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The pyrolysis technology works on weed, straw, twigs, leaves etc. which are heated in a kiln at < 700°C, forming charcoal. With a national production of 700 million tons of straw and 1,4 billion tons of agricultural and foresty waste, biochar could replase 150 million tons of standard coal and might become an emerging industry […]
In a press conference on Feb. 11, a representative of the government stressed that China will support GMOs technology. The legal system on GMO is in line with international standards, as is security management, technical regulation systems and administration which also covers a license for GMO research, testing, production, processing, and identity. Unauthorized production and […]
The center will promote technological innovations on natural resources and plant herbs of Gansu Province China Bio news release, Feb. 12, 2015
Hwoo-Suk HWANG, reknown Korean stem cell researcher from Seoul National University with ambiguities on a Science paper, announced to join Boyalife Co. in Beijing, a major research company on animal and human stem cell technology. According to newspaper reports, Hwang said that in order to avoid the constraints of Korea bioethics, he will establish a […]
The process is based on Mg2+ ion hydration in a vapor-liquid equilibrium. Through computational simulation of new technology, compared to the molecular sieve method, is expected to reduce energy consumption by about 30%. CAS news release, Feb. 12, 2015
The group around Weihong JIANG identified by protein modelling functional domains in the Clostridium regulator CcpA which allow to circumvent inhibitory effects of xylose during growth on biomass hydrolysates. CAS news release, Feb. 10, 2015
In the State Council’s “Central Document No. 1“, the reform of Chinese agriculture is emphasized, speeding up the construction of modern agriculture. Apart from technology push, a new type of farming system should be built. Farmers should remain in the dominant position of family-run farms, through the establishment of rural land transfer markets and service […]
The advantage of the procedure is that no markers are required. It can be used for cell sorting of bacteria, algae and mammalian cells. A dielectric single-cell release modul was also developed to allow for the isolation of sorted cells. Y WANG et al., Anal Chem, 2015, doi:. 10.1021 / ac503974e
According to CAS, China at present has just 30 robots per 10.000 workers, as compared to 323 in Japan and 282 in Germany, but expects to use 428.000 robots in its manufacturing industries by 2017, driven by the car industry. Foxconn produces already an own robot, and ABB, Kuka, Yaskawa and Fanuc all have production […]
The groups of Zhixi TIAN and Wen WANG from CAS Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology and the CAS Kunming Institute of Zoology investigated a total of 302 wild, landrace and cultivated soybean lines at average coverage depth of > 11x for each line. Bioinformatic analysis revealed a total of 121 and 109 selective sweeps […]