Researchers from the Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology reported the parental histones inheritance safeguard mechanism, in which parental histone allocation contributes to establishing chromatin states during cell differentiation through altering embryonic stem cell differentiation potential.

In a study published inScience of the Total Environment, researchers from Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden (XTBG) and Hohai University presented a new method for calculating urban socioeconomic development indexes using a variety of data sources.

Researchers from the uhan Botanical Garden evaluated the ffects of cdmium toxicity on the aquatic plant Potamogeton crispus xposed to different light qualities (white, blue, and red light) and elucidated the underlying mechanism.

Researchers from the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology and the Fujian Institute of Geological Survey described and analyzed a new 150-million-year-old avialan theropod from Fujian Province.

Researchers led by Prof. XIE Qi from the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology comprehensively synthesized and discussed the evolutionary process of cereal floral organ and the genetic and molecular networks regulating cereal threshability.

In a collaborative study, researchers from the Institute of Botany, the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, and the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences used a mapping population of 306 wheat accesions representing global genetic diversity. They also used 40 million high-quality single-nucleotide polymorphism data to perform genetic analyses of wheat spike traits.

A research group led by Prof. SUN Yuhua from the Institute of Hydrobiology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences found that ASD-risk factor POGZ plays an important role in the maintenance of ESCs by silencing the Dux gene and ERVs.

The team led by Prof. ZHOU Xiaolong and Prof. WANG Enduo from the Center for Excellence in Molecular Cell Science, Shanghai Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology reported that mammalian mitochondrial translation requires a high-level of accuracy at Thr codons, which is mediated by the proofreading (editing) function of mitochondrial threonyl-tRNA synthetase (mtThrRS).

In a study published in Nature Plants, researchers reported the structural study of the abscisic acid transporter ABCG25 from Arabidopsis (AtABCG25).

During a floristic exploration of Yingjiang County, Yunnan Province from 2021 to 2023, researchers from the Xisuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden (XTBG) came across an interesting species of Agapetes. After a detailed study of the morphological characters of the material and similar species, the researchers confirmed that the plant was a new species to science.

A research team led by Prof. CHAO Daiyin from the Center of Excellence for Molecular Plant Sciences identified a novel protein family in plants named as GAPLESS, and revealed that members of this family mediate the adhesion between the cell wall and the plasma membrane at the Casparian strip. This adhesion plays a critical role in controlling nutrient transport and the growth development of rice.

While ravens do not occur in China's capital Beijing today, a new scientific study analyzing fossil bird bones from the UNESCO World Heritage Zhoukoudian "Peking Man" site demonstrates that ravens lived in western Beijing at the same time as some of its famous ancient human inhabitants.