Does more attention necessarily lead to better working memory?
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2021-12-11
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When 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 However, this code is no longer needed for future scenarios; thus, the information becomes outdated after serving its one-time purpose. How does the brain deal with this type of attended but outdated information?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 research team led by Prof. CHEN Hui at the Zhejiang University Department of Psychology and Behavioral...
An exploration for lung cancer diagnosis and treatment
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2021-12-10
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Lung 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 screening methods employing computerized tomography (CT) examination encounter the challenge of distingui...
Zhejiang University and University of Luxembourg inaugurate joint lab to explore interdisciplinary collaboration
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2021-12-09
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On 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 brand-new platform for both countries to cooperate in interdisciplinary research and teaching, integrat...
A team of dream builders in Jingdong
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2021-12-05
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[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 Jingdong by the ZJU Postgraduate Volunteer Teaching Team was selected by China’s Ministry of Educat...
ZJU researchers reveal the gating mechanisms of the two-pore channel AtTPC1
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2021-12-04
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Voltage-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 activated state and the resting state. In recent years, the research team led by Prof. GUO Jiangtao fro...
New findings on pollen mitotic division through auxin signaling and sugar metabolism pathways in tomato
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2021-12-04
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On 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 up the door for creating hormone-regulated genic male-sterile lines for tomato hybrid seed productio...
Two ZJU professors named CAS and CAE foreign members respectively in 2021
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2021-12-03
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Recently, 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 highlights of my professional career. I have already benefitted so much from working with so many highly...
LUO Xiao: a steadfast guard against Alzheimer
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2021-12-02
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Recently, an “Alzheimer’s prevention” square dance, accompanied by catchy and rhythmic music, has gone viral on Chinese social media. It is choreographed by the man who leads the dance in front. He is LUO Xiao, a ZJU alumnus and a radiologist at the Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine (SAHZU) . On social media, he is known as Luo Xixi Boshi, Doctor Luo Xixi.In 2013, Luo enrolled on a joint postgraduate program by Zhejiang University and the National ...
Wenqin Chorus shines at World Choir Games
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2021-12-01
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At the 11th World Choir Games, which came to an end on Nov. 7 in host cities Antwerp and Ghent, Wenqin Chorus of Zhejiang University achieved "Excellent" in the category of “Adult Choirs” among more than 300 outstanding choirs around the world.This year, the World Choir Games, the world’s largest international choir competition, were held in a hybrid format for the first time in their history. No fewer than 22,000 spectators witnessed the unique vibe that characterizes the so-c...
Microwell-seq 2.0 for cost-effective and high-throughput screening with single-cell transcriptional profiling
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2021-11-30
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The research team led by Prof. GUO Guoji at the Center for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, the Zhejiang University School of Basic Medical Sciences, published a research article entitled “High-throughput Microwell-seq 2.0 profiles massively multiplexed chemical perturbation” in the journal Cell Discovery, bringing into public attention Microwell-seq 2.0—a high-throughput screening platform with single-cell multiomic profiling.In 2018, GUO Guoji et al. created the first comprehensive ...