Day: 27. September 2022

Genistet, a soybean ingredient, prevents cardiovascular side effects of marijuana

https://spap.jst.go.jp/other_asia/news/220904/topic_nt_01.html https://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(22)00443-3 Researchers at the Taiwan National Taiwan University (NTU)  have found that genistein, a component in soybeans, red clover and other plants, prevents the adverse cardiovascular effects of marijuana use. The results of this study were published in the journal Cell. Epidemiological studies have shown that marijuana use is associated with an increased risk […]

Taiwan’s ITRI holds workshop on “Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence”

https://spap.jst.go.jp/other_asia/news/220905/topic_nt_03.html Taiwan’s Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) on August 2 hosted the 2022 International Workshop on Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence (AI) online. More than 500 participating experts discussed AI risk management and trustworthy AI systems. Taiwan’s establishment of a reliable AI framework, its introduction into products, and its global dissemination will lead to further growth of Taiwan’s […]

Taiwan and UK discuss offshore wind power, port development and biomass

https://spap.jst.go.jp/other_asia/news/220905/topic_nt_02.html The Bureau of Energy, Taiwan’s Ministry of Economic Affairs, and the British Office Taipei, Taiwan’s equivalent of an embassy, jointly held the 4th Taiwan-UK Energy Dialogue on July 5. Experts from both Taiwanese and British government agencies and organizations were invited to share their knowledge and experiences on offshore wind power, port development policies, and […]

McDonald open first “zero-carbon” restaurant in Beijing

http://j.people.com.cn/n3/2022/0922/c95952-10150439.html McDonald’s China announced the official opening of its Beijing McDonald’s Shougangyuan drive-thru restaurant on September 20. This is also China’s first “zero carbon restaurant. The store will be located in an international green building. The store is designed and built in accordance with the international green building certification system (LEED) zero-emission and zero-energy standards. A […]

Single-cell Raman reveals soil-active antibiotic resistance groups of microorganisms

https://www.cas.cn/syky/202209/t20220927_4848957.shtml https://www.pnas.org/doi/full/10.1073/pnas.2201473119 The team of Yongguan Zhu at the CAS Institute of Urban Environment has used single-cell Raman-D2O coupled with targeted metagenomics to develop a culture-independent approach to phenotypically and genotypically profiling active antibiotic-resistant bacteria against clinical antibiotics in a wide range of soils. This method quantifies the prevalence (contamination degree) and activity (spread potential) of […]

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