Researchers led by Prof. HU Zheng from SIAT, uncovered a polyclonal origin of tumors, challenging the traditional clonal evolution theory. Using a DNA barcoding system in mouse models and genomic analysis of human colorectal samples, they demonstrated that colorectal precancers often arise from multiple distinct cellular lineages, which later transition to monoclonality as tumors progress. These findings, published in Nature, provide critical insights into the early evolution of colorectal cancer and offer new opportunities for preventing malignant transformation.

Military and civilian emergency thermochromic applications require rapid visible-light stealth (VLS); however, concurrent smart solar transmission and rapid VLS is yet to be realized. Inspired by squid-skin, a new mechanism of biomimetic thermal phase transformation coupled with forced-induced morphology transformation to regulate full-dimensional (frequency, space and angle) thermal radiation was constructed. It has solved the difficulty of compatibility between smart photothermal regulation and rapid VLS, and shortened the response time from traditional 180 seconds to 1 second.

A team led by Prof. LU Zhengtian and Researcher XIA Tian from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) realized Schrödinger-cat state with minute-scale lifetime using optically trapped cold atoms, significantly enhancing the sensitivity of quantum metrology measurement.

Recent research confirms that the gut microbiome plays a causal role in various chronic diseases, including infections, cancer, and inflammatory disorders, highlighting its potential as a therapeutic target. This review synthesizes evidence from randomized controlled trials, showing how microbiome therapies such as fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) can reduce infection recurrence, improve immunotherapy response, and support remission in inflammatory conditions. The findings emphasize the microbiome’s promising role in future, non-invasive treatments for chronic disease management.

A remote robot-assisted laparoscopic hysterectomy across 1200 km was successfully completed by using the Edge Multi-Port Endoscopic Surgical Robot MP1000 (Edge MP1000) and 5G communication technology.

Basalt samples returned by the Chang’e-6 mission have revealed volcanic events on the lunar farside at 2.8 billion years ago (Ga) and 4.2 Ga, according to research conducted by Prof. LI Qiuli’s lab at the Institute of Geology and Geophysics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. This work was recently published in Nature.

The Moon has a global dichotomy, with its near and far sides having different geomorphology, topography, chemical composition, crustal thickness, and evidence of volcanism. To better understand this dichotomy, Professor XU Yigang’s team from the Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry of the Chinese Academy of Sciences investigated lunar soil samples from the far side South Pole-Aitken (SPA) Basin of the Moon returned by the Chang’e-6 mission.

The International Forum on the Diagnosis and Treatment of Rare Diseases was held on October 30th to 31st in Tashkent. The forum brought together global experts from 19 countries to address rare diseases and enhance patient care.

In a paper published in SCIENCE CHINA Chemistry, Mn-doped-Cu catalyst was synthesized and employed for electrochemical NO₃^--to-NH₃ conversion. the Mn dopant enhanced the kinetic rate of NO₂^--to-NH₃ and induced a distinct configuration of *NO. This alteration decreased the energy barrier of *NO-to-*NOH, consequently promoting the conversion of NO₃^--to-NH₃.

In a paper published in Science China Life Sciences, a research team from Shenzhen university presented a systematic summarization on Se metabolism, selenoproteins function and their roles in brain diseases. This review focuses on how Se is utilized and transported to the brain, how selenoproteins are biosynthesized and function physiologically in the brain, and how selenoproteins are involved in neurodegenerative diseases. At the end of this paper, the perspectives and problems are outlined regarding Se and selenoproteins in the regulation of encephalopathy.