​Professor Yijun Qi’s team reveals spatiotemporal regulation of target mRNA cleavage by 21-nt phasiRNAs i...

Professor Yijun Qi’s team from the School of Life Sciences at Tsinghua University recently published significant findings on the modes of action and roles of maize phased small interfering RNAs (phasiRNAs). Using low-input degradome-sequencing, they analyzed maize anthers and isolated male germ ...

How filling homes in China could speed decarbonization

Leveraging China‘s booming housing stock is one avenue that could help the country reach net zero.

Tsinghua University researchers identify new plant thermosensor

As global temperatures continue to rise, understanding how plants perceive and respond to heat stress has become a critical challenge for ensuring agricultural productivity and food security.

Ancient Chinese documents challenge understanding of early Confucianism

Bamboo texts discovered at a Hong Kong market reveal details of modern China’s founding history and philosophy.

Shape-shifting machines that can be built like Lego

A research team led by Professor Yihui Zhang from Tsinghua University has developed thin-film-shaped small-scale actuators that enable microrobots to continuously transform their shapes and "lock" into specific configurations.