Rhodomyrtosone B from Rose myrtle: a potential drug against MRSA

As shown by Haibo TAN and colleagues at CAS South China Botanical Garden, rhodomyrtosone B shows high antibacterial activity with a MIC of 0.62 – 1.25 µg/L against MRSA and 2.5 µg/L against vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecalis. They showed that the mechanism of...

CAS Beijing Institute of Genomics develops dog database iDog

The database, jointly developed with CAS Kunming Institute of Zoology, hosts 127 resequenced dog genomes and a canine gene database. It is the first integrated resource dedicated to domestic dogs and wild canids, providing a variety of data services and online...

“Beautiful China” program to be largely completed by 2035

According to the National Bureau of Forestry and Grassland, China will have created an ecological environment as a whole by 2020 and realized the targets of “beautiful China” by 2035. The forest industry should have reached the state of developed countries by 2050. By...