Science Highlights
Science Highlights
Insight-HXMT breaks own measurement record for strongest magnetic field in universe
Chinese Academy of Sciences HeadquartersThe Insight-HXMT team has recently discovered a cyclotron absorption line with an energy of 146 keV in the neutron star X-ray binary Swift J0243.6+6124, corresponding to a surface magnetic field of more than 1.6 billion Tesla. After direct measurement of the strongest magnetic field in the universe at about 1 billion Tesla in 2020, the world records for the highest energy cyclotron absorption line and direct measurement of the strongest magnetic field in the universe have been refreshed significantly.
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- The Astrophysical Journal Letters
Molecular markers mined for rapid and accurate opium poppy identification
Chinese Academy of Sciences HeadquartersIn order to accurately and efficiently identify the original plant of opium poppy in the anti-drug system, the Medicinal Plant Resources Group from the Wuhan Botanical Garden of the Chinese Academy of Sciences carried out research on opium poppy-specific molecular markers.
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- International Journal of Legal Medicine
Tick tock in brain: Scientists provide molecular insights into primate hippocampal aging
Chinese Academy of Sciences HeadquartersUsing brain tissues from non-human primates (NHPs), the ideal model to mimic human hippocampal aging, scientists have worked jointly and established the first single-nucleus transcriptomic landscape of primate hippocampal aging. They revealed the molecular mechanism of its functional deterioration with age, and provided a valuable resource for the identification of new diagnostic biomarkers and potential therapeutic targets for interventions against hippocampal aging and related human neurodegenerative disorders.
Guarding food security: Harnessing microbiota functions to combat fungal pathogens in wheat
Chinese Academy of Sciences HeadquartersA group of scientists have recently found that F. graminearum perithecia provided a specific ecological niche for bacteria that could play an important role in disease establishment. The researchers have deciphered the mechanism of the inhibitory effect of herbicolin A on fungi and identified its biosynthetic gene cluster. This discovery will support future progress in the sustainable management of Fusarium head blight worldwide.
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- Nature Microbiology
Gravity shapes human visual perception of biological motion
Chinese Academy of Sciences HeadquartersA collaborative research team has investigated how microgravity and simulated microgravity exposure alters visual BM perception and has examined the underlying neural processes.
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- Nature Communications
Researchers reveal global biogeographical patterns and correlates of floral longevity
Chinese Academy of Sciences HeadquartersA Chinese research team has found that continued global warming may lead to shorter floral life of plants, according to the Kunming Institute of Botany under the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
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- New Phytologist