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                                   Science Focus Issue 015, 2019




        What’s Happening in Hong Kong? 香港科技活動                 Science Today 今日科學
            HK SciFest 2019                               1       Putting On Food Waste                       12
            香港科學節 2019                                            把廚餘穿在身上
            Science Focus Instagram Photo Competition             DNA – An Innovative Way to Store Information!   14
            《科言》Instagram 攝影比賽                                    DNA — 一種創新的資料儲存方式！

        Science in History 昔日科學                               Amusing World of Science 科學趣聞

            The Hidden Figure of DNA Structure: Rosalind Franklin  2   Extraordinary Science: The Mechanism of Ice-Skating  16
            DNA 結構的無名英雄：Rosalind Franklin                         科學不一樣：探討溜冰的奧秘
            Emerald from The Sea – Green Fluorescent Protein   4   Myths and Facts about Farts                21
            來自海洋的綠寶石 — 綠色螢光蛋白                                     屁的迷思
            Taxol – The Pathway to Cancer Treatment       8       Rising from the Ashes II: Callus Induction and Plant
            紫杉醇 — 從自然而來的癌症良藥                                      Regeneration                                24
                                                                  浴火重生 II：癒傷組織誘導與植物再生




        Message from the Editor-in-Chief 主編的話


        Dear Readers,                                                  親愛的讀者：
            Welcome to the latest issue of Science Focus. This time, we bring you   歡迎閱讀最新一期《科言》！今期作者們會為您帶
        articles on scientific discoveries that span many decades. Going beyond   來橫跨數十年的科學發現。我們首先會向您介紹一位您
        the textbook, we introduce a lesser-known hero who played a big part in the
        discovery of the DNA structure. Have you ever thought of ways jellyfish and   未必聽過、課本上也未曾提及過，但在發現 DNA 結構
        tree bark played in biomedical research and medicine? What about the link   上舉足輕重的英雄。此外，您有想過，在生物醫學和藥物
        between a comic character and tissue regeneration? For those of you who   研究方面，水母和樹皮能扮演著甚麼角色？組織再生和
        are into sports, we delve into the physical principles behind ice-skating.      漫畫角色之間又可以有著甚麼關係？如果您是運動愛好
                                                                       者，我們亦會與您探討溜冰背後的物理原理。
            Have you checked out our Instagram platform? You will find fun graphics
        and summaries of articles we published in previous issues of Science Focus.   您有看過我們的 Instagram 嗎？在那裡您會找到一
        We hope to post your contributions in the very near future! To share your   些有趣圖片和之前數期《科言》文章的撮要。我們更希
        passion on science, please enter our Instagram competition. Each round   望在以後看到您們的佳作！快參加我們在 Instagram 舉
        of competition will have a theme. All you have to do is send us an original   辦的比賽，向大家分享您對科學的熱誠吧！ 每回合比賽
        digital photo, together with a caption that explains a related scientific story.   將會有不同的主題。請把您拍攝的數碼相片，連同一個
        For further details, please refer to the next page – What’s Happening in Hong
        Kong.                                                          介紹相關科學故事的說明傳送給我們，詳情請參閱右頁
                                                                       的〈香港科技活動〉。
            Now get your phones or fancy cameras out, and start snapping away!
                                                                           快拿出您的手機或專業相機拍照吧！
        Yours faithfully,
        Prof. Ho Yi Mak                                                                             主編 麥晧怡教授
        Editor-in-Chief                                                                                      敬上





           Scientific Advisors 科學顧問                               Student Editorial Board 學生編委
           Dr. Jason Chan 陳鈞傑博士     Editor-in-Chief 主編輯           Editors 編輯               Graphic Designers 設計師
           Prof. Stanley Lau 劉振鈞教授  Prof. Ho Yi Mak 麥晧怡教授         Teresa Fan 樊銘姍           Sirinant Khunakornbodintr
                                                                  Eunice Lam 林杏妍           吳譪恩
           Prof. Pak Wo Leung 梁伯和教授  Managing Editors 總編輯         Henry Lau 劉以軒            Bryan Siu 蕭浩延
           Prof. Angela Wu 吳若昊教授    Daniel Lau 劉劭行                Chih-yu Lee 李致宇          Joni Tang 鄧采瑩
                                                                  Melody Ma 馬嘉怡            Lynn Zhang 張海琳
                                                                  Yasine Malki 馬建生
                                                                  Twinkle Poon 潘晴
                                                                  Chantelle Sullivan 蘇盈安
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