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Based on its potential as an excellent therapeutic agent, the snake cathelicdin antimicrobial peptide developed by the Kunming Institute of Zoology, the CAS, received a national invention patent in July 2011 (Patent No. ZL200810058260.9).
According to the researchers, the snake cathelicdin peptide, which is highlighted by the merits of low cytoxity and hemolytic activity, has demonstrated s... more |
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| Odorous frogs are been famous thanks to their specialty of producing skin secretions with unpleasant smellswhen they are stimulated. And they also take the pivotal spot on the road of amphibian evolution as they are the important transitional type from rana to hylarana of ranid. Among the 20 odorous frog species worldwide, 13 could be found in China. This advantage facilitated the Dr. ZHANG Yu... more |
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Leptin has been widely known for its potential help in public health, especially in obesity, as its pivotal role in regulating energy homeostasis and reproductive functions in mammals. While, here, you might would be fascinated by Dr. YU Li and his colleagues’ story about the novel interesting characteristics of leptin and Leptin receptor gene (LPR).
Marine mammals are remarkable and evolu... more |
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The research team headed by Prof. YANG Junxing from the Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (KIZ) detected a new species of Schistura in California Academy of Sciences.
Given the similarity with Yunnanilus in terms of color patter and with Physoschistura in body shape, the new species was named as Physoschistura yunnaniloides.
The new species was collected by Ameri... more |
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Schizophrenia is a severe and complex human mental disorder bothers millions of people world-wild, of which the genetic and environmental factors play a combinative role in the development, while, although many possible outbreak candidates have been proposed, the underlying genetic risk factors are yet to be identified.
Recently, GSK3β, which is of pivotal importance in brain development ... more |
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