Research News
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Chromatin Remodeling Regulates Lipid Droplet Size
A new study lead by Dr. HUANG Xun from Institute of Genetics and Developmental biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, discovered the chromatin remodeling regulation of lipid droplet size in fruitfly fat cells.
11 Sep 2018
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Gene bZIP73 Facilitates Adaptation of Japonica Rice to Cold Climates
Scientists from Chinese Academy of Sciences recently identified a gene facilitated adaptation of one kind of rice to cold climates.
17 Aug 2018
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A Way to Get Green Revolution Crops to Be Productive without Needing So Much Nitrogen
A team of researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences in China and the University of Oxford in the U.K. has found a way to grow green revolution crops using less nitrogen with no reduction in yield.
17 Aug 2018
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Plant Sciences: Breeding the top of the Crops
Researchers from Chinese Academy of Sciences found elite crops can be bred to maintain their current high yields with less fertilizer.
10 Aug 2018
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CRISPR Editing Used to Fine-tune Protein Translation Levels in Eukaryotes
Recently, a team led by Professor GAO Caixia at Institute of genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences developed and published a novel CRISPR editing based approach for fine-tuning the protein translation levels of plant genes, with the potential of being useful in many other eukaryotic organisms.
07 Aug 2018
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A New Released Chinese Soybean Genome Facilitates Soybean Elite Cultivar Improvement
Recently, Chinese scientists reported a high-quality de novo soybean genome for a Chinese soybean accession “Zhonghuang 13”. This genome and a subsequently established comprehensive gene co-expression network facilitate important agronomic genes mining and provide valuable information for future soybean elite cultivar improvement.
02 Aug 2018
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Human Lipodystrophy Gene Seipin Orchestrates Lipid Homeostasis through Ca2+-dependent Mitochondrial Metabolism
Prof. HUANG Xun's group at the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, collaborated with SHUI Guanghou’s group, WANG Guodong ’s group and DING Mei’s group at the same institute, revealed that Seipin can regulate adipose tissue lipid storage via calcium (Ca2+)-dependent mitochondrial metabolism.
01 Aug 2018
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Mitochondria in the Neurons Talk to the Intestine via Wnt Signaling
Dr. TIAN Ye’s team at the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences and Prof. Andrew Dillin’s team at UC Berkeley, together found that retromer-dependent Wnt signaling can propagate mitochondrial proteotoxic stress (UPRmt) from the nervous system to the intestine.
23 Jul 2018