A new report in the scientific journal "Nature" is generating new discussions among researchers about which paths modern humans took out of Africa to help populate the rest of the world. The report notes Chinese research done on 47 ...
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Thanks to a powerful new gene-editing technique, scientists have overcome a major hurdle for humans to receive life-saving organ transplants from pigs. In a paper in the U.S. journal Science this week, the researchers described using the ...
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China on Wednesday morning put a new communication satellite into orbit from the southwestern Xichang Satellite Launch Center. The "ChinaSat 2C" satellite was launched at 12:25 a.m. and carried by the Long March-3B carrier rocket. It will ...
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Chinese icebreaker "Xuelong," meaning Snow Dragon in English, is scheduled to set off on Saturday from Shanghai for the country's 32nd scientific expedition to Antarctica. The icebreaker, carrying a 277-member expedition team, will cover ...
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A quadruped robot in the southwestern municipality of Chongqing walked its way on to the pages of the Guinness World Records book on Sunday. "Xingzhe No. 1" was developed by Li Qingdu, a professor with the college of automation under the ...
A Chinese biotechnological company announced on Sunday it has developed the world's first 3D blood vessel bio-printer, which makes it possible to produce personalized functional organs. Sichuan Revotek Co., Ltd. based in Chengdu, capital ...
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The world's fastest two-seat, pure-electric sports car is to be delivered to a customer in China within weeks, the vehicle's builder revealed Friday. The lucky owner will be able to reach 100 km/h from idle in just 3.9 seconds and hit a ...
Amway Artistry is launching a new type of cream that contains real 24-karat gold! The new Artistry cream claims able to "minimize the marks of aging on one’s appearance." In addition, the essence of cape jasmine plant stem cells, ...
Wearable devices have been gaining momentum here in China, with the medical and healthcare sectors representing a huge share of this new tech market. Intelligent scales, thermometers, heart rate monitors, and watches account for two ...
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China is set to become the global leader in renewable technology, aiding the rise of a moderately prosperous society following the significant reforms implemented in the five-year plans. Frederic Neumann, co-head of Asian Economic ...
Chinese amphibians are now have DNA barcodes since the website "Amphibian China" came online, according to Chinese zoologists. The website, developed by Kunming Institute of Zoology under Chinese Academy of Sciences, provides the ...
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Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei launched its new Nexus 6P smartphone in Spain on Tuesday. The phone, which was unveiled in October, will be available in most major Spanish outlets, including Amazon and El Corte Ingles department ...
Humanoid robots that can perform feats such as gauging a human's mood highlight the World Robot Exhibition at the World Robot Conference 2015 in Beijing on Tuesday. Experts, International organizations and more than 120 companies in the ...
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The construction of China's nuclear power plant Hualong One, in southeast China's Fujian province, has made new progress, with part of its 13-layer containment vessel completed. Xue Junfeng, a senior engineer of Fujian Fuqing Nuclear ...
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It's being reported Hon Hai Precision Industry, aka Foxconn, may be prepared to spend around 2.5 billion U.S. dollars to acquire Sharp Electronics. The proposed price is said to be about 50 percent higher than Sharp's current market ...