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In 2020, the Covid-19 pandemic has caused almost all countries in the world to lockdown or control movement across borders. Consequently the world economy is experiencing a historical deep recession. Taiwan’s economy, however, has been growing remarkably, thanks to the united efforts and actions of the government and the people to fight and control the pandemic. Indeed, the Taiwan experience in fighting the Covid-19 and maintaining a robust economic growth has become a center of worldwide focus. The real GDP growth rate in the third quarter reached 3.92% and growth in the year 2020 is expected to be 2.71%.
How bioluminescent fungi have evolved, retained or lost their luciferase cluster have been revealed by a team of scientists led by Biodiversity Research Center, Academia Sinica Taiwan.
A mRNA is a stretch of letters , which contains genetic information to build proteins. Similar to the “text translation” , the process of using mRNA sequence information to produce proteins is called “mRNA translation” in biology. Thus, “translation initiation” mechanism, which controls where, when, and how translation events start along a mRNA, plays a critical role of shaping proteomes and controlling gene expressions for plant stress response/adaptation. However, the translating potential of mRNAs, the determinants of translation initiation sites, as well as the stress-responsive regulations remains obscure.
Despite the resurgence of COVID-19, the pursuit of knowledge continues. The 11th International Conference of Digital Archives and Digital Humanities (DADH 2020) will be held online beginning on December 1st, bringing together over 150 digital humanities scholars from 9 countries, showcasing Taiwan’s research capabilities, and exploring the most cutting-edge innovative research and future trends.
Neurodegenerative diseases are making more impacts socially and economically as human life expectancy gets higher and higher. The scientific world still doesn’t have many clues regarding these diseases. Dr. Yun-Ru (Ruby) Chen’s research has been circled around the protein TDP-43 and its role in several neuro-degenerative diseases, in a paper published in the journal Nature Communications, they have reported a new insight into how TDP-43 is affecting Alzheimer’s disease.
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