Research identifies novel mechanism that controls dendritic branch formation in neurons
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2018-05-25
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On May 8, Dr. ZOU Wei’s group published a research article entitled “A Dendritic Guidance Receptor Complex Brings Together Distinct Actin Regulators to Drive Efficient F-Actin Assembly and Branching” in Developmental Cell. In this article, the authors reported an exciting discovery of a new mechanism by which neurons grow high-order dendrite branches, a process essential for the development of neural circuits throughout animals. The complicated wiring of numerous neural circuits in our nervou...
Endogenous chemical balance sheds new light on breeding of pest-resistant crops
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2018-05-14
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Pests are the major enemy of agriculture and forestry production. It is reported that they cause staggering economic losses, reaching 250 billion dollars per year on a worldwide basis. They are also one of the primary reasons for significant yield losses in China. In order to control pests, farmers have to apply pesticides extensively, which not only elevate costs tremendously, but pose a crippling threat to mankind and the environment. Therefore, cultivating strains with strong resistant to pes...