AI model can tell COVID-19 from flu and other diseases

2020-10-20

Chinese researchers published a paper in the journal Nature Communications this month proposing an artificial intelligence model that can help doctors quickly differentiate between COVID-19, influenza and pneumonia with high accuracy.

Researchers reveal mechanism by which hosts avoid autoimmune attack caused by cGAS

2020-10-16

Researchers from the Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, published a research paper entitled the "Structural basis for nucleosome-mediated inhibition of cGAS activity" online in the journal Cell Research.

Research team identifies noncoding RNA-encoded proteins on lipid droplets

2020-10-15

Recently, a research team from the Institute of Biophysics, in the Chinese Academy of Sciences, published a paper entitled "Identification of noncoding RNA-encoded proteins on lipid droplets" in the journal Science Bulletin.

Scientists develop new precise therapeutic leukemia vaccine

2020-10-14

Exploration of new leukemia antigens and construction of appropriate delivery systems using FDA-approved material are important strategies for developing leukemia vaccines for clinic use.

Researchers reveal novel mechanism for RNA m6A modification in regulating human stem cell senescence

2020-10-13

Research teams from the Institute of Zoology and Beijing Institute of Genomics at the Chinese Academy of Sciences collaborated and unveiled a novel mechanism of METTL3, as well as m6A in regulating human stem cell senescence, in a paper they published in the Nucleic Acids Research journal on Oct 9.

Chinese-led team makes breakthrough in animal-to-human transplant research

2020-10-09

An international team led by Chinese researchers has used gene-editing technology to produce "Pig 3.0" prototypes, a leap forward for life-saving organ transplants from animals to humans.