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Mending The Heart With Living Nanogels

By encapsulating stem cells in a nanogel, scientists have managed to repair heart damage in mice and pigs.

UK Partners China For Offshore Renewable Energy Research

China and the UK will embark on broad-ranging projects to promote the development of next-generation offshore renewable energy technologies.

Fat Distribution Predicts Breast Cancer Subtypes

By analyzing body mass index and waist-hip ratio, scientists in China have discovered that the location of body fat is linked to specific breast cancer subtypes.

Spicing Up Farming To Prevent Soil Erosion

By growing chili peppers together with corn, farmers can protect their fields against erosion and enjoy increased economic benefits, say Chinese scientists.

Is The Earth Heating Up? Ask The Oceans

Measuring how much heat stored in the oceans is a faster way of tracking global warming, scientists say.

Asia’s Scientific Trailblazers: Wang Yifang

Professor Wang Yifang shares about his fascination with neutrinos and elaborates on China’s ambition to become a major international center for particle physics research.

How Blood Stem Cells Are Controlled By Epigenetics

Using RNA sequencing techniques, researchers in China have revealed how embryonic hematopoietic stem cell production is controlled by epigenetic regulation.

WuXi Raises US$240 Million In Series B Funding

The investment will accelerate the growth of WuXi NextCODE's platform infrastructure and bring new users onboard through precision medicine and diagnostics partnerships.

China Fires Up Its First Neutron Beam

The China Spallation Neutron Source has successfully produced a neutron beam for the first time.