CAS and RWTH Aachen University Establish Joint Center of Biotechnology

Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences signed agreement with RWTH Aachen University via on-line on September 3 to joint establish a center of biotechnology, during the 3rd Aachen Protein Engineering Symposium (AcES). The center is targeted to build an exchange and collaboration platform in biotechnology to promote the joint R&D, staff exchange, information & resources sharing, technology transfer and industrialization between the two sides.

• List of Protected Plants More than Doubles

  Another 268 plants have been added to China's List of Wild Plants under State Priority Conservation, highlighting the central authorities' resolve to protect the country's biodiversity. The list, released by the National Forestry and Grassland Administration and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs on Wednesday, now covers 455 wild plants.

• Southwest China Reports New Distribution Area of Rare Plant

  A cluster of <EM>Hoya burmanica</EM> Rolfe, a rare plant species, has been spotted in its new distribution area in southwest China's Yunnan Province. The plant was recently found by the patrol staff of the Longling Xiaoheishan provincial nature reserve in Yunnan.

• China Develops Sustainable Development Satellite

  The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) has developed a satellite for pursuing sustainable development. The satellite, SDGSAT-1, has already passed the round-the-clock and multi-load coordinated observation. It is expected to provide advanced, open and shared data resources for monitoring and evaluating the sustainable development index representing the interaction between human and nature.