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Foreign media are worried that "killing robots" will move towards autonomy and urge the introduction of bans to restrict research and development.

The reference news network reported on December 17. The US media said thatWeapons that can kill people without direct human participation, the so-called "lethal autonomous weapons" will soon appear.

According to the US Forbes biweekly website reported on December 15, on September 14, 2019, a small number of drones attacked the Hureis oil field and the Bougueg refinery in Saudi Arabia. In addition to disrupting 5% of the world’s crude oil production, the attack also highlighted some challenges brought by the use of these remote-controlled weapons.

The report said that the first is that it is difficult to be accountable. Nearly three months after the incident, it is still unclear who made the attack. Like hackers in cyber warfare, the attackers left almost no trace. Another problem is that such weapons are small in size and relatively low in cost, so they may be attractive to a small group of militants or terrorists and some countries.

The report said that this is scary enough. However, in view of the current development direction of the arms industry, these concerns cannot be compared with those that may arise in the future.

As the Dutch NGO "Peace" pointed out in a report published a few weeks ago, the world is on a dangerous path, and those weapons that can kill people without direct human participation, the so-called "lethal autonomous weapons", will soon appear. The more common name of this kind of weapon is "killing robot".

According to the report, this nickname is misleading to some extent, reminiscent of fantasy things such as "Terminator" in science fiction movies. In fact, these tools are similar to more traditional deadly devices: unmanned combat aircraft, tanks, submarines; What has changed is not the shape of the weapon, but its degree of autonomy. At present, completely autonomous offensive weapons have not been deployed in actual combat, but machines are becoming more and more advanced, and the dependence on human control is decreasing.

Profile picture: T-800 hunting robot in the sci-fi movie Terminator. (Forbes biweekly website)

Profile photo: The Turkish "Cargou" attack four-axis UAV was unveiled at the exhibition. (Turkish Ministry of Defence website)

One example is the "Cargou" autonomous attack four-axis UAV developed by the Turkish state-owned enterprise STM. According to reports, it will be deployed in the border area adjacent to Syria in eastern Turkey in 2020. According to an article in the Turkish newspaper Freedom, each "Cargou" fleet will consist of 30 drones, all of which are equipped with artificial intelligence and facial recognition systems. Depending on the coordinates or images of the target, these Cargou UAVs will be able to complete all tasks autonomously. Fortunately, human operators can still choose to "abort the mission" and "return to the base" at all stages of the drone attack.

According to the report, Russia’s T-14 Amata main battle tank is equipped with unmanned turrets and computerized systems, so it is often regarded as another equipment case that will soon achieve complete autonomy-although some people doubt whether this will really make it more effective on the battlefield.

Perhaps not coincidentally, countries such as Russia, Israel and the United States strongly oppose banning the development of "killing robots" in advance. The United Nations discussed the issue of pre-banning such weapons at a meeting in Geneva in November.

As The New York Times pointed out in a recent special report, the measures to ban blinding laser weapons in advance were successful. Therefore,Theoretically, this ban may also apply to "killing robots". The general public awareness and strong support for the ban may change the situation, which is what is missing at present.

[Extended reading] Lifting the ban on "killing robots"? The US military AI development strategy involves ethical disputes.

The reference news network reported on February 15. According to the British "Daily Mail" website reported on February 14th, the US military hopes to expand the application of artificial intelligence (AI) in the war, but said that it will pay attention to the deployment of this technology according to national values.

According to the report, in a 17-page report, the Pentagon explained how to inject artificial intelligence into future military operations and how to keep up with the technological progress of Russia and China in the future.

The report entitled "Using Artificial Intelligence to Promote Our Security and Prosperity" marks the first time that the Pentagon has formulated a strategy on how to deal with the rise of artificial intelligence.

The strategic plan calls for accelerating the use of artificial intelligence systems in the whole army and carrying out a series of tasks, from intelligence gathering actions to predicting maintenance problems of fighter planes or ships. It urges the United States to rapidly advance such technologies before they are weakened by other countries.

"Other countries, especially China and Russia, are also investing heavily in artificial intelligence for military purposes, including those applications that have been questioned by the outside world in terms of international norms and human rights," the report said.

The report makes little mention of automated weapons, but quotes a military directive in 2012 that requires manual control. A few countries, including the United States, have been obstructing the international community from setting a ban on "killing robots" at the United Nations. One day, this completely autonomous weapon system may wage war without human intervention.

The United States believes that it is too early to try to regulate "killing robots".

The report believes that the strategic report released by the Pentagon this week focuses on more immediate applications, but even some of them have triggered ethical debates.

After Google’s internal protests led the technology company to withdraw from the Maven project last year, the Pentagon encountered obstacles in the field of artificial intelligence. Maven project is to analyze aerial images of conflict areas by using algorithms.

Other companies are trying to fill this vacuum, and the Pentagon is working with artificial intelligence experts in industry and academia to formulate ethical guidelines for their artificial intelligence applications.

Todd Probert, vice president of artificial intelligence department of Raytheon, said: "Everything we see is decided by human decision makers."

Probert said: "The project is using technology to help speed up this process, but it has not replaced the existing command structure."

(2019-02-15 10:29:27)

[Extended reading] Expert warning: Killing robots may lead to an arms race or lead to the massacre of civilians.

The reference news network reported on November 21. The British "Star Daily" website published a report entitled "The Killing Robot Arms Race" on November 17th.

An artificial intelligence expert revealed that the United States, Britain, Russia, Israel and other countries are involved in a competition to build a killing robot army.

From self-shooting guns and drones to remote-controlled super tanks, prototype robots in the United States and Russia have been successfully built and ready to go. And humanoid robots on the battlefield will only appear in a few decades-and outline a terrible prospect for the world.

Noel sharky, honorary professor of artificial intelligence and robotics at the University of Sheffield in the UK, told SciDev.Net: "An arms race has begun."

Sharky said: "What we are seeing now is that the United States, Israel and Russia (the killing robot arms race) has begun. If these things appear, then they may accidentally trigger war at any time. "

He also said: "How can we ban them? You can put these things on hold forever, but they only need to be recharged to start again. "

Nowadays, artificial intelligence robots are setting off a craze around the world. Professor sharky is worried that the research and development of killing robots may also have such an amazing speed. Therefore, he is leading a global movement to ban killing robots.

After this website disclosed the latest development-American robots do backflips-the expert warned that the latest project in Russia was "absolutely frightening".

Sharky said: "There is something terrible … The Russians have developed this thing called’ super tank’, and it is the most advanced tank in the world, which is much ahead. It is definitely a monster with great destructive power, and they can remotely control it. They are still trying to turn it into a fully automatic robot at the fastest speed. "

Although autonomous armed robots are ahead of humanoid robots for many years, Professor sharky is worried that the possible humanoid robots may bring disaster to the world-leading to the massacre of civilians.

When warning about the terrible consequences of killing robots, Professor sharky said: "This can’t be in line with the laws of war. Can they distinguish whether a target is a military target or a civilian target? This is the key to the law of war. "

He said: "It is also not allowed to kill people who try to surrender. I know that many people think that surrender means raising a white flag, but actually surrender means any gesture that shows that you are no longer fighting, such as lying on the ground unarmed … but robots can’t distinguish this. My biggest personal concern is what kind of damage this will cause to global security-because an arms race for such weapons has already begun. "

Profile picture: American robot that can do backflips. (British "Star Daily" website)

(2017-11-21 10:14:24)

[Further reading] German media said that the United Nations wanted to restrain the development of "killing robots" so far without results.

The reference news network reported on November 16. According to the German Daily Mirror website reported on November 13th, in the near future, completely autonomous killing robots will decide people’s life and death on the battlefield. Discussions on prohibiting or at least restricting the use of such weapon systems have not stopped in recent years, but so far there is no result. The United Nations recently began discussions on this issue in Geneva.

What is a killing robot?

Its official name is "lethal autonomous weapon system". At present, there is no universally valid definition. The United Nations and the International Red Cross explain it this way: it can set targets, launch attacks and clear targets without human help. In other words, once programmed, these weapon systems can independently analyze data, navigate to the combat area and use weapons such as cannons or rockets. In recent years, the great progress in the field of artificial intelligence constitutes the basis for the development of killing robots.

The drone that is already in use is still controlled by soldiers, so it is not a killing robot. Although it doesn’t seem far away from its independent operation.

How far has it developed?

Russian Deputy Prime Minister rogozin, who is in charge of armament, released a video this spring, in which a humanoid killing robot like Terminator can be seen. This is more of a propaganda category. It doesn’t matter whether the appearance is similar to that of human beings. Experts from Human Rights Watch believe that "the autonomy of weapon systems developed by the United States, Britain, China, Israel, Russia and South Korea is increasing". At present, there are already prototypes in use.

Supporters argue that it will minimize the danger of soldiers. But this may lead to the lowering of the threshold and the increase of wars-thus leading to more civilian casualties. People can already see this development in the use of remotely controlled drones.

The picture shows a military drone equipped in the United States.

Who will bear the consequences?

This is a fundamental ethical issue that is inseparable from the killing robot. Ethical and moral actions, the distinction between good and evil, right and wrong, the evaluation of the consequences, and the responsibility for one’s own actions all do not exist in future wars. Although the robot has artificial intelligence, it has no feelings such as pity or regret, and it has no sense of guilt. It has no way to start with concepts such as moderation. But this is written in the so-called law of war: the parties to the conflict must avoid unnecessary damage and unnecessary pain to each other. We must be kind to civilians, injured, incapacitated and captured soldiers. Experts believe that this cannot be programmed. In 2013, policy experts warned in a report to the United Nations Commission on Human Rights that these "tireless war machines" may turn armed conflicts into endless wars-diplomacy will not be able to stop the killing of machines dedicated to fighting even if there is no hope.

How to establish legal norms?

So far, no. This UN conference will not legislate, but will only explore its political, ethical and legal space in a "political statement". A ban is out of the question.

Since these systems do not actually exist at present, Germany and France propose to define autonomous weapon systems first. A group of technical experts, including military representatives, will explain the risks of new weapons. The representative of the "International Campaign to Stop Killing Robots" thinks that this is not enough, and these weapons must be banned in advance.

Only 19 countries have asked for a ban. Behind the scenes, it is precisely the countries that are leading in integrating artificial intelligence with combat equipment. Recently, more than 100 experts wrote in an open letter that killing robots are the third combat revolution after gunpowder and nuclear bombs. If new weapons fall into the hands of tyrants and terrorists, what awaits people will be complete terror.

(2017-11-16 09:31:00)

(Editor: Wang Zhiqiang HF013)

Consumption before the holiday | Shantou, Guangdong: Sales volume tripled before the Spring Festival. Beef ball processing factory was busy with orders.

CCTV News:Our reporter learned in the interview that before the Spring Festival, the factory is the busiest time of the year. There are still ten days before the Spring Festival. What about the production and sales in chaoshan beef meatball?

Near the evening, the reporter saw at the entrance of this beef shop in Shantou that there was an endless stream of citizens who came to buy beef and beef balls, many of whom bought the goods of the year and sent them to relatives and friends.

The person in charge of the beef shop said that in the twelfth lunar month, business is getting better every day, and the current sales volume is three times that of usual. Chaoshan people eat cattle for freshness, so they have to work overtime to sell beef during the Spring Festival, and in order to ensure the stable supply during the Spring Festival, they have already paid the deposit to the slaughterhouse in advance.

Affected by the epidemic, large-scale catering parties have been reduced, and the purchase of beef balls by restaurants has decreased. At the same time, the terminal retail and family consumption of beef balls have increased significantly.

China has achieved the goal of clearing the import of solid waste by the end of 2020 as scheduled.

  "I can tell you that developed countries regard China as ‘ Garbage dump ’ The history is gone forever. " On 18th, Huang Runqiu, Minister of Ecology and Environment, introduced at the press conference held by the State Council Press Office that the CPC Central Committee and the State Council attached great importance to prohibiting foreign garbage from entering the country and promoting the reform of solid waste import management system. After four years of hard work, various reform tasks have been successfully completed, and the goal of clearing solid waste imports by the end of 2020 has been achieved as scheduled. (Reporter: Gao Jing, photography: Li Xin)

A large car of 919,000 yuan that is suitable for driving home for the New Year, which one is the most worth choosing?

The change in shape design is still relatively positive, and the new model looks more fashionable. The lower grille is enlarged and matched with the "BMW" logo, which makes the gas field of the front face of the vehicle look domineering, and the slender headlights look very energetic after being lit. Judging from the waistline on the side of the car body, the new car is still a solemn appearance, and the tradition of wide C-pillar can be continued. In addition, with the design of 20-inch multi-frame wheels, its sports atmosphere is more intense. The horizontal development of the duck tail with two long and slender taillights is more stable, and the details of the through taillights have become more beautiful after being redrawn.

In the car, the new car adopts BMW’s latest design style and layout, which is very harmonious as a whole. Configuration is definitely one of the strengths of BMW 7 Series. The car is equipped with an electric four-way adjustable leather steering wheel and a shift paddle, which is very practical. The center console is made of plastic and leather, and the materials and workmanship look quite satisfactory. The front row is also equipped with a dual-temperature automatic air conditioning control system to freely debug the most comfortable space atmosphere. Leather seats look cute.

The length of the BMW 7 Series is 5391mm, the body width is 1950mm and the wheelbase is 3215mm, which is quite satisfactory. In the same class, the wheelbase of the BMW 7 Series ranks 12th. As a car, its body size does not occupy much advantage in its class, and its internal seating space is only basically enough. After all, it is limited by the length and shape of the car body. The design of skylight also increases the subjective space feeling of front and rear passengers. Among the models of the same price and class, the trunk volume of BMW 7 Series ranks 23rd. Spatial performance is limited by vehicle positioning, and the performance is acceptable, and the flatness is no problem, but the total space is average.

The BMW 7 Series is equipped with a combination of 3.0 turbocharged engine (direct injection) and automatic manual (AT). The power performance of 3.0 engine matched with BMW 7 Series is quite satisfactory, the low torque is weak and the hysteresis can be felt. The official measured acceleration of the BMW 7 Series is 5.4S, ranking 20th among more than 800,000 car models.

The active/passive safety configuration of BMW 7 Series is complete, includingAutomatic parkingZero tire pressure endurance tireAutomatic parkingSteep slope descenthill start assist controlknee airbagHUD head-up displayAnti-lock braking (ABS)Braking force distribution (EBD/CBC, etc.)Brake assist (EBA/BAS, etc.)Traction control (ASR/TCS, etc.)Active noise reductionEngine start and stopSide safety air curtainWireless charging of mobile phonenight vision systemLED daytime running lightsForward reversing radarTire pressure monitoringSteering wheel heatingBody stability control (ESP/DSC, etc.)Rear reversing radarFatigue reminderRemote parkingChild seat interfaceLane keeping (LKAS)Equal configuration.

Among them,Automatic parkingYou can avoid stepping on the brakes for a long time or needing to pull frequently;Steep slope descentCan safely pass through steep slope road conditions at low speed;knee airbagReduce the injury of the car interior to the occupant’s knees in the secondary collision.

If the above data and participation can’t fully understand the BMW 7 Series, then we can give you a more comprehensive reference based on the word-of-mouth information of users who have purchased the BMW 7 Series in history. It can be seen that what everyone is most satisfied with the BMW 7 Series is that its acceleration is very stable. In addition, the interior is very good and the seats are delicate, which is what everyone likes about it.

Strictly crack down on illegal registration of real estate! Ministry of Natural Resources: Strictly prevent the legalization of small property houses.

  CCTV News:At present, the real estate registration system has been fully operated in the whole country. During a period of operation, there are some difficulties in obtaining certificates in real estate registration in some places. Recently, the Ministry of Natural Resources has deployed a special rectification of the style of the real estate registration window throughout the country.

 

  Wang Guanghua, Vice Minister of Natural Resources: "Since the implementation of the unified registration system for real estate, there have been 109 halls in China, and there have been problems of queuing in the early morning and scalpers changing their numbers. Some places have turned a blind eye to the gap between the service ability and level and the people’s demand for permits, and have not taken the initiative to solve it in time, which is simply limited."

  The rectification deployment focuses on the style of real estate registration window, such as "pushing around and dragging" and "difficulty in obtaining a certificate". It will take three months to comprehensively promote the "reduction of certificates and convenience for the people" nationwide, and clean up and cancel the pre-existing links without legal and regulatory basis. At the same time, it is necessary to comprehensively clean up all kinds of unnecessary certificates such as "wonderful" certificates, circular certificates and repeated certificates that bother enterprises and the masses.

  Wang Guanghua, Vice Minister of Natural Resources: "Those materials that can be obtained through the Internet shall not be submitted repeatedly by the masses. Then in fact, the information that can be obtained through information sharing between government departments is fast, accurate and reliable, so it is beneficial to improve efficiency and ensure quality. "

 

  In terms of establishing a standardized service system in an all-round way, the Ministry of Natural Resources said that all localities should classify and establish standardized and simplified standardized business processes to provide clear guidance for the masses to do things.

 

  Wang Guanghua, Vice Minister of Natural Resources: "There is no pre-position for real estate registration. As long as the application materials submitted by the applicant meet the requirements of the provisional regulations on real estate registration and the detailed rules for the implementation of the provisional regulations on real estate registration, the real estate registration agency should handle it, and the sharing and collaboration between departments should be placed in the window. Don’t let the people run back and forth."

  Issues left over from history should not be shelved for a long time.

  According to the Ministry of Natural Resources, for the multi-sector decentralized registration period before the implementation of unified registration of real estate, historical problems caused by imperfect and irregular management links should not be shelved for a long time.

  Wang Guanghua, Vice Minister of Natural Resources: "At present, there are still more than 4.8 million pieces in the country, and the problems left over from the history of decentralized registration have not been solved. In some places, in the face of the outbreak of historical problems, they did not organize forces to focus on investigation and coordination, and directly let the window staff respond, simply because the procedures were incomplete and they could not be handled."

  According to the Ministry of Natural Resources, all localities should actively discuss and study the problems left over from history with planning, housing construction and other departments, and report to the people’s governments of cities and counties to issue policies to solve them in time to meet the people’s normal demand for accreditation.

  Strictly investigate violations of laws and regulations for real estate registration 

 

  In addition, the Ministry of Natural Resources also emphasized that it is necessary to prevent "small property houses" from being legalized through real estate registration. At the same time, it is necessary to crack down on the abuse of power to forge false registration of materials, deliberately misregister, illegally register for financing, maliciously collude with illegal registration and disclose registration information.

  Wang Guanghua, Vice Minister of Natural Resources: "Since the implementation of real estate registration, a total of 303 cases of illegal registration have been found throughout the country. In recent years, the state land supervision agency found that some places illegally and falsely registered mortgages for public welfare roads, parks, public facilities and other land for financing needs, and some places maliciously colluded with third parties to register illegally and leaked registration information."

Revealing the Olympic etiquette, Miss Devil Training, this is the campus flower garden.


Miss Etiquette who appeared in the Good Luck Beijing Test Competition

Miss Olympic etiquette with outstanding charm (data picture)

Hard training (source: competitive newspaper)

  Youth Daily News Get off the Badaling Expressway at Xiaotangshan exit, head east for 3.5 kilometers, and finally find Songlanbao in sha he, Changping District, Beijing. The taxi stopped at the silver-gray gate of Changping Vocational School in Beijing. It happened that the bell rang after class, and dozens of attractive beautiful students filed out. The volunteers of Beijing Olympic Games ceremony-commonly known as "Miss Olympic Etiquette"-were trained here. What kind of hardships are behind the beauty and elegance?

  This is the campus flower garden.

  Since June this year, 1,250 girls from Beijing have come to Changping Vocational School to participate in intensive Olympic etiquette training. Their official name is "Beijing Olympic Games ceremony volunteers", and the popular saying is "Miss Etiquette".

  After 18-day intensive training, these miss etiquette candidates have been participating in the ceremony service of the 2007 "Good Luck Beijing" Olympic Games series since August. After the examination, 380 etiquette volunteers will be selected in mid-December to participate in the ceremony of awarding the Beijing Olympic Games.

  On December 5th and 6th, the reporter visited Changping Vocational School twice to visit this "beauty concentration camp" far away in the suburbs of Beijing. Teacher Fu from the school office told the reporter that there are many beautiful women in Changping Vocational School, but this time there are more beautiful women who come to participate in the Olympic etiquette training, which are basically the beauty of various schools. Therefore, it has almost become the big garden of Beijing campus flower!

  Devil training at 5: 00 a.m.

  The reporter got a "volunteer training schedule", and the training intensity arrangement above simply exceeded the college entrance examination students!

  At 5 o’clock every morning, the girls get up and tidy up the house; It is morning exercise time from 6: 00 to 7: 10, and the girls practice gymnastics, dance and basic skills with the tutor; After a simple breakfast, class begins at 8: 00, and an hour of basic ballet hand exercises and body training begins; At 9: 30, the etiquette class starts for two and a half hours, practicing etiquette actions such as standing, walking, walking and turning.

  Take a simple rest at noon, and start practicing classical dance and folk dance at 14: 00 pm to train the coordination and flexibility of the body, with a total time of about 90 minutes; At 15 o’clock, a two-hour etiquette class begins, the content of which is to consolidate what was learned in the morning. Don’t think that you can rest after class. There will be a 90-minute evening class starting at 19: 00, and the content will be a lecture on Olympic knowledge and etiquette.

  Busy every day until 22 o’clock at night, these candidate hostesses can return to the dormitory to rest. Teacher Yuan Chunyan, who is in charge of the training of volunteers in awarding ceremonies, said: "When it’s time to rest, the girls don’t even have the strength to go to the bathroom to freshen up, so they can fall asleep when they fall on the bed. For them, these efforts and efforts are aimed at being selected into the final’ Miss Etiquette National Team’ and being perfect when serving the Olympic Games. "

  Practice smiling by biting chopsticks.

  The hostesses who participated in the training came from various schools in Beijing, and most of their majors were related to the service industry. They had long been comfortable in reception work. Just because of the particularity of the Olympic Games, we have to strive for perfection and grasp every detail.

  Teacher Yuan Chunyan told the reporter: "The training of ceremony volunteers is basically the same as that of flight attendants, but it is more strict." Teachers should dig every detail. "For example, when awarding prizes, several volunteers turn around at the same time, and their steps should be consistent. For example, when bowing flowers, the forward direction is about the hip joint and the downward direction is 15 to 30 degrees. Because there are many people in a group when presenting flowers, there are often cases of inconsistent time and irregular movements when squatting, so it is required to have a consistent beat in mind. "

  The simple steps of holding a medal tray are also very particular. Teacher Yuan Chunyan said: "The arm holding the tray is about one punch away from the side waist. When holding the tray, the thumb must be exposed outside the tray. The most difficult thing is to control the pace and connect the awards. After walking a certain distance during the award presentation, the spacing between them should be the same, about thirty or forty centimeters. "

  Hao Jingyu, a etiquette volunteer, said: "What impressed me the most was practicing standing, walking, walking, turning around and smiling in etiquette training. In order to make our posture more upright, pace more in place, turn more neatly and smile more naturally when awarding prizes, we have to practice each movement hundreds of times. For example, standing posture is not as simple as we thought. Every etiquette volunteer must wear 5 cm high heels, a book on his head, and an ordinary piece of white paper between his legs and knees. One stop is an hour, and neither books nor papers can fall off, or they will have to be redone. When I rest, my legs are particularly painful to bend. "

  "Another example is practicing smiling. The smile of volunteers is the best business card in Beijing, so it is very important. " Hao jingyu said, "the laughter needed at the award ceremony is very different from our usual laughter. It is not acceptable to open your mouth wide or small, and even the number of exposed teeth is strictly regulated at 6 to 8. The teacher asked each of us to bite a chopstick in our mouth to feel when practicing smiling. It takes dozens of minutes to laugh like this, and even the facial muscles are numb. "

  After practicing for a long time, the girls’ teeth are sore by chopsticks, and the corners of their mouths are often abraded. Parents can’t help crying when they see the wound, and the girls smile and comfort their parents with a "nothing". Hao Jingyu said, "It’s the same when practicing walking, walking speed, turning around and other decomposition exercises. Everyone’s feet are ground with blisters, large and small, and after the blisters are worn out, they are ground with new blisters. So on and on, our movements are finally uniform."

  Daily food allowance for 25 yuan

  Girls don’t get much material gains by participating in Olympic etiquette activities. The only subsidy for three meals a day for the volunteers participating in the training is 25 yuan, which is almost the same as the dietary standard of ordinary people.

  Girls have more than a dozen kinds of food for breakfast every day, such as steamed buns, eggs, soybean milk, porridge and Chinese buns. Chinese food and dinner are staple foods such as rice, steamed buns and steamed buns, plus reasonable collocation of vegetables, meat and fish. Teacher Yuan Chunyan said that this recipe should not only ensure that the ceremony volunteers absorb enough nutrition, but also prevent them from getting fat due to overnutrition and affecting their body image. During the early training, there were many mosquitoes in hot weather. The school specially installed air conditioning for the student dormitory of the ceremony volunteers, and prepared mosquito-repellent incense tablets and pesticides to prevent scars from mosquito bites.

  Teacher Cui Weimin, deputy director of aviation service major in Changping Vocational School, told the reporter that the formal training will continue until March 2008. After intense training, it is the wish of volunteers to see their idols with their own eyes. Hao Jingyu said: "My idol is Liu Xiang. When I imagine that I may have the opportunity to serve Liu Xiang, I even have tears in my eyes, and I silently pray’ 2008, come soon’!"

  Never flinch from suffering.

  Despite strict training, accidents will inevitably occur in the actual operation process. When participating in the "Good Luck Beijing" archery team competition, a ceremonial volunteer accidentally stepped on the drainage pipe and twisted it. In order not to affect the progress of the award ceremony, she still kept an elegant smile, guided the award officials to walk the whole field, and walked back to the locker room only to find that the heel almost fell off completely.

  More than 30 students from Changping Vocational School have participated in the etiquette service of the "Good Luck Beijing" series of events. In order to prepare for the "Good Luck Beijing" triathlon, the etiquette team of Changping Vocational School was pulled to the competition site for training. In those days, the temperature in Beijing just plummeted and the cold rain continued, and the players wearing short-sleeved dresses had to keep training in the cold wind and cold rain. It’s really cold, so everyone happily hugs together to keep warm during the interval of training. Despite the suffering, none of the girls flinched in order to have a good performance at the award ceremony.

  Liu Changwen, a volunteer who awarded the prize for the "Good Luck Beijing" hockey competition, told the reporter: "My tray contains 18 gold medals and a trophy for the hockey competition, which is estimated to weigh at least 10 kilograms. At first, my hands were shaking. I was particularly afraid that shaking my hands too much would make the medal fall, but I finally persisted! " After the awarding ceremony, a member of the champion Australian team went to the rest area of Miss Etiquette and gave her champion flowers to Liu Changwen. "I was very excited at the time and felt that this was the best evaluation for our entire etiquette team!"

  How is Miss Olympic Etiquette selected?

  China has a population of 1.3 billion, so it is not difficult to select thousands of beautiful women. However, Miss Olympic Etiquette is called one of the "facades" of an Olympic Games, and it is not sloppy at all. Not all beautiful women meet the standards of Miss Olympic Etiquette.

  According to Zhao Dongming, director of the Cultural Activities Department of BOCOG, the standard of a hostess for the Beijing Olympic Games is "1.68m to 1.78m in height and 18 to 25 years old". Zhao Dongming said that miss etiquette must first be an Olympic volunteer; Secondly, the figure is better, and there is no strict regulation on the weight, but there are certain guiding standards for the measurements, because it involves the production of award-winning dresses.

  There will be nearly 100,000 volunteers for the Beijing Olympic Games, but among these 100,000 volunteers, it is difficult for other volunteers to experience what Miss Etiquette has experienced. Since the beginning of June, BOCOG has been selecting etiquette volunteers in many schools in Beijing. On the basis of various hard indicators, each school chose the best among the best, and conducted an all-round personal quality evaluation for each candidate. The selected candidate not only has outstanding appearance, but also has excellent academic performance and certain English conversation ability. The organizers also have strict requirements on the temperament, posture, skin and comprehensive quality of the candidates.

  During the selection in China Civil Aviation Management Cadre College, the school held a etiquette selection contest, especially in the whole school. More than 400 girls competed for 10 places, and the competition was fierce.

Editor: Zhu Xinrui

National Health Commission: Strengthen the coordinated development of medical insurance and medicine

At the press conference held by the National Health and Wellness Committee on February 28th on the progress and effectiveness of health and wellness, Mi Feng, spokesperson of the Committee and deputy director of the Propaganda Department, introduced that the main health indicators of Chinese residents are currently in the forefront of middle-and high-income countries.

Continuously meet the health service needs of the people.

Zhuang Ning, deputy director of the Department of Physical Reform of the National Health and Wellness Commission, said that in recent years, the National Health and Wellness Commission has actively played a leading and coordinating role in medical reform and strengthened the coordinated development of medical care, medical insurance and medicine with relevant departments.

Zhuang Ning introduced that in terms of medical care, through the layout and construction of national medical centers, national regional medical centers, and provincial regional medical centers, we will strengthen relevant clinical key specialties and solve the problem of people seeking medical treatment across regions. According to statistics, in the first four batches of 76 national regional medical centers, more than 460 specialties have been built and more than 6,200 new medical technologies have been developed, and the average number of patients transferred to hospitals has dropped by about 30% compared with that before construction. The rate of common and frequently-occurring diseases in the county is over 90%.

Public hospitals are the main body of China’s medical service system. According to Jiao Yahui, director of the Department of Medical Administration of the National Health and Wellness Commission, there are 2,817 tertiary public hospitals and 5,384 secondary public hospitals participating in the performance appraisal of public hospitals nationwide. According to the data of the past five years, the development mode, operation mode and resource allocation of tertiary public hospitals in China are more reasonable. The two indexes reflecting the technical difficulty of medical services, namely, the case combination index and the proportion of discharged patients in Grade IV surgery, have increased by 10% and 23.5% respectively, and the application level of electronic medical records in 83% tertiary public hospitals has reached Grade IV or above. The number and proportion of doctors in short supply such as anesthesiology, pediatrics, and severe diseases in tertiary public hospitals across the country have increased, constantly meeting the needs of people’s health services.

Zhuang Ning said that in terms of medical insurance, China has further improved the universal medical insurance system, raised the per capita financial subsidy standard for residents’ medical insurance to 640 yuan, and continuously improved the level of general outpatient medical insurance for employees. In medicine, we will further expand the breadth and depth of centralized procurement of pharmaceutical consumables and further reduce the inflated price. Revise and improve the medical insurance drug list, improve the basic drug system, speed up the registration and listing of urgently needed drugs, children’s drugs and innovative medical devices, and strive to meet the people’s drug demand.

Continuously improve the ability of disease prevention and control

In recent years, China has continuously improved the multi-sectoral cooperation mechanism to enhance the ability of disease prevention and control. Qin Xingqiang, deputy director of the Comprehensive Department of the National Bureau of Disease Control and Prevention, said that the laws, regulations and policy systems related to the emergency response of infectious diseases in China have been continuously improved, and the emergency management system and mechanism have been continuously optimized, basically forming an emergency plan for public health emergencies, covering multiple diseases and covering national, provincial, municipal and county levels. Relying on the national and provincial centers for disease control and prevention, 20 national teams for the prevention and control of sudden acute infectious diseases have been set up, covering 17 provinces.

According to reports, since the "14 th Five-Year Plan", the central budget has allocated a total of 13.1 billion yuan to support the construction of disease control systems at the national, provincial, municipal and county levels. In 2023, the central government allocated 17.687 billion yuan for disease control projects through transfer payment for the prevention and control of major infectious diseases and endemic diseases.

Qin Xingqiang said that at present, the average reporting time of China’s infectious disease network direct reporting system has been shortened from five days to four hours now. At the national level, a technical system for rapid identification of 300 pathogens within 72 hours has been established, and 100% of provincial and 90% of municipal CDC have the ability to detect nucleic acids and isolate viruses. In the prevention and control of major infectious diseases, the rapid rise of AIDS epidemic in key areas has been effectively curbed; The mortality rate of tuberculosis remains at a low level; All endemic counties of schistosomiasis have reached the state of transmission interruption; Measles, Japanese encephalitis and other vaccines can prevent the incidence of infectious diseases from falling to the lowest level in history.

Construction of 321 high-level key disciplines of traditional Chinese medicine

In order to promote the development of China’s traditional Chinese medicine service system, Ouyang Bo, deputy director of the Comprehensive Department of the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, introduced that the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, the National Health and Wellness Commission and the National Development and Reform Commission took the lead in establishing an inter-departmental working mechanism with relevant departments, and the central government invested nearly 13 billion yuan to promote key tasks and major engineering projects to basically achieve "double half".

Ouyang Bo said that China’s traditional Chinese medicine inheritance and innovation has been steadily promoted-46 national traditional Chinese medicine inheritance and innovation centers have been built, and 50 superior diseases treated by traditional Chinese medicine, 52 integrated Chinese and Western medicine diagnosis and treatment programs, 100 appropriate technologies and 100 Chinese medicine varieties with unique curative effects have been selected and released. The official publication of the first batch of 74 books in the "Chinese Medical Collection" marks a major stage achievement in the compilation of ancient Chinese medicine books.

At the same time, the team of talents with Chinese medicine characteristics has been growing, training 50 Qihuang scholars, 500 national outstanding clinical talents of Chinese medicine, 100 young Qihuang scholars, 35 innovative teams of Chinese medicine, and building 321 high-level key disciplines of Chinese medicine.

According to preliminary estimates, in 2023, the total number of medical treatment in Chinese medical and health institutions was 1.28 billion, and the number of discharged patients was 41.486 million. Chinese medicine played an active role in serving people’s health.

Building a high-quality and efficient Chinese medicine service system is one of the main tasks of the development plan of Chinese medicine in the 14 th Five-Year Plan. In this regard, Ouyang Bo said that the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine aims to achieve high-quality Chinese medicine services for everyone nearby, promote 14 Chinese medicine hospitals to be included in the founding unit of the National Medical Center, lay out and build 27 national regional medical centers for Chinese medicine, and continue to promote the construction of 62 "flagship" hospitals and 138 key hospitals with Chinese medicine characteristics. At the same time, optimize the supply of Chinese medicine services, select about 1,000 national traditional Chinese medicine specialties and 500 "flagship" departments for the coordination of Chinese and Western medicine, determine 31 units for the construction of Chinese medicine rehabilitation centers, strengthen the construction of pediatrics and geriatrics departments in Chinese medicine hospitals, and promote the construction of outpatient clinics for Chinese medicine specialties; Taking the construction of county-level Chinese medicine hospitals as the leader, we will build a solid grassroots network, promote tertiary hospitals to help 699 county-level Chinese medicine hospitals, and achieve full coverage of grassroots Chinese medicine museums in 23 provinces, so as to facilitate the masses to take a good look at Chinese medicine at their doorsteps.(Reporter Jin Zhenya)

Interview | Chinese and foreign research is on the cover of nature: this protein allows robins to navigate geomagnetic.

Human eyes can see all kinds of colors in the visible light band, and ears can hear sounds in the frequency range of 20-20000 Hz, but we still don’t know whether we have the sense of sensing the earth’s magnetic field, which is a complete mystery.

The public calls it "the sixth sense", but scientists don’t like this statement. In the past few decades, they have been trying to pry open the tip of the iceberg of the mystery and find a breakthrough in birds. How do they realize the induction of geomagnetic field and use it? European Robin is an excellent research object. This nocturnal migratory bird has been proved to have the ability of geomagnetic navigation before, and they can use the geomagnetic field as weak as 0.5 gauss for long-distance orientation to complete the seasonal migration year after year.

But what is the mechanism behind it? For this question, it needs a highly interdisciplinary cooperation to answer one or two. At 23: 00 on June 23rd, Beijing time, the top academic journal Nature published a heavy research titled "Magnetic sensitivity of cryptochrome 4 from a migratory songbird" on the cover form, which was jointly completed by scientists from Germany’s Oldenburg University, England’s Oxford University, China Academy of Sciences’ Hefei Institute of Material Science, Purdue University, University of Texas Southwest Medical Center and Germany’s Freiburg University. Studies have proved that cryptochrome protein (Cry4) in birds’ retina is very sensitive to magnetic field, and it may be the long-sought magnetic sensor.

There are 6 corresponding authors in this study, one of whom is Xie Can, a researcher from the High Magnetic Field Science Center of Hefei Institute of Material Science, China Academy of Sciences, and the High Magnetic Field Science Center is the common communication unit. Together with the team of the University of Oldenburg, Xie Can’s laboratory successfully prepared and obtained the Cry protein of European robin, a nocturnal migratory bird, for the first time in the laboratory, which laid the foundation for the success of the whole study.

In an interview with The Paper (www.thepaper.cn), Xie Can said that this multi-party cooperation, which started in 2016, is only the first stage of research on biomagnetic induction in various laboratories. "This article is also the first stage of our long-term cooperation." There is still a lot of work to be explored by its laboratories and partners in the future.

Xie Can graduated from the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences in 2001 with a doctorate in science. In August of the same year, he went to the United States to study molecular biophysics and structural biology in Timothy Springer laboratory of Harvard Medical School. From 2009 to 2019, he was a professor at Peking University College of Life Sciences. In November 2019, he was invited to join and transferred to the High Magnetic Field Science Center of China Academy of Sciences as a researcher. In December, 2020, we jointly established the International Magnetic Biology Frontier Research Center (IMF RC).

It is worth mentioning that in 2016, Xie Can Laboratory published its original breakthrough in the field of animal magnetic induction and biological navigation in the international academic journal Nature Materials, and discovered the magnetic receptor gene for animals’ perception of magnetic field for the first time in the world. The magnetic induction protein (MagR) encoded by this gene has intrinsic magnetism and can form a complex with Cry protein, so as to recognize the external magnetic field and respond. Based on this, Xie can put forward the hypothesis of "biological compass" for animals to feel magnetism. This work was rated as "Top Ten Progress in Life Sciences in China in 2015".

Professor Peter Hore from the Laboratory of Physical and Theoretical Chemistry of the Department of Chemistry of Oxford University is also the corresponding author of this latest study. Hore is one of the main schools of biological magnetic induction hypothesis, that is, the main contributor to the chemical radical-pair model that relies on cryptochrome. In an email to The Paper (www.thepaper.cn), he wrote, "If we can prove that Cry4 is a magnetic receptor molecule, we will also prove a fundamental quantum mechanism, which enables animals to perceive extremely weak environmental stimuli, and the intensity of this stimulus is one million times weaker than previously thought".

Referring to the above hypothesis of chemical free radicals, the time should be set back to 1978. At that time, German chemist Klaus Schulten and others proposed a preliminary model to introduce quantum entanglement into this research field, arguing that the magnetic induction mechanism of birds involves the entangled state of free radical pairs. Schulten’s team finally published the research results in 2000, pointing out that cryptochrome is probably the key molecule in the process of bird magnetic navigation, and boldly speculated on the magnetic induction process.

After nearly 20 years’ development, the outline of this hypothesis has become increasingly clear: firstly, the photosensitive pigment auxiliary group FAD in cryptochrome absorbs the energy of a blue photon, which causes the electronic transition of FAD group, leaving an empty orbit; Then the electrons are taken from the four adjacent tryptophan in turn, which is "electron transfer". At this time, the separated electrons have both spin singlet and triplet states due to quantum entanglement. Finally, the delicate balance between the two states can be determined by the direction of geomagnetic field, and this information can be transmitted to the brain in some way, so that organisms can respond to geomagnetic information.

The research team systematically and completely summarized the basic principles and supporting evidence of the free radical pair hypothesis from physics, chemistry and biology.

Compared with the previous theoretical research, this multi-party cooperative research takes the cryptochrome 4 protein of European robin as the main research object, carries out a series of high-precision spectroscopic tests, and carries out computational biology simulation, thus realizing the mutual verification of theory and experiment. This is the first comprehensive explanation of the photochemical magnetic sensitivity of free radicals in cryptochrome protein of nocturnal migratory birds, which confirms and perfects the magnetic induction mechanism of free radicals and provides an important basis for further explaining the geomagnetic orientation behavior of migratory birds.

Functional Cry4 protein from migratory birds

As early as 2000, scientists proposed that the photosensitive protein cryptochrome (Cry) was a possible magnetic induction protein through theoretical calculation. Theoretically, under the blue light condition, the information of external magnetic field can be transformed into the change of quantum yield caused by photoinduced free radicals in cryptochrome protein, which can be perceived by cells.

Why is cryptochrome protein considered by scientists as an animal magnetic induction molecule? The first author of this paper, Xu Jingjing from the University of Oldenburg, explained to the reporter of The Paper (www.thepaper.cn) that cryptochrome protein can bind to flavin adenine dinucleotide (FAD), also known as active vitamin B2. When FAD is excited by blue light, it will undergo a reduction reaction, which can seize the electrons of tryptophan (Trp) nearby in turn, thus forming a magnetically sensitive free radical pair [FAD-TrpH+].

"It can be said that FAD is the’ heart’ of this magnetic sensitive molecule, and only cryptochrome protein combined with the cofactor FAD has the prerequisite of magnetic sensitivity." Xu Jingjing is now a doctoral student in Henrik Mouritsen’s laboratory of the University of Oldenburg. Before studying in Germany, Xu Jingjing completed his master’s degree in the Institute of Electrician, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and received biochemical training in Professor Xie Can’s laboratory. .

It is worth mentioning that one of the reasons why the hypothesis of free radical magnetic induction has not been proved by experiments in birds since it was put forward in 1978 is that the recombinant expression of avian cryptochrome protein often loses its own function because of protein’s misfolding, which means the loss of the key auxiliary group FAD for cryptochrome.

"The biggest regret of free radicals to the hypothesis is that scientists have never been able to obtain experimental evidence of the magnetic sensitivity of cryptochrome protein in migratory birds. In the early attempts, some experiments were done in the laboratory with cryptochrome protein of plants or non-migratory animals, but as the most typical migratory animals, migratory birds have never been really studied because of the difficulty in purifying cryptochrome protein of birds. " Xie can added.

In this study, scientists finally obtained the functional cryptochrome protein of migratory birds that combined with FAD. Under the guidance of Xie Can and Mouritsen, Xu Jingjing expressed and purified Cry4 protein of nocturnal migratory birds with biological activity by using the Cold-Shock protein expression system customized and optimized in the laboratory. The protein sample showed a beautiful and transparent yellow-green color due to the presence of FAD chromophore, and mass spectrometry analysis showed that the FAD binding rate of the protein was as high as 97%. It laid the foundation for the success of the whole study.

The acquisition of Cry4 protein of European robin is actually quite tortuous. Xie Can told the The Paper reporter that as early as the beginning of the cooperation, that is, in April 2016, the original plan was that Xie Can’s laboratory would prepare the protein in China, and then send it to the foreign cooperation team by air transportation for the next test.

In the previous research on MagR, Xie Can has successfully expressed and purified the MagR and Cry proteins of homing pigeons (birds that can homing directionally but not migrate seasonally) and their complexes.

But the international transportation scheme is not feasible. Xie Can clearly remembers that on June 9, 2016, his laboratory sent samples to Oxford University for the first time, but it was difficult. "Long-distance international transportation of protein samples requires that the protein be frozen first, and then thawed after reaching the destination laboratory. At that time, we found a problem. Whether it is Cry protein, MagR protein discovered by ourselves, or a complex of the two, all these proteins related to magnetic induction are very unstable and extremely sensitive to temperature. In the process of freezing and thawing, the activity of protein is greatly reduced or even disappeared. " For Cry4 protein in this study, after long-distance transportation and freezing and thawing, the key FAD auxiliary group was dissociated from Cry4 protein, and Cry4 protein also lost its activity.

Under the circumstances at that time, how to "preserve" Cry protein was an urgent problem to be solved. Just then, Xu Jingjing was applying for a visiting scholar in Mouritsen Laboratory. In November 2016, Mouritsen put forward a proposal to let Xu Jingjing go directly to Xie Can’s laboratory to learn a whole set of protein expression and purification techniques. Under the framework of cooperation, Xie can is very open-minded. "This is also a good thing for us, because the articles we publish ourselves also hope that others can repeat them." After more than two months of intensive "crash course", Xu Jingjing entered the Mouritsen laboratory.

"It took about seven or eight months for Xu Jingjing to set up the whole system from scratch in Mouritsen laboratory, and the expression and purification of Cry4 protein were perfectly repeated, and it also had good activity." After the key cornerstone work was completed, Hore and Mouritsen could not hide their excitement. They expressed their excitement in the email sent to Xie Can, that is, at that moment, the three parties formally established a long-term cooperation. "The three of us are completely different backgrounds. Hore is a physicist, so he mainly does physical chemistry. Mouritsen does animal behavior and neurobiology. I do protein research, so the three of us have their own strengths, which can complement each other." Xie Can described this tripartite cooperation in this way.

 In the following two years, Xu Jingjing usually finished protein preparation in the morning, then took a flight from Germany to Britain, arrived at Oxford University in the afternoon and went straight to the laboratory to test the properties of the protein, that is, the magnetic sensitivity of free radicals to photochemical reactions. Xie can once "experienced half a trip" when she visited Oxford University. "I can realize that she basically shuttled between laboratories in two countries for more than two years, and this is how the experiment was done." Xie can said.

For the first time, the hypothesis of free radical pair was verified by the experiment of cryptochrome protein of migratory birds

In the course of this research, in view of the complexity of the experimental content and the extremely complicated tests involved, more laboratories joined in. It is mentioned in the paper that in order to study the influence of magnetic field on the photochemistry of cryptochrome, the research team has developed and continuously improved a variety of spectral techniques.

The research team of Oxford University has developed a series of spectroscopic techniques specially used to study the photochemical magnetic field effect of cryptochrome, including transient absorption spectroscopy and Cavity ring-down spectroscopy. Broadband cavity-enhanced absorption spectroscopy and electron paramagnetic resonance. Hore described it this way, "These devices were developed by the joint efforts of generations of talented postdoctoral and graduate students in the laboratory for many years."

Xu Jingjing said, simply put, the researchers put the protein sample in a magnetic field and irradiated it with 450nm blue light to detect the light absorption changes of the protein transient free radical pair under different magnetic field conditions and different time resolutions.

The experimental results showed that the free radicals in cryptochrome protein changed the yield after the magnetic field was applied, that is, the magnetic field effect, and the magnetic field effect of cryptochrome protein of European robin was 10 to 20 times stronger than that of non-migratory birds (chickens and pigeons).

The research team also clarified the mechanism of this magnetic sensitivity, that is, the electron transfer reaction triggered by blue light absorption. Protein molecule is composed of a series of amino acids: Cry4 has 527 amino acids, of which 4 tryptophan is very important for magnetic sensitivity. Under the excitation of blue light, electrons jump between FAD and these four tryptophan, resulting in so-called magnetically induced free radical pairs. Peter Hore of Oxford University and Ilia Solov’yov, a physicist in oldenburg, have calculated quantum mechanics to support this view.

In order to verify this, researchers at the University of Oldenburg further prepared tryptophan mutant protein of cryptochrome, that is, four tryptophan (WA, WB, WC and WD) in the electron transfer chain were replaced by phenylalanine (F) in turn, which had no redox activity and could not provide electrons to FAD, thus cutting off the electron transfer chain.

In each mutant protein, the electron transfer chain is 3, 2 and 1 tryptophan in turn. The transient absorption spectrum test results show that the free radical pair life of mutant protein is shortened from microsecond to nanosecond and picosecond. Electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) test showed that the free radicals of wild-type protein [FAD+TRPDH+] were 2.2nm apart, and after the fourth tryptophan was mutated, the free radical pair [FAD+TRPCH+] was 1.8nm apart.

The paper points out that the experimental results are consistent with the theoretical simulation. In wild-type cryptochrome protein, electrons are transferred among four tryptophan in turn, and these four steps make the electrons that are not equipped at the end be the farthest apart, thus forming a long-lived free radical pair, and the ultra-fine effect of the latter’s spin coherence is the point of magnetic field action.

Xu Jingjing mentioned that, surprisingly, when the fourth tryptophan at the farthest end was mutated, the magnetic field effect of protein was stronger than that of wild-type protein, and it was stronger than that of cryptochrome in Arabidopsis thaliana, which is also an electron transfer chain of tryptophan.

The researchers asked, why did nature evolve a fourth tryptophan for avian cryptochrome protein, if its function was only to reduce the sensitivity of magnetic field? Further research shows that the decay kinetics of wild-type protein (ErCry4) and mutant (ErCry4 WDF) are similar in milliseconds, and the magnetic field dichotomy (B1/2) is similar. This means that the origin of their magnetic sensitivity is the same, both of them come from the third tryptophan, and the fourth tryptophan may not participate in the animal magnetic induction process.

So what role does this fourth tryptophan-mediated electron transfer play? Based on the above experimental results, Ilia Solov’yov and Hore put forward the mechanism of free pair dynamic equilibrium through spin dynamic simulation, that is, electrons may jump back and forth between the third and fourth tryptophan, and the resulting two free radical pairs [FAD-TRPCH+] and [FAD+TRPDH+] are in rapid dynamic equilibrium and play different roles respectively.

The two roles are: the free radical pair formed by flavin-third tryptophan is mainly responsible for magnetic field perception, and the free radical pair formed by flavin-fourth tryptophan is mainly responsible for biochemical signal transmission in vivo. "This mechanism has not been found in cryptochrome proteins of any species before." Xie can said.

The research team predicts that there may be other proteins interacting with cryptochrome proteins in the body, such as MagR or other unidentified signal molecules reported by Xie Can, to realize cascade amplification of signals or directional arrangement of cryptochrome proteins, and further enhance the magnetic sensitivity and direction recognition in organisms. "Of course, these speculations need more experiments in the future to confirm."

They speculated that, perhaps, it was through this ingenious mechanism that nature wonderfully optimized the free radical photochemical reaction of cryptochrome protein and realized the dual functions of magnetic field sensing and signal transmission, thus enabling migratory birds to find their way in their journey across the hemisphere.

Xie Can concluded to the The Paper reporter that the main breakthroughs of this study are as follows: first, the hypothesis of free radical pair is verified experimentally with cryptochrome protein of migratory birds; Secondly, it is found that cryptochrome protein 4 of migratory birds is more sensitive to magnetic field than that of non-migratory birds; Thirdly, it is found for the first time that the four conserved tryptophan in the hypothesis have two different functions: magnetic induction and signal transmission.

Moving forward in controversy, in vivo verification is not easy.

It is worth noting that there are still many controversies in the field of animal magnetic induction research.

Xie Can said that on the whole, the magnetic induction hypothesis that has attracted much attention so far mainly includes electromagnetic induction model, magnetite particle model, chemical free radical pair model dependent on cryptochrome and biological compass model. These hypotheses are supported by certain experimental evidence, but there are also some limitations or deficiencies.

Xie Can called the study of animal magnetic induction a "very non-biological" study. By analogy with the conventional research ideas of sensory biology, scientists have first known for sure the existence of a certain sensory system and what kind of sensory organ it is, and on this basis, they have identified the receptor cells, neural pathways and brain regions related to the sensory system.

But the study of magnetic induction is quite different. In this field, biologists often find and ask questions, but physicists put forward imaginative hypotheses, and then chemists will also participate in a large number of verification experiments. Previously, the discovery of MagR and the hypothesis of biological compass in Xie Can’s laboratory generally followed this thinking paradigm.

Although this latest research has made many important breakthroughs, Hore stressed that this is not conclusive evidence that cryptochrome is a magnetic sensor. Because "this study is an in vitro experiment with purified protein, and the magnetic field used in the experiment is much higher than the geomagnetic field." Henrik Mouritsen said, "We need to prove the sensitivity of this protein to geomagnetic field in birds’ eyes, but the current technical bottleneck does not allow us to do this."

The research team speculated that cryptochrome protein may show higher sensitivity to magnetic field in vivo environment. For example, in retinal cells, protein may be arranged in a fixed orientation, thus enhancing their sensitivity to the direction of magnetic field. In addition, they may interact with other proteins, such as the previously reported magnetic receptor MagR, and even other unidentified protein, so as to achieve the effect of signal cascade amplification. Scientists are also looking for these unknown "mutual partners".

Regarding the future research plan of this project, Xu Jingjing pointed out that finding the interaction protein of cryptochrome and conducting in vivo experiments are two major challenges.

In fact, up to now, even though the evidence of free radicals is the most comprehensive, many hypotheses of animal magnetic induction mechanism need to be continuously developed, improved and screened. "There are many schools in the field of magnetic induction, and the publication of every research result needs to be widely questioned and challenged by reviewers in the review process, and these reviewers often come from different academic schools with different academic viewpoints, and they are often your competitors. Only by persuading your competitors will it be possible to finally publish it through review. " The review of this paper for nearly two years also highlights the twists and turns of the process.

Xie can prefers to call this kind of controversy in the scientific community academic debate. "The extensive academic controversy and debate itself shows that the problem you are studying is very important, which is obvious." Secondly, Xie Can believes that with the academic controversy and debate, it often brings about the rapid development of the whole field, "because more and more rigorous experiments will be designed to verify their respective views. Whether it is proof or falsification, we are getting closer and closer to the truth of science. "

Xie Can believes that the field of animal magnetic induction is full of controversy, "because no hypothesis or model has been recognized by everyone so far, and each school has its own supporters."

Strong cooperation like this one may bring about accelerated progress. "This is a highly interdisciplinary field. If you want to do some interesting topics in the field of animal magnetic induction and biological navigation, it is often impossible to rely on a laboratory to complete it." Xie can said.

Xu Jingjing also mentioned that "solving a scientific problem requires the joint efforts of many disciplines. In our team, experts in various disciplines have world-class technology, which is very important for our research." She said that in the process of project promotion, researchers kept communicating and understanding the knowledge of different disciplines to achieve common scientific goals.

Flora, the health guard in the intestine

There are more than 10 trillion huge microbial groups in human skin and intestines, and their number is more than 10 times of the total number of human cells, which is considered as another set of genomes besides human cells. Under normal circumstances, the vast majority of bacteria in the gastrointestinal tract are beneficial to the human body, but due to various factors, the intestinal flora will also be unbalanced, and once it is unbalanced, it is easy to induce various chronic diseases.

The second organ of the human body

We collectively refer to the bacteria living in the intestine as intestinal flora. Their total weight in the human body is 2~3 kg, and there are more than 1,000 species. More than 50% of the feces we excrete every day are composed of these bacteria and their corpses. These small bacteria are symbiotic with our human body. They are rooted in the intestine for a long time to maintain our health, so we also call the intestinal flora "the second organ of the human body".

First of all, intestinal flora can shield and influence the immune system by itself, and prevent pathogenic bacteria from invading the human body. Intestinal flora adheres to the mucosal layer on the surface of the inner wall of the intestine, forming a barrier composed of bacteria. Intestinal flora inhibits the growth of pathogenic bacteria through the dominant symbiotic bacteria activities, and prevents pathogenic bacteria from entering the human body through this barrier. At the same time of passive defense, intestinal flora can stimulate the body to form more lymphatic organs in the intestine, and increase the level of immunoglobulin in plasma and intestinal mucosa, so that the immune system is in a moderately active state, so as to maintain an effective immune effect on invading pathogens.

In addition, intestinal flora has regulating and nutritional effects on the intestine. It has been reported that the existence of intestinal flora, especially the nutritional function of short-chain fatty acids produced by it, can make the growth of intestinal epithelial cells more active. In addition, intestinal flora can also regulate the differentiation of intestinal mucosal epithelial cells. This means that with normal intestinal flora, intestinal mucosa can be repaired more quickly.

Recent studies have shown that intestinal flora has an important relationship with human metabolic diseases. In addition, there are many other relationships between intestinal flora and health. Carotenoids produced by intestinal flora can reduce the risk of atherosclerosis and stroke to some extent. Normal intestinal flora can regulate the body’s response to allergens through the influence on lymphocytes, thus affecting the occurrence of allergic diseases. Even more surprising, there is evidence that the structural changes of intestinal flora can even affect the behavior patterns of the body.

Bacteria are also divided into good and bad

"Bacteria exceeded the standard" and "food was found to have bacteria" … People often talk about "bacteria" discoloration, but they don’t know that bacteria are also good or bad. Microbial communities are constantly influenced by many factors in the process of growth, including heredity, age, gender, diet and lifestyle. Everyone’s intestinal microbes have their own characteristics, but in healthy individuals, the relative abundance and distribution of bacterial species are very similar, and they all play a role in maintaining people’s overall health. There are "beneficial bacteria" that provide positive energy, "harmful bacteria" that love to make trouble, and some originally harmless bacteria that may take advantage of the situation and cause harm to the body. Such bacteria are called "opportunistic pathogens" or "conditional pathogens".

The normal flora of gastrointestinal tract can be divided into aerobic bacteria, facultative anaerobic bacteria and anaerobic bacteria. The most dominant is anaerobic bacteria, accounting for 99% of the total flora. The types and quantities of bacteria in the stomach, duodenum and jejunum are less, and the bacteria in the ileum begin to increase. In the colon, the types and quantities of bacteria increase more significantly, most of which are anaerobic bacteria, and Bifidobacterium, Bacteroides and Lactobacillus are absolutely dominant, while Clostridium and Staphylococcus, which are potentially pathogenic, account for only a few.

The imbalance of flora leads to many diseases.

If the intestinal flora is out of balance, health will go wrong. When beneficial bacteria can’t compete with harmful bacteria or conditional pathogens, they show bacterial infection, and symptoms of gastrointestinal diseases such as diarrhea, abdominal pain, vomiting and fever appear. For example, the endotoxin produced by the imbalance of intestinal flora will increase the burden of liver detoxification and cause liver damage. These toxins will also enter our brain, causing abnormal brain development, causing autism, depression, Alzheimer’s disease and other symptoms. In addition, the imbalance of intestinal flora will also lead to cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases such as atherosclerosis.

There are five main reasons for the imbalance of intestinal flora: 1. Long-term unbalanced diet. For example, eating too much meat or vegetables and eating unhealthy food for a long time; 2. Ingestion of food contaminated by bacteria. Reduce resistance, make conditional pathogens "worse", or ingest too many harmful bacteria, imbalance of intestinal flora, and diarrhea symptoms; 3. Age increases. With the increase of age, some beneficial bacteria decrease and harmful bacteria increase, and the body’s immunity weakens; 4. Use certain drugs. Excessive use of antibiotics leads to imbalance of intestinal flora and decreased immunity; 5. Gastrointestinal dysfunction. Organic causes lead to imbalance of intestinal flora and decreased immunity.

Diet regulation is safe and effective.

Now we have a safe, effective and scientific conditioning method, that is, taking microecological preparations. This preparation mainly includes three types, namely probiotics, prebiotics and synbiotics. Probiotics contain a certain number of live bacteria preparations; Prebiotics can promote the growth of intestinal probiotics; Synbiotics is a mixture of probiotics and prebiotics, which can not only supplement the probiotics in our body, but also promote the growth of probiotics.

Yogurt is a good choice to supplement probiotics. It contains plenty of protein, and also contains Lactobacillus bulgaricus and Streptococcus thermophilus, but these two kinds of bacteria can’t colonize in our intestines, and yogurt at room temperature contains no live bacteria.

In addition to yogurt, there are many lactic acid bacteria drinks on the market at present. This kind of drink has a very high sugar content, and its nutritional value is relatively low compared with yogurt. Moreover, most of these drinks are stored at room temperature, so it does not contain live bacteria.

There is also an active lactic acid bacteria beverage, which requires strict cold chain transportation and cold storage. However, for people with gastrointestinal discomfort, drinking cold drinks often stimulates the intestines, and there is no way to guarantee the probiotic activity contained in such drinks.

In addition, bad eating habits will destroy the balance of intestinal flora, for example, a high-fat diet will change the intestinal flora. Adjusting the dietary structure and developing good eating habits play an important role in maintaining the dynamic balance of intestinal flora.

Intestinal flora changes with age, and some studies show that the number of bifidobacteria in the intestine of the elderly is significantly reduced. Therefore, in the diseases related to intestinal flora imbalance in the elderly, proper application of microecological agents is conducive to the recovery of the health of the elderly.

Commonly used microecological agents include live bacterial agents such as Bifidobacterium, Lactobacillus and Enterococcus. Increasing the number of beneficial bacteria can not only regulate the balance of intestinal flora, but also enhance the immunity of the body. ▲ (This lecture was written by Cui Yuyan, a special correspondent of this newspaper)

Don’t deprive children of their childhood happiness again! The Ministry of Education stopped kindergarten "primary school"

  CCTV News:In recent years, for the sake of their own interests, individual kindergartens have violated the laws of children’s physical and mental development and cognitive characteristics, taught primary school content in advance, and strengthened knowledge and skills training. The tendency of "primary school" education is serious, which not only deprives children of their childhood happiness, but also dampens their interest in learning.

  Recently, the General Office of the Ministry of Education issued"Notice on Carrying out the Special Governance of Kindergarten" Primary School "(hereinafter referred to as the" Notice "),Clear governance tasks, governance steps, etc. Relevant departments are required to promote kindergartens to establish a scientific concept of protecting education, implement games as the basic activity, and resolutely correct the tendency of "primary school" through self-examination, comprehensive rectification and special supervision.

  Governance task

  It is forbidden to teach the content of primary school curriculum.

  The "Notice" requires that those who teach Chinese pinyin, literacy, calculation, English and other primary school curriculum contents in advance should be resolutely banned.

  For kindergartens to arrange children to complete homework and organize exams and tests related to primary school content, we must resolutely correct them.

  Social training institutions are also not allowed to teach primary school content in advance in the name of preschool and young convergence, and all localities should standardize it in combination with the governance of off-campus training institutions.

  In view of the fact that kindergartens can’t stick to games as their basic activities and break away from children’s life scenes, they organize and arrange one-day activities mainly by means of centralized classroom teaching; Or by mechanical recitation, memory, copying, calculation, etc., the "Notice" requires that it be resolutely corrected.

  It is necessary to guide kindergarten directors, teachers and parents to establish a scientific concept of child-rearing, adhere to the principle of children-oriented, respect children’s learning interests and needs, take games as the basic activities, flexibly use various forms such as group, group and individual activities, reasonably arrange and organize children’s daily life, and promote children’s independent games and learning inquiry through personal experience, direct perception and practical operation.

  Rectify the "primary school" educational environment

  The "Notice" requires that for those who fail to create various activity areas (corners) according to regulations, do not provide enough playing AIDS, game materials and books, and lack an educational environment that stimulates children’s interest in inquiry, strengthen their physique and play independently, they should adjust the setting of kindergarten activity areas, make rational use of indoor and outdoor environments, create open and diverse regional activity spaces, and equip them with necessary playing AIDS, game materials and picture books that meet the age characteristics of children; We should make full use of local life and natural resources, select, develop and design a number of game activities suitable for children, enrich game resources and meet the basic needs of children to carry out game activities.

  The "Notice" requires that those who do not have the qualifications of kindergarten teachers should be urged to participate in professional skills compensation training and obtain the qualification certificate of kindergarten teachers through examinations. If they still cannot obtain the qualifications of teachers, they should be adjusted within a time limit.

  For those who don’t meet the needs of scientific teaching, are used to "primary school" teaching, and are not good at organizing game activities according to the laws and characteristics of children’s physical and mental development, it is necessary to improve kindergarten teachers’ scientific teaching ability by carrying out standardized training on post adaptability.

  Primary schools adhere to zero starting point teaching.

  The "Notice" requires that those who fail to implement zero-starting teaching, reduce class hours and exceed the standard in accordance with the national curriculum standards in the initial grade of primary schools, and organize knowledge and ability tests of primary school content for children in enrollment, or take children’s participation in relevant competitions and certificates as the basis for enrollment, we must resolutely correct them, and investigate the responsibilities of principals and relevant teachers according to specific circumstances, and incorporate them into the record of standardized school running integrity.

  Governance steps

  Special treatment is divided into four stages.

  The first stage:Full deployment. Local education administrative departments at all levels should carefully formulate governance plans, clarify work requirements, and complete them before the end of August 2018.

  The second stage:Self-examination and arrangement. Kindergartens, primary schools and training institutions conduct self-examination as required, and the education administrative department organizes spot checks and arranging, which will be completed by the end of December 2018.

  The third stage:Comprehensive rectification. According to the situation of self-examination and arrangement, we should persist in making corrections while checking and timely rectification, and resolutely correct all kinds of wrong behaviors with the tendency of "primary school". The overall rectification work will be completed by the end of April 2019.

  The fourth stage:Special supervision. The State Council Education Steering Committee Office, Ministry of Education and provincial education supervision institutions and education administrative departments will carry out special inspections, which will be completed before the end of June 2019.

  Implement one-vote veto for annual inspection

  The "Notice" requires that kindergartens, primary schools and social training institutions with irregular teaching behavior and a tendency of "primary school" should be ordered to make rectification within a time limit. For those with frequent problems and strong social reactions, one-vote veto should be implemented in the annual inspection, and the main responsible person should be seriously investigated.

  Set up a special telephone and mailbox for reporting supervision.

  Education administrative departments at all levels should set up special telephone and mailbox for reporting and supervision, and consciously accept the supervision of parents and society. We should make full use of all kinds of media, increase publicity, widely publicize the scientific concept of parenting, and create a good environment for the healthy development of children’s body and mind.

  Sound sound

  In the face of the Ministry of Education’s efforts to manage the "primary school" of kindergartens, some netizens have expressed their views.

  — — Some netizens think that we should take measures to govern and give children a happy childhood. Early childhood education should pay more attention to the cultivation of behavior habits.

  — — For the "primary school" of kindergartens, parents expressed their helplessness.

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  Source: CCTV News, Xinhua News Agency