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Feb 03 2015
Consumption of Bt rice pollen containing Cry1C or Cry2A does not pose a risk to Propylea japonica (Thunberg)
Researchers at State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection of CAAS, developed a sound dietary-exposure assay for assessing the potential effects ... -
Jan 29 2015
FRI Wins the Second Prize of 2014 National Science & Technology Progress Award by "Creation of New-type Enzyme Feed Additives"
The 2014 National Science and Technology Progress Award announced through public appraisal. The project "Creation of New-type Enzyme Feed Additives" conducted by Professor Yao Bin’s group of Feed Rese... -
Jan 20 2015
CNRRI Wins National Award for Progress in Science and Technology - “Application of the Key Cultivation Techniques of Super Rice and Its Regionalized Integration for High Yield”
Past week saw the release of 2014 National Award for Progress in Science and Technology. The project “Application of the Key Cultivation Techniques of Super Rice and Its Regionalized Integration for H... -
Jan 09 2015
CAAS Found a New Soy Source for Crop Salt Tolerance
A collaborative research project between Chinese and Australian scientists has shown how soybean can be bred to better tolerate soil salinity. -
Dec 30 2014
WOX Protein LFL Mainly Acts as a Repressor in Regulating Flower Development
An international research team cooperated between Dr. Lifang Niu and Dr. Hao Lin from BRI, the elite youth program candidates of CAAS, and researchers in Oklahoma State University, USA revealed that t... -
Dec 22 2014
Discovery of Replicating Circular RNAs by RNA-Seq and Computational Algorithms
Recently, a cooperation between Institute of Plant Protection, CAAS and School of Life Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China has yielded a big progress in the field of circular RNA (... -
Dec 22 2014
Findings of a Novel Amdoparvovirus Infecting Farmed Raccoon Dogs and Arctic Foxes
Researchers discovered a new amdoparvovirus, named raccoon dog and fox amdoparvovirus (RFAV) from farmed raccoon dogs(Nyctereutes procyonoides) and arctic foxes(Vulpes lagopus) in China. -
Dec 18 2014
Potential Risk to Human Public Health Posed by H9N2 Avian Influenza Viruses
Avian influenza viruses continue to present challenges to human health. Recently the H7N9 and H10N8 viruses that are of low pathogenicity for poultry have caused human infections and deaths in China. -
Dec 17 2014
Cucumber Secrets Revealed: Bitter or Sweet ?
An international team lead by Sanwen Huang, professor of Institute of Vegetables and Flowers and Deputy Director of Shenzhen Agricultural Genomic Institute, CAAS, revealed the molecular basis of biosy... -
Dec 16 2014
Prediction of the Key Binding Site of Odorant-binding Protein of Holotrichia oblita
The scarab beetle Holotrichia oblita Faldermann (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) is a predominant underground pest in the northern parts of China, and its larvae (grubs) cause great economic losses because ...