湖北七年坚持为科学家铺设红毯,弘扬扎根大地的科研精神
国庆期间,华中农业大学高泽霞教授团队在湖北鄂州观测无刺武昌鱼生长。湖北省连续七年为科学家铺设红毯,通过仪式感致敬扎根一线、将论文写在祖国大地上的科研工作者,展现荆楚大地尊重创新、培育人才的科研生态。
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高泽霞团队通过基因编辑技术培育出世界首例无肌间刺武昌鱼,解决了鱼刺卡喉问题。湖北省通过举办科技创新大会等活动,长期致力于营造尊重科学家的社会氛围。
极目新闻记者 张屏 李碗容
国庆假期,位于湖北鄂州的湖北武昌鱼产业研究院依旧忙碌,华中农业大学高泽霞教授和科研人员守在塘边。国庆正是种质性状观测的关键窗口,科研人员持续记录F5代无刺武昌鱼生长状态,正在为下一步规模化推广积累数据。
今年1月4日,新年首个工作日举行的湖北省科技创新大会上,高泽霞等12位“科学之星”走上洪山礼堂百米红毯。小学生捧花、青年科技工作者挥舞旗帜,全场掌声献给走出实验室的科研人。
红毯之上,青春力量熠熠生辉。高泽霞笑容自信,她带领团队培育出世界首例无肌间刺武昌鱼和草鱼,解决了鱼小刺“卡喉咙”问题,让“大口吃鱼”成为可能。“我们青年科学家在湖北特别幸福,”高泽霞在现场难掩激动,“这里有肥沃的土壤、精细的雨露、温暖的阳光,构建了让我们长期坚持的创新生态,助力成果从实验室走向产业。”
为科学家铺设红毯,湖北已经坚持七年。2020年8月全国科技活动周闭幕式,17位抗疫科研尖兵首次踏上专属红毯;2021年的红毯上,88岁的潘垣院士压轴登场;今年的科学之星队伍里,更迎来了3位“80后”。红毯逐年延伸,社会对科研工作者的敬意愈发浓厚。
一场坚持七年的致敬,背后是荆楚大地对创新价值的深刻理解。湖北崇尚科学家,从来不是追捧光鲜的头衔,而是致敬一种扎根大地的精神:把实验室的成果转化为产业突破,把书本上的理论变成守护山河、造福民生的力量。
有人仰望深空,为月球就地建房打磨材料;有人俯瞰大地,用国产卫星遥感国土、防范灾害;有人深耕芯片制造,攻坚纳米级装备突破“卡脖子”难题;有人潜入江河,守护长江水生生物的多样性;有人驻守深山,用科技预警地质灾害;有人挑战深海隧道,为未来跨海通道筑牢技术根基。他们领域各不相同,却共同践行着“把论文写在祖国大地上”。
这就是荆楚大地独特的“追星”答案。洪山礼堂的红毯之上,孩童踮脚送上鲜花;武汉大学的课堂之中,青年学子仰望院士。红毯是仪式,更是一种传承:用一场全社会可见的致敬,在年轻人心中种下科学的种子。
真正的“顶流”,不在热搜榜单,而在长明的实验室灯光、田间的试验基地、江河深山的一线现场。今天值得我们追的星,是把星光洒向人间的人。
荆楚大地的科学星空,正群星闪耀。湖北现有两院院士93位,2025年新增11人,创下历史新高;全省集聚130余所高校、41.5万名研发人员。国家实验室实现零的突破,8个大科学装置、45家全国重点实验室、547家新型研发机构陆续落地。
从为科学家喝彩的“追星”,到源源不断培育科研人才的“造星”,一颗颗科学之星汇聚,成为照亮“何以中国”的一束光。
因为总有这样一群人,把星光洒向人间,中国才有仰望星空、奔赴远方的底气。
江河守此心 我辈追此星
极目新闻评论员 程曼诗
世人总问,今天该追怎样的星?
国庆期间,鄂州塘边。高泽霞教授蹲在池旁,记录F5代无刺武昌鱼的生长数据。一条鱼,她守了十余年。
武昌鱼,学名团头鲂,因毛泽东“才饮长沙水,又食武昌鱼”名扬四海。但一条成年武昌鱼体内藏着120多根肌间刺,细如发丝,卡喉无数。
从2012年起,高泽霞团队在近120个候选基因中,历经上千次实验,率先锁定肌间刺主效基因runx2b,精准敲除后使肌间刺完全缺失,鱼肉可食率从68%提升至92%,风味不变。F1到F5,逐代筛选,让无刺性状稳定遗传。
十年挑刺,一把“开关”。这背后是什么?
是为国担当的赤子心——让中国人的餐桌少一根刺;是尊重规律的敬畏心——经历上千次实验,不跳过任何一步;是久久为功的恒心——验证一做七年,有人说做“少刺鱼”算了,她说“完全没有肌间刺才有意义”;是守护民生的同理心——让老人孩子吃鱼不再担惊受怕。
这四颗心,与科学家精神的六个维度一脉相通。爱国、创新、求实、奉献、协同、育人——爱国是底色,创新是追求,求实是根基,奉献是选择,协同是方法,育人是延续。
两千四百年前,曾侯乙编钟以“一钟双音”的铸造奇迹,改写世界音乐史。千年前,英山人毕昇从雕版困局中悟出活字之法,变整版雕刻为单字排列,一变而万变。荆楚大地从不缺叩问天地的人。从青铜铸钟到泥活字排印,从塘边挑刺到基因编辑,变的是一代代人手中的“开关”,不变的是那颗沉下来的心。
今天的湖北,两院院士共93位,2025年新增11人,创历史新高。130余所高校、41.5万名研发人员,8个大科学装置、45家全国重点实验室、547家新型研发机构落地。群星闪耀,不是偶然。
我们该追怎样的星?不是流光,是塘边的坚守;不是喧嚣,是十年挑刺后轻轻按下的那个“开关”,这才是我们永远追求的星。

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The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced that French scientist Kegan and Japanese scientist Kip Hexian will jointly win the 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their discovery of nonlinear effects and autocatalytic reactions in organic asymmetric synthesis. The two solved a century-old problem in the chemical world-how homochiral properties arise spontaneously, which is of decisive significance to modern pharmaceuticals. Kagan is an honorary professor at the University of Paris-Saclay, and Kip is an honorary professor at the Tokyo University of Science. The two will share the prize of 12 million Swedish kronor equally.

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