Chinese scientists have found a new therapeutic target for rejuvenating aging cells, shedding light on possible gene therapy for osteoarthritis. Osteoarthritis is characterized by the degeneration of articular cartilage, which seriously affects the quality of life of the elderly. Aging and mesenchymal stem cell attrition are considered the main causes of osteoarthritis.
Researchers from China and the United States have created transgenic monkeys carrying a human gene that is important for brain development, and the monkeys showed human-like brain development. Scientists have identified several genes that are linked to primate brain size.
Scientists from the City University of Hong Kong, University of Science and Technology of China, East China Normal University and other research institutions have developed a new type of triboelectric nanogenerator to harvest energy from raindrops and waves.
Physicists in China have revealed plans to build a massive new underground facility in the centre of the country to study gravitational waves and test Einstein’s theory of general relativity to an unprecedented precision. The Zhaoshan Long-baseline Atom Interferometer Gravitation Antenna (ZAIGA), is to be located in eastern Wuhan and cost two billion yuan (about £226m). If the project is fully funded, it could be operational by 2025.
An international science group found that a new strategy being rolled out in China could double farmers' incomes while gaining environmental benefits from the land. The study published on Monday in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences showed that intercropping in China's Hainan Province insured farmers against the risk of a single-crop's harvest failing or losing market value.
A ban on radio equipment and electromagnetic gadgets went into effect on Monday in the core silence zone of the world's largest telescope located in southwest China's Guizhou Province. Covering a wide range of electronic equipment from phones, digital cameras, and smart wearable devices, to tablets, speakers and drones, the ban is part of a newly revised regulation to keep the noise down and prevent human activities from affecting the telescope, known as the Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Telescope (FAST).
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