Research News
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A Deep Learning–Based Method for In-Field Measuring Flag Leaf Angle for Wheat
A research team led by Prof. JIANG Ni from the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, proposed a cost-effective method for in-field acquisition of flag leaf angle images and developed a lightweight deep learning model for accurate FLANG estimation.
28 Aug 2025
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Researchers Develop Lightweight Model to Enhance Precision Assessment of Freeze Injury and Cold-Resistant Breeding in Wheat
A team led by Prof. JIANG Ni from the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, has developed a lightweight deep learning model that enables precise assessment of freeze injury in wheat.
28 Aug 2025
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Scientists Uncover How the Pollen “Hug” Their Sperms for Successful Double Fertilization
A collaborative teams of Prof. YANG Weicai and Prof. LI Hongju from the Chinese Academy of Sciences identifies two motor proteins, HUG1 and HUG2, which ensure sperm cells successfully reach the egg for fertilization during pollen development.
26 Aug 2025
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Scientists Identify Peptide-Receptor Module Conferring Broad-Spectrum Disease Resistance
LI Lei’s group from the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences collaborated to identify a soybean phytocytokine - receptor module conferring broad-spectrum disease resistance.
21 Aug 2025
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Chinese Researchers Uncover Genetic Module Regulating Soybean Seed Traits
A team led by Prof. ZHANG Jinsong at the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, uncovered a key genetic module that regulates soybean seed traits, offering new insights for crop improvement.
20 Aug 2025
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Mitochondrial Stress Regulates Phosphorylation of the NuRD Component LIN-40 to Coordinate Chromatin Remodeling and Longevity
A latest study by Dr. TIAN Ye’s group from the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, revealed that mitochondrial stress coordinates chromatin remodeling and longevity by the phosphoregulation of LIN-40, a component of NuRD complex, in Caenorhabditis elegans.
15 Aug 2025
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Crop Matchmakers: AI-powered Robotic Breeder GEAIR Takes Over Hybrid Crop Breeding
Researchers from Prof. XU Cao's group at Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, created a system called GEAIR (Genome Editing with Artificial-Intelligence-based Robots), that genetically engineers crops for robot compatibility and deploys AI-driven bots to perform precision cross-pollination around the clock.
11 Aug 2025
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Scientists Reveal How Phosphatidylinositides Regulate Cell Plate Morphology Transition During Cytokinesis
The research team led by YANG Weicai at the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, elucidated how plant cells regulate membrane curvature and morphological remodeling
08 Aug 2025