In a recent study, researchers from the Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden identified four morphological syndromes of trunk spines. Two corresponded to already known functions (anchorage for lianas and crown defense against large ground mammals), and two strategies are newly described trait syndromes with traits suggesting a defense against bark feeding and climbing mammals.

Researchers at the Institute of Microbiology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences screened out an endophytic fungus Epicoccum dendrobii (E. dendrobii) which stimulated global alteration in the secondary metabolic profile of Aspergillus nidulans (A. nidulans) during the exploration of interaction between the model fungus A. nidulans and other fungi.

In a study published in Cell Research, a team led by H. Eric XU (XU Huaqing) and XU Youwei from the Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica of the Chinese Academy of Sciences revealed the ligand binding and activation mechanism of human TRHR from a structural view.

Recently, a research team led by Dr. GUO Longgen from the Institute of Hydrobiology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences demonstrated that sustained removal of Japanese smelt led to an increase in the biomass of cladocerans and a significant decrease in the biomass of Cyanobacteria and Chlorophyta.

Supervised by Ph.D. CONG Yiyan and Prof. HU Guangwan, master student SONG Yongxiu from Hunan Normal University and Ph.D. student PENG Shuai from the Wuhan Botanical Garden carried out a study of evolution and seed micromorphology in Impatiens.

In a recent study, researchers from the Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden (XTBG) quantified soil water flow behavior in the banana plantation and the effect of soil physical properties on water transport by using the high-resolution dyeing technique at the plot scales.

A research team led by Prof. KONG Qingpeng from Kunming Institute of Zoology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences reported that ETS1-regulated ribosome function reduction is an important mechanism for human healthy aging and longevity.

LIU Hong and HUANG He from Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, identified the novel target of hyperlipidemia, and developed a novel lipid-lowering small compound DC371739, which showed a promising lipid-lowering effect in vitro and in vivo, as well as good safety and tolerability both in healthy subjects and in patients with hyperlipidemia in the phase one trial.

In a recent study, researchers from the Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden presented the first multi-centennial spring- to early-summer season (March–July) streamflow reconstruction for the Karnali River in the central Himalaya by using moisture-sensitive tree ring-width chronologies of multiple tree species.

Dr. DENG Xianbao and YANG Dong, together with collaborator at the Wuhan Botanical Garden, have reported the key response strategies of lotus to complete submergence by conducting time-course complete submergence in two lotus varieties 'Qiuxing' and 'China Antique'.

In a study published online in Frontiers in Physiology, a research team led by Prof. XIA Xiaoqin at Institute of Hydrobiology (IHB) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences revealed that dietary seabuckthorn supplementation might be important in mitigating fish foodborne entities through the gut-liver immune axis.

Dr. ZHANG Xiangyang and his group from the Institute of Psychology of conducted a cross-sectional study among Chinese male chronic patients with schizophrenia. They recruited 616 male inpatients with schizophrenia and collected their demographic characteristics, as well as the history of suicide attempts, suicidal ideation, and alcohol drinking to investigate the relationship between suicidal behavior and the history of alcohol drinking.