CAS SIBS group edits genome of silkworms to express spider silk

The group of TAN Anjiang at the CAS Institute of Plant and Plant Science has used gene-site replacement to express spider silk proteins in silk gland and silkworm pupa. The sgroup used TALEN technology to completely knock out the fibroin heavy chain (FibH) coding...

China launches two prototypes for exascale computers

An exascale computer is able to execute a quintillion calculations (1030) per second. There is presently strong competition among the USA, Japan and China on the development of such machines. China on Sunday put into operation a prototype exascale computing machine,...

China can cut soybean imports by > 10m tons, say experts

The lower imports can be realized by popularizing low-protein feed, raising imports of soymeal substitutes such as meal from rapeseed, cotton and sunflower seeds and palm kernels and boosting domestic production. Soybean demand from China’s breeding industry is...