msquebanh, 22 hours ago to technology

#ChineseScientists successfully #transplanted the liver of #GeneEdited #pig into a 71 yr old male patient with giant right lobe #LiverCancer. The patient is moving freely without acute or hyperacute rejection reactions 7 days post surgery.

#WorldsFirst #liver #xenotransplantation #surgery of a living human. China's xenotransplantation #technology has reached a significant #breakthrough in the #medical field - #FirstAffiliatedHospital of #AnhuiMedicalUniversity.

https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202405/1312995.shtml

msquebanh, 2 months ago to chinese

Surveys of #ChineseScientists over 2023 portray environments of #fear. A study in June 2023 surveyed US based #scientists of #Chinese descent found that 72% of respondents don't feel safe as an #AcademicResearcher, 61% considered leaving #UnitedStates & 45% wish to avoid applying for federal grants.

#ChinaInitiative was launched to stop espionage but high-profile cases were about disclosures on #GrantApplications says Yu Xie, #ChineseAmerican #sociologist at Princeton.

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-00546-2

msquebanh, 3 months ago (edited 3 months ago) to China

#ChineseScientists invent method to transform salty #soil into fertile #farmland as Beijing pushes #FoodSecurity.

Researchers treat #wasteland with crop stalks & plastic covering, reducing salt content by 36% & increasing crop yields by 30.5%.

#China ranks 3rd among countries with the most #SalineAlkaline land, but about a 1/3 of it has potential for use with #technology & better #farming.

https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3253095/chinese-scientists-invent-method-transform-salty-soil-fertile-farmland-beijing-pushes-food-security

#AsianMastodon #SoilScience #GreenSolutions #Agriculture #Science #AsianTech