Researchers discover how plants play defense

2020-08-31

A Shanghai research team has discovered the mechanism through which plants respond to threats from pathogens, which could pave the way for creating plant resistance to pathogen-caused diseases while maintaining a high crop yield, scientists said.

Experts conduct field investigation in Xianning city

2020-08-28

A delegation led by Huai Jinpeng, Party secretary and executive vice-president of the China Association for Science and Technology – or CAST – on Aug 26 conducted a fact-finding investigation into the progress being made in the construction of the Innovation China pilot project in Xianning city in Central China's Hubei province, local officials said.

Symposium held to boost Hubei's revitalization

2020-08-28

A symposium -- on how science and technology can help revitalize the novel coronavirus virus-hit province of Hubei in central China -- was held in the Wuhan East Lake High-tech Development Zone, in the province's capital city of Wuhan on Aug 25, according to local officials.

Science week displays progress on virus control

2020-08-25

National Science and Technology Week, being held from Sunday to Saturday, will showcase the crucial role science and innovation has played in combating COVID-19 in China, as well as helping the country resume work and eliminate poverty, Wang Zhigang, minister of science and technology, said on Sunday.

Chinese research team reveals major mechanism underlying the absorption of dietary microRNAs

2020-08-24

A research team led by Professor Zhang Chenyu from the Nanjing University in Nanming -- the capital city of East China's Jiangsu province -- reported its latest findings in a paper published in the respected journal Cell Research on Aug 17, according to a statement on the WeChat public account of Biophysical Society of China, or BSC.

Chinese research group identifies UFMylation as promising therapeutic target in cancer

2020-08-21

A research team from the Key Laboratory of Aging and Cancer Biology in East China's Zhejiang province published its research results in the journal Nature Cell Biology on Aug 17, according to a statement on the public WeChat account of the Biophysical Society of China or BSC, identifying UFMylation as a crucial post-translational modification for maintenance of p53 stability and tumor-suppressive functions -- and pointing to UFMylation as a promising therapeutic target in cancer.