The "Green Carbon Programme," led by the Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology (QIBEBT) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, was officially endorsed as an implementation initiative under UNESCO’s International Decade of Sciences for Sustainable Development 2024-2033 (referred to as the "Decade of Sciences") on November 28.
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Researchers from Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden (XTBG) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences reported a new species named <i>Begonia chunxiuensis</i>, which was collected in southwestern Guangxi, China.
A new study published in Nature has shed light on the origins, population structures, and kinship systems of the people of Shimao—one of China's most significant late Neolithic settlements. Analyses of ancient DNA from individuals who inhabited the site reveal genetic links to southern settlements, while also providing evidence of male mass burials associated with human sacrifice.
A research team led by Huawei Zhang of Peking University and Jiayang Li of the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology/Yazhouwan National Laboratory has reported a novel genome editing strategy, the "Mortise-Tenon system", which achieves precise insertion and replacement efficiencies from 16.30% to 59.47% in rice. The strategy offers a new tool for plant genome editing and opening new avenues for crop genetic improvement.
A research team led by Profs. LI Ming and XIAO Xiao from the Kunming Institute of Zoology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has published the most comprehensive genetic study of bipolar disorder (BD) to date across East Asian and European populations.
At a lab of the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), AI and automation have transformed traditional chemistry research from manual trial-and-error to giving instructions on intelligent platforms. In 2021, Professor Jiang Jun's team developed the first-generation robotic chemist "Xiao Lai," enabling 24/7 operation and autonomous experiment design. The second-generation "Xiao Lin" now handles more complex tasks, evolving from a labor substitute to a collaborative research partner. The team's ultimate goal is fully autonomous science, where machines can discover new research directions and assist even non-experts in material creation.
As winter blankets Shanghai Chenshan Botanical Garden, the vibrant landscape belies the scientific milestone it houses: a 30-square-meter "vault of life" -- the seed bank of the National Wild Plant Germplasm Resource Center for Chenshan Botanical Garden. The Center recently announced a significant achievement: it now holds over 100 million viable seeds, representing 1,950 wild plant species from 159 families and 785 genera, including 323 species endemic to China and 68 rare and endangered species.
In the course of almost two years after China's astronomical satellite named Einstein Probe (EP) was launched, it has managed to capture many extraordinary transient events in the universe that flicker like fireworks, thereby helping expand human understanding of extreme physical phenomena in the cosmos.
Scientists have harnessed ancient DNA to reconstruct the intricate social structure of one of China's earliest cities, revealing a genetically diverse society anchored in the authority of patrilineal clans. The research published on Thursday in Nature presents the first direct genetic evidence regarding the origins of the Shimao population -- the builders of Shimao, a massive Neolithic walled settlement in northern China that thrived around 4,300 years ago and was abandoned about 500 years later.
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