National Research Center for Translational Medicine· Shanghai——National Key Scientific Infrastructure for Translational Medicine

正In July 2013,the National Development and Reform Commission formally approved the"National Research Center for Translational Medicine·Shanghai"(hereinafter"the Center"),a piece of the national key scientific infrastruc-     

Brief Introduction to College of Agronomy (Academy of Agricultural Sciences) , Northwst Sci-Tech University of Agriculture and Forestry

College of Agronomy (Academy of Agricultural Sciences) is one of the 15 colleges in theNorthwest Sci-Tech University of Agriculture and Forestry. It was established from the De-partment of Agronomy of and Department of Agricultural Research Center in the Arid Areaof Northwestern Agricultural University,Wheat Research Center, Institute of Grain Crops,     

Introduction of Standard for the operation of European Biological Resource Centers

1.What is a Biological Resource Center(BRC) "Biological Resource Center(s)are an essential part of the infrastructure underpinning biotechnology.Theyconsist of service providers and repositories of the living cells,genomes of organisms,and information relating toheredity and the functions of biological systems.BRCs contain collections of culturable organisms(e.g.     

Center of Forensics,Beijing Genomics Institute

Center of Forensics of Beijing Genomics Institute is a neutral professional forensic identification organization that has been authorized by the Ministry of Justice of China .She is supported by the Genomics & Bioinformatics Center of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing Genomics Institute, and Hangzhou Genomics Institute. She possesses the outstanding predominance in DNA analysis, apparatus and equipments, high performance computation and huge information processing. She     

National Engineering Research Center for Phytochemistry(West)

NERCPW is a national Engineering Research Center licensed by Chinese NationalPlaning Administration with the file of PHT No(1998) 2 346 .The Center is located inYangling Agricultural High- Tech Industries Dem onstration Zone.Task and direction of the engineering technology researchMain task:a.Studying on whole settechnology of scientific and economical production process,technical parameters,as well as equipment arrangement to separate,extract,synthesizeand reform the chemical struct…     

Introduction of Standard for the operation of European Biological Resource Centers

1. What is a Biological Resource Center (BRC)"Biological Resource Center(s) are an essential part of the infrastructure underpinning biotechnology. They consist of service providers and repositories of the living cells, genomes of organisms, and information relating to heredity and the functions of biological systems. BRCs contain collections of cultiurable organisms (e.g. micro-organisms, plant, animal and human cells), replicable parts of these (e.g. genomes, plasmids, viruses, cDNAs),     

The finding of the genus Clonostachys （Hyphomycetes） in China

Clonostachys phyllophila and Clonostachys rogersoniana were isolated from rhizosphere soil of Allium tuberosum in Chaoyang, Liaoning Province. It is the first report of the genus in China. The species was described morphologically and illustrated in this paper, the culture was stored in the Culture Collection of Liaoning Center of Culture Collection （LCCC）.     

Erratum to "Analysis of collinear regions of Oryza AA and CC genomes" [Journal of Genetics and Genomics(2009) 36, 667-677]

In the author line on page 667, the affiliation of the author "Tao Huang" was incorrect. For the reaaer's convemence,the correct affiliation of "Tao Huang" should be "b National Center for Gene Research & Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Shanghai Institutes of Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200233, China".     

Whole genome sequencing of cotton—a new chapter in cotton genomics

<正>A Cotton Genome Consortium led by the Cotton Research Institute,Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences,with scientists from Peking University,Wuhan University,BGI and US Department of Agriculture Southern Plains Research Center has completed the genome sequence of the allotetraploid G.hirsutum(At Dt)by using the second-generation high-throughput sequencing technology     

GSA and BIGD: Filling the Gap of Bioinformatics Resource and Service in China

<正>In the 2017 first issue of this Journal–Genomes,Proteomes and Bioinformatics–a special database article entitled‘‘GSA:Genome Sequence Archive"[1]is published.This article provides a brief introduction to the platform developed by the authors from the BIG Data Center(BIGD)of Beijing Institute of     

Introduction of Standard for the operation of European Biological Resource Centers

1. What is a Biological Resource Center (BRC)"Biological Resource Center(s) are an essential part of the infrastructure underpinning biotechnology. Theyconsist of service providers and repositories of the living cells, genomes of organisms, and information relating toheredity and the functions of biological systems. BRCs contain collections of culturable organisms (e.g.micro-organisms, plant, animal and human cells), replicable parts of these (e.g. genomes, plasmids, viruses, cDNAs),viable but not yet culturable organisms cells and tissues, as well as data bases containing molecular,physiological andstructural information relevant to these collections and related bioinformatics."(Definition based on the one adoptedat the 1999 Tokyo Workshop on Biological Resource Centers, where the concept of BRCs as an outgrowth ofconventional pre-genomics ex situ collections of biological materials was developed - and incorporating scientificdevelopments since 1999.) BRCs must meet the high standards of quality and ex     

Translational Medicine Center of West China Hospital

正Biotherapy Translational Medicine Center of West China Hospital,Sichuan University is one of the research centers in West China Hospital,which is located in High Tech Zone,Chengdu.It includes several core facilities,such as State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy/one of the National Research     

CFTR does it again: control of insulin secretion

<正>A major breakthrough in understanding diabetes mellitus,especially in the disease cystic fibrosis(CF)was made recently by the group of Dr.Hsiao Chang Chan from the Epithelial Cell Biology Research Center,Key Laboratory of Regenerative Medicine of Ministry of Education of China,the Chinese University of Hong Kong,Hong Kong,China.Their studies were reported recently in Guo et al.[1].     

Introduction of a multicenter online database for non-metastatic breast cancer in China

正Dear Editor,Breast cancer is now the most frequently diagnosed cancer and is the fifth leading cause of cancer-related death in Chinese women. Therefore, the burden of breast cancer in China is gradually increasing. According to figures released by the Chinese Cancer Center in 2018, the number of newly diagnostic breast cancer is about 278,900 cases, accounting for 16.51%of all women who were diagnosed with the first primary malignant tumors; and 66,000 cases of breast cancer died in 2014 (Chen et al., 2016).     

Overview and countermeasures of cancer burden in China

Cancer is one of the leading causes of human death worldwide. Treatment of cancer exhausts significant medical resources, and the morbidity and mortality caused by cancer is a huge social burden. Cancer has therefore become a serious economic and social problem shared globally. As an increasingly prevalent disease in China, cancer is a huge challenge for the country’s healthcare system. Based on recent data published in the Journal of the National Cancer Center on cancer incidence and mortality ...     

Special Issue on“Computational Cardiology”

<正>We are pleased to announce a special issue on‘‘Computational Cardiology’’of the journal Genomics,ProteomicsBioinformatics(GPB),aiming to provide a platform for high-quality papers focusing on the topic and we invite submissions for this special issue(to be published in the Spring of 2016).Dr.Benjamin Meder(University of Heidelberg and German Center for     

Brief Introduction of Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention,Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention(May 20,2009)

The Institute for Viral Diseases Control and Prevention,Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention(IVDC,China CDC) is the unique nationally comprehensive medical research institute of virology and national center for viral diseases control and prevention,which undertakes the responsibility for national research of viral diseases,technical guidance,consulting,and training.     

Notice of Post-Publication Acknowledgement

##正## The research work in Ref.[1]received support from the Surgical Center Henri Mondor, University Paris 12,France.Therefore,we would like to publish the following acknowledgement:This work was within the framework of an Erasmus student mobility at the Higher Institute of Bio Science,University Paris 1 2,France,which enabled the international collaboration with Faculty of Medical Bioengineering,University ofIasi,Romania.The experimental measurements and partial processing ofthe data presented in this article     

Meeting Report: The 24th Fungal Genetics Conference at Asilomar, California, USA

<正>The 24~(th) Fungal Genetics Conference was recently held at the Asilomar Conference Center in the coastal town of Pacific Grove,Monterey County,California,USA,between March 20~(th) and 25~(th),2007.At this conference,there were 750 participants representing 33 countries,with the number of participants reaching the maximum holding capacity of the conference center.About 200 people were on the waiting list and could not attend the meeting because of space limitations.     

Special Issue on‘‘Computational Cardiology’’

<正>We are pleased to announce a special issue on‘‘Computational Cardiology’’of the journal Genomics,ProteomicsBioinformatics(GPB),aiming to provide a platform for high-quality papers focusing on the topic and we invite submissions for this special issue(to be published in the fall of 2015).Dr.Benjamin Meder(University of Heidelberg and German Center for Cardiovascular Research–DZHK