Genetics In China Research Articles

Using Sankey diagrams to explore the trend of article citations in the field of bladder cancer: Research achievements in China higher than those in the United States.

Background:Urology authors are required to evaluate research achievements (RAs) in the field of bladder cancer (BC). However, no such bibliometric indices were appropriately applied to quantify the contributions to BC in research. In this study, we examined 3 questions: whether RAs in China are higher than those in the United States, how the Sankey-based temporal bar graph (STBG) may be applied to the analysis of the trend of article citations in the BC field, and what subthemes were reflected in China’s and the United States’ proportional counts in BC articles.Methods:Using the PubMed search engine to download data, we conducted citation analyses of BC articles authored by urology scholars since 2012. A total of 9885 articles were collected and analyzed using the relative citations ratios (RCRs) and the STBG. The 3 research goals were verified using the RCRs, the STBG, and medical subject headings (MesH terms). The choropleth map and the forest plot were used to 1 highlight the geographical distributions of publications and RCRs for countries/regions and 2 compare the differences in themes (denoted by major MeSH terms on proportional counts using social network analysis to cluster topics) between China and the United States.Results:There was a significant rise over the years in RCRs within the 9885 BC articles. We found that the RCRs in China were substantially higher than those in the United States since 2017, the STBG successfully explored the RCR trend of BC articles and was easier and simpler than the traditional line charts, area plots, and TBGs, and the subtheme of genetics in China has a significantly higher proportion of articles than the United States. The most productive and influential countries/regions (denoted by RCRs) were {Japan, Germany, and Italy} and {Japan, Germany, New York}, respectively, when the US states and provinces/metropolitan cities/areas in China were separately compared to other countries/regions.Conclusions:With an overall increase in publications and RCRs on BC articles, research contributions assessed by the RCRs and visualized by the STBGs are suggested for use in future bibliographical studies.

山地景观遗传学研究文献综述

PDF HTML阅读 XML下载 导出引用 引用提醒 山地景观遗传学研究文献综述 DOI: 10.5846/stxb202106191631 作者: 作者单位: 作者简介: 通讯作者: 中图分类号: 基金项目: 国家自然科学基金面上项目31970431；生态环境部生物多样性调查、观测与评估项目（2019HJ2096001006） Research progress and future outlook of mountain landscape genetics studies Author: Affiliation: Fund Project: 摘要 | 图/表 | 访问统计 | 参考文献 | 相似文献 | 引证文献 | 资源附件 | 文章评论 摘要:山地生态系统是生物多样性分布与保护的热点。山地景观遗传学（Mountain Landscape Genetics）研究在山地景观尺度上野生生物的种群遗传格局及其驱动机制和影响因素，是景观遗传学（Landscape Genetics）的重要分支。山地景观遗传学研究对于深入理解物种的空间遗传结构、形成过程、物种形成与分化机制具有重要意义与价值，同时可以为珍稀濒危物种和山地生物多样性的有效保护与管理提供科学指导。为了更好地掌握目前山地景观遗传学的发展趋势与重点研究问题，为未来生物多样性与山地生态系统的保护管理提供科学参考，基于对Web of Science核心数据库和中国知网数据库的系统检索，全面汇总分析了1999-2020年山地景观遗传学领域发表的192篇英文文献与31篇中文文献。结果显示，该领域自2008年起迅速发展，截至2020年共有46个国家的研究机构发表了山地景观遗传相关研究，研究热点地区包括北美洲的落基山脉、内华达山脉、阿巴拉契亚山脉，欧洲的阿尔卑斯山脉、比利牛斯山脉，以及亚洲的喜马拉雅-横断山脉。研究对象类群涵盖真菌、植物、节肢动物、脊椎动物，其中脊椎动物是研究发表最多的类群，占发表文献总数的62.0%；脊椎动物中，又以对哺乳类（占脊椎动物发表文献总数的52.9%）与两栖类（23.5%）的研究最多。目前主要的研究方向包括：（1）识别山地景观中的基因流路径或阻碍；（2）量化山地景观特征对种群遗传结构时空变化的影响。中国是发表山地景观遗传学文章数量最多的亚洲国家，近十年来相关研究发展迅速，研究类群以植物（占在中国发表文献总数的62.3%）与脊椎动物（35.8%）为主，对脊椎动物的研究中以两栖动物为最多（占所有脊椎动物发文数量的52.6%），研究区域主要集中在喜马拉雅-横断山脉与秦岭。本文进一步对目前山地景观遗传学研究中存在的空缺及未来重点关注问题提出建议。 Abstract:Mountain ecosystems are hotspots of biodiversity distribution and conservation. Mountain landscape genetics is an important branch of the subject Landscape Genetics, which studies the genetic patterns of wild populations, their underlining mechanisms and influencing factors at the mountain landscape scale. Mountain landscape genetics research is of great significance for in-depth understanding of the formation of species’ spatial genetic structure, speciation and differentiation mechanism, and can provide important guidance for the effective conservation and management of rare and endangered species and mountain biodiversity. To better understand the development trend and key research issues in the field of mountain landscape genetics, and to provide scientific reference for protection and management of biodiversity and mountain ecosystems in the future, we systematically reviewed relevant studies retrieved from the core database of Web of Science and China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI). A total of 192 English and 31 Chinese literatures in the field of mountain landscape genetics published from 1999 to 2020 were summarized and analyzed. The results showed that the field has been developing rapidly since 2008, with numerous research institutions from 46 nations involved in these published studies. The geographical research hotspots included the Rockies, Sierra Nevada, and Appalachians in North America, the Alps and Pyrenees in Europe, and the Himalaya-Hengduan Mountains in Asia. The studied taxa included fungi, plants, arthropods and vertebrates, where vertebrates were the most studied taxon accounting for 62.0% of the total number of published English articles. Among the vertebrates, mammals (accounting for 52.9% the total number of vertebrate articles) and amphibians (23.5%) were the most studied taxa. Current research directions of mountain landscape genetics mainly include: (1) identifying paths or barriers of gene flow in the mountain landscapes; and (2) quantifying the effects of mountain landscape characteristics on the temporal and spatial variations of population genetic structure. Of all Asian countries, China has published the largest number of articles on mountain landscape genetics. Research on mountain landscape genetics in China has been rapidly advancing in the past decade, with plants (accounting for 62.3% the total number of Chinese studies) and vertebrates (35.8%) being the focal taxa. The largest number of vertebrate studies were conducted on amphibians (accounting for 52.6% the total number of vertebrate publications). Himalayas and Qinling Mountains were the focal mountainous regions in China. In this review, we also provide suggestions about the gaps existing in mountain landscape genetics and the key research issues to be addressed for current and future studies. 参考文献 相似文献 引证文献

Bibliometric Analysis of Forensic Genetics Literatures in SCIE from 1989 to 2019.

Objective To conduct bibliometric analysis of forensic genetics literatures published by Chinese mainland scholars in SCIE journals from 1989 to 2019, to show the research achievements of the past three decades and predict future research fields and directions. Methods Microsoft Office Excel 2019 was utilized to analyze the general situation, research institutions, authors, funds, author keywords, etc. of the literatures. The status of research in forensic genetics in Chinese mainland was visualized by PlotDB, Gephi 0.9.2 software and literature interpretation. Results During the last three decades, 1 126 forensic genetics literatures were published by scholars from Chinese mainland on SCIE journals, mostly articles. The quantity and quality of the literatures were both on the increase. The number of literatures published in Forensic Science International-Genetics was the highest, and 60.83% of the literatures were funded, mainly by the National Natural Science Foundation of China （498 literatures）. The current research hotspots were STR, SNP, InDel polymorphisms, linkage genetic markers, mtDNA genetic markers, epigenetic markers, RNA genetic markers, chip technology and omics research method. Conclusion The forensic genetics in China has developed rapidly along with the promotion of forensic science in universities. The SCIE literatures on forensic genetics published by Chinese mainland scholars increased rapidly with the funding from the National Natural Science Foundation of China and Ministry of Science and Technology of the People's Republic of China, which positively contributes to the development of basic research and the improvement of overall level in forensic genetics in China.

Genetic Differentiation and Clonal Expansion of Chinese Botrytis cinerea Populations from Tomato and Other Crops in China.

Botrytis cinerea is an important pathogen of vegetable and fruit crops but little is known about its population structure and genetics in China. We hypothesized that the geographic populations of B. cinerea in China would be genetically differentiated by host, geographic location, and/or year. In this study, we collected 393 B. cinerea isolates representing 28 populations from tomato, cherry, and nectarine from 2006 to 2014 in China. The isolates were analyzed using 14 microsatellite markers, including six new markers that provided more genotyping power than the eight previously published loci. We also investigated the B. cinerea population structure and inferred its mode of reproduction and dispersal based on genotype data. High genotypic diversity was detected in all populations, and clonal reproduction was dominant. Southern China populations harbored more genotypes than northern populations. Differentiation by host plant was evident. Between 2011 and 2012, genotypes changed only slightly among years for Liaoning populations, but they changed substantially among years for the Shanghai and Fujian populations. Clonal dispersal was detected and the farthest dispersal distance was estimated to be about 1,717 km. Two high-frequency genotypes were widely distributed in more than 10 populations and across several years. Our results provide useful, novel information for plant breeding programs and control of B. cinerea in China.

Developing Psychiatric Genetics Community In China

Since 2014, we have used the platform of the Chinese Psychiatric Genetics Summit Annual Meeting to develop a research community in China. Starting with primarily geneticists, we gradually expanded our members to include psychologists and clinicians. With the supports from the Journal of Psychiatry and Brain Science, we have established a travel award to fund Chinese investigators to attend the World Congress of Psychiatric Genetics.High quality abstracts were received to compete for the Award in the 2017 Summit. More importantly, we have gathered senior investigators and their labs with a spectrum of interests, ranging from deep phenotyping, brain imaging, cognitive functions, treatment responses, to animal models and bioinformatics. Not only high-quality research products are expected from this community, it will be able to provide valuable collaboration for foreign investigators, who are interested in studying psychiatric genetics in China, where untreated patients are still commonly seen in psychiatry, and a large population with unique social and culture environment is available for study.

Professor Ju-Chi Li, one of the pioneers and founders of modern genetics in China

Professor Ju-Chi Li, one of the pioneers and founders of modern genetics in China

Progress In Psychiatric Genetics In China

Overall Abstract The purpose of this symposium is to highlight recent progress in psychiatric genetics in Chinese samples, complementing findings largely from Caucasian samples. We will stress commonalities and differences between existing studies and Chinese studies. Weihua Yue from Peking University reports on a multi-site GWAS of schizophrenia with >10,000 samples. 13 SNPs were selected for replication in another 10,000 samples. 4 SNPs in 3 regions out of 13 survived after confirmation in the replication sample, 9/13 SNPs were in the same direction, and 7/13 SNPs were both p Yin Yao from NIMH integrated functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) and brain-gene ResNet (BGR) data to identify functional pathways associated with SCZ phenotypes. Automated Anatomical Labeling based brain connectivity analysis on fMRI data and Gene Set and Subnetwork Enrichment Analyses identified 4 SCZ candidate brain regions (P Gang Chen from Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine will report on a GWAS of alcohol dependence symptom count (ADSC) in sample of 3838 European and African Americans from the “Study of Addiction: Genetics and Environment”. Using a mixed linear approach, 20 SNPs showed significant (permutation testing) association with ADSC after accounting for ethnicity, co-morbidities, and including additive as well as dominance and epistasis in the model. Association with the previously known ADH1C gene was confirmed, as well as several other known and new genes. The detected SNPs explain ~20% of the variance, half of which is accounted for by dominance and epistatic interactions, suggesting such networks are important in the genetic architecture of alcoholism. Margit Burmeister will report on implementing in China Srijan Sen’s “medical intern health study”. Medical graduates are recruited after matching in now 55 hospitals in the US. Baseline surveys include personality, stress level, other psychological tests and the PHQ9 depression score. Depression increases from ~4% of incoming Medical graduates to ~ 26% during internship. Perceived stress, work hour and medical errors are associated with increased PHQ9 scores. Most residents do not seek care for their depression symptoms, out of fear of reprisal. In China, a formal residency program has recently been introduced in several cities. Interviews with residents documented similar concerns as in the US. Our pilot data (N=75, ~75% participation) in 2015 in Peking Union Medical College demonstrate a similar increase of depression scores from ~4% to ~ 22%, suggesting that work-stress induced depression may be modeled similarly in China as in the US, where a GWAS of the first ~7500 interns will soon become available.

Research advances on microbial genetics in China in 2015.

In 2015, there are significant progresses in many aspects of the microbial genetics in China. To showcase the contribution of Chinese scientists in microbial genetics, this review surveys several notable progresses in microbial genetics made largely by Chinese scientists, and some key findings are highlighted. For the basic microbial genetics, the components, structures and functions of many macromolecule complexes involved in gene expression regulation have been elucidated. Moreover, the molecular basis underlying the recognition of foreign nucleic acids by microbial immune systems was unveiled. We also illustrated the biosynthetic pathways and regulators of multiple microbial compounds, novel enzyme reactions, and new mechanisms regulating microbial gene expression. And new findings were obtained in the microbial development, evolution and population genetics. For the industrial microbiology, more understanding on the molecular basis of the microbial factory has been gained. For the pathogenic microbiology, the genetic circuits of several pathogens were depicted, and significant progresses were achieved for understanding the pathogen-host interaction and revealing the genetic mechanisms underlying antimicrobial resistance, emerging pathogens and environmental microorganisms at the genomic level. In future, the genetic diversity of microbes can be used to obtain specific products, while gut microbiome is gathering momentum.

Research advances on medical genetics in China in 2015

Steady progress has been achieved in the medical genetics in China in 2015, as numerous original researches were published in the world's leading journals. Chinese scientists have made significant contributions to various fields of medical genetics, such as pathogenicity of rare diseases, predisposition of common diseases, somatic mutations of cancer, new technologies and methods, disease-related microRNAs (miRNAs), disease-related long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs), disease-related competing endogenous RNAs (ceRNAs), disease-related RNA splicing and molecular evolution. In these fields, Chinese scientists have gradually formed the tendency, from common variants to rare variants, from single omic analyses to multipleomics integration analyses, from genetic discovery to functional confirmation, from basic research to clinical application. Meanwhile, the findings of Chinese scientists have been drawn great attentions of international peers. This review aims to provide an overall picture of the front in Chinese medical genetics, and highlights the important findings and their research strategy.

Education Status of Oral Genetics at the Fourth Military Medical University and other Chinese Dental Schools.

To investigate the current state of genetics education at the Fourth Military Medical University (FMMU) and compare it with other dental schools of China. Detailed information about the history and current education status of Oral Genetics in the FMMU were collected and questionnaires were completed to acquire the feedback of twenty-seven students on the course. In the other thirty-five dental schools including the capitals of twenty-five provinces and four municipalities in China, information about the oral genetic course were collected by a telephone survey. The contents of survey included whether or not the Oral Genetic course is offered and some basic information about the curriculum (such as the content, hours, teachers' background and teaching methods). Among a total of thirty-six dental schools investigated, six of them (16.7%) offered the Oral Genetic course or related lectures/seminars. The length and contents of the curriculum vary among these schools. The FMMU offered the oral genetic curriculum both to undergraduates and graduated students. Their teachers had a broad range of backgrounds, such as dentistry, biology, genetics, and biochemistry. The students considered the Oral Genetics course to be helpful for their future professional careers. Genetic education in dentistry in China is still at a preliminary stage. More effort must be paid to spread the knowledge of Oral Genetics in China. In addition, domestic and international communications and networks for Oral Genetics should be set up in the near future.

Genetics of learning abilities and disabilities: recent developments from the UK and possible directions for research in China. 2008.

It is exciting to witness the birth of behavioral genetics in China at a time when the field of genetics is exploding with new discoveries. We begin by discussing the potential for Chinese researchers to sidestep the false starts of previous genetic research on behavior and to become leaders rather than followers in behavioral genetics research. Using learning abilities and disabilities as an example, the rest of the paper considers ways in which quantitative genetic research can go beyond the nature versus nurture question to ask more interesting questions about genetics and psychology. These include the relationship between the normal and abnormal, longitudinal analyses of stability and change, and multivariate analyses of heterogeneity and homogeneity. The most important way to go beyond the rudimentary question about nature versus nurture is to identify the genes responsible for genetic influence on behavior. We briefly describe our quantitative genetic findings and genome-wide association studies of learning ability from the UK Twins Early Development Study (TEDS). It seems a safe prediction that the fast pace of genetic discoveries will continue and will increasingly affect the field of psychology in China and the rest of the world.

Forensic DNA typing in China

In the field of forensic genetics, essential developmental impulses come from the advances of the molecular biology and human genome projects. This paper overviews existing technologies for forensic genetics in China and gives a perspective of forensic DNA analysis. In China, work has been done in the development of blood group serology of the conventional markers. Forensic scientists in China also contributed to the progress of DNA analysis by the validation of numerous test methods and by optimization of these methods. During these years, forensic DNA analysis in China has experienced tremendous progress towards development of robust, efficient and precise protocols, including the development of short tandem repeat analysis, mitochondrial DNA and Y-chromosome analysis. Forensic scientists are constantly looking for new methods to further improve DNA typing. Therefore, this paper also focuses on emerging new technologies in China, which represent an interest for forensic genetics.

Genetics of Learning Abilities and Disabilities: Recent Developments from the UK and Possible Directions for Research in

It is exciting to witness the birth of behavioral genetics in China at a time when the field of genetics is exploding with new discoveries. We begin by discussing the potential for Chinese researchers to sidestep the false starts of previous genetic research on behavior and to become leaders rather than followers in behavioral genetics research. Using learning abilities and disabilities as an example, the rest of the paper considers ways in which quantitative genetic research can go beyond the nature versus nurture question to ask more interesting questions about genetics and psychology. These include the relationship between the normal and abnormal, longitudinal analyses of stability and change, and multivariate analyses of heterogeneity and homogeneity. The most important way to go beyond the rudimentary question about nature versus nurture is to identify the genes responsible for genetic influence on behavior. We briefly describe our quantitative genetic findings and genome-wide association studies of learning ability from the UK Twins Early Development Study (TEDS). It seems a safe prediction that the fast pace of genetic discoveries will continue and will increasingly affect the field of psychology in China and the rest of the world.

The Third International Conference of Quantitative Genetics

The third International Conference of Quantitative Genetics was held at Zheijiang University, Hangzhou, China from August 18 to 24, 2007. The papers of invited speakers at the conference comprise this issue of Genetica. The first ICQG was held in Ames, Iowa in 1976 and the second in Raleigh, North Carolina in 1987. Since the conference in Raleigh statistical techniques then in their infancy, such as QTL mapping and MCMC analysis, have become standard but still developing practices. New molecular techniques have enabled individual genes contributing to variation in quantitative traits to be identified. The new technologies of genomics and gene expression arrays provide new opportunities to understand the genetic basis of quantitative characters, but also new problems in statistical inference. The application of quantitative genetics has broadened from primarily animal and plant breeding into the genetics of human disease and the analyses of natural populations and their evolution. Indeed, it is now often termed the genetics of complex traits, in recognition of the fact that most diseases, for example, are not determined by just one or a handful of genes. The death of quantitative genetics has been forecast for 40 years or more; but it lives on, strongly. The wide range of topics and methods discussed in these papers show the diversity of applications of quantitative genetics and of the technologies employed. The conference was run as a single session in order to foster interactions and exchange of ideas and problems among those working on these different systems, species and technologies. In addition a number of selected short papers were presented in the oral sessions and others as posters. There were a total of 201 delegates at the conference, including 129 from outside the home country, who had opportunity to see and hear about research in quantitative genetics in China. Zhejiang University is one of the five most highly ranked research institutions in China, and arose from the merger of four specialist universities in the city. A new campus is being built and part of the University is already on that site. The City of Hangzhou is one of the seven ancient capital cities of China, and has many attractive features, including the famed West Lake. It is the capital city of Zheijiang province and has a population of nearly 4 million. Participants in Hangzhou considered intervals of 10 or 20 years far too long to enable adequate discussion and review of a changing subject, and that 5 years should be aimed for. Accordingly, the fourth conference will be held in Edinburgh in 2012. Those from outside the University are grateful to Jun Zhu and to the large team of staff and students at Zheijiang University led by Longjian Fan who undertook all the work and were exposed to the stresses and strains of managing a successful large conference. The conference and social events were excellent and provided many visitors their first exposure to Chinese culture. We are also grateful to Ron B. S. Weir Department of Biostatistics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98915, USA

Recent Progress on Rice Genetics in China

AbstractThrough thousands of years of evolution and cultivation, tremendously rich genetic diversity has been accumulated in rice (Oryza sativa L.), developing a large germplasm pool from which people can select varieties with morphologies of interest and other important agronomic traits. With the development of modern genetics, scientists have paid more attention to the genetic value of these elite varieties and germplasms, and such rich rice resources provide a good foundation for genetic research in China. Approximately 100 000 accessions of radiation‐, chemical‐ or insertion‐induced mutagenesis have been generated since the 1980s, and great progress has been made on rice molecular genetics. So far at least 16 variant/mutant genes including MOC1, BC1, SKC1, and Rf genes have been isolated and characterized in China. These achievements greatly promote the research on functional genomics, understanding the mechanism of plant development and molecular design breeding of rice in China. Here we review the progress of three aspects of rice genetics in China: moving forward at the molecular level, genetic research on elite varieties and germplasms, and new gene screening and genetic analysis using mutants. The prospects of rice genetics are also discussed.

China's genetic services providers' attitudes towards several ethical issues: a cross-cultural survey.

Attitudes towards ethical, legal and social issues in genetic research and practice were investigated in 402 genetic services providers from 30 provinces and autonomous regions in China. This was done using a Chinese version of an international survey questionnaire on ethics and genetics that has been circulated in 37 nations. In all, 255 study participants completed questionnaires (63%). The majority of the respondents (89%) reported that they agreed with the current Chinese laws and regulations on termination of pregnancy for genetic abnormalities and non-medical indications, on the basis of considerations of population control and family planning. More than half the respondents opposed sex selection by prenatal diagnosis in the absence of an X-linked disorder. However, most of them (86%) would prefer directive counseling. More than half would agree to disclose genetic information to relatives at risk, and would permit third parties such as law enforcement agencies, spouse/partner, blood relatives, employers involving public safety, life and health insurers to access stored DNA without consent. The majority (73%-98%) also thought that DNA fingerprinting should be required for prisoners convicted of or charged with crimes, members of armed forces and all newborns. Although these are only the first part of the results of our international survey, they provide an initial basis for international discussion on ethics and genetics in China.

Perspectives on genetics in china.

The long civilization of China traces its origin to the development of agriculture. Early records and archaeological findings demonstrate the success of plant and animal breeding in contributing to human livelihood and the national economy. Teaching and research in modern genetics began in China in the 1920s with individuals who received advanced training in the West. Over the following 30 years, notable contributions to genetics, both basic and applied, were made by Chinese scientists in universities and research institutions. Unfortunately, these activities were brought to a virtual standstill first by the official advocacy of Lysenkoism, followed by ten years of Cultural Revolution. Schools were closed and scientific research was interrupted. Not until 1978 did the universities begin to enroll new students and scientific research, including genetics, again receive endorsement. Since then, Chinese scientists have resumed contacts with colleagues in other countries and publication of their research findings in national and international journals. The material summarized in this article covers a long time span and a broad spectrum of scientific subjects and events. Representative examples of Chinese contributions to various areas of genetics are cited to depict the history, current status, and prospects for the development of genetics in China. After many ups and downs and despite limitations in material resources, the study of genetics in China seems to be on a sound footing, with a relatively complete system in place for training workers in this discipline.

Perspectives on Genetics in China

Orthologs and paralogs are two fundamentally different types of homologous genes that evolved, respectively, by vertical descent from a single ancestral gene and by duplication. Orthology and paralogy are key concepts of evolutionary genomics. A ...Read More

Impact of economic policy on the development of genetics in China

Great progress in genetics has been achieved in China in the last 40 years. However, this branch of science had witnessed twists and turns during its development. In the early 1950s, as an effect of an international ideological trend and national political factors, there was a tendency to advocate one theory while negating another, and discussions on some divergent academic problems were improperly approached. This hindered the development of genetics in China. In 1956, the central government put forward the policy of letting a hundred flowers blossom and a hundred schools of thought contend, which aims at promoting ,the progress of arts and sciences. Later in the same year, a genetic conference was held in Qingdao cosponsored by the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and Ministry of Higher Education. This conference created an improved environment for the development of genetics. In the following 10 years, the number of personnel involved in genetic research and teaching and the supply of laboratory equipment and funds were rapidly increased. For example, two genetic institutes were established in China, one in Beijing, the Institute of Genetics, and the other in Shanghai, the Genetic Institute of Fudan University. They began or continued research in microbial, plant, animal, and human genetics. Meanwhile in Fudan and other universities, a great number of students (including M.S. and Ph.D. students) in genetics were trained. Thus a good foundation was laid for the progress of genetics. Unfortunately, the work in genetics, as that in other fields, was disturbed again during the 10 years of cultural revolution. In 1978, the central government set forth the general principles for the development of the national economy. Since then genetics has stepped on to a new road for its development. China's reform has succeeded first in the countryside, which has brought into full play the initiative of the farmers for production and has greatly promoted the development of agriculture. Taking food production as an example, as farmers' investment increased, soil fertility, irrigation systems, and other conditions have been improved. Thus more and better crop varieties are demanded. Under this new situation, Chinese geneticists and plant breeders have developed a great number of new and improved crop varieties, which have played a significant role in increasing the country's food production. For example, YUAN Longping's laboratory of the Hunan Academy of Agricultural Sciences developed a malesterile rice line and hybrid rice by crossing rice with barnyard grass. Dozens of superior cross combinations have been made across the country. The cultivated area of hybrid rice has

Medical genetics in China.

Medical genetics in China.