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After participating in the international oyster genome research, the group around Dr ZHANG Guofan now puts a focus on functional genes relevant to oyster breeding and quality China Bio Association News, July 31, 2013
As announced by Sinopec’s Chairman Mr FU Chengyu, Sinopec plans a major program on emmission control for the period of 2013 – 2015, comprising 330 individual projects with a focus on the reduction of emissions including VOCs, noise and water pollutants. Science and Technology Daily, July 30, 2013
Directed by Dr PEI Duanqing, the iPS cells were isolated from human urine and expanded with dental mesenchymal cells isolated from mouse embryos. After 3 weeks, tooth like structures including dental enamel, dentin, dental pulp and cementum were formed though not adequate yet in view of hardness. Cell Regeneration 2013, 2:6 doi:10.1186/2045-9769-2-6 Published: 30 July […]
As decided during a State Council Excecutive Meeting by mid-June, the central government, state and city governments plan, from 2013 – 2017, to invest 1.7 trillion Yuan (about 200 billion €) in reducing air pollution, including VOCs. A detailed master has become available. Water pollution is also under scrutiny. Science Daily, July 26, 2013
China has 26,5 million biogas plants and produces 16 billion m3/a In an address to UNESCO on July 24, HO Chiping, Secretary General of the China Energy Fund Committee, disclosed these data. Xinhua, July 25, 2013
Under the partnership, ELIPS will offer the regional knowledge and distribution network, and BGI will provide the genomic platform as well as sequencing and bioinformatics expertise, directed to 1.2 million deliveries per year in Turkey. BGI press release, July 24, 2013
The remote-control robot can welcome guests, walk, place orders etc. A next step is to train catering robots on individual customer’s needs CAS press release, July 24, 2013
Yongjin Y Zhou et al., J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2012, 134 (6), pp 3234–3241 DOI: 10.1021/ja2114486
The enzyme prefers NADH over NADPH as a cofactor and shows excellent yields and enantioselectivity with a range of substrates Haibo WANG et al., Appl. Microbiol. Biotech. May 2013
On August 24, 2012, the world’s first IVF baby sequenced before implantation was born in Hunan Province, China. Five days after fertilization in vitro, 7 embryos were biopsied and all samples were shipped to BGI for preimplantation sequencing. Based on a combination of next-generation sequencing and bioinformatics analysis, 3 embryos were found to have normal […]