＂Molecule secret＂ for the high production of rice

With the funding support from NSFC, the research team directed by Prof. Jiaxiang Li (Member of CAS) from Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology of CAS and Prof. Qian Qian from China National Rice Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences deeply studied "Rice Tillering" in the subject of Molecular Genetics, and made glorious achievement.     

"Molecule secret" for the high production of rice

With the funding support from NSFC, the research team directed by Prof. Jiaxiang Li (Member of CAS) from Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology of CAS and Prof. Qian Qian from China National Rice Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences deeply studied "Rice Tillering" in the subject of Molecular Genetics, and made glorious achievement.     

IPA1 promotes highyield and resistance to rice blast disease

正With supports from the National Natural Science Foundation of China,National Key Research and Development Program of China,and Program for New Century Excellent Talents in University from the Ministry of Education in China,the research team led by Prof.Chen XueWei (陈学伟)at the Rice Research Institute,Sichuan Agricultural University,and Prof.Li JiaYang (李家洋)at the State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics and National Center for Plant Gene Research,Institute of Genetics and     

LATERAL FLORET 1 induced the three-florets spikeletin rice

正With the support by the National Natural Science Foundation of China,a study by the research group led by Prof.He Guanghua(何光华)from the Rice Research Institute,Southwest University demonstrates that LATERAL FLORET 1induces the"three-florets spikelet"in rice,which was published in PNAS(2017,114(37):9984-9989).     

Vice President Shen Wenqing Met IRRI Officials

On June 6, 2008, Prof. Shen Wenqing, Vice President of NSFC, met with the delegation from the International Rice Research Institute （IRRI）, headed by its Director General Prof. Robert S. Zeigler.     

PAC1-ing up immune surveillance against cancer

正With the support by the National Natural Science Foundation of China and National Key Research and Development Program of China,Dr.Yin YuXin (尹玉新)and colleagues from the Institute of Systems Biomedicine,Peking University Health Science Center uncovered a novel mechanism by which T cell exhaustion is modulated during cancer development.This result was published titled "The phosphatase     

NSFC Vice President Attends the 6th Sino-Thai Joint Workshop on Renewable Energy

<正>Co-sponsored by NSFC and National Research Council of Thailand(NRCT)and hosted by Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion,Chinese Academy of Sciences,the 6th Sino-Thai Joint Workshop on Renewable Energy was held in Guangzhou,Guangdong Province during January 27—30,2015.NSFC Vice President Liu Congqiang and Dr.Soottiporn Chittmittrapap,Secretary General of NRCT attended the     

H7N9 virulent mutants detected in chickens in China pose an increased threat to humans

正Supported by the Science Fund of the Creative Research Group,the research team led by Prof.Chen Hualan(陈化兰)in Harbin Veterinary Research Institute,Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences found that the low pathogenic H7N9viruses emerging in 2013have mutated to highly pathogenic viruses in chickens and are more dangerous to humans,which was published in Cell Research(2017,doi:10.1038/cr.2017.129).     

COLD1 interacts with G-protein to elicit Ca~(2+) signaling for cold tolerancein rice

<正>Japonica(Oryza sativassp.japonica)and indica(O.sativassp.indica),the two major subspecies of Asian cultivated rice,exhibit significant difference in cold tolerance How do they evolve the signaling pathway in response to chilling during the divergence?This remains largely unknown.Recently,the scientists from the Institute of Botany,CAS and China National Rice Research Institute,CAAS and their collabora-     

Scientists uncover the innate fear“switch”neurons in mice

<正>A research team led by Prof.Duan Shumin(段树民)and Prof.Wang Hao from the Institute of Neuroscience,Zhejiang University has identified two types of neurons in the laterodorsal tegmentum that can oppositely regulate predator odor-induced innate fear.This study was supported by the Major State Basic Research Program of China and the National Natural Science Foundation of China,and published in Nature     

物质世界的对称性破缺 ——2008年诺贝尔物理学奖简介

由于对基本粒子物理学中的对称性破缺问题做出了重大理论贡献,美国芝加哥大学恩里科&#8226;费米研究所的美籍日本物理学家南部阳一郎（Yoichiro Nambu）、日本筑波高能加速器研究中心的小林诚（Makoto Kobayashi）和日本京都大学汤川理论物理研究所的益川敏英（Toshihide Maskawa）被授予2008年度的诺贝尔物理学奖。本文将简要介绍他们获奖的工作,以及与之相关但尚未解决的宇宙的物质-反物质不对称难题。     

Vice President Shen Wenqing Met with IFREMER Delegation

Prof. Shen Wenqing, Vice President of NSFC, met with President of French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea （IFREMER） on November 18, 2008. Prof. Han Jianguo, Director General of International Cooperation Bureau and Prof. Chai Yucheng, Deputy Director of the Earth Science Department also attended the meeting.     

Challenges and Opportunities in Urban Meteorology Research and Forecast

An international workshop on urban meteorology: observation and modeling, was jointly held by the Institute of Urban Meteorology (China) and the National Center for Atmospheric Research (US) in Beijing, October, 2004. The workshop was inten ded to share recent progress in urban meteorological research, discuss issues re lated to research and development priorities faced by diverse Chinese institutio ns, and explore collaboration opportunities between Chinese and US research inst itutions. This article summarizes the major issues discussed at the workshop, in cluding observation on urban boundary layer, urban landuse modeling, socioecon omic impacts of weather and climates, and air quality in urban environment. It i ncludes recommendations for future urban meteorology observational and modeling research, and potential collaborative opportunities between China and US.     

Toll样受体和树突状细胞：免疫激活传感器——2011年诺贝尔生理学或医学奖简介

Toll最早由德国科学家克里斯汀·纽斯兰芙哈(Christiane Nüsslein Volhard）等于1985年发现,其功能为调控果蝇体节发育。1996年法国斯特拉斯堡国立研究中心的朱尔斯·霍夫曼(Jules Hoffmann）发现Toll基因产物与果蝇感受病原微生物入侵相关,其激活为进行有效防御所必需;1998年美国斯克里普斯研究所布鲁斯·博伊特勒(Bruce Beutler)发现对细菌致病产物脂多糖（lipopolysaccharide, LPS）耐受的小鼠存在一个与果蝇Toll基因非常类似的突变受体基因,并证实这一Toll样受体（Toll like receptor, TLR）就是识别LPS的受体。这些发现表明哺乳动物与果蝇的先天性免疫激活采用类似的分子。他们两位也因发现了激活先天性免疫应答反应的传感器而分享2011年诺贝尔生理学或医学奖一半的奖金,另一半奖金由美国洛克菲勒大学的拉尔夫·斯坦曼(Ralph Steinman)独享。斯坦曼于1973年发现树突状细胞（dendritic cells, DCs）,并证实其可激活T细胞,引发获得性免疫应答。进一步研究表明树突状细胞可感受由先天性免疫应答产生的信号并控制T细胞的激活,使免疫系统只对致病微生物产生应答从而避免对自身内源分子进行攻击。这些发现使我们对免疫系统的激活和调控机制有了深入的了解,有助于开发全新的疾病预防和治疗手段。     

Vice President Shen Wenqing Met with NSERC President

On 13 October, 2008. NSFC Vice President Prof. Shen Wenqing met with a Canadian delegation, which consists of Dr. Suzanna Fortier, President of the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council （NSERC）, Dr. Martin Godbout, President of Genome Canada, Dr. Paul Hebert, Professor of University of Guelph and Dr. Christian Burks, President and CEO of Ontario Genomics Institute. Both sides exchanged the latest progress on new developments of each organization.     

水稻旱育秧有关技术问题的试验研究

水稻旱育浅植技术,是一套严格而又规范的水稻栽培技术,要求在秧田期不建立水层,只保持秧地土壤湿润,秧地接近旱田条件下进行育秧,实行秧苗带土浅栽,合理密植。其优点有:土壤氧气充足,有利于萌芽种子进行旺盛的有氧呼吸,促进种子贮藏物质的转化,提高秧苗素质,旱秧移栽后无明显返青期,发根力强,分蘖发生快;旱秧细胞组织致密,植株挺韧,耐低温和干旱,抗逆性强;早育秧能提早播种,安全育秧,又能提早成熟,有利于抗低温增产。     

NSFC Delegation Visits Northern European Countries

A NSFC delegation headed by Prof. Li Zhuqi, Vice President, paid a visit to Northern Europe from August 19 to August 31, 2003. The delegation visited the Research Council of Norway, the Academy of Finland, the Swedish Research Council, the Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research, the Swedish Research Council for Environment, Agricultural Sciences and Spatial Planning, some international organizations, universities and research institutes.     

“Q宠宝贝”带来的思考

对腾讯公司推出的电子宠物——“Q宠宝贝”受宠现象进行分析。总结出其营销成功的主要原因:迎合消费者的各种消费心理,并逐一说明。     

New Method for Early Cancer Diagnosis

The NSFC funded Key Program project ＂A real-time analysis of the early diagnosis of cancer markers＂, undertaken by Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences （CAS）, recently received recognition from an expert team for assessment. Experts pointed out that the research was of great value for the fast ascertain of cancer markers and the early warning and diagnosis. The research team was headed by Academician Wang Erkang, CAS and Prof. Kong Jilie, Fudan University.