U.S. Participation in International Congress of Genetics, held in the United Kingdom, August 1993.

美国参加 1993 年 8 月在英国举行的国际遗传学大会。

• 批准号: 9220522
• 负责人: Carol Newlon
• 金额: $ 3万
• 依托单位: Genetics Society of America
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 1993
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1993-01-01 至 1994-03-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9220522&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: U.S.; Participation; International; Congress; Genetics

The XVIIth International Congress of Genetics provides a major opportunity for a unique, broadly based, large group of scientists who work on all aspects of genetics to meet. The remarkable technical explosion that has occurred in genetics in the last few years has had an enormous impact on both basic and applied aspects of the field. Tremendous strides have been made in understanding the structure of genomes from the level of DNA sequence and topology through chromosome organization and nuclear architecture. The roles genes play in whole organisms to produce unique patterns, determine sex and organize and regulate function in neural systems will be explored. The explosion in information concerning mechanisms has been paralleled by a geometric rise in the number of known genes. In a similar fashion, areas of understanding in population genetics and evolution have dramatically increased often by the application of molecular techniques to classical problems and the use of computer modeling systems. Finally, the new industry of biotechnology has been spawned by the advances in basic genetics. %%% The theme of the Congress will be "Genetics and the Understanding of Life". Papers will be presented on the structure, behavior, evolution, pathology and engineering of genomes al all levels of biological and phylogenetic organization. There will also be sessions on the historical, philosophical and social aspects of genetics. This meeting , the first in five years, will provide a unique setting for the synthesis of general concepts arrived at in a broad set of diverse organisms and systems.

第十八届国际遗传学大会为研究遗传学各个方面的科学家提供了一个独特的、基础广泛的、大型的会议机会。在过去的几年里，遗传学领域出现了令人瞩目的技术爆炸，对该领域的基础和应用方面都产生了巨大的影响。从DNA序列和拓扑学到染色体组织和核结构，对基因组结构的理解已经取得了巨大的进步。将探索基因在整个生物体中产生独特模式，决定性别以及组织和调节神经系统功能的作用。与机制相关的信息爆炸式增长同时出现的是已知基因数量的几何级数增长。同样，通过应用分子技术解决经典问题和使用计算机建模系统，对种群遗传学和进化的理解领域也得到了显著的发展。最后，基础遗传学的进步催生了新的生物技术产业。大会的主题是“遗传学和对生命的理解”。论文将介绍生物和系统发育组织的各级基因组的结构、行为、进化、病理和工程。还将有关于遗传学的历史、哲学和社会方面的会议。这是五年来的第一次会议，它将提供一个独特的环境，以综合在一系列广泛的不同生物和系统中达成的一般概念。