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China’s Wukong Joins The Hunt For Dark Matter
Wukong is the most sensitive dark matter probe to date and China's first mission focused purely on scientific discovery.
Arsenic Hitches A Ride On Sugar Transporters To Reach Plant ‘Arteries’
The discovery of transporters responsible for loading arsenic into plant phloems could aid the development of new cultivars which accumulate less toxic arsenic.
530 million Year Old Mud Dragons Found
The first fossils of mud dragons have been found, tracing their ancestry to the Cambrian period.
HKU Mathematician Mok Ngai-ming Elected To CAS
Professor Mok Ngai-ming has been elected to the Chinese Academy of Sciences in recognition of his contributions to mathematics in Hong Kong and Mainland China.
The Triceratops Gets A New ‘Ornamental Faced’ Cousin
The spaniel-sized Hualianceratops wucaiwanensis was discovered in China's Xinjiang province.
How Hepatitis C Escapes Our Immune System
The hepatitis C NS3 protein plays an important role in subverting the host immune response to establish a chronic infection, scientists say.
Paleo Peach Fossils Discovered In Southwest China
Eight two and half million year old peach pit fossils that predating the arrival of modern humans have been found in Southwest China
An Alternative Way To Suppress Aβ In Alzheimer’s
Targeting TRPC6 instead of γ-secretase could be a promising way of treating Alzheimer's disease, according to a study in mice.
Tracking Dopamine Release In Real-Time
Using refined carbon microelectrodes, researchers were able to monitor the release of dopamine in live and awake zebrafish larva.
