CAAS Institute of Citrus Research launches comprehensive database of citrus genomic variations
The open access database CitGVD http://citgvd.cric.cn/page_more/general/aboutCitGVD integrates information on closely-related variations through genomic annotations, incorporating a variety of unique and powerful built-in tools for data accession and in-depth analysis of 346 citrus types.
Xinhua news release, February 11, 2020
Pangoline genome may provide clues to human skin immunity
A team around Siew Woh Choo at Xi'an's Jiaotong - Liverpool University http://www.xjtlu.edu.cn/en/ has sequenced the pangolin genome. Pangolins selective diet of ants and their poor immunity makes it difficult to keep them in captivity, they are an endangered species....
CAS DICP team uses graphene nitride-stabilized Mn catalyst for rapid water oxidation
LI Can and GUAN Jingqi from CAS Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, inspired from the natural photosystem-II multi-nuclear manganese (CaMn4O5) reaction center, have developed a heterogeneous catalyst with mononuclear manganese embedded in nitrogen-doped graphene...
Face authentification may suffice to obtain medical examination in Zhejiang Province
According to an article in People's Daily, face recognition has reached an accuracy and safety level that it is now being used for registering to medical examination. Within 30 seconds, an individual face to face to a camera and connected to his or her Alibaba pay...
Artificial fusion proteins enhance methanol bioconversion
Methanol produced from coal is a key raw material in coal-rich China. A team around SUN Jibing at CAS Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology constructed fusion proteins of ribulose monophosphate pathway enzymes. The fusion engineering strategy enhanced methanol...
Electrochemical synthesis of ammonia: an improved catalyst at USTC
A team around Jie ZENG at CAS University of Science and Technology has found a MOF catalyst which supports the electrochemical synthesis of ammonia from nitrogen. When sulfhydryl compounds were added to a highly dispersed nitrogen-coordinated monoatomic ruthenium...
China’s R&D expenditure is now close to 60 % of the US R&D budget
According to China's National Office of Statistics, China's R&D budget has increased by annually 11 % since 2011 and is now at 2.13 % of GDP, number 13 of OECD's 35 member countries. China 's R & D expenditure became the second largest in the world in 2013,...
CAS QIBEBT: improved process for highly pure saponins from camellia seed
Saponins are excellent natural non-ionic surfactants with antimicrobial properties. Oil-tea camellia is a unique woody oil-bearing crop in in Jiangxi, Hunan, Hubei and other areas. In addition to tea seed oil, oil-tea camellia seed also contains 12-18% tea saponin,...
CAS starts offshore marine S&T center in Sri Lanka
The center is located at the University of Ruhuna in Matara, a city in southern Sri Lanka. Ruhuna University is the only university in Sri Lanka with a Department of Marine Science. CAS will establish a chemistry and bioanalysis laboratory and support the university...
SINOPEC reports 20 billion m3 of shale gas production
By October 6, SINOPEC reported a cumulative production of 20 billion m3of shale gas from its Jianghan oil field, enough to supply 32 mllion households per day. The development and construction of the shale gas field began in December 2012, and the proven reserves grew...
CAS DICP team develops hybrid fuel cell based on methanol
The commercialization of fuel cells is hampered by a relatively low specific power density, whereas the wide application of devices with high power density, such as supercapacitors, is limited by their insufficient specific energy density. SUN Gongquan and WANG Suli...
China installs Beidou navigation system in Tibet
Tibet occupies about one eighth of China's land area with only 3.17 million people. A Beidou-supported information platform made a debut in Lhasa, capital of Tibet Autonomous Region. It is expected to provide services in disaster alert and relief, emergency rescue,...
BGI publishs genome study based on over 140,000 Chinese
About 78 percent of all studies about the relationship of gene and diseases are based on European individuals. Beijing Genomics Institute (BGI), one of the most prolific global DNA sequencing institutions located in Shenzhen, has now published a study on the genomes...