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Chinese scientists develop heart-on-a-chip device to aid drug screening

Chinesescientistshavedevelopeda"heart-on-a-chip"devicetomimicthebeatandcontractionofcardiacmusclecellsinvitro,whichcouldreplacenon-humananimalmodelsfordrugscree

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Chinese scientists find gene that increases rice yields in saline soil

Chinesescientistshavefoundagenethatcanhelpreducetheeffectofsoilsalinizationonriceyields.Thegene,namedSTRK1,iscrucialinreducingtheharmcausedbyhighsaltinfiltratio

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China gives green light for country's first private research university

China'sMinistryofEducationhasofficiallyapprovedtheestablishmentofthecountry'sfirstprivateresearchuniversity–amovethataddsanewtypeofinstitutestotheChinesehighere

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China approves establishment of Westlake University

China'seducationministryhasapprovedtheestablishmentofWestlakeUniversity,aprivateuniversityaimingtojointheranksofworld-classresearch-orientedinstitutes,theuniver

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China's unmanned submersible 'Hailong 11000' completes first sea test

China’sunmannedsubmersible"Hailong11000"completeditsfirstseatestinthewesternPacificOceanonFriday.Thesubmersiblereachedadivingdepthof410metersfromtheChineseresea

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Chinese scientists study medical use of cockroaches

Chinesescientistsaretakingacloselookatcockroachestoexploretheirpotentialinmedicaltreatment.BasedonpreviousstudiesontheGermancockroachbyforeignresearchers,theres

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China world's biggest source of blockchain patents in 2017

Chinesecompaniespushedforwardresearchintoblockchaintechnologylastyear,withthecountrysubmittingmorethanhalfofallglobalblockchainpatentsin2017,accordingtodatacomp

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China completes first spallation neutron source

China'sfirstspallationneutronsource(SNS),andtheworld'sfourthsuchfacility,haspassedtechnologyassessmentandinspectionbytheChineseAcademyofSciences(CAS)onSunday.Du

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Apple donates 4 million dollars to support children in China's poor area

DuringSunday'sChinaDevelopmentForum,AppleCEOTimCookannouncedanotherroundoffundingfortheChinaDevelopmentResearchFoundation.HesaidApplewoulddonate25millionyuan(ab

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UK's status as science superpower at risk after Brexit, say MPs

Britaincannottakeforgrantedthatitwillretainitsworld-leadingpositioninscienceandinnovationafterBrexit,acommitteeofMPshaswarned.TheHouseofCommonsscienceandtechnol

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China's consumers elecronics titan TCL plans AI center in Eastern Europe

ConsumerelectronicsgiantTCLCorpwillsetuparesearchanddevelopmentcenterinEasternEuropewithafocusonartificialintelligenceresearch,andpourmoreresourcesintothenext-g

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Chinese tech firm joins MIT initiative to advance AI research

SenseTime,aleadingChineseartificialintelligence(AI)company,saidWednesdayithasjoinedaninitiativelaunchedbyMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology(MIT)toadvanceresearc

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Chinese research advances highlighted in issue of Human Gene Therapy

Aspecialissueofpeer-reviewedjournalHumanGeneTherapywaspublishedonFriday,documentingChina'sprogress,opportunitiesandchallengesinitsbiomedicalresearch."Thisspecia

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China vows to increase gov’t support in basic science research

MoregovernmentsupportwillbeplacedonimprovingbasicscientificresearchinChina,saidHuangWei,viceministerofthecountry’sMinistryofScienceandTechnology.“Wearelookingto

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Cloned monkeys could help development of drugs for human brain diseases

Chinesescientists'successfulcloningofmonkeyscouldeventuallyhelpthedevelopmentofnewdrugstotreathumandiseases,likebrainandnervoussystemproblems,aleadingChineseneu

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Philippines wants foreign research ships out of its waters

PhilippinePresidentRodrigoDutertehasorderedanendtoallforeignscientificresearchmissionsinavastexpanseofwatersoffthecountry'snortheastandcalledonthemilitaryto"cha

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China's marine research vessel returns after deep-sea exploration

After219daysand53,000kmonthesea,the130specialistsonboardtheChinesemarineresearchvessel“HaiYangLiuHao”(Ocean6)havecompletedtheirvoyageacrossthewesternPacificOcea