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On June 23, the French Embassy in China and the Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences (IBCAS), jointly inaugurated the "Biodiversity Garden" in a ceremony in Beijing.Mr. Bertrand Lortholary, French Ambassador to China welcomed Ms. WU Yan, Deputy Director of the Bureau of International Cooperation of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), and Prof. YANG Wenqiang, Deputy Director-Gener...
IBCAS Partners with French Embassy to Develop a "Biodiversity Garden"
[2025.06.29]
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Polyploidy, or whole-genome duplication (WGD), is a major mechanism of genome evolution across the tree of life and is particularly prevalent in plants, where it facilitates the evolution of new traits.Despite certain advantages, nascent polyploid plants face challenges at multiple levels—from molecular and cellular to ecological—due to the presence of an extra set of chromosomes. As a result...
New Study Reveals Episodic and Gradual Patterns in Plant Diploidization Process
[2025.06.27]
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A team of researchers led by Prof. WANG Wei from the Institute of Botany of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (IBCAS) has revealed how unique native plant life on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau (QTP) has evolved over time, shedding new light on the origins and development of one of the world's most biologically diverse temperate regions.The study was published in PNAS.The QTP, comprising three su...
Scientists Reveal Timeline and Uneven Evolution of Endemic Flora on Qinghai-Tibet Plateau
[2025.06.23]
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