In their new study, researchers from Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden (XTBG) and their collaborators explored the challenges of rapid urbanization in achieving ecosystem services (ESs) satisfaction and equity.

Recently, a collaborative research team led by LI Jiayang from the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, developed a multiplex gene editing tool named the Cas9-PE system, capable of simultaneously achieving precise editing and site-specific random mutagenesis in rice.

Researchers from Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and collaborators investigated the water transport characteristics of mistletoes and their host plants under different drought environments, and presented the first comprehensive regional dataset, encompassing 12 xylem traits related to hydraulic efficiency, mechanical strength, and safety.

Researchers from the Institute of Psychology and the Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology provided insights into the genetic and neural basis of facial emotion recognition in humans and monkeys.

In a breakthrough study published in Science on Nov. 15, international researchers have identified mechanisms driving age-dependent morphological changes occurring in the root apical meristem during phase change.

A research team led by Dr. WU Yuejin from Hefei Institutes of Physical Science recently unveiled the molecular underlying mechanism of how these veins form and develop. A gene called SM1 plays a crucial role in the development of rice leaf veins and affects methane emissions from rice plants, they found.

A group of researchers from Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden (XTBG) has been investigating the interactions between root-zone microorganisms and plant root exudates, and how these microorganisms in turn influenced plant health and growth. Their recent attention to the aerial root mucilagestudy has led to a novel model for studying the crucial interactions between functional metabolites and the probiotic microbiome, based on the aerial root mucilage probiotics system.

Early development of an embryo is solely supported by maternally deposited RNAs and proteins until its own genome is activated through a process called zygotic genome activation (ZGA). Recent research by Chinese scientists has revealed novel molecular mechanisms by which HIRA acts in concert with dPCIF1 to establish a totipotent chromatin and facilitate orderly zygotic genome activation in the early embryos of Drosophila.

A recent study by Prof. QIAN Youcun’s group from Shanghai Institute of Nutrition and Health of the Chinese Academy of Sciences revealed that food-derived nucleic acids could maintain the homeostasis of small intestinal natural intraepithelial lymphocytes (IELs), thereby promoting protein-mediated oral tolerance establishment.

A study led by a research team at the Institute of Hydrobiology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences revealed the potential of seabuckthorn and gallic acid in enhancing fish mucosal immunity and improving disease resistance, and explored the effects of these plant-derived additives in combating foodborne enteritis and improving overall health in farmed fish.

A study led by Prof. YAO Yikun’s group from the Shanghai Institute of Nutrition and Health of the Chinese Academy of Sciences identified and characterized the key factor of Activating Molecule in BECN1-regulated Autophagy Protein 1 (AMBRA1) in the FAS-mediated T cell death process, and revealed a new translation dependent mechanism by which AMBRA1 controls TCR signaling, T cell cycle, and T cell death.

A research team from the Chinese Academy of Sciences elucidated the high-resolution structure of the Orf2971-FtsHi complex, a chloroplast motor complex from Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. This study reveals the highly complex protein composition and assembly details of the complex, and explores the potential translocation pathway of precursor proteins.