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Thanks to a newly discovered mammalian fossil which has been named Ambolestes zhoui, Chinese scientists concluded that the Sinodelphys szalay – the oldest marsupial fossil found – which was discovered in North China in 2003, should actually be classified in the placental class of creatures, the same taxonomy as Ambolestes zhoui, an ancient furry creature that is similar to a tree shrew.

According to a recent cover report by Cell, Chinese scientists have taken the lead in breeding cloned monkeys based on somatic cells (non-reproductive cells).

China’s Ministry of Science and Technology initiated a 100,000-person gene mapping study on December 28, 2017.

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Scientists have gathered increasing evidence during the past two decades to prove the ‘Out-of-Tibet’ hypothesis – that the high-altitude Tibetan Plateau is the origin of Ice Age mammals

Scientists have gathered increasing evidence during the past two decades to prove the ‘Out-of-Tibet’ hypothesis – that the high-altitude Tibetan Plateau is the origin of Ice Age mammals

Chinese scientists have joined the international hunt to identify and observe gravitational waves, which could enable us to see space and time as we never have before