In 1996,my interests as a passionate gardener and photo-based artist,that both dated from the 1970s,collided when I made the connection that plants are actually a form of photography;(photography from the Greek-meanin...In 1996,my interests as a passionate gardener and photo-based artist,that both dated from the 1970s,collided when I made the connection that plants are actually a form of photography;(photography from the Greek-meaning light drawing).Both photography and plants use the magical,mysterious ingredient that is LIGHT and the essential force that drives life on the planet.In fact,the largest photosensitive emulsion we know of is the planet earth.I draw inspiration and endless fascination from the awareness that the earth rotates in space and orbits the sun at a precise distance for the sun’s radiation to affect the elegant process of photosynthesis through the myriad of plants that have evolved and grow on the planet.The earth is a three dimensional living photograph.The atmosphere and biosphere are also key factors that mediate the harshness of radiation bombarding the earth and nurture life on the planet that we know and depend upon.The process is an amazing thing and something we should revere and protect.Imagine the earth as a basket ball,wrapped in the thinnest paper you could find.The thickness of this delicate paper is equivalent to the atmosphere,and the depth of the paper’s texture is thicker than the tallest trees,even thicker than the tallest high rise buildings!Image sequences from NASSA shows how vegetation grows,dies back,changes colour with the seasons,how the“photographic image”that is our planet alters.Increasingly human intervention plays a larger role in transforming the image of the globe we inhabit.Imagine foliated land as a photo-sensor(like in a digital camera).展开更多
According to the last World Malaria Report,there were an estimated 584 000 malaria deaths worldwide in 2013.The problem of parasite resistance towards available medicines is increasing.Natural products could play an i...According to the last World Malaria Report,there were an estimated 584 000 malaria deaths worldwide in 2013.The problem of parasite resistance towards available medicines is increasing.Natural products could play an important role to discover new antimalarial drug.The aim of the study was to highlight the anti-plasmodial properties of plants used in traditional medicine on the Mascarene Islands.85展开更多
Started from salicylic acid（SA） and related commercialized plant activators,based on molecular threedimensional shape and pharmacophore similarity comparison（SHAFTS）,a new lead compound benzotriazole was predicted...Started from salicylic acid（SA） and related commercialized plant activators,based on molecular threedimensional shape and pharmacophore similarity comparison（SHAFTS）,a new lead compound benzotriazole was predicted and a series of benzotriazole derivatives were designed and synthesized.The bioassay showed that benzotriazole had high activity against a broad spectrum of diseases including fungi and oomycetes in vivo,but no activity in vitro.And the introduction of proper groups at the1＇-position and 5＇-position was beneficial to the activity.So,they had the potential to be exploited as novel plant activators.展开更多
文摘In 1996,my interests as a passionate gardener and photo-based artist,that both dated from the 1970s,collided when I made the connection that plants are actually a form of photography;(photography from the Greek-meaning light drawing).Both photography and plants use the magical,mysterious ingredient that is LIGHT and the essential force that drives life on the planet.In fact,the largest photosensitive emulsion we know of is the planet earth.I draw inspiration and endless fascination from the awareness that the earth rotates in space and orbits the sun at a precise distance for the sun’s radiation to affect the elegant process of photosynthesis through the myriad of plants that have evolved and grow on the planet.The earth is a three dimensional living photograph.The atmosphere and biosphere are also key factors that mediate the harshness of radiation bombarding the earth and nurture life on the planet that we know and depend upon.The process is an amazing thing and something we should revere and protect.Imagine the earth as a basket ball,wrapped in the thinnest paper you could find.The thickness of this delicate paper is equivalent to the atmosphere,and the depth of the paper’s texture is thicker than the tallest trees,even thicker than the tallest high rise buildings!Image sequences from NASSA shows how vegetation grows,dies back,changes colour with the seasons,how the“photographic image”that is our planet alters.Increasingly human intervention plays a larger role in transforming the image of the globe we inhabit.Imagine foliated land as a photo-sensor(like in a digital camera).
文摘According to the last World Malaria Report,there were an estimated 584 000 malaria deaths worldwide in 2013.The problem of parasite resistance towards available medicines is increasing.Natural products could play an important role to discover new antimalarial drug.The aim of the study was to highlight the anti-plasmodial properties of plants used in traditional medicine on the Mascarene Islands.85
基金financially supported by the National Basic Research Program of China(973 Program,No.2010CB126100)the National High Technology Research and Development Program of China(863 Program,No.2011AA10A207)+1 种基金the Shanghai Leading Academic Discipline Project(B507)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities
文摘Started from salicylic acid（SA） and related commercialized plant activators,based on molecular threedimensional shape and pharmacophore similarity comparison（SHAFTS）,a new lead compound benzotriazole was predicted and a series of benzotriazole derivatives were designed and synthesized.The bioassay showed that benzotriazole had high activity against a broad spectrum of diseases including fungi and oomycetes in vivo,but no activity in vitro.And the introduction of proper groups at the1＇-position and 5＇-position was beneficial to the activity.So,they had the potential to be exploited as novel plant activators.
