MORE than one hundred teachers, research workers and senior students in biology of the universities and institutions of Peiping met in the new campus of the College of Agriculture of the National Tsinghua University during July 17– 25. The instigator of the conference was Dean P. S. Tang, ably and generously assisted by his colleagues of the College. The campus is next to the famous Summer Palace which was freely accessible to the members during this conference, and one of the most enjoyable parts was the boating at night on the lake inside the Palace. Preliminary meetings consisted of lectures on the place of biology in ancient Chinese history, and on the teaching methods of biology in colleges and high schools. So many contributed valuable suggestions to the latter subject that a special committee was appointed to explore further this important and fertile field. The regular programme consisted of symposia and lectures on recent advances in genetics, hormones, nutrition, viruses and rickettsia, biophysics and aviation physiology. The round-table meetings were attended chiefly by senior members, and the following topics were discussed : cytology, growth and development, immunity, and effect of temperature on organisms. The general impression of the conference was that the time allotted to each speaker was too short, and plans are being made to choose one or two important subjects as the theme of the conference next summer. It was fortunate that the Peiping branch of the Chinese Society of Phytopathology was able to meet with the conference on the afternoons of July 20 and 21.
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Sep 1, 1990
Christoph Homann + 29
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