China in Africa

China Bio news release, Jan. 5, 2015

The focus will be on anti-aging research. The location in the science park will obtain 600 million Yuan of investment and be well equipped.

China Bio news release, Jan. 5, 2015

Sstudying a strain of candidatus Magnetobacterium casensis isolated from the Beijing Miyun Reservoir, the group of PAN Yongxin and coworkers sequenced the 3,42 Mb genome and revealed main physiological metabolic characteristics, such as iron metabolism, carbon dioxide fixation, denitrification and sulfur metabolism. In addition, comparative genomics allowed to identify the complete gene regulation of synthetic magnetic bodies, including unique MTB magnetic Island gene bodies.

CAS news release, Jan. 5, 2015

The database is cured by Yaping ZHANG and accessible hrough the internet under http://dogsd.big.ac.cn

CAS news release, Jan. 4, 2015

Hisun Biomaterials Co., a subsidiary of Hisun, will build this plant, Asia’s largest, with a total investment of 950 million Yuan, and expects average annual sales of 1,65 billion Yuan.

China Bio news release, Jan. 4, 2015

CAS Kunming Institute of Zoology is developing this animal as a model for human diseases, due to the tree shrew’s cheaper cost, smaller size, faster reproduction and high brain-to-body mass ratio. To date, the tree shrew model has been used in research on hepatitis, myopia, aging, and depression. Last year, researchers at the Kunming institute published the first high-quality tree shrew reference genome. This year, YAO Yonggang’s team has launched the world’s first Tree Shrew Database to provide access to the most current tree shrew data.

CAS news release, Jan. 4, 2015

Executive VP is LI Shousheng who is also executive VP of the China Petroleum and Chemical Industry Association. Major positions in the committee are held by influential academicians such as TAN Tianwei, OUYANG Pingkai, CHEN Jian, CAO Xianghong and WANG Xieqing. Head of the Advisory Group is CAO Zhuan.

China Bio news release, Dec. 31, 2014

BGI, one of the largest service providers on genome sequencing and analysis, claims to have done genetic testing on 82 million people already through its worldwide organization. China has 17 million newborns each year, the official rate of birth defects is 5.6%. With the further liberalization of the two-child policy, one million children may be born each year with birth defects, a large proportion of which carries defects caused by genetic factors. As a consequence, BGI has built a learning and communication platform for genetic diseases, containing the latest research results on the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of about 30 types of genetic diseases.

China Bio news release, Dec. 31, 2014

The PR8 virus was adapted to Vero cells by continuous passaging, resulting in a Vero-adapted, high-yield PR8-4mut virus as a promising candidate for an influenza-vaccine donor virus

CAS news release, Dec. 31, 2014

The proposed new rules concern storage, transportation and labeling of GM-food. Provision, production and management of genetically modified foods should be identified. Failing to identify products, production tools, equipment and other items will be fined five times higher than now, and in serious cases manufacturing license will be revoked.

China Bio news release, Dec. 31, 2014

In the first 2 years phase, the center will be built on about 1 – 2 km2, with an investment of 1,5 billion Yuan (200 mill. €). Main partner is Tsinghua University, Beijing, and the focus will be on biological wastewater treatment, followed on technologies for air pollution control

China Bio news release, Dec. 30, 2014

Researchers at the CAS Institute of Hydrobiology, Wuhan, have demonstrated that Chlorella sp. C2 can utilize nitrite and NOx as a nitrogen source, concomitant
with the ability to accumulate lipids. The study was done at Sinopec’s Shijiazhuang refinery.

China Bio news release, Dec. 29, 2014

On New Year 2014, the Chinese search engine Baidu created a „heat map“ of these trips provided by the smartphones of their 200 million subscribers.
The densest knods on this map are Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kong/Shenzen.

CAS news release, Dec. 29, 2014

The Qingdao company, specialized in Nylon products, claims that in a sterile environment their 3D printer provides a survival rate of cells of 92 %. Print size is 300 × 250 × 150mm, print thickness 0.1mm-0.2mm.

China Bio news release, Dec. 29, 2014

Lichi are the most important export fruit of China, but 20 % is lost by decay after harvesting. The group of Hongxia QU at South China Botanical Garden found that epigallocatechin gallate, EGCG, extracted from green tea, is a powerfull stabilizer and antioxidant which, after soaking the dry fruit in a 0.05 – 2 % solution, improves stability and reduces browing.

China Bio news release, Dec. 26, 2014