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An HKU biologist-led team of international plant scientists reveals how guard cell chloroplasts obtain energy

An HKU biologist-led team of international plant scientists reveals how guard cell chloroplasts obtain energy

Feb 11th 2022

 Whether Guard Cells (GCs) carry out photosynthesis has been debated for decades. Earlier studies ...

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Leaf internal properties mediate large part of leaf thermoregulation variation

Leaf internal properties mediate large part of leaf thermoregulation variation

Jan 24th 2022

Leaf thermoregulation and consequent leaf-to-air temperature difference (ΔT) are tightly linked to plant ...

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HKU scientists discover activation mechanisms in soybean for adaptation to saline soil in hope of improving agriculture productivity

HKU scientists discover activation mechanisms in soybean for adaptation to saline soil in hope of improving agriculture productivity

Jan 13th 2022

Professor Mee-Len CHYE, Wilson and Amelia Wong Professor in Plant Biotechnology, and Dr Terry Shiu-Cheung ...

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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

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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Book talk

Book talk

Nov 23rd 2021

Dr Hannah Mumby of the School of Biological Sciences and the Department of Politics and Public Administration ...

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Natural Life Lessons

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

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

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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