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09 2021
Scientists have developed an investigative technique that uses single-cell Raman microspectrometry, which exploits how light interacts with the chemical bonds in a molecule, to derive a dynamic metabolic profile from just one sample rapidly and cheaply. Researchers with the Single-Cell Center, Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology (QIBEBT) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), have developed a fast, low-cost and high-throughput technique capable of profiling dynamic metabol...
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09 2021
Particular , has obvious survival and competitive advantages in the ocean , making it ubiquitous from nutrient-rich coastal waters , low-nutrient oceans , to.Not only an important contributor to ocean carbon fixation and the " biological pump " , but can also directly produce recalcitrant dissolved organic carbon ( RDOC ) via.Significance of Synechococcus , revealing its competitive advantages in the ocean is an important window to understand.Jointly with Professor JIAO Nianzhi , Professor ZHANG Yao from Xiamen University and Professor GAO Shuji from Hainan.
Picophytoplankton, mainly composed of Synechococcus and Prochlorococcus, are the most abundant photosynthetic autotrophs in the ocean, contributing up to 80% of the primary production (carbon fixation) in oligotrophic oceans.
Synechococcus, in...
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08 2021
Docosahexaenoic acid ( DHA , C22 : is an important nutrient for the brain and visual development of newborns and helps to treat many diseases .The cost of DHA oil mainly includes the fermentation and purification processing costs , which are closely related to the DHA purity in microbial oil .Researchers from the Metabolomics Group of Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology ( QIBEBT ) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences ( CAS ) have developed a novel strain processing high-purity DHA oil through metabolic engineering strategy .
Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA, C22:6) is an important nutrient for the brain and visual development of newborns. It is also widely applied in pharmaceutical and food industries.
Aurantiochytrium has become one of the representative strains for DHA...
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08 2021
Although China has already committed to peak carbon dioxide emissions before 2030 and achieve carbon neutrality before 2060, the coal power is still a main source of power generation for the country. The coal power industry, the largest industrial water consumer, is facing extreme pressure, since China is a typical water-scarce country with 20% of the global population assigned only 7% of the globe’s freshwater. Thus, the effective water conservation is urgent for the sustainable development of the coal power industry. But little was known for the water conservation potential of the coal power plants at the provincial level. To solve this, the researchers from the Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology (QIBEBT) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) have evaluated the water consumption and conservation of the coal power industry in China’s 30 provinces. Coal power is still a main source of power generation for China. Coal power industry, the largest industrial water consumer, is facing extreme pressure, since China is a typical water-scarce country with 20% of the global population assigned only ...
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08 2021
A single cell can reveal much about the biological world through genomic sequencing. Scientists can compare a single, isolated cell to other samples, analyzing the differences and similarities to better understand how the organisms originated and evolved — or even to discover entirely new species. However, despite the rapid development of single-cell sequencing technologies, sample preparation is still lagging far behind and has increasingly become a major bottleneck preventing the broader application of single-cell technologies. A single cell can reveal much about the biological world through genomic sequencing. Scientists can compare a single, isolated cell to other samples, analyzing the differences and similarities to better understand how the organisms originated and ...
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07 2021
Global Microbiome Transition Network hints at origins and evolution paths of microbiomesThe Earth contains about one trillion species of microbes , including viruses , bacteria , fungi and protozoa — only about one-tenth of which have been identified .Such network structure ensures a strong degree of tolerance of the network against accidental perturbation such as an attack or an unexpected change in the environment . " We drew the first global microbiome transition roadmap to illustrate the potential yet most likely paths to explain the evolution process of global microbiomes .
Global Microbiome Transition Network hints at origins and evolution paths of microbiomes
The Earth contains about one trillion species of microbes — only about one-tenth of which have been identified. A single human can house 100 trillion mic...
