A research team from the Institute of Biophysics (IBP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and Beijing Normal University has integrated datasets related to brain development from different layers, including single-cell transcriptomics, spatial transcriptomics, and epigenomics, to build the MAPbrain, a Multi-omics Atlas of the Primate brain.

Wild allotetraploid rice (Oryza alta) is a kind of polyploid wild rice with CCDD genome, high biomass and strong stress resistance. However, the wild rice has a major drawback: strong seed shattering. A collaborative research team from China has recently used nanotechnology to significantly improve the seed shattering resistance of the wild rice O. alta, bringing new insight for future rice breeding.

Researchers at Suzhou Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Technology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences recently proposed a novel strategy based on DNA nanostructure disintegration-assisted strain-promoted alkyne–azide cycloaddition (SPAAC) ligation for highly sensitive detection miRNA.

A research team led by Prof. ZHOU Rongbin from the University of Science and Technology of China discovered the mechanism by which lysophosphatidylserine (LysoPS) inhibits the anti-tumor activity of natural killer cells through its receptor, and proposed a new immunotherapy strategy based on receptor antagonism.

Recently, a research group led by Prof. DUAN Ming from the Institute of Hydrobiology (IHB) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences investigated the behavioural and transgenerational impacts of ALAN on zebrafish. They found that light pollution, particularly from blue-spectrum light, could alter fish behaviour after only a few nights of exposure, with these changes being passed on to the next generation.

Dr. TIAN Ye's group from the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences revealed the molecular mechanism of TGF-β signaling pathway coordinating the intestinal UPRmt activation in response to neuronal mitochondrial perturbations, and analyzed the role of the TGF-β signaling pathway in regulating lifespan, immunity, and lipid metabolism in Caenorhabditis elegans.

Apomixis is a form of asexual reproduction that allows hybrid rice to propagate by seeds. Recently, a collaborative research team led by Professor LI Jiayang from the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology (IGDB) of the Chinese Academy of Science established a new synthetic apomixis system using the rice endogenous gene OsWUS, which enables normal seed-setting rates.

In a study published in Journal of Cleaner Production, researchers from Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden (XTBG) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences addressed conservation of biodiversity in the trans-Himalayan region, specifically on understanding spatial distribution of threatened plant species and threats to them.

Chinese scientists have recently developed a facile photochemical route for the preparation of gold nanoparticles with excellent luminescence properties. The study paves the way for facile synthesis of high performance luminescent gold nanoparticles for a wide range of bio-imaging applications.

Researchers from Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden of the Chinese Academy of Sciences examined the diversity and distribution patterns of soil arthropods in four forests with different latitudinal distributions in Yunnan Province, southwestern China.

Prof. Daniel Falush of the Shanghai Institute of Immunity and Infection of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Prof. Yoshio Yamaoka of Oita University, Japan, and Prof. Kaisa Thorell of Gothenberg University, Sweden uncovered fascinating new details about the long association of humans and our stomach bacteria.

Researchers from Kunming Institute of Botany and Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden found an unknown Lysionotus species with unusual flowers living on trees in secondary forest of Cangyuan County, southwestern Yunnan. They confirmed that it represented a new species and named it as Lysionotus cangyuanensi.