CFDA approves China’s first antisense drug

CT102 is an antisense nucleic acid drug targeting the IGF1R gene involved in liver cancer. The drug was jointly developed by WANG Shengqi, a researcher at the Academy of Military Sciences, and Hangzhou Tianlong Pharmaceutical Co. China is a country with a high...

CAS Institute of Chemistry: improved catalyst for hydrogen production

Yuliang LI and colleagues from the CAS Institute of Chemistry have found a new catalyst for hydrogen production from water. They used graphdiyne and molybdenum disulfide as a catalyst and found it in alkaline media even superior to Pt/C. The high intrinsic activity...

China’s first „test-tube dogs“ born in Beijing

Sino Valley Technology Co. has reported the birth oft he first in vitro fertilized dogs in China, 2 male dogs and 4 female puppets. The company has successively established canine somatic cell lines, acquired mature oocytes, done somatic cell nuclear transfer and...

China’s Chang’e-4 lunar probe will carry a biosphere

The probe, to be landed on the far side of the moon later this year, will carry a tin containing seeds of potato and Arabidopsis, a small flowering plant related to cabbage and mustard, and probably also some silkworm eggs, to conduct the first biological experiment...

China launches joint laboratories in ASEAN countries

At the China-ASEAN Innovation Forum held in Beijing, WANG Zhigang, China’s minister of science and technology (MOST) reported that joint laboratories include the China-Indonesia joint laboratory for high temperature gas cooled reactors, the China-Thailand...