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Researchers develop new method for generating natural killer cells to fight cancer

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Chinese researchers have developed a novel method to efficiently engineer natural killer (NK) cells for cancer immunotherapy.

Journal: Nature Biomedical Engineering

Scientists develop rapid and scalable platform for in planta directed evolution

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Peer-Reviewed Publication

Researchers led by Prof. GAO Caixia from the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology (IGDB) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and Prof. QIU Jinlong from the Institute of Microbiology of CAS have developed a new system that enables rapid and scalable directed evolution of diverse genes directly in plant cells.

Journal: Science

Scientists reveal functional RNA splitting mechanism behind origin of Type V CRISPR systems

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Researchers led by Prof. GAO Caixia from the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, together with their collaborators, uncovered the molecular innovation that led to the origin of Type V CRISPR-Cas immune systems.

Journal: Cell

Million-year-old skull Yunxian 2 from China rewrites human evolution timeline

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A reanalysis of a one-million-year-old human skull found in China is challenging the established timeline of human evolution, and suggests a new branch of the human family tree, as well as a possible link to the mysterious Denisovans.

Journal: Science

Researchers identify four-step process of mammalian jaw joint evolution

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During the course of evolution, the mammalian cranio-mandibular secondary joint—formed by the dentary condyle and the squamosal glenoid fossa, which replaced the reptilian articular–quadrate joint—represents an innovative structure in vertebrate evolution. By CT-scanning two classic fossils, Chinese researchers found previously unknown jaw joints and proposed a clear, four-step sequence showing how chewing and hearing functions were gradually split between jaw and ear.

Journal: Nature

Chinese scientists identify neural basis for energy expenditure in arcuate hypothalamus

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Researchers from the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have identified a previously underexplored population of hypothalamic neurons that plays a pivotal role in regulating energy expenditure.

Journal: Neuron

Scientists reveal process of gas accretion in massive star formation

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Researchers from the Shanghai Astronomical Observatory (SHAO) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have revealed for the first time how gas flows from vast distances toward the disk surrounding a nascent massive star in the process of star formation.

Journal: Science Advances

Research breakthrough offers hope for new colorectal cancer treatments

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Researchers led by Prof. George F. Gao from the Institute of Microbiology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) have identified the key mechanism by which F. nucleatum binds to the human cell receptors CEACAM1 and CEACAM5, which are frequently overexpressed on many types of cancer cells.

Journal: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Researchers develop first "dynamic" soft electrode for brain-computer interfaces

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Researchers from the Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Donghua University reported a soft, movable, long-term implantable fiber electrode called "NeuroWorm," marking a radical shift for bioelectronic interfaces from static operation to dynamic operation and from passive recording to active, intelligent exploration.

Journal: Nature

Researchers develop proximity labeling based antigen amplification technology

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Peer-Reviewed Publication

A research team led by Prof. HAN Shuo from the Center for Excellence in Molecular Cell Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences developed a novel cell-surface protein engineering strategy called Proximity Amplification and Tagging of Cytotoxic Haptens (PATCH), which applies proximity labeling to immunomodulation for the first time.

Journal: Nature

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