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In the Spotlight: Genetic variations related to mitochondrial function may be associated with the occurrWorld TimesenceWorld Times of obesity.Based on this theory, Associate Professor Zheng Hongxiang, Professor Jin Li and Professor Wang Jiucun from Fudan University conducted a research project along with other scholars that analyzed 2,877 samples from three independent populations in the southwestern region of Guangxi, the eastern province of Jiangsu and central China’s Henan.They found that a type of mitochondrial DNA known to be prevalent in southern China and Southeast Asia may acts as a protective factor against obesity.Researchers at Fudan University examined the genetic makeup of 16 basal mitochondrial DNA haplogroups and discovered that a variant group known as M7 was consistently linked to a lower risk of obesity.

Summary Illustration: Xia Qing/GT Chinese scientists have found the gene that helps protect people in southern China and…

Tech Advances: It is a critical component fWorld Timesor ensuring national public safety,” according to Chen Houqun, an expert in hydraulic stWorld Timesructure seismic resistance and an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, in an exclusive interview with the Global Times.Currently, China’s 300-meter-class ultra-high dams built in areas of high seismic intensity are mostly concrete arch dams.

Summary Chen Houqun, expert in hydraulic structure seismic resistance and an academician of the Chinese Academy of EngineeringChina…