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31-3 Team at CAS QIBEBT develops “algae chassis” using CRISPR/Cas genome editing
A team around XU Jian at CAS Qingdao Institute of BioEnergy and Environmental Biotechnology has developed genetic tools based on CRISPR/Cas technology to prepare a minimal genome variant of the marina algae Microcystis aeruginosa. They deleted a targeted 214 Kb,...
2-4 Cloned native pigs may curb threat of African swine fever
A team around Wu Shenglong in Taicang, Jiangsu province, has achieved somatic cell cloning of pigs, resulting in five pigs native to China. Somatic cell cloning preserves 100 % of the parent’s genetic material and thus reduces the threat of African swine fever on pig...
15-3 China germinates F2 rice seedlings returning from the moon
40 g of rice seed paddy was mounted on Chang'e 5 and landed on the moon in November 2020. Approximately 23 days later, after a "moon orbit trip" of 760,000 kilometers, it was returned to the National Plant Space Breeding Project Technology Research Center of South...
17-3 China advances in European patent applications
China in 2020 showed the largest increase (9.9%) in patents filed at the EPO in 2020 and is number 2 in non-European applicants, after the USA. The ranking was USA > Japan > Germany > China > France > Korea > Switzerland....
20-3 China extends freight train connections to Milan
Wuhan Asia-Europe Logistics Co. has launched a new extended route for freight service, from Wuhan, Hubei Province, via China's Alataw Pass and Germany's Duisburg, arriving in Milan within 21 or 22 days The first X8015 train was loaded with electronic products,...
New Chinese International Travel Health Certificate
March 9 (China News) - On March 7, State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi announced the launch of the Chinese version of the "International Travel Health Certificate" at a press conference of foreign ministers, putting forward a practical "solution" to promote...
1-3 China launches hydrogen-powered truck
On March 1, a 100 kW hydrogen fuel-cell powered heavy-duty truck was launched by Beiben Trucks Group Co. in Baotou in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. Beiben is a Chinese heavy-duty truck producer. The vehicle's hydrogen storage cylinders use...
27-2 China claims over 300 satellites in orbit
Among them are Beidou navigation satellites, remote sensing satellites for meteorological and marine monitoring, and communication satellites. China started the construction of a high-throughput broadband satellite communication system in 2020, with the APSTAR-6D...
5-3 CAS Institute of Aerospace Science releases remote sensing monitoring database for 75 cities
The monitoring covers the expansion of 75 typical cities in China from 1972 to 2020, showing that about 62% of the expansion is on former cultivated land, raising challenges in food production. Chinas urbanization rate is presently at about 60%, there are over 100...
5-3 China announces massive tax cuts on R&D cost
According to Prmier LI Keqiang’s talk at the 13. National People’s Congress on March 5, innovation will continue to be a key priority for China, with further efforts to boost the role of enterprises through tax deductions and bringing them together with research...
23-2 CNOOC discovers 100 million ton oil and gas field in the Bohai Sea
China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) announced on February 22 that it has discovered another large oil and gas discovery in its Bohai oil field, about 140 km from Tianjin. The average water depth is about 23.2 meters. In the Bozhong 13-2-2 well, an oil...
22-2 Shanxi Province and Huawei establish “smart mining innovation lab”
Shanxi Province is a major region for China’s coal mining. Shanxi Province, Huawei Technology and other partners have now jointly established a "Smart Mine Innovation Laboratory" which uses information technology such as industrial wireless control networks and cloud...
26-2 CAS Kunming Institute of Botany develops rapid detection method for poisonous mushrooms
While the toxic mechanisms of poisonous mushrooms vary, mushrooms containing cyclic peptide toxin dominate. They are encoded by the “MSDIN” gene family and ribosomally biosynthesized. A typical example are the cyclic peptide toxins...
23-3 CAS, Yanshan Petrochemical and Sinopec Engineering & Construction establish joint R&D Center for Carbon Neutral Green Technology
The joint R&D center for carbon neutral and green technologies, located at the CAS Institute of Process Engineering (IPE), aims to integrate industry, academia and research, and make due contributions to accelerate the development of carbon peak, carbon-neutral...
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