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Scientists discover a new species of rain-pool frog, Fejervarya muangkanensis sp. nov., from western Thailand
According to the online data from American Museum of Natural History (http://research.amnh.org/herpetology/amphibia/index.html) (dated at 2017-5-30), there are in total of 41 species of the genus Fejervarya (family Dicroglossidae). Among them, eight species can be found in Thailand.
  Recently, from the specimens collected from Ban Tha Khanun, Thong Pha Phum District, Kanchanaburi Province, T... more
Scientists Found a Small Molecule Compound to Inhibits the Triple Negative Breast Cancer
Breast cancer is a common female malignant tumor. The triple negative breast cancer (TNBC), a type of breast cancer, lacks effective therapeutic targets. Patients are prone to recurrence and metastasis. Therefore, it is urgent to identify new therapeutic targets and develop effective drugs to improve the survival rate of patients with TNBC.
  The previous studies have shown that transcription... more
Kunming Institute of Zoology Reveals the Molecular Mechanism of Autophagy in Drug Addiction
Recently, a research group led by Dr. YAO Yonggang and Dr. XU Lin at Kunming Institute of Zoology (KIZ) of Chinese Academy of Sciences in collaboration with Dr. DING Yuqiang at the Tongji University, found that Atg5- and Atg7-dependent autophagy in dopaminergic neurons regulates cellular and behavioral responses to morphine (Fig. 1). This research is published online in Autophagy: http://www.ta... more
Why Scorpion Stings Deliver An Insufferable Pain?
Scorpion Stings Repel Its Predator (Video by LAI Ren's Team)
  Venom is evolved to arm many otherwise defenseless animals with a lethal weapon, such as snakes, centipedes, scorpions and spiders. Although scorpion stings are well known to be extremely painful, it remains a serious problem worldwide because the molecular base is till poorly known.
  Why scorpion stings produce an insufferable... more
A New Genus and Species of Freshwater Stygobiotic Calanoid Discovered in Yunnan, China
Recently, a new genus and species of freshwater stygobiotic calanoid was discovered in Yunnan, China. This research is published in Zootaxa:https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4290.1.12 .
  Southeast Asia and South China is an area where the development of karst landforms is relatively concentrated. A large number of caves and groundwater are distributed in Karst areas. The environment leads to... more
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