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BEIJING, Dec. 15 (Xinhua) -- Chinese researchers have identified naturally occurring Parkinson's disease (PD) in a monkey -- the first time the disease has been observed in an animal other than a human.
Researchers from the Kunming Institute of Zoology under the Chinese Academy of Sciences initially screened over 2,500 monkeys at a primate research center. After a preliminary screening... more |
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The Himalaya are among the youngest and highest mountains in the world, but the exact timing of their uplift and origins of their biodiversity are still in debate. Generally, there are two hypotheses about the uplift process of the Himalaya. A “Stepwise Hypothesis” was proposed recently, which suggested that the Himalaya rose slowly from 1,000–2,500 m during the period of 56–23 Ma (mil... more |
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A research consortium led by Prof. ZHANG Guojie from Kunming Institute of Zoology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences reported the genomes of for 363 bird species including 267 new genomes and illustrated how these resources give improved resolution on genomic evolution analyses. The finding was published in Nature on 12th November as cover story.
The Bird 10,000 Genome Project (B10K), ... more |
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A research team led by Prof. ZHENG Ping from Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, collaborating with the Prof. MENG Feilong from Shanghai Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Center for Excellence in Molecular Cell Science, provided the first proof of concept demonstrating the region-specific regulations of DSB formation and repair in subtypes of NSPCs. The fin... more |
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Complex psychiatric illnesses, such as schizophrenia, are bringing significant threat to public well-being, yet clinical diagnosis and management of these illnesses remain less successful due to a lack of knowledge of their pathogenesis. Recent genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have identified numerous non-coding variations significantly associated with schizophrenia, but the potentia... more |
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