Rapid morphological shifts in response to habitat fragmentation2021-12-20Habitat fragmentation is one of the leading causes of biodiversity loss. The body size in terms of body mass and body length is associated with many biological traits, such as life history strategy and interspecific competition. Differences in space and time in body size are also the outcome of adaptive evolution. As compared with mainland species, island species have undergone remarkably striking... READ MORE |
ZJU, LMU Munich renew partnership commitment2021-12-18Zhejiang University and LMU Munich have renewed an agreement to work together to develop strategic collaborations for advancing knowledge, research and innovation.ZJU Vice President YAN Jianhua and LMU Vice President Francesca Biagini signed an Agreement for Joint Doctoral Studies on December 17 as a latest step in the development of co-supervision mechanisms.“With this Agreement, Zhejiang Univer... READ MORE |
Insight@ZJU: Vice President HE Lianzhen shares her vision for building a more sustainable community2021-12-17[Message from the Editor: In the face of major challenges, concerted actions need to be taken more broadly in order to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030. Innovation-driven universities have a greater responsibility to shoulder and a unique role to play in this process. At the invitation of International Association of Universities (IAU), Vice President HE Lianzhen shared ZJU... READ MORE |
Joint efforts called for to promote AI ethics2021-12-14A multi-country panel of scholars, researchers and stakeholders called for global efforts to tackle the peril of AI usage with AI ethics at the Workshop themed on “the AI Ethics & Internet Governance: Global Lessons & Practices”. As part of the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) held in Katowice, Poland from December 6 to 10, the Workshop was co-hosted by the Zhejiang University College of ... READ MORE |
Directed-evolution of translation system for efficient unnatural amino acids incorporation and generalizable synthetic auxotroph construction2021-12-14The genetic code of all three kingdoms of life is universal and encodes the same 20 natural amino acids for a variety of complex physiological functions. The expansion of the genetic code by incorporating UAAs with diverse functional groups has enabled the synthesis of proteins with enhanced or novel functions, and the construction of UAA-dependent synthetic auxotrophs. However, it is extremely ch... READ MORE |
Dialogue@ZJU: Dr. Hyeon Jeong Lee, honoree of MIT Technology Review Innovators Under 35 Asia Pacific 20212021-12-13[Message from the editor: Recently, Dr. Hyeon Jeong Lee at the Zhejiang University College of Biomedical Engineering & Instrument Science was awarded with the title of MIT Technology Review Innovators Under 35 Asia Pacific 2021. In this interview, she introduced her research and shared her insights into innovation.] Quotes from the interview:- Innovation requires creativity and ... READ MORE |
Seeing is believing: phase transformation in titanium alloys observed at atomic scale2021-12-11Titanium is an important structural metal. Titanium alloys are widely used in aerospace and biomedical applications, thanks to their light weight, remarkable specific strength, superb corrosion resistance and high heat resistance.Recently, Prof. YU Qian in Prof. ZHANG Ze’ s group at the Center of Electron Microscopy in Zhejiang University led her team in collaboration with Prof. MA En a... READ MORE |
Does more attention necessarily lead to better working memory?2021-12-11When logging onto a web page, we are often required to enter a randomly generated verification code. To avoid errors, we need to pay sufficient attention to it. However, this code is no longer needed for future scenarios; thus, the information becomes outdated after serving its one-time purpose. How does the brain deal with this type of attended but outdated information? Recently, the researc... READ MORE |
An exploration for lung cancer diagnosis and treatment2021-12-10Lung cancer is one of the leading cancer types for human mortality. Even though different medical interventions, such as chemotherapy, radiotherapy and immunotherapy, have contributed to lung cancer treatment in a great deal, the lack of an early diagnosis leads to poor prognosis and low overall survival rate. Less than 20% of patients survive to 5 years after diagnosis. Standard lung cancer scree... READ MORE |
Zhejiang University and University of Luxembourg inaugurate joint lab to explore interdisciplinary collaboration2021-12-09On December 6，the inauguration ceremony of Zhejiang University - University of Luxembourg Joint Lab on Advanced Intelligent Systems and REasoning (ZLAIRE) was successfully held online. The event brought together over 30 delegates from both countries.H.E. YANG Xiaorong, Ambassador of China in Luxembourg, praised the positive role of ZLAIRE in her opening remarks, “The joint lab will provide a bra... READ MORE |
A team of dream builders in Jingdong2021-12-05[Editor’s note: Today marks International Volunteer Day with the 2021 theme: Volunteer now for our common future. Since 2013, 52 postgraduate students of Zhejiang University have traveled to volunteer in high schools in Jingdong Yi autonomous county, southwest China's Yunnan province, 2600 kilometers away from Hangzhou, where the University is located. The Project of Targeted Support to ... READ MORE |
ZJU researchers reveal the gating mechanisms of the two-pore channel AtTPC12021-12-04Voltage-gated ion channels (VGICs) are involved in electrical signal transduction and play essential roles in life activities. How membrane potentially drives conformational change at the voltage-sensing domain (S1-S4, VSD) and regulates channel gating is a central theme for voltage-gated ion channels. To elucidate voltage-gating mechanisms, one needs to capture VSD structures in both the activate... READ MORE |
New findings on pollen mitotic division through auxin signaling and sugar metabolism pathways in tomato2021-12-04On November 23, Prof. LU Gang at the Zhejiang University College of Agriculture and Biotechnology and Dr. Xinai Zhao at Heidelberg University co-published an open-access research article entitled “Phytochrome Interacting Factor 3 regulates pollen mitotic division through auxin signaling and sugar metabolism pathways in tomato” in the journal New Phytologist. This study opens ... READ MORE |
Two ZJU professors named CAS and CAE foreign members respectively in 20212021-12-03Recently, two Qiushi Chair professors of Zhejiang University, Prof. Hywel Rhys Thomas and Prof. Billie F. Spencer Jr., have been elected as foreign members of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE) respectively, China’s highest honor for foreign scientists.“Election as a Foreign Member of the CAS is a very great honor. It is undoubtedly one of the high... READ MORE |