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Researchers make progress on Zika vaccine using nonhuman primate model

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Peer-Reviewed Publication

Researchers led by Prof. DAI Lianpan and Prof. George F. Gao from the Institute of Microbiology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Dr. LU Shuaiyao from the Institute of Medical Biology of the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences reported that a fusion-loop-engineered vaccine against the Zika virus (ZIKV) has shown promise in a nonhuman primate model.

Journal: Cell Reports Medicine

Armed conflict accelerates global cropland loss: Study

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Peer-Reviewed Publication

Armed conflict accelerates cropland loss, and the effects can persist for years after conflict begins and vary substantially with conflict severity and social conditions, according to a new study published in Nature Food on September 24.

Journal: Nature Food

Prussian blue regulates ion dynamics in perovskite solar cells

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Peer-Reviewed Publication

Chinese researchers have developed a Prussian blue (PB)-based strategy to regulate both crystallization and ion migration processes in perovskite solar cells, achieving high power conversion efficiencies from small-area cells to 30 cm × 30 cm submodules.

Journal: Science

New platform maps gene activity and metabolites in the same tissue sample

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Peer-Reviewed Publication

Spatial transcriptomics (ST) shows which genes are being expressed and where within a tissue. Spatial metabolomics (SM), on the other hand, maps the location of metabolites—small molecules produced or used by cells—within tissue. Now, in an important advance, researchers have developed an open, low-cost imaging-based ST platform that can also integrate SM on the same slide.

Journal: Neuron

New method uses surface vibrations to move and rotate small objects

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Peer-Reviewed Publication

Chinese researchers have developed a new way to manipulate objects on solid surfaces using specially structured vibrations, allowing particles and other small objects to be confined, moved in circular paths, or rotated without the complex electronic control systems normally required to generate such motion.

Journal: Advanced Science

Warming weakens Asian monsoon’s reach into Mediterranean

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Peer-Reviewed Publication

A research team led by Prof. ZHOU Tianjun at the Institute of Atmospheric Physics (IAP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) combined real-world observations, dozens of climate model simulations, and idealized numerical experiments to see how climate change under a future high-emissions scenario would affect this monsoon–Mediterranean link.

Journal: Nature Geoscience

Scientists find lunar “Magnetic fossil” in Chang’e-6 samples

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Peer-Reviewed Publication

The Moon no longer has a global magnetic field, but lunar rocks and soils still contain records of ancient magnetism. Therefore, studying the magnetic minerals in these samples can help scientists understand how the Moon’s magnetic field evolved over time. Recently, researchers examining impact-glass particles containing metallic iron from Chang’e-6 lunar soil samples discovered face-centered cubic γ-Fe—the first time this iron phase has been identified in natural lunar samples.

Journal: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Heatwaves on land start earlier and develop faster worldwide

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Peer-Reviewed Publication

Heatwaves over land worldwide are beginning earlier, ending later, and occurring over longer seasons, while the first heatwave of the season has recently shifted toward faster onset, according to a new study published in Nature Climate Change.

Journal: Nature Climate Change

Plant turnover and body size shape soil nematode diversity across landscapes

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Peer-Reviewed Publication

Researchers from the Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden (XTBG) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and their collaborators revealed that plant community turnover and nematode body width play fundamental roles in shaping soil nematode diversity across different spatial scales. Their findings highlight that protecting the variety of plant species is essential for preserving nematode diversity and that a nematode's body width largely determines how it spreads across the environment.

Journal: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Einstein probe and LHAASO reveal a 42-light-year directed journey of cosmic rays

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Peer-Reviewed Publication

Joint observations from China's Einstein Probe satellite and LHAASO showed an extraordinarily long X-ray tail near a pulsar about 4,600 light-years from Earth—one that had never before been seen in full. The tail extends about 42 light-years and stretches in the same direction as ultrahigh-energy gamma-ray emission detected by LHAASO, with the two showing a close spatial match.

Journal: Science China Physics Mechanics and Astronomy

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