Primitive man have managed to survive in the rigorous climatic conditions of the arctic regions in northeast Asia owing to the hunting for mammoth, bison, wooly rhinoceros and other Pleistocene mammals with the assist...Primitive man have managed to survive in the rigorous climatic conditions of the arctic regions in northeast Asia owing to the hunting for mammoth, bison, wooly rhinoceros and other Pleistocene mammals with the assistance of the laika, a domesticated wolf. This is how the colonization of the Arctic began. The domestic dog appeared in this region about 25 - 30 thousand years ago as a result of the severe climatic conditions in which both hunting tribes and the ancestors of the domestic dog had to live. A wolf is a predator, an able hunter. Therefore, most likely wolves were originally trained to hunt with humans—the leaders of the hunting pack. Thus, in northeast Asia, there was a direct relationship between man’s colonization of the Arctic, the appearance of the hunting dog, and a decrease in the number of mammoth, bison, and other large animals in the region, as a result of hunting when whole herds were killed.展开更多
The Tourism Bureau of Heilongjiang Province announces that a paleontological museum devoted to Quaternary fossil mammoths has been built in Qinggang County in that province. This museum, recently olticially opened, ca...The Tourism Bureau of Heilongjiang Province announces that a paleontological museum devoted to Quaternary fossil mammoths has been built in Qinggang County in that province. This museum, recently olticially opened, can be used to exhibit collections and conduct popular science education as well as scientific research （Fig. 1）.展开更多
The frozen bodies of a young woolly mammoth(Mammuthus primigenius),a wild horse(Equus sp.)and a steppe bison(Bison priscus)were recently found in the northern Yakutia(northeastern Siberia).All specimens have preserved...The frozen bodies of a young woolly mammoth(Mammuthus primigenius),a wild horse(Equus sp.)and a steppe bison(Bison priscus)were recently found in the northern Yakutia(northeastern Siberia).All specimens have preserved bones,skin and soft tissues.Whereas the woolly mammoth and the Pleistocene horse were represented by partial frozen bodies,the steppe bison body was recovered in an absolutely complete state.All specimens were found frozen in the permafrost,with some of the tissues mummified.The wild horse and steppe bison are of Holocene age,and the mammoth is of Late Pleistocene age.展开更多
Studies of the Korean Wave in Taiwan have construed the genesis of the Wave as either accidental, evitable, or taken it for granted. Problematising the genesis of the Korean Wave in Taiwan, the paper proposes to see i...Studies of the Korean Wave in Taiwan have construed the genesis of the Wave as either accidental, evitable, or taken it for granted. Problematising the genesis of the Korean Wave in Taiwan, the paper proposes to see it as the product of social and political forces pertaining to a specific moment of history of Taiwan. Other than deeming the genesis categorically as a cultural instance, it argues that the Wave is in effect the production manufactured at the convergence of social political changes at a historical moment unprecedented in Taiwan history. To respond to the new social and political conditions, the Korean Wave is deliberately appropriated as the extension of social institution and political control for the purpose of prolonging class interests of the traditional rulers. By means of mammoth circulation and transmission of print media and television broadcast, the Wave is immediately called into being and captivates a throng of Taiwan Residents audience. In return, the overwhelming popularity of Korean TV dramas is capitalized on politically besides socially and culturally in order to meet new needs. Resiting the Korean Wave in Taiwan in the social and political processes at the specific moment of Taiwan history, its genesis is thereby complicated and overdetermined on top of the advanced and promised drama qualities and productions. Inevitably a limited view, however, the paper is hoped to provide an alternative aspect to the studies of the Korean Wave either in Taiwan or other regions.展开更多
Microbiological investigation of the fossil animals preserved in permafrost represents obvious interest for science. Lack of data in this sphere gives even greater importance to any findings giving us opportunity to l...Microbiological investigation of the fossil animals preserved in permafrost represents obvious interest for science. Lack of data in this sphere gives even greater importance to any findings giving us opportunity to learn more about remote past of microorganisms. In this respect, preserved remains of fossil are considered as unique biological materials for scientific investigations. Bacillus bacteria strains isolated from the paleomicrobiota of mammoth fauna are not only have high durability （20-30 thousand of years） in permafrost, but are still able to produce biologically active substances. Strains of bacteria of the genus Bacillus, isolated from the tissues of the representatives of the mammoth fauna have strong antagonistic properties to hemolytic streptococci--Streptococcus equi, pathogenic for animals--Salmonella abortus equi, also toxigenic micromycetes genera Aspergillus, Alternuria, Penicillum and fungal pathogens of plant diseases--Botrytis cimeria and Fuzarium oxysporium. The strains of bacteria of the genus Bacillus are not pathogenic to plants and animals, but initially resistant to wide range of antibiotics. Dominance strains of Bacillus bacteria, producing strong bacteriocins in the soft tissues of fossil animals, contributing to their long cryo bio conservation. In addition, bacterial strains of Bacillus subtilis, isolated from paleo microbiota have strong oxidizing properties. Microbiota of fossils preserved in permafrost of Yakutia is of particular interest for microbiology and modem biotechnology.展开更多
文摘Primitive man have managed to survive in the rigorous climatic conditions of the arctic regions in northeast Asia owing to the hunting for mammoth, bison, wooly rhinoceros and other Pleistocene mammals with the assistance of the laika, a domesticated wolf. This is how the colonization of the Arctic began. The domestic dog appeared in this region about 25 - 30 thousand years ago as a result of the severe climatic conditions in which both hunting tribes and the ancestors of the domestic dog had to live. A wolf is a predator, an able hunter. Therefore, most likely wolves were originally trained to hunt with humans—the leaders of the hunting pack. Thus, in northeast Asia, there was a direct relationship between man’s colonization of the Arctic, the appearance of the hunting dog, and a decrease in the number of mammoth, bison, and other large animals in the region, as a result of hunting when whole herds were killed.
文摘The Tourism Bureau of Heilongjiang Province announces that a paleontological museum devoted to Quaternary fossil mammoths has been built in Qinggang County in that province. This museum, recently olticially opened, can be used to exhibit collections and conduct popular science education as well as scientific research （Fig. 1）.
基金The authors are grateful to the late Vasiliy Gorokhov,the head of the tribal community‘Yukagir’(who passed away in Nov 2012),and to the Yukagir community for allowing us to borrow the specimens for this study in Yakutsk,Russia.The Scientific Research Institute of Applied Ecology of the North of Northeastern Federal University,Yakutsk and Bernard Buigues(Saint-Jean de Lus,France)helped with the logistics and provided funds for the specimens to be transported to Yakutsk in 2012.
文摘The frozen bodies of a young woolly mammoth(Mammuthus primigenius),a wild horse(Equus sp.)and a steppe bison(Bison priscus)were recently found in the northern Yakutia(northeastern Siberia).All specimens have preserved bones,skin and soft tissues.Whereas the woolly mammoth and the Pleistocene horse were represented by partial frozen bodies,the steppe bison body was recovered in an absolutely complete state.All specimens were found frozen in the permafrost,with some of the tissues mummified.The wild horse and steppe bison are of Holocene age,and the mammoth is of Late Pleistocene age.
文摘Studies of the Korean Wave in Taiwan have construed the genesis of the Wave as either accidental, evitable, or taken it for granted. Problematising the genesis of the Korean Wave in Taiwan, the paper proposes to see it as the product of social and political forces pertaining to a specific moment of history of Taiwan. Other than deeming the genesis categorically as a cultural instance, it argues that the Wave is in effect the production manufactured at the convergence of social political changes at a historical moment unprecedented in Taiwan history. To respond to the new social and political conditions, the Korean Wave is deliberately appropriated as the extension of social institution and political control for the purpose of prolonging class interests of the traditional rulers. By means of mammoth circulation and transmission of print media and television broadcast, the Wave is immediately called into being and captivates a throng of Taiwan Residents audience. In return, the overwhelming popularity of Korean TV dramas is capitalized on politically besides socially and culturally in order to meet new needs. Resiting the Korean Wave in Taiwan in the social and political processes at the specific moment of Taiwan history, its genesis is thereby complicated and overdetermined on top of the advanced and promised drama qualities and productions. Inevitably a limited view, however, the paper is hoped to provide an alternative aspect to the studies of the Korean Wave either in Taiwan or other regions.
文摘Microbiological investigation of the fossil animals preserved in permafrost represents obvious interest for science. Lack of data in this sphere gives even greater importance to any findings giving us opportunity to learn more about remote past of microorganisms. In this respect, preserved remains of fossil are considered as unique biological materials for scientific investigations. Bacillus bacteria strains isolated from the paleomicrobiota of mammoth fauna are not only have high durability （20-30 thousand of years） in permafrost, but are still able to produce biologically active substances. Strains of bacteria of the genus Bacillus, isolated from the tissues of the representatives of the mammoth fauna have strong antagonistic properties to hemolytic streptococci--Streptococcus equi, pathogenic for animals--Salmonella abortus equi, also toxigenic micromycetes genera Aspergillus, Alternuria, Penicillum and fungal pathogens of plant diseases--Botrytis cimeria and Fuzarium oxysporium. The strains of bacteria of the genus Bacillus are not pathogenic to plants and animals, but initially resistant to wide range of antibiotics. Dominance strains of Bacillus bacteria, producing strong bacteriocins in the soft tissues of fossil animals, contributing to their long cryo bio conservation. In addition, bacterial strains of Bacillus subtilis, isolated from paleo microbiota have strong oxidizing properties. Microbiota of fossils preserved in permafrost of Yakutia is of particular interest for microbiology and modem biotechnology.
