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HKU biologists reveal how obesity damages the skeletal muscle metabolism A naturally occurring flavone is identified as a potential drug for obesity treatment
Nov 24th 2021
A decline in metabolism and endurance of skeletal muscle is commonly observed in obese patients, but the ...
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Natural Life Lessons
Nov 23rd 2021
The Hong Kong Biodiversity Museum (HKBM) houses a vast collection of specimens of our hugely varied natural ...
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HKU Paleontologists discovered shallow-marine ecosystem collapse and recovery during a historical hyperthermal event
Oct 29th 2021
Around 56 million years ago, Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum (PETM), one of the most famous historical ...
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HKU Biologists build a megabase-sized chromosome from scratch Further exploring the potential of worm artificial chromosomes to improve gene therapy
Oct 26th 2021
A research team led by Dr Karen Wing Yee YUEN, Associate Professor from the School of Biological Sciences at ...
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HKU Ecologists study the buffering effects of forests on climate change and biological invasions
Oct 25th 2021
The understanding of long-term responses of the fauna and flora in a world highly modified by deforestation, ...
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A new method for predicting the response of ecosystems to marine heatwaves developed by international collaboration
Oct 11th 2021
Marine heatwaves, driven by climate change, are becoming more frequent and intense worldwide. Although we ...
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Has Hong Kong lost its luster? HKU Ecologists reconstructed Hong Kong’s marine ecosystem over the last 100 years Worried that climate and metal pollution may have a negative impact on the biodiversity
Oct 05th 2021
The skyscrapers and urban development that have made Hong Kong the "Pearl" have also generated pollutants ...
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