BA Sushong, Deputy Director of the Institute of Finance, State Council Development Research Center, in a recent article supported the view that PPPs such as the Chinese Agricultural Industry Development Fund might be a suitable means to develop China’s agricultural industrialization China Bio news release, May 29, 2014
Shanghai’s National Cord Blood Bank in full operation
From its start in 2012, the bank provided 847 patients with 911 samples of umbilical cord blood stem cells, and survival rate over 1 year was 69,2 %. The China Bone Marrow Bank in Beijing complements this public service. China Bio news release, May 28, 2014
China’s biomass-based electricity grid produced 35,6 billion kWh in 2013
As to the 2013 report of the National Renewable Energy Information Administration Center, 28 Chinese provinces were linked to the national grid. Jiangsu, Shandong, Hubei, Zhejiang, Heilongjiang and Jilin Provinces in East China contributed 50 % to this output. China Bio news release, May 28, 2014
China plans for labeling of genetically modified food
According to a directive of the State Council, food that contains genetically modified components will be labeled in the future, as there will be certificates for “pollution-free agricultural products”, green” and “organic products” and “halal food”.” China Bio news release, May 28, 2014
3000 Rice genome sequences made publicly available on world hunger day
The 3000 Rice Genomes Project, a collaboration between the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, the International Rice Research Institute, and BGI, provides a massive rice genomic sequence resource and was made publicly available for worldwide use. BGI news release, May 28, 2014
Chinese seed market value is 65 billion Yuan (14 billion USD), number one by 2015
China operates large breeding programs and is a leader in hybrid technology, e. g. in “super rice” varieties which are cultivated on some 1 million mu (~70.000 ha). Transgenic cotton is planted on 4,6 million mu (~300.000 ha), and disease-resistant high-quality wheat, rice, vegetables and other crops of more than 200 new varieties have been […]
Shanxi Province promotes addition of methanol to car fuel
Coal-derived methanol is a new commodity in Western Chinese states such as Shanxi, and the government pushes the addition of methanol to car fuel. In the city of Jinzhong, 150 methanol taxis have made 5.8 million km in one year, consuming 700,000 liters of methanol. Addition of methanol is usually 15 % (M15) but cars […]
CAS Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology reports progress in succinic acid production.
By various steps of metabolic engineering, and by building reducing power on NADPH, succinic acid conversion rate in an engineered E. coli strain improved from 1.12 to 1.5 mol/mol glucose (88% of the theoretical maximum conversion rate) CAS news release, May 25, 2014
Shanghai’s National Center for Protein Science starts pilot operation
The center in Zhangjiang High-Tech Park, constrcuted for 700 million Yuan, will focus on health-related protein science including stem cell technology, and provide skills in protein preparation, structure analysis, database establishment and computerized processing. China Bio news release, May 24, 2015
State Key Laboratories will receive 10 % higher budget in 2014
The 259 State Key Laboratories, often cooperative laboratories among the CAS and universities, will be supported in 2014 by 3.05 billion Yuan (495 million USD), of which 1/3 is for equipment and upgrades. CAS news release, May 22, 2014