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Chang'e-6 samples unlock secrets of the Moon’s farside

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Research teams led by CAS institutions including the Institute of Geology and Geophysics (IGG) and the National Astronomical Observatories (NAOC), along with Nanjing University and others, have made four landmark discoveries based on the South Pole–Aitken Basin samples. Their findings were published in four cover articles in the journal Nature.

Journal: Nature

Nuclear mass measurement reveals new proton magic number

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Researchers from the Institute of Modern Physics (IMP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have precisely measured for the first time the mass of an extremely short-lived and neutron-deficient nucleus, silicon-22, revealing that the proton number 14 in silicon-22 is a new magic number.

Journal: Physical Review Letters

New study resolves debate over forest fragmentation’s impact on ecosystem resilience

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A research team led by scientists from the Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, collaborating with international partners, analyzed satellite data to quantify fragmentation's impact on forest resilience worldwide.

Journal: Nature Ecology & Evolution

Scientists Unveil AI-powered universal strategy for protein engineering

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A team of Chinese researchers led by Prof. GAO Caixia from the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has developed a groundbreaking method that could transform the field of protein engineering.

Journal: Cell

New bispecific antibody exploits immune receptor proximity to control autoimmunity

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Researchers from the Institute of Biophysics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the Grossman School of Medicine at New York University, and the School of Medicine at Zhejiang University have systematically demonstrated that LAG-3 inhibits T cell activity by positioning itself in close proximity to the T cell receptor (TCR) complex, rather than by simply binding to a ligand.

Journal: Cell

Researchers uncover new mechanism of ion transport in nanofiltration membranes

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A research team led by Prof. WAN Yinhua from the Institute of Process Engineering of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has uncovered a surprising new mechanism that fundamentally alters our understanding of ion transport in nanofiltration (NF) membranes and provides critical insights into improving lithium recovery from high-magnesium brines.

Journal: Nature Communications

Junggar basin sediments reveal interplay between Solar System chaos and Earth’s carbon cycle

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Researchers from the Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Columbia University, along with their collaborators, have analyzed sediments from the terrestrial Sangonghe Formation (Late Early Jurassic) in China's Junggar Basin, revealing information both on Solar System chaos and the global carbon cycle.

Journal: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Researchers uncover novel mechanism for regulating ribosome biogenesis during brain development

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A collaborative team led by Prof. ZHOU Tao from the Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Prof. SHEN Bin from Nanjing Medical University has revealed that VIRMA, a protein highly expressed in the embryonic brain and various cancers, regulates brain development by modulating ribosome biogenesis.

Journal: Science Advances

New study reveals episodic and gradual patterns in plant diploidization process

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A research team led by Prof. GE Song from the Institute of Botany of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, in collaboration with partners, has investigated the diploidization process in the wild rice allotetraploid, Oryza minuta, using a population genomic approach. Their findings reveal that the tempo of diploidization within a single polyploid species can be both episodic and gradual.

Journal: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Cryo-EM structures reveal how GnRH activates its receptor

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A team led by DUAN Jia and XU Huaqiang from the Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica of the Chinese Academy of Sciences reported high-resolution cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) structures of GnRHR from two species. The researchers also analyzed nearly ten approved drugs targeting this receptor, shedding light on the conserved recognition of GnRH and the molecular mechanisms underlying receptor activation.

Journal: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

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