Science Highlights

Using brain tissues from non-human primates (NHPs), the ideal model to mimic human hippocampal aging, scientists have worked jointly and established the first single-nucleus transcriptomic landscape of primate hippocampal aging. They revealed the molecular mechanism of its functional deterioration with age, and provided a valuable resource for the identification of new diagnostic biomarkers and potential therapeutic targets for interventions against hippocampal aging and related human neurodegenerative disorders.

A group of scientists have recently found that F. graminearum perithecia provided a specific ecological niche for bacteria that could play an important role in disease establishment. The researchers have deciphered the mechanism of the inhibitory effect of herbicolin A on fungi and identified its biosynthetic gene cluster. This discovery will support future progress in the sustainable management of Fusarium head blight worldwide.

A collaborative research team has investigated how microgravity and simulated microgravity exposure alters visual BM perception and has examined the underlying neural processes.

A Chinese research team has found that continued global warming may lead to shorter floral life of plants, according to the Kunming Institute of Botany under the Chinese Academy of Sciences.