Peking University, Dec. 20, 2013: A landmark study by Peking University (PKU) scientists reported that a "dream experiment" has been achieved: whole-genome sequencing now can be done on a single egg cell with a high precision. The research team was led by the article's correspond...

Peking University, Nov. 28, 2013: Chinese scientists for the first time were elected as the editors for magazine Cell: Professor Deng Hongkui from PKU and Professor Cao Xuetao from Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences.Cell, founded in 1974, is widely recognized as the top-notch ma...

Peking University, Dec.2, 2013: Design and synthesis of three-dimensional (3D) metallic carbon that is stable under ambient conditions has been a long-standing dream. Recently a new progress has been made by Professor Wang Qian ’s research group at the Center for Applied Physics...

Peking University, Nov. 22, 2013: Organic thin film field-effect transistors show promising potential application in logical circuits, display and radio frequency identification (RFID) due to their low cost, light weight, flexibility and solution processability. Compared with sma...

Peking University, Nov. 5, 2013: Mechanochromic luminescent (ML) materials are of great importance in fundamental research and practical applications. A series of oligopeptide-based molecules and co-aggregates with novel ML properties were reported by Jia’s group in the College o...