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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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Probably no one hasn’t experienced to be bite or stung by insects, although most of them are harmless while unpleasant, but, for those who are allergic to insect venoms, a single bite or sting could induce severe symptoms, sometimes even fatal. However, not many people know who the peacebreaker here is.
Many allergens have been identified from the venoms of insects including bees, wasps, ... more |
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| In general, warm blood animals migrate from high altitude to low altitude areas to overwinter, while, for white-and-black snub-nosed monkeys (Rhinopithecus bieti), they prefer to choose the opposite direction. To explain this “abnormal” phenomenon, QUAN Ruichang (Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden (XTBG)-CAS), REN Guopeng (Kunming Institute of Zoology, CAS) and their colleges popped out ... more |
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