Research News
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Researchers Discover the Core Components of Xylan Synthase Complex in Rice
ZHANG Baocai's group and ZHOU Yihua's group from the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences discovered that a XYLAN complex governs wall strength and recalcitrance in rice.
21 Dec 2024
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Researchers Unlock Craniopharyngioma Growth Mechanism and Identify Potential New Therapy
Researchers from Professor WU Qingfeng’s lab at the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, identified a promising targeted therapy for craniopharyngioma through advanced animal modeling and high throughput drug screening.
13 Dec 2024
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Scientists Innovate Breeding Strategies to Create Climate-smart Crops
Prof. XU Cao's team from the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology (IGDB), Chinese Academy of Sciences found a novel breeding strategy to rapidly create climate-smart crops, which show higher yield under normal conditions and greatly rescue yield losses under heat stress both in staple grain and vegetable crops.
11 Dec 2024
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Researchers Unveil a Key Mechanism Behind Cellular Recycling and Organization
A recent study led by Dr. DING Mei and Dr. HE Kangmin from the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, uncovered a crucial mechanism in cellular material management: endosome maturation.
04 Dec 2024
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The Soil Mycobacterium sp. Derived Molecules Modulate Health and Lifespan in Caenorhabditis elegans
Dr. TIAN Ye's group from the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences found that bacterial derivatives represent a promising alternative to direct microbial interventions for therapeutic strategies aimed at delaying the aging process.
27 Nov 2024
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Researchers Create High-Resistant Starch Rice by Impaired Amylopectin Synthesis
Scientists from Prof. LI Jiayang’s team from the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, found that the mutations of specific amylopectin biosynthetic genes could further increase the RS contents in the soluble starch synthase IIIa (ssIIIa) ssIIIb background, providing insights into the RS biosynthesis in r...
20 Nov 2024
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Researchers Develop a Cas9-PE System to Achieve Precise Editing and Site-Specific Random Mutation in Rice
Recently, a collaborative research team led by LI Jiayang from the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology (IGDB) of the Chinese Academy of Science, developed a multiplex gene editing tool named the Cas9-PE system, and successfully achieved transgene-free gene editing in the T0 generation in rice.
15 Nov 2024
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Researchers Uncover Mechanism of Root Morphology Change and Thickening
Researchers led by Dr. YANG Baojun from the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, in collaboration with Dr. Bert De Rybel's team at Ghent University, have identified mechanisms driving age-dependent morphological changes occurring in the root apical meristem during phase change.
14 Nov 2024