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Professor CHEN Xueyuan and colleagues developed amine-doped nanoparticles, 5 nm in diameter, based on europium- or terbium-doped zirconium IV propoxide. As these nanoparticles show strong FRET behavior, they could be used to attach probes to their amino groups, binding to biomarker compounds C&EN, Sept. 21, 2012
Joint investments are planned in the order of 3.5 billion RMB. Jilin can provide resources of up to 600 million tons per year of straw and forestry waste. Science and Technology Daily, Sept. 21, 2012
This is the first example of a mollusk genome. The researchers uncovered an extensive set of genes that allow oysters to adapt and cope with environmental stresses, such as temperature variation and changes in salinity, air exposure and heavy metals. Moreover, many immune-related genes were highly expressed in the digestive gland of the oyster, which […]
After nearly two years of lab experiments, optimization of a mixture of molds, bacteria and nutrients led to significant net increase of oil recovery. Science and Technology Daily, Sept. 19, 2012
The signing ceremony was held on Sept. 17 in Beijing. Both institutions are the leading research institutes for beer-related research in their countries. President of the Chinese Institute is Mr CAI Muyi, of the German Institute Mr Roland Folz. Science and Technology Daily, Sept. 19, 2012
Based on poultry and swine manure, the plant will include a 36.000 m3 storage tank, 5 3.000 m3 anaerobic digestion tanks and a 2.500 m3 methane tank. Investments are 96 million RMB. China Industrial Biotechnology Network, Sept. 17, 2012
The merger is planned to be complete by early 2013. If successful, Complete Genomics will continue to be operated as a separate company with headquarters and operations remaining in Mountain View, California BGI press release, September 17, 2012
The essential part of the procedure is to reinforce the silk cultural relics by soaking it in Acetobacter cultures producing microbial cellulose Science and Technology Daily, Sept. 13, 2012
The expert group in charge signed into projects such as: – Marine microbial products, including drug candidates and enzymes, – Seaweed oligosaccharides and chitosan, – Salt-tolerant plants at beaches – Optimized procedures for marine food preparation – Deep-sea extremophiles and their genes – Antitumor agents of marine origin People’s Net, Sept. 13, 2012
Under the lead of Tianjin University of Technology, various centers such as Shanghai Jiaotong University, CAS Textile Research Institute, National Seawater Desalination Research Center, Tianjin Membrane Technology Co. and others will form a pertinent innovation cluster. China Industrial Biotechnology Network, Sept. 12, 2012