ZJU scientists discover molecular mechanisms for virus-vector co-evolution
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2022-12-09
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On October 3, the team led by Prof. WANG Xiaowei at the Zhejiang University College of Agriculture and Biotechnology published a research article entitled “A balance between vector survival and virus transmission is achieved through JAK/STAT signaling inhibition by a plant virus” in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America.Viruses constitute a tremendous threat to crops, with many being dependent on insect vectors for transmission betwe...
ZJU representative of the UNESCO Chair in Entrepreneurship Education attends the 30th anniversary of the UNITWIN/UNESCO Chairs Programme
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2022-12-08
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Established in 1992, the UNITWIN/UNESCO Chairs Programme is an inter-sectoral network. It promotes international inter-university cooperation and networking to enhance institutional capacities through knowledge sharing and collaborative work. As the world faces multiple overlapping social, economic, political, technological and environmental disruptions, the inter-disciplinary nature of the programme is well placed to address some of these issues. Dedicated to the theme of Transforming Knowledge...
Prof. ZHAO Zhirong co-pens 10 essential climate science insights for 2022 presented at COP27
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2022-12-07
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The UN Climate Change Conference (COP27) took place from November 6 to November 18 in Egypt. At the press conference on November 10, Simon Stiell, executive secretary of the UN Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), unveiled the annual 10 New Insights in Climate Science (10NICS) to the UN climate change negotiations. Sixty-five leading scientists from around the world reviewed the most pressing findings in climate change-related research. This annual update received extensive media coverage...
Why does anxiety lead to “sociophobia”?
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2022-12-07
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Anxiety is a common negative emotion and it is also one of the buzzwords in today’s society. When we suffer from anxiety, what changes will occur in our brains? The research team led by Prof. LI Xiaoming at the Zhejiang University School of Medicine conducted an in-depth study regarding this. They found that different anxiety-related behaviors are mediated by different neural circuits and molecular mechanisms.Their research findings were published in a cover article entitled “Distinc...
Scientists develop non-invasive technique for mapping AQP4 expression in vivo to predict sensitivity of glioma therapies
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2022-12-06
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Gliomas are the most prevalent primary central nervous system (CNS) malignancy. As they are exceedingly heterogeneous and refractory, they become one of the toughest challenges in clinical treatment. The water-selective channel protein aquaporin-4 (AQP4) contributes to the migration and proliferation of gliomas, and to their resistance to therapy. At present, traditional biopsy is the sole method and ‘gold-standard’ approach to characterizing the expression levels of AQP4. However, the heterog...
Plant symbiotic fungus Metarhizium robertsii: A bio-remediator for mercury pollution
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2022-12-06
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As one of the three toxic metal elements and the ten cancerogenic chemicals, mercury is a notorious environmental toxin and health killer. Prof. FANG Weiguo at the Zhejiang University College of Life Sciences identified two genes in the plant symbiotic fungus Metarhizium robertsii. They could convert the neurotoxin methylmercury (MeHg) into divalent mercury (Hg2+), which could be further reduced to the volatile elemental mercury (Hg0). Not only does this mechanism enable M. robertsii&n...
Scientists report the first method to spatially deconvolve traditional bulk RNA-seq data at single-cell resolution
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2022-12-04
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Nowadays, single-cell sequencing (scRNA-seq) and spatially resolved transcriptomics technologies have revolutionized the way people understand complex tissues and continue to drive life and health research into the era of single-cell and spatial omics. However, current single-cell sequencing and spatially resolved transcriptomics technologies are time-consuming and costly, which severely limits their application. At the same time, traditional bulk RNA-seq has long been the mainstream tool for bi...
A nutritional supplement may offer a new treatment to rare human intestinal disorder
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2022-12-02
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A decrease in protein synthesis in cells of the developing gut contributes to a rare genetic disorder, and an inexpensive nutritional supplement may help reverse that decrease, according to a new study discovered by the research team led by XU Pengfei from the Zhejiang University School of Medicine and JIN Xi from the First Affiliated Hospital Zhejiang University School of Medicine . The finding is an advance in understanding the pathogenesis of the disease, and may lead to new treatments. ...
Hangzhou Declaration released at ZJU, heralding a new era of global cooperation in basic sciences
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2022-11-30
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On the evening of November 24 (Beijing Time), the 4-day 16th General Conference of the World Academy of Sciences for the advancement of science in developing countries (TWAS) was successfully concluded at Zhejiang University. At the conference, Hangzhou Declaration was released, stressing the vital role of basic sciences to attaining sustainable development goals and promoting the well-being of humanity, and calling for more emphasis and investments on basic sciences in development countrie...
The 2nd Forum on Regional Coordinated Development Strategy in China held at Zhejiang University
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2022-11-27
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It is emphasized in the report to the 20th National Congress of the CPC that China will persist in advancing its rejuvenation on all fronts through a Chinese path to modernization. Promoting regional coordinated development is one of the important driving forces for consolidating Chinese modernization.The 2nd Forum on Regional Coordinated Development Strategy in China was held on Zijingang Campus of Zhejiang University on November 20, 2022. Experts and scholars nationwide studied toget...