Research groups led by Prof. ZHOU Jiawei from the Institute of Neuroscience, Center for Excellence in Brain Science and Intelligence Technology and Prof. LIANG Xinmiao from the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, demonstrated that astrocytic dopamine receptor D2 (DRD2) plays a key role in the pathogenesis of multiple sclerosis (MS).

In a study published in Ecological Indicators, researchers from Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden (XTBG) used the MaxEnt (maximum entropy) model, in combination with climate data and the current distribution data of Cedrus to simulate the past, present and future distribution of potentially suitable habitats for Cedrus in the Mediterranean region and western Himalaya.

Scientists from the Beijing Institute of Genomics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Department of Urology, Peking University First Hospital, reported the epigenomic features and profiles of UTUC and UCB, identified DNA methylation subtypes with potential risk stratification of tumors, and evaluated therapeutic efficacy and targets of the DNA methyltransferase inhibitor SGI-110.

A joint research team led by John Speakman from the Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology has found that "healthy underweight" individuals had lower food intakes and lower activity as well as surprisingly higher-than-expected resting metabolic rates linked to elevated levels of their thyroid hormones.

Researchers from the Institute of Process Engineering and Shenzhen Second People's Hospital have developed a biomimetic formulation using targeted delivery agents for lactate metabolism-based synergistic therapy against glioblastoma multiforme.

In a recent study, researchers from the Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden showed that IMA (IRONMAN) positively regulates Fe homeostasis by interacting with OsHRZs (Haemerythrin Motif-Containing Really Interesting New Gene and Zinc-Finger Proteins), and an artificial IMA peptide derived from OsPRI1 is useful for iron (Fe) biofortification in rice.

A research team led by FU Qiaomei from the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology reviewed the history of aDNA technological development, discussed current technical bottlenecks and solutions, and assessed the future of the technology.

Researchers from the Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica and Università degli Studi del Piemonte Orientale, summarized 215 cases of misassigned MNPs reported between July 2010 and August 2021 and discussed major pitfalls still plaguing the structural elucidation of small molecules, emphasizing the role of total synthesis, crystallography, as well as chemical- and biosynthetic logic to complement spectroscopic data.

Researchers at the Suzhou Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Technology have recently proposed a hand-in-hand structured DNA assembly strategy and developed an electrochemical/fluorescent dual-mode biosensor for circulating tumor DNA based on methylene blue and red-emissive carbon nanodots.

Supervised by Dr. ZHANG Lingling from the Wuhan Botanical Garden and Prof. ZHANG Lin from the Central South University of Forestry and Technology, JIA Hongyu developed a modified method for tung tree, and transgenic hairy roots could be effectively induced from the stem of tung tree seedling.

In a recent study, researchers from the Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden investigated the decomposition of liana and tree litter at community level across three forest types (limestone forest, evergreen broadleaved forest, and tropical seasonal forest in Xishuangbanna. And they found that liana decayed faster than tree litter.

A research team led by Prof. ZHANG Quanbin from the Institute of Oceanology discovered that low molecular weight fucoidan could promote angiogenesis in db/db mice (type 2 diabetes mice).