gladly resigned from the directorship and returned to the workbench,to continue a productive research career for another ca.30 years,before he had to give up work in the laboratory,due to his decli-展开更多
Ecology is not a very 'old' science,with about one hundred years of history.In the early period,the general attitude was that the study of undisturbed ecological systems will provide us with clues of how the w...Ecology is not a very 'old' science,with about one hundred years of history.In the early period,the general attitude was that the study of undisturbed ecological systems will provide us with clues of how the world is organised.To understand this world,we should study展开更多
First,let me state the obvious: ecologists have been too polite to tolerate intrusion by colleagues from other fields ( mostly from molecular biology ) who felt it necessary to pontificate about the ecological impacts...First,let me state the obvious: ecologists have been too polite to tolerate intrusion by colleagues from other fields ( mostly from molecular biology ) who felt it necessary to pontificate about the ecological impacts of transgenic crops. Such pieces usually present,often in forceful language,the author' s belief that transgenic technology is beneficial,without negative effects,展开更多
At the start of our new Journal of Biosafety, I was prompted by my Co-Editors-in-Chief, Professor Wan and Professor You, to provide regular reviews or updates on biosafety for our readers, given that I mostly reside o...At the start of our new Journal of Biosafety, I was prompted by my Co-Editors-in-Chief, Professor Wan and Professor You, to provide regular reviews or updates on biosafety for our readers, given that I mostly reside outside China, and have many international connections. That is a very big task, and I was not sure that I could do it as the journal demands. However, I had thought that in a lighter way, I could attempt to present my thoughts on some issues that I feel are of importance today. China is very quickly opening to the world, economically, scientifically, and in many other fields, and for many colleagues inside and outside China, this is a new situation. During my career, I have worked in several countries of Europe, in New Zealand, and had projects on other continents. This gave me experiences in different parts of our globe, and I feel that all of us, ecologists, have to start thinking more widely, and be aware of developments, especially of human impacts, on faraway places. So my view when writing these essays will try to be both local and global. Therefore I have chosen the overall title for this series of essays 'Thoughts of a travelling ecologist'. Below you will be able to read the first one-I hope you will enjoy them. If you feel like to add, or comment on my essays, please feel free to do so. Any feedback will be most welcome.展开更多
文摘My former colleague,Tibor Jermy,Hungarian entomologist,died recently,at the age of 97.He was the Director at the Plant Protection Institute in Hungary when I started my research career-many years ago-as a young scientist.That same year,having reached retirement age,he gladly resigned from the directorship and returned to the workbench,to continue a productive research career for another ca.30 years,before he had to give up work in the laboratory,due to his decli-
文摘Ecology is not a very 'old' science,with about one hundred years of history.In the early period,the general attitude was that the study of undisturbed ecological systems will provide us with clues of how the world is organised.To understand this world,we should study
文摘First,let me state the obvious: ecologists have been too polite to tolerate intrusion by colleagues from other fields ( mostly from molecular biology ) who felt it necessary to pontificate about the ecological impacts of transgenic crops. Such pieces usually present,often in forceful language,the author' s belief that transgenic technology is beneficial,without negative effects,
文摘At the start of our new Journal of Biosafety, I was prompted by my Co-Editors-in-Chief, Professor Wan and Professor You, to provide regular reviews or updates on biosafety for our readers, given that I mostly reside outside China, and have many international connections. That is a very big task, and I was not sure that I could do it as the journal demands. However, I had thought that in a lighter way, I could attempt to present my thoughts on some issues that I feel are of importance today. China is very quickly opening to the world, economically, scientifically, and in many other fields, and for many colleagues inside and outside China, this is a new situation. During my career, I have worked in several countries of Europe, in New Zealand, and had projects on other continents. This gave me experiences in different parts of our globe, and I feel that all of us, ecologists, have to start thinking more widely, and be aware of developments, especially of human impacts, on faraway places. So my view when writing these essays will try to be both local and global. Therefore I have chosen the overall title for this series of essays 'Thoughts of a travelling ecologist'. Below you will be able to read the first one-I hope you will enjoy them. If you feel like to add, or comment on my essays, please feel free to do so. Any feedback will be most welcome.
