shanghai institutes for biological sciences
The Dual Role Of Histone Acetylation In Stem Cells
The H3K9Ac epigenetic mark has contrasting effects at different stages of stem cell differentiation, study shows.
Adapting Influenza For Vaccine Mass Production
The ability to grow influenza in cell culture rather than chicken eggs paves the way for mass production of the vaccine.
Gene Regulating Arsenic Uptake Identified
The discovery of a gene which confers arsenic resistance could be used to engineer or breed safer food crops.
How Cotton Fiber Growth Is Regulated
Silencing of the gene GhHOX3 dramatically reduces cotton fiber length, whereas its overexpression leads to longer fibers.
Efficiently Editing Dad’s Genetic Mutations
By targeting sperm stem cells rather than zygotes, researchers have developed a gene editing method to obtain healthy offspring at 100 percent efficiency.
SIBS Launches New Open Access Journal
Riding on the success of sister journal Cell Research, SIBS launches China's first wide-ranging open access journal, Cell Discovery.
The Pathways Of Pain
A study in flies has identified two mutually-interdependent proteins involved in regulating pain responses.
The Link Between Nickel Exposure And Diabetes
Exposure to the heavy metal nickel is associated with the development of Type 2 diabetes.
Li Jinsong Wins 2014 Ho Leung Ho Lee Award
The Chinese Academy of Sciences' Professor Lin Jinsong has been awarded the Ho Leung Ho Lee Science and Technology Innovation Award.
