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.

Researchers date when ancient birds, feathered dinosaurs began to molt

2020-09-30

According to research published in the journal Current Biology, ancient birds began to molt sequentially at least 70 million years ago so that they could maintain their flight ability through all seasons.

China's COVID-19 vaccine shows 'no side effects' in Russian trials

2020-09-25

China's candidate coronavirus vaccine caused no side effects among recruits in Moscow as part of large-scale clinical trials, reported Russian English-language newspaper The Moscow Times.

New ovarian cancer drug bears promising results during clinical trials

2020-09-24

Receiving maintenance treatment of a drug could reduce the risk of disease progression or death among the overall population of patients suffering from ovarian cancer by 68 percent, according to the results of a clinical trial.