The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) officially released a catalog of biological resources on Monday.
The catalog of biological resources collects more than 7 million pieces of biological resources data from 76 biological resources libraries in 40 research institutes of the CAS, including biological specimens, plant resources, biological genetic resources, experimental animal resources and biodiversity monitoring network resources.
Biological resources are important for biotechnological innovation. Since the 12th five-year plan, the CAS has launched a strategic biological resources plan, integrating relevant resources including the botanical garden, specimen museum, resource bank, biodiversity monitoring network and experimental animal platform of the CAS to build a complete biological resources system.
At present, a network framework has been formed, including five resource collection and preservation platforms, three resource evaluation and transformation platforms and one information center.
The biological resources data is open-access, providing support for the development of China's biological industry, according to the CAS. (Xinhua)
An International Agricultural Forum was concluded in Thailand's Nan Province on Wednesday, aiming to explore the connection between biodiversity, sustainable community development and agricultural trade. Scheduled from May 27 to May 29, the forum was organized by Thailand's Rakpanan Foundation in collaboration with the Chinese Academy of Sciences Innovation Cooperation Center (Bangkok) (CASICCB) and seven other participating agencies, attracting over 600 participants in both the public and private sectors from 10 countries and regions.
A study on baobab trees has shed light on their origin and evolution, according to the Wuhan Botanical Garden (WBG) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). The study, led by the WBG and the Sino-Africa Joint Research Center, was published in the journal Nature on Wednesday.
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