US test of three Chinese electric vehicles: ‘It’s a wake-up call’

The threat of cheap but high-quality Chinese electric cars is scaring the pants off the global auto industry. The US recently said it would raise tariffs on the vehicles to 100%, effectively banning them from US soil for the time being. The European Union plans to raise tariffs as well, and Bloomberg learned Thursday that … Read more

Chinese biologist Chai Jijie cracks the puzzle of the plant immune system

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations estimates that between 20 and 40 percent of global crop production is lost each year to plant pests and pathogenic microbial infections. According to the paper, scientists found their first clue in tomatoes, which contain a class of proteins that behave differently from those found in … Read more