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Scientists unveil “dissolution barocaloric” cooling, opening new path to zero-carbon refrigeration

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A research team led by Prof. LI Bing from the Institute of Metal Research of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, together with collaborators, has overcome a longstanding bottleneck in refrigeration technology. Their findings, published in Nature on January 22, introduce a novel cooling method based on the "dissolution barocaloric effect," which offers a promising zero-carbon alternative to traditional refrigeration.

Journal: Nature

Scientists reveal splicing-based mechanism driving therapy resistance in pediatric acute myeloid leukemia

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Research teams led by Profs. WANG Qianfei and LIU Zhaoqi from the China National Center for Bioinformation, a research center affiliated to the Chinese Academy of Sciences, in collaboration with researchers from the Children's Hospital of Soochow University, analyzed transcriptome sequencing data from 702 pediatric AML patients. The team identified sequence-dependent ribonucleic acid (RNA) splicing abnormalities in roughly 36% of the cases.

Journal: Cell Reports Medicine

Researchers unlock signal recognition between legumes and rhizobia

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Scientists have elucidated how NodD recognizes flavonoids by resolving, for the first time, the high-resolution crystal structure of the complex formed between the NodD protein of pea rhizobia and the flavonoid compound hesperetin. Through this process, the researchers identified key structural elements in NodD that determine signal specificity.

Journal: Science

Researchers develop biodegradable, self-powered electrical stimulator for muscle repair

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A research team led by Prof. BAI Shuo from the Institute of Process Engineering of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has pioneered a fully biodegradable, self-powered implantable electrical stimulation system designed to enhance muscle repair. The device operates independent of external power sources and does not compromise patient comfort.

Journal: Cell Biomaterials

Researchers highlight role of alternative RNA splicing in schizophrenia

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In an important new study, researchers led by LI Ming from the Kunming Institute of Zoology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have discovered the previously unrecognized role of alternative splicing of the DOC2A gene in schizophrenia.

Journal: Science Advances

New study clarifies microbial role in global soil carbon cycle

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Soils store more carbon than the atmosphere and vegetation combined, with soil microorganisms playing the main role. As a result, the global soil carbon cycle—by which carbon enters, moves through, and leaves soils worldwide—exerts a significant impact on climate change feedback. Now an important study led by researchers from the Institute of Earth Environment of the Chinese Academy of Sciences sheds new light on this cycle by overturning assumptions about the relationship between microbial respiration and carbon storage.

Journal: Science Advances

Chang'e-6 samples reveal how giant asteroid impact affected lunar interior

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A research team led by Prof. TIAN Hengci from the Institute of Geology and Geophysics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (IGGCAS) conducted extensive analysis of lunar basalts collected by Chang'e-6 (CE6) from the South Pole–Aitken (SPA) Basin. These samples exhibit significantly heavier potassium (K) isotopic compositions than all previously documented lunar basalts from the Apollo missions and lunar meteorites.

Journal: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

New study reveals evolutionary and domestication history of button mushroom

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Led by Prof. ZHAO Ruilin from the Institute of Microbiology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, researchers showed how climate dynamics and a key gene for adaptive evolution and domestication jointly shaped the button mushroom (Agaricus bisporus) 's diversity.

Journal: Current Biology

Researchers achieve breakthrough in transition metal fluorides cathodes for thermal batteries

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A research team led by Profs. WANG Song and ZHU Yongping from the Institute of Process Engineering of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has developed a new approach to suppressing the shuttle effect in transition metal fluoride cathodes. The team's study focused on thermal batteries—a type of battery that operates at 350–550 °C.

Journal: Advanced Science

New study uncovers how rice viruses manipulate plant defenses to protect insect vectors

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A recent study led by Prof. ZHANG Xiaoming's team at the Institute of Zoology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), in collaboration with Prof. Ian T. Baldwin's group at the CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, has uncovered a novel ecological strategy. Rather than passively "hitchhiking" within insect vectors, rice viruses actively manipulate plant defense pathways to protect their insect carriers. This discovery reshapes our understanding of plant–virus–insect–parasitoid interactions and provides new insights for sustainable pest and pathogen management.

Journal: Science Advances

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