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| Horseflies are a blood-feeding arthropod, notorious as a common pest of animals and sometimes of humans. While being a target of the biological control in the green farming and animal husbandry, processed dried bodies of female horseflies, known as mengchong, are used by traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) to treat cardiovascular diseases. Although the unique drug is believed as a source various... more |
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| Two major processes generate cellular energy in eukaryotic organisms: fermentation, which occurs anaerobically, and respiration, which requires oxygen and function in mitochondria production about 80% of the energy needed by most eukaryotic organisms. Therefore mitochondrion is called as the power house of eukaryotes. Many mutants of relative genes function in this organelle would generate impo... more |
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| Serotonin (5-HT) is an important neurotransmitter and has been implicated in a wide range of disorders such as depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and learning and memory disorders. Our recent work show that mice lacking serotonin are less anxious compared to control animals but retain fearful memories for much longer. This work was a collaborative effort between the la... more |
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CAS ichthyologists have been successful in their efforts to cultivate the golden-line barbel (Sinocyclocheilus grahami), an indigenous fish species on the verge of extinction in southwest China's Yunnan Province.
The fish is one of the endemic species in the Dianchi Lake, the largest freshwater lake in Yunnan. Until the 1960s, the species was a major cash fish for the Lake. During the late... more |
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| Gene, the very basic unit of life, has long held the limelight in modern biological studies. One fundamental truth revealed by scientists of the twentieth century is that gene is a segment of DNA and provides information an organism needs to build or do something -- like making a nose or an arm, or repairing a wound. Now, with the help of molecular biology, scholars are able to think about anot... more |
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