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The group of Jiangning SONG developed a software which integrates protein sequence and functional features allowing to predict lysine acetylation sites in the human and 5 other proteomes. CAS news release, July 31, 2014
The study group, led by Prof. em. Yutsugi MATSUZAWA of Osaka University/Sumitomo Hospital, announced the system at a press conference. The new system will be enforced by April, 2015 Nikkei Biotech news release, July 30, 2014
The HGMD contains 152,000+ mutation reports including specifics on genome coordinates, sequence details, and links to the source reference as well as public resources like dbSNP and OMIM, and 5,300+ summary reports listing all known inherited disease mutations for a given gene characterized by six different pathogenic variant classes. The contract will strengthen clinical research […]
The studies were started in 2011 and were completed by the end of 2013. The use of HAS will be as a component of vaccines or pharmaceutical excipients. China Bio news release, July 29, 2014
The “Green Refinery JV”located in Fuyang is a joint venture with Anhui Guozhen (PCR) and will conver a million t or more per year employing PROESA technology. Investment is around 325 mill USD. M&G press release, July 28, 2014
A new Environmental Protection Law will be implemented nationwide from 2015 onward and promotes, among other items, the production and use of clean energy which will help to encourage the development of a biomass energy industry. Annual raw materials are 470 million t of straw, 3 billion t of livestock manure, 109 million t of […]
The sensor developed by the group of Lian QUN is directed for early warning of algal blooms is based on molecular imprint detection and a piezoelectric transducer. Detection limit is 0.04 nM at good specificity. China Industrial Biotechnology Network, July 25, 2014
The group of Caixia GAO at the CAS Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology has succeeded to delete genes from wheat which encode proteins that repress defences against powdery mildew infection. TALEN and CRISPR techniques wer used to specifically knock out all relevant genes in hexaploid wheat. CAS news release, July 24, 2014
The nomination is supported by the National Development and Reform Commission. Director will be Professor MA Yanhe. CAS news release, July 22, 2014
The group around Ren LAI identified a is a KGD (Lys-Gly-Asp)-containing peptide (Vasotab TY) which binds to the fibrinogen receptor GPIIb/IIIa and has potent anti-thrombotic effects. CAS news release, July 21, 2014