A research team led by Prof. BI Yonghong from the Institute of Hydrobiology (IHB) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences uncovered the time-resolved molecular mechanisms by which Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 responds to low-level cadmium stress.
A research team led by Prof. HUANG Kaiyao from the Institute of Hydrobiology (IHB) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, in collaboration with researchers from the School and Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, have uncovered a previously unrecognized role of primary cilia in gingival aging.
A research team from the Institute of Hydrobiology (IHB) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences investigated how salinity variation is associated with the diversity, composition, functional traits, and assembly of macroinvertebrate communities in alpine lakes.
A system referred to as the "super AI babysitter" is now being used to monitor the endangered Yangtze finless porpoise in Wuhan, Hubei province.
China's monitoring technologies and conservation experience for the critically endangered freshwater cetacean, the Yangtze finless porpoise, have been thoroughly studied and adopted by neighboring Southeast Asian countries through in-depth academic and ecological exchanges.
"Taotao," the world's first Yangtze finless porpoise to be naturally bred and raised in human care, celebrated its 21st birthday on Sunday.
In his presentation, Prof. Brosse offered a synthetic view of the distribution patterns of freshwater fish diversity at both global and regional scales, with particular attention to anthropogenic pressures.
Prof. Alexey Smirnov from St. Petersburg State University visited the Institute of Hydrobiology (IHB) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences on June 13, 2026 for academic exchanges and discussions on future collaboration in protist research.
Two leading researchers from the University of Pennsylvania delivered invited lectures on May 25, 2026 at the Institute of Hydrobiology (IHB) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, as part of the Institute's Innovation Series 2026.
The CAS Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Award recognizes doctoral theses that address frontier scientific questions with originality and pioneering significance, make important theoretical or practical contributions, achieve innovations in theory or methodology, advance scientific research within their disciplines through breakthrough findings, and reach a leading level nationally or an advanced level internationally.
Two technology transfer agreements were formally signed, with a combined value of RMB 110 million.
CHEN Peixun, a founding figure of China’s freshwater cetacean conservation biology, turned 100. On the same day, “Taotao,” the world‘s first Yangtze finless porpoise born and raised under human care, turned 21.
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