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...

New sensing material detects mercury pollution in real time

A team around YANG Jintao from Zhejiang University of Technology and colleagues from the AS Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering have developed a hydrophilic fluorescent hydrogel‐coated flexible paper/textile film chemosensor which displays a...

China boosts science literacy by science museums

The China Association for S&T (CAST) held a World Conference on Science Literacy in Beijing which was attended by over 1,000 scientists and representatives from 38 countries and regions, as well as 23 international scientific organizations and 58 national...