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欧洲科学基金会最近宣布推出8个新的“研究网络”项目。这些项目将在3年内通过各国科学家互访、举办讨论会等方式推进欧洲范围内的科研交流与合作,其选题在某种程度上反映了欧洲科学界关注的一些焦点。 据欧洲科学基金会提供的材料介绍,“研究网络”项目重点包括以下一些内容: 深海海底生物圈探测。欧洲科学基金会指出,近年来在深海海底发现了大量微生物群落,不仅对海底生物圈研究有深远意义,而且对生物技术和工业生产也有重要潜在价值。例如,海底蕴藏的油气水化物有可能为人类提供大量洁净新能源,而海底存在的大量独特的微生物也有可能为生物工程提供新的技术手段。 丝的特性及制造。蚕等动物产生的丝的主要成分是一些具有特殊生物聚合物结构的蛋白质复合物。虽然生物技术发展很快,但目前即使质量最好的人造材料,在弹性、纤维长度重量比等机械特性上依然还无法超越自然界中的动物丝。欧洲科学基金会动物丝研究项目希望通过对丝及其相关蛋白的分析,最终找到人工生产具有类似特性产品的方法。
The European Science Foundation recently announced the launch of eight new “research networks” projects. Within 3 years, these projects will promote scientific exchanges and cooperation within Europe through exchange of visits by scientists from different countries and holding seminars, which will, to a certain extent, reflect some of the focuses that the European scientific community pays close attention to. According to the materials provided by the European Science Foundation, “Research Network” focuses on the following items: Deep Seabed Biosphere Detection. According to the European Science Foundation, the discovery of a large number of microbial communities on the deep seabed in recent years has not only profound implications for the study of the seabed biosphere, but also great potential for biotechnology and industrial production. For example, hydrocarbon-based hydrates found on the seabed make it possible to provide humankind with a large amount of clean new energy, and the large number of unique microorganisms present at the seabed may also provide new technological means for bioengineering. Silk characteristics and manufacturing. The main components of silk produced by animals such as silkworms are some protein complexes with special biopolymer structures. Although biotechnology has developed rapidly, at present, even the best-quality artificial materials still can not surpass the animal's filaments in nature in terms of mechanical properties such as flexibility and fiber length-to-weight ratio. The European Science Foundation Animal Silk Research Project hopes to eventually find ways to artificially produce products with similar characteristics by analyzing silk and its related proteins.