Research News
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A Molecular Module Coordinates Plant Cell Wall Formation and Adaptive Growth
Research group of Prof. ZHOU Yihua from the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, recently reported that the RLCK-VND6 module, a fine-tuning signaling cascade, coordinates cell wall accumulation and growth plasticity in rice.
14 Apr 2023
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Darwin's Natural Selection Occurring among Neural Progenitor Cells Controls Mammalian Brain Size
The group led by Prof. WU Qing-Feng from Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology in Chinese Academy of Sciences recently demonstrated the presence of cell competition between neural progenitor cells (NPCs) during neurodevelopment.
12 Apr 2023
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Enlarged Brain Size Due to More Glia Cells in a Non-human Primate Autism Model
A joint work by ZHANG Yong Qing's research team from the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and LI Xiaojiang's team from Jinan University, found that mutations in the CHD8 gene lead to an abnormal increase in glial cells in cynomolgus monkeys in the early stage of brain development, resulting in la...
04 Apr 2023
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Researchers Develope a Deeply Integrated Multi-omics Database for Soybean: SoyOmics
Researchers led by TIAN Zhixi from the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, made contribution to draw an innovative framework of soybean multi-omics data and built the database: SoyOmics.
31 Mar 2023
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Researchers Find New Function of an Oil Regulator GmZF351 in Soybean Stress Tolerance
A team led by Prof ZHANG Jinsong, from Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, reported roles and mechanisms of a transcriptional regulator GmZF351 in salt and drought stress tolerance in stable transgenic soybean plants.
24 Mar 2023
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New Gene Discovery Points Way to Better Alkaline Tolerance in Crops
Chinese scientists identified a key gene involved in crop alkaline tolerance that may greatly improve crop yield in sodic environments through the use of genetic engineering.
24 Mar 2023
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Demographic Modeling Plays Back Tape of Wheat Evolution
Researchers led by LU Fei from the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences uncovered the evolutionary history of wheat during the Holocene.
20 Mar 2023
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Scientists Develop Predictable Method to Downregulate Gene Translation in Plants
GAO Caixia's group, from the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, developed a new method for downregulating protein translation to a predictable and desired level in plants by precisely engineering uORFs.
10 Mar 2023