China eager to step up gene sequencing technology

In a review on gene sequencing patents issued in China, the authors have identified 448 gene sequencing patent portfolios of which US-based companies have generated 249, followed by Japan (48), the Netherlands (28), UK (22), Switzerland (18) and Germany (13). The...

Beijing to install China’s first driverless subway line in 2017

According to People’s Daily, China’s first driverless subway line, the Yanfang line in southwest Beijing, is expected to start operations at the end of 2017. Operations on the line will be fully automatic, including train departures, door opening and closing,...