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Cell lineage tracing reveals early‑segregated germline in plants

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Peer-Reviewed Publication

To determine whether Weismann's germ plasm theory is applicable to plants, researchers from Dr. QIAN Wenfeng's lab at the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology (IGDB) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences tested the theory in Arabidopsis.

Journal: Current Biology

New study finds respiratory evolution drove body size differences in early land vertebrates

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A research team from the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology (IVPP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences evaluated the evolution of body size, skull shape, and respiratory traits using a novel dataset of 344 fossil species. The study focused on early-diverging land vertebrates from the Middle Devonian to the Early Permian.

Journal: Science Advances

Chinese scientists advance strain-engineered catalyst design

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Peer-Reviewed Publication

A research team from the Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics (LICP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has developed a method to predict how strain modifies adsorption energies and reaction barriers across diverse metal systems.

Journal: Cell Reports Physical Science

Phylogenetically diverse central China proposed as newest global biodiversity hotspot

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A research team led by Prof. LU Limin and Prof. CHEN Zhiduan from the Institute of Botany of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, along with collaborators from Australia and the United Kingdom, identified a new global biodiversity hotspot in Central China, based on traditional measures of taxonomic endemism.

Journal: Nature Ecology & Evolution

Chinese researchers discover mechanism to improve drug delivery efficiency

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Research led by Profs. WANG Yucai, ZHU Shu, and JIANG Wei from the University of Science and Technology of China, has for the first time uncovered the fundamental mechanism underlying the body's non-specific clearance of drug delivery carriers by identifying a gut–liver immune regulatory axis maintained by intestinal commensal bacteria and the intestinal endocrine system.

Journal: Science

New strategy unlocks 29.76% efficiency for all-perovskite tandem solar cells

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A research group led by Profs. GE Ziyi and LIU Chang at the Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering (NIMTE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) has developed an innovative colloidal chemistry strategy to enhance the performance of all-perovskite tandem solar cells (TSCs).

Journal: Joule

Chinese scientists highlight benefits of building façade solar panels

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A team of Chinese researchers has modeled the potential global benefits of installing solar panels on outside building walls, a concept known as façade-integrated photovoltaics (FIPV). They found that solar panels installed on building façades not only generate substantial electricity but also reduce cooling demand, thereby reducing carbon emissions and improving urban climate adaptation.

Journal: Nature Climate Change

Honey bee waggle dance depends on its audience, study finds

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A new study by Chinese scientists reveals that the honey bee waggle dance—one of the most famous examples of animal communication—is not a one-way communication but, in fact, a dynamic, two-way interaction shaped by its audience. These findings challenge the traditional view that information flows unidirectionally from dancers to passive followers.

Journal: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Researchers reveal m6A epigenetic modification controls arbovirus infection and transmission between vertebrates and mosquitoes

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Peer-Reviewed Publication

A research team led by Prof. ZHENG Aihua from the Institute of Zoology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences revealed that N6-methyladenosine (m6A) epigenetic modifications in mosquito-borne flaviviruses (MBFs) enhance viral propagation in vertebrates and thus increase transmission from vertebrates to mosquitoes.

Journal: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

New method revolutionizes fabrication of superhydrophobic fabrics

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Peer-Reviewed Publication

A research team led by Prof. DONG Zhichao from the Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has developed a new one-step fabrication strategy—termed MARS (Molecularly Assembled Robust Superhydrophobic Shell)—for producing superhydrophobic fabrics with stable mechanical performance under harsh conditions.

Journal: Nature Communications

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