中山大学《细胞生物学》思考题 06.docVIP

Testing Thinking of Cell Biology 2006.9.5 1. Your next-door neighbor has donated $20 in support of cancer research and in horrified to learn that her money is being spent on studying brewer’s yeast. How could you put her mind at ease? 2. an adult human is composed of about 1013 cells, all of which are derived by cell division from a single fertilized egg. A. Assuming that all cells continue to divide (like bacteria in rich media). How many generations of cell divisions would be required to produce 1013 cells? B. Human cells in culture divide about once per day. Assuming all cells continue to divide at this rate during development, how long would it take to generate an adult organism? C. Why is it, do you think, that adult human take longer to develop than calculations might suggest? 1、参考答案：为什么你的邻居会有这种担心？ 2、参考答案：为什么要假设？ 2006.9.12 1. Friedrich Miescher (1844-1895), Gregor Mendel (1822-1884), Louis Pasteur (1822-1895), and Rudolf Virchow (1821-1902) were European scientists (from Switzerland, Austria, France, and Germany, respectively) whose most important discoveries were made in the 20-year period from 1855 to 1875. assume that the four men met at a scientific conference in 1875 to discuss their respective contributions to biology. (a) What might the four scientists have found they had in common? (b) What do you think Pasteur might have found most intriguing or relevant about Virchow’s work? Explain your answer. (c) What do you think Virchow might have found most intriguing or relevant about Mendel’s work? Explain your answer. (d) In whose work do you think Miescher might have been the most interested? Explain your answer. 1．(a) The four scientists might have found that they had common interests in the origin of cells (from preexisting cells, not by “spontaneous generation) and the nature of the genetic information that organisms pass on to their progeny. (Bear in mind, however, that we are answering the question from the perspective of almost 125 years of f