A new study led by scientists from the Chinese Academy of Sciences demonstrated that Ddx3xb phase separation regulates maternal-to-zygotic transition (MZT) by promoting maternal mRNA translation, which has been published in Cell Research as a cover story.

On August 5, 2022, a study published in PNAS reveals the genome-wide chromatin accessibility of neonatal cochlear hair cells (HCs) and has identified two previously unknown Atoh1 enhancers. This study demonstrates that three Atoh1 enhancers cooperate for cochlear HC development in a dosage-dependent manner. The discovery provides insights into the molecular mechanisms underlying Atoh1 expression regulation and novel potential therapeutic targets for HC regeneration. This work was performed by researchers in LIU Zhiyong’s lab at CEBSIT, and the research group of LU Falong at IGDB.

Researchers from the Institute of Zoology and their collaborators have unraveled a long non-coding RNA (lncRNA)-based regulatory mechanism that modulates the balance between plant immunity and growth.

In a recent study, using a soil quality index derived from soil quality indicators which are selected by principal component analysis, researchers from the Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden (XTBG) evaluated the effect of planting density of pine plantations on soil quality up to one meter soil depth.

In a recent study, Prof. SHUI Guanghou's team from the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology (IGDB) presented new findings pertaining to how endogenous ceramide phosphoethanolamine modulate circadian rhythm and longevity via neural-glial coupling in Drosophila.

A research group led by Prof. WU Zhenbin from the Institute of Hydrobiology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences found that the restoration project on West Lake they conducted improved sediment conditions, facilitated the growth of submerged macrophytes, and sped up the restoration and reconstruction of the lake ecosystem.

A research group led by Prof. ZHANG Guojie from Kunming Institute of Zoology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences conducted a study spanning all recent penguin taxa to understand 60 million years of penguin evolutionary history.

A new species of loach described herein as Mustura yangi was discovered in northern Myanmar by researchers from Kunming Institute of Zoology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, National University of Singapore and Forest Research Institute of Myanmar.

In a recent study, researchers from the Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden (XTBG) monitored the actual splash erosion and its potential controls (rainfall parameters, vegetation structure, litter layer, soil properties) in tropical rainforest, rubber monoculture plantation, and four agroforestry systems in humid tropics, southwest China.

A research team led by Prof. LING Hongqing from the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology (IGDB), together with collaborators from Ludong University and the Computer Network Information Center, have generated a high-quality genome of Kenong 9204 (KN9204), a high nitrogen use efficiency wheat cultivar bred at IGDB.

A research team led by Dr. CAI Lintao from the Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology (SIAT) has reported a new strategy using carbon oxide gas to inhibit the expression of HSPs, providing an alternative strategy for boosting low-temperature photothermal therapy.

A research team led by Prof. WU Jianqiang from the Kunming Institute of Botany has recently sequenced and annotated the reference genomes of orobanchaceous plants, the autotroph Lindenbergia luchensis and two economically important holoparasitic pests Orobanche cumana and Phelipanche aegyptiaca.