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Study Reveals Changeable Tendency of Soil Organic Carbon and Total Nitrogen in Dryland
Recently, Chinese researchers from the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) elucidated the dynamics of soil organic carbon and nitrogen and their relations to hydrothermal variability in dryland of northern China.
2022-08-17 -
Precipitation Underlies Longitudinal Variation Cline in Seed Size Across Sand Rice Natural Populations
A research team from the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources of the Chinese Academy of Sciences performed experiments to identify the effects of geographic, climatic, and local environmental variables on seed size variation across sand rice natural populations.
2022-08-17 -
New tRNA Promotes Synthesis of Streptomyces Antibiotics
A research team from the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources (NIEER) under the CAS discovered the tRNA-Asp-AUC from a fast-growing desert streptomycete, decoding GAU codons, and finding its functional characterization.
2022-08-14 -
Chinese Researchers Discover New Bacterial tRNA Species
Chinese researchers have recently reported the discovery of a new bacterial transfer RNA (tRNA) species, which can help the synthesis of antibiotics, according to the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS).
2022-06-22 -
Mysterious Singing Sands Discovered on Hainan Coast
According to the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources (NIEER) under the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the discovery of singing sands on Hainan marks the first time that an area of Chinese coastline has displayed the phenomenon, and enhances the province's tourism potential.
2022-06-20 -
Researchers Explore New Method for Glacial Melt Reduction
Recently, a research team from the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources of the Chinese Academy of Sciences conducted the evaluation of glacier cover efficiency for melt reduction on the Urumqi Glacier No. 1, Tien Shan, China.
2022-06-17 -
Chinese Researchers Explore New Artificial Glacier Melt Reduction Method
Chinese researchers have achieved progress in the study of artificial glacier melt reduction by evaluating the effects of different cover materials, according to the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS).
2022-06-15 -
Study Reveals Leaf Calorific Value and Its Influencing Factors of Desert Plants
The results showed that leaf GCV of desert plants was considerably lower than the average values Chinese plants, probably due to half of the species in the study area are succulent plants with abnormally high leaf AC.
2022-06-13
