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

第十七届国际遗传学大会提供了一个 一个独特的，基础广泛的，大集团的重大机会， 研究遗传学各个方面的科学家见面 的 在遗传学领域发生的一次重大技术爆炸， 过去几年对基本和 领域的应用方面。 我们已经取得了巨大的进步 从DNA水平理解基因组的结构 通过染色体组织和核的序列和拓扑结构 架构 基因在整个生物体中所起的作用， 独特的模式，决定性别以及组织和调节功能 神经系统将被探索。 信息爆炸 关于机制的问题已经被几何级数的增长所掩盖， 已知基因的数量。 以类似的方式， 对种群遗传学和进化的理解 通常通过应用分子 技术的经典问题和使用计算机建模 系统. 最后，生物技术这一新兴产业已经成为 基础遗传学的进步所催生的。 %%% 大会的主题将是“遗传学和理解 生命”。 论文将介绍的结构，行为， 进化，病理学和基因组工程的所有水平， 生物学和系统发育学组织。 也会有 历史、哲学和社会方面的会议 遗传学 这次会议是五年来的第一次，将提供一个 独特的设置为综合的一般概念到达 在一系列不同的生物体和系统中。

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.