China initiates special program on chicken breeding

China is the world’s second largest producer and consumer of chicken-based products, with 8,77 billion broilers, equivalent to 12,7 million tons. The Ministry of Agriculture now initiated a plan for an extensive breeding program, which includes reduction of diseases...

“Solar fuels based on artificial photosynthesis” program initiated

The project is within the 973 program and will be largely done by the Chinese Academy of Science. Project leader is Academician LI Can. The program will include wide spectral response photocatalytic materials and hydrogen reaction systems, efficient artificial enzymes...

China to build cell bank on autism

The collection is done through 11 medical institutions in eight cities and will be centered at the CAS Shanghai Institute of Biological Sciences under Dr QIU Zilong. CAS news release, April 4, 2014