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State Key Laboratory of Genetic Resources will investigate meat DNA barcoding to prevent fraud
CAS news release, Oct. 15, 2014
CAS Guangzhou Institute of Biomedicine and Health breeds pig models for research on albinism and Parkinson’s disease.
Using CRISPR/Cas9 technology, the team of Lai LIANG bred a minipig variety with loss of tyrosinase and a variety with a PARK2 and PINK1 double knockout.. Appropriate plasmids were transfected into minipig fetal fibroplasts, obtaining homozygous transgenic animals
CAS news release, Oct. 14, 2014
Hunan Provincial Academy reports progress on biodiesel preparation from Swida wilsoniana (Wanger.), a Chinese oilplant
Based on work by the team of Changchu LI, this angiosperm was bred for an annual output of oil of 750 kg/ha, and a 3000 t/y pilot plant was set up which produced a biodiesel DB100 of qualified standard.
China Bio news release, Oct. 13, 2014
Nearly 50 patients per months are tested at Nanjing Medical Technology Innovation Center to achieve individualized medical treatment
The Center, operated by Southern Medical University and the District Government, is targeting genes related to breast, lung, prostate and ovarian cancers, followed by a patient-specific use of antitumor drugs.
China Bio news release, October 13, 2014
CAS Suzhou Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Technology (SIBEBT) forms partnership with Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology (IPHT) in Jena
The focus will be on biomedical photonics, and joint research projects on super-resolution microscopy, multi-modal imaging, ultra-sensitive optical fiber sensors, etc. will be formulated, to be co-funded by the Chinese and the German government.
CAS news release, Oct 13, 2014
Chinese consortium provides detailed genetic analysis of Zebrafish by knock-out studies
A consortium of 38 Chinese laboratories, including Peking and Tsinghua University and institutes oft he CAS, has knocked out al 1333 genes of chromosome 1 of the zebrafish, laying a foundation for single gene-related functional analysis. The team was headed by Anming MENG, Tsinghua University and Board Chairman oft he China Zebrafish Resource Center.
CAS news release, Oct. 11, 2014
CAS opens “Biomaterials and stem cell” cooperative center in Suzhou
At the CAS Suzhou Institute of Nanotechnology and Nanobionics, a multidisciplinary team of 6 members on the above subject was established on Sept. 28. The focus will be on neural stem cell differentiation in dependence on their scaffold, and on visualization of related events. Project leader will be CHENG Guosheng.
China Bio news release, October 10, 2014
“Test tube baby” with fully sequenced genome born at People’s Liberation Army General Hospital
Under guidance of Professor Yuanqing YAO, a woman had a successful delivery of a healthy baby girl using embryo transfer technology after the genome was successfully sequenced by single cell sequencing.
China Bio news release, October 9, 2014
Group at Dalian University of Technology develops rapid test for waste oil adultery
Waste oil (gutter oil) is an important Chinese option for biodiesel but its quality and adulteration with inferior oil is difficult to detect. Professor Honbgin DING and coworkers at Dalian University of Technology have developed a laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) which allows for a rapid fingerprint of waste oils
CAS news release, Sept. 30, 2014
CAS University of Science and Technology (USTC) joins „C9 league“, an elite alliance of nine Chinese universities
With this nomination, USTC is at the ranks of Peking U., Tsinghua U., Jiaotong U. etc. USTC, located in Hefei (Anhui Province), has produced some 50.000 graduates and 36 members of the CAS. The campus hosts the National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory and the Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale.
CAS news release, Sept. 28, 2014
China FDA publishes National Drug Abuse Monitoring Report 2013
The consumption of narcotics is generally on the rise and considered grim. Half of the drug abusers are under age 35. Medical drug abuse is low and declining, but synthetic drug consumption, with a preference for “ice” (metamphetamine) is 80 % of total and rose 42 % over the last five years, wheras the consumption of heroin is on decline.
China Bio news release, Sept. 28, 2014
CAS Beijing Institute of Genomics and team drafts genome sequence of carp
The allotetraploid genome consists of 100 chromosomes and is 1,7 Mb in size. It contains over 52000 functional genes. As carp is the most extensively farmed fish, it is expected that this work contributes to breeding. Partners were the Chinese Academy of Fishery, Harvard and Auburn University and others.
CAS news release, Sept. 25, 2014
CAS Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology opens Molecular Breeding Innovation module in Harbin
The module will focus on the molecular breeding of Northern rice varieties ( Oryzae japonica), soybean and corn. It is located at Heilongjiang Academy of Agricultural Science (HAAS).
CAS news release, Sept. 24, 2014
CAS Guangzhou Institute of Biomedicine and Health installs “Pluripotent stem cells and somatic cell reprogramming research group”
The “Innovation Team” headed by Duanqing Pei consists of five departments and will work for a period of 10 years. The focus is on differentiation of regulatory networks and mechanisms of reprogramming somatic cells. Financial support is from the host institute and from the National Natural Science Foundation.
CAS news release, Sept. 24, 2014
CAS Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology develops recombinant pathway to D-psicose rich sugar mixture from HFCS
By co-expressing Bacillus sp glucose isomerase and D-psicose 3-epimerase from Ruminococcus sp., up to 135 g/L D-psicose was produced from HFCS after 8 hrs. D-psicose is a diet sugar and has obtained GRAS status. The study was done in the group of Yanhe MA.
CAS news release, Sept. 23, 2014