Recently, a collaborative research team led by Prof. WANG Hui and Prof. QIAN Junchao from Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences designed a catalytically active, photoresponsive Fe-doped carbon nanoparticles (FDCN) for second near infrared (NIR-II) photothermal-enhanced chemodynamic therapy.

A research team led by Prof. ZHANG Xuan from the Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, and Prof. HE Yonghan from the Kunming Institute of Zoology, introduced a novel class of protein degraders known as Liver-targeting chimeras (LIVTACs).

Prof. GUO Jingtao from the Institute of Zoology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, collaborated with researchers from the Peking University Third Hospital and Peking University First Hospital, carried out systematic studies in their recent study to decode the pathogenesis of spermatogenic failure in cryptorchidism.

Recently, in a study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), a research group led by Prof. DU Weiguo from the Institute of Zoology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences revealed that the transcription factor pSTAT3 initiates the female pathway in temperature-dependent sex determination.

During medicinal plant inventories in Guizhou, researchers from Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden (XTBG) and their collaborators discovered unknown plant materials morphologically similar to Huperzia javanica. After consulting Huperzia checklists of China, local floras, and careful comparison of morphological characters with previously described species by checking specimens and species protologue for all the known species of Huperzia, the researchers considered that the plant material represented a new species.

In a study published in Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences, researchers from Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden and their collaborators explored the link between tree radial growth and evolutionary relationships (i.e., phylogeny), especially under stress conditions such as drought.

A recent study by research teams from Wuhan Botanical Garden of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Ghent University inBelgium provides insights into genome evolution after whole-genome duplications in plants.

A research group led by Prof. ZHU Yingjie from the Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has revealed the essential role of lateral septum (LS) neurons in mediating anorectic and weight-lowering effects of the anti-obesity drug, liraglutide, in mice.

A recent study showed that the availability of soil phosphorus is affected by the formation of a phoD-harboring bacterial community which is influenced by the fine-root traits of deep-rooted desert plants.

In a study published in Ecological Indicators, researchers from Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden explored the variations in leaf trait networks (LTNs) of multiple dimensional traits and their adaptive strategies during forest secondary succession, including integrality of LTNs, hub traits, and importance of trait dimensions.

Researchers from the Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute/Janelia Research Campus have discovered an unknown role of cohesin complex in controlling gene expression, thereby resolving the long-standing puzzle regarding the general function of genome structure in gene regulation.

By introducing BBG into the SA matrix, a research team led by Prof. WANG Junfeng at the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences developed a novel 3D bioprinting composite materials dedicated to both bone and soft tissue repair.