RESEARCH NEWS

• Superantigen Mutant Activate the Fatty Acid and Mitochondrial Energy Metabolic Programs of CD8+ T Cells

  “The superantigen-directed fatty acid and mitochondrial energy metabolic programs are important for full activation and effector functions of CD8+ T cells in tumor immunotherapy.” said Prof XU.

  Sep 29, 2020
• Researchers Distinguish the Contribution of Nitrification and Denitrification to Soil NO Production with Its 15N Natural Abundance

  Prof. Fang Yunting and his research group, from the Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinses Academy of Sciences, collected seven soil samples from seven sites including two agricultural lands, two forests and three grasslands.

  Sep 27, 2020
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  Morphological Traits of Absorptive Roots May Be Responsible for Rhizosphere Priming of Tree Species

  Plant roots can significantly influence soil organic carbon (SOC) decomposition via the rhizosphere priming effect (RPE).

  Sep 22, 2020
• Researchers Propose Identifying Strategies for Microbial Utilization of Exogenous Substrates Based on Molecular Biological Techniques

  Soil microorganisms act as executor in mediating soil organic carbon (SOC) turnover. The huge soil microbial pool harbors complex microbial community compositions, how and to what extent microorganisms regulate SOC turnover critically depend on their substrate utilization strategies.

  Sep 18, 2020
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  Researchers Reveal the Tight Association between Root-driven Soil Aggregate Turnover and Rhizosphere Priming

  Physical protection of soil organic carbon (SOC) relating to soil aggregates is an important factor controlling SOC decomposition.

  Sep 15, 2020
• Researchers Reveal Characteristics of Dispersal Strategies of Alien Species across China

  Alien harmful species often generate great threats to ecosystem structure, function, biodiversity, as well as social and economic development.

  Sep 14, 2020
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  Study Reveals Microbial-litter Interactions Accelerate Litter Decomposition

  The researchers found that the HFA effect increased with decreasing size fractions of the soil biotic community, demonstrated that soil microorganisms are specialized to decompose specific resources and thus promote HFA effects (Fig. 1, 2).

  Aug 25, 2020
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  Scientists Discover Warming-ozone Interactive and Combined Effects on Urban Trees

  Global warming and air pollution have been widely concerned in the world. It is indisputable that the regional increasing of air temperature and ozone (O3) concentrations occurred frequently in past decades.

  Aug 24, 2020
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  Study Identifies Spatial Pattern of PM2.5 at Urban Scales Using Fixed Monitoring Data in Liaoning Central Urban Agglomeration

  Pollutants concentrations are usually spatiotemporal heterogeneity due to the emission source locations, urban underlying surface conditions, climate differences and inter regional transmissions, etc. Understanding spatial distribution of air pollution is a necessary prerequisite for environmental, ecological and epidemiological studies, as well as pollution control and management.

  Aug 18, 2020
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  Post-fire Understory Recovery Regulated by Multiple Factors in a Chinese Boreal Forest

  Increasing disturbances activities and disturbed area contributes largely to the global degradation of forested ecosystems, with important influences on biodiversity and ecosystem functioning.

  Jul 06, 2020