Ten Basic Research Achievements in 2000

The Ministry of Science and Technology January 17 announced as listed below ten major scientific achievements made by Chinese scientists in 2000:

  • 1. Nano copper's super property, to lead in nano carbon tube research.


  • 2. New evidence of mass biotic extinction found, with ornithologic advance made.


  • 3. Studying into Xia, Shang, Zhou dynastic division.


  • 4. Contributed to Human Genome Project.


  • 5. Palaeoanthropic finds at Yuanmou (Yunnan) and Bose.


  • 6. Cells bred as tumor killer.


  • 7. Gene sequencing of Hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal (HPA ) on men.


  • 8. Finding new brain memory area to men.


  • 9. Study on Eastern China's north-south terrestrial transect.


  • 10. Launching of crust movement observation network in China.




  • By PD Online staff member Li Yan


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