The laboratory is located within the Dept. of Mechanical Engineering and focused on the 3D printing of cells and tissues. Key persons are Profs LIN Feng and SUN Wei.

China Bio news release, Dec. 12, 2014

The group around Weihong JIANG identified a three-component system which is responsible for D-xylose sensing and transport in Clostridium beijerinckii. Using bioinformatic analysis, a system composed of XylFII-LytS-YesN was identified for signal transduction in the presence of xylose, inducing xylose uptake and metabolism.

CAS news release, Dec. 8, 2014

The group of Cheng ZHANG and Yi LI, using a pig’s small intestine as a model, study the intestinal frictional resistance of their capsule robot and modelled frictional resistance at constant velocity.

CAS news release, Dec. 5, 2014

The group led by Changwen WU is focusing on disease resistance traints in view of breeding and acuaculture.

China Bio news release, Dec. 5, 2014

After BGI, Daan Gene Co., a Guangzhou-based manufacturer of thermocyclers etc., has obtained CFDA registration of a second-generation gene sequencer and is entering the Chinese market.

China Bio news release, Dec. 2, 2014

The public LncRNAWiki database (http://lncrna.big.ac.cn/) contains data on over 100.000 non-redundant lncRNA transcript and is the most comprehensive database of its kind.

http://nar.oxfordjournals.org/content/early/2014/11/15/nar.gku1167.full

The 3 day exhibition from Dec. 3 – 5, organized by the China Fermentation Industry Association, exhibits on 16.000 m2. From 2000 to 2011, China’s production of fermented products grew from 2.6 to 13 million t, with exports of a value of 3.4 billion US-$. China leads the world market in the production of glutamate, citric acid and sorbitol. At present, overcapacities, high energy consumption and pollution issues force the industry to look for new markets such as the dairy industry and improved technology.

China Bio news release, Dec. 2, 2014

The hybrid variant Kunlun 14″, cultivated in the Qinghai-Tibet plateau, provided yields of 5,3 kg/ha, 12 % more than standard barley hybrids. In 2013 China produced over 1 Mill. T of highland barley, most of it on the Qinghai-Tibet plateau”

China Bio news release, Dec. 1, 2014

The municipal government of Qingdao has decided to increase the number of industry parks within 5 – 10 years to a total of 60. In accord with the National Development and Reform Commission, biotechnology, IT, marine and aviation products will form the core of these industry parks.

China Bio news release, Dec. 1, 2014

Researchers around Chaoguang TIAN used transcriptome sequencing in Neurospora crassa and found that cellooligosaccharide transporters CDT1 and CDT2 play a crucial role in cellulose utilization in this organism.

CAS news release, Nov. 28, 2014

The plan contains 5 strategic tasks: 1. enhance independent energy supplies (clean use of coal, increase in domestic oil and natural gas production, provide emergency reserve), 2. revolutionize and lower energy consumption, 3. optimize energy structure (less coal, more natural gas and nuclear energy, more renewables), 4. expand international cooperation and participate in global energy governance, and 5. promote innovation in energy technology. In renewables, a focus is on non-grain fuel, biodiesel and microalgae.

Xinhua, Nov. 28, 2014

The target is to increase fish production in a sustainable manner. Main partner ist he CAS Institute of Hydrobiology, Wuhan, and students working on this issue will obtain a dual degree from CAS and the University of Ottawa.

CAS news release, Nov. 28, 2014

According to an interview of deputy director Lijun XIONG of CGMCC (China General Microbiological Culture Collection Center), the Center, located at the CAS Institute of Microbiology in Beijing and founded in 1979, a signatory of the Budapest Treaty in 1995, also hosts a gene library for about 10.000 strains. Stocks are usually preservied in liquid nitrogen.

CAS news release, Nov 27, 2014

Nature has ranked CAS as No. 6, shortly behand the Max-Planck-Society, in global scientific output, as measured by the number of publications in 68 Nature-associated magazines. CAS in 2013 published 165 papers in these magazines, as compared to Harvard University with 387 papers. Nine Chinese institutions were placed in the top 200, up from three in 2013.

CAS news release, Nov. 27, 2014

Anhui’s Anke Biotechnology Co. has already licensed KGF-2 (lyophilized recombinant human keratinocyte growth factor-2). The licensing of aFGF is to develop technology for diabetic foot treatment. China has 114 million diabetic patients, over 30% of all patients have skin lesions, one of the most typical and most harmful symptoms of diabetic foot. 3% to 6% of diabetic patients have foot ulcers, and 70% of patients require surgery. Amputation rate of diabetics is > 10 %

China Bio news release, Nov. 26, 2014

In a multi-center study led by the China Ocean University and supported by several marine industries, molecular markers were obtained which may become relevant for breeding.

China Bio news release, Nov. 26, 2014

The study was lead by LI Ming from the CAS Institute of Zoology, Beijing. This monkey is specialized in eating leaves and seeds and has a special stomach compartment to digest such food. The researchers also tested the microbiome of this animal and found a closer relation to cattle than to humans.

CAS news release, Nov. 26, 2014

CAS SIBS publishes already Cell Research since 8 years (impact factor 12). Cell Discovery is focused on molecular and cell biology, chief editors are Gang PEI and Dangsheng LI.

CAS news release, Nov. 25, 2014

On Oct. 7, 2014, the seminar was held with 15 German and 38 Chinese experts. Organizers were Profs. TAN Tianwei and Uwe Bornscheuer.

China Bio news release, Nov. 24, 2014