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| Non-human primates are widely used animal models in studying pathological mechanisms of HIV/SIV infections due to their close evolutionary status with human being. The pig-tailed macaque, which can be divided into three species based on morphological characteristics and geographic distribution, i.e., Southern pig-tailed macaque (Macaca nemestrina), Northern pig-tailed macaque (NPMs, M.leonina) ... more |
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| Recently, the research group of Prof. CHE Jing (Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences) discovered a new species of the genus Liurana Dubois, 1986 from Medog County, Tibet, China, and named it Liurana vallecula sp. nov. (English common name: Valley Papilla-tongued). The “vallecula” means “valley inhabitor”, in reference to the habitat of this species in the lower river va... more |
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| Neoteny is a unique phenomenon during human evolution. Compared to nonhuman primates, humans have delayed or slowed body development. This human-specific neotenous process, in view of evolutionary significance, provides an extended time window for brain development and neural network plasticity, a key factor affecting the formation of human intelligence. However, the genetic basis of human neot... more |
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Recently, scientists unraveled the core gene regulatory network determining the reproductive division of labor in ants based on comparative transcriptomics study across diverse ant species from 3 different subfamily and 5 different genera.
Ant colony consists of one or more egg-laying queens, a large number of sterile workers and some winged sexual males and gynes (unmated queens). The repr... more |
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Crested ibis (Nipponia nippon), a Chinese national protected animal, is one iconic example of endangered birds that have been saved from the blink of extinction. The species was once widely distributed in China, East Russia, Korea, and Japan before the 1860s. However, its population declined drastically in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, ultimately died out in most of the habitats ... more |
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