Technology News丨The new coronavirus will stay in the human body for several months; my country releases the ocean circulation numerical model "Mazu"

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On December 29, after the snow cleared in Huangshizhai, Wulingyuan Scenic Area in Zhangjiajie, Hunan, groups of wild macaques became active, with cute expressions, adding a lot of fun to the scenic area. Photo by Wu Yongbing, China News Service

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●On the 29th, at the press conference of the Joint Prevention and Control Mechanism of the State Council, spokesperson Mi Feng stated that it is necessary to adhere to the general strategy of "preventing imports from outside and rebound from within" and resolutely and decisively take strict prevention and control measures. In areas where the epidemic occurs, while going all out to curb the spread of the epidemic, every effort should be made to ensure the basic living and medical needs of the people. It is necessary to strengthen the prevention and control of key links and places such as travel, catering, parks and scenic spots, shopping malls and supermarkets, adhere to hygienic habits such as less gathering, frequent hand washing, wearing masks, and using public chopsticks, and actively vaccinate against the new coronavirus. (Source: People's Daily)

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●At 19:13 on the 29th, my country successfully launched the Tianhui-4 satellite into space using the Long March 2D carrier rocket at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. The satellite successfully entered the predetermined orbit and the launch mission was a complete success. (Source: CCTV News)

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●On the 29th, the 100MW/200MWh independent energy storage power station independently developed by China Huaneng Group Clean Energy Technology Research Institute Co., Ltd. was fully connected to the grid at Huaneng Huangtai Power Plant, marking the official commissioning of the world's first 100MW distributed control energy storage power station. The power station can charge 212,000 kWh at a time, which can meet the electricity needs of about 1,000 households for one month, and increase the annual consumption of new energy by 100 million kWh, which is equivalent to reducing coal consumption by about 30,000 tons. (Source: Science and Technology Daily)

●On the 29th, China's first world-largest 24,000TEU container ship was successfully launched, laying the foundation for completion and delivery in the first half of next year. The ship is 399.99 meters long, 61.5 meters wide and 33.2 meters deep. It is currently the world's largest container ship with the largest container capacity. All performance indicators have reached the international advanced level and have completely independent intellectual property rights. (Source: CCTV News)

Pure Technology

●On the 29th, the "Mass Conservation Ocean Circulation Numerical Model 'Mazu'" independently developed by the National Marine Environmental Forecast Center was officially released, filling the gap in the field of numerical prediction of ocean circulation in my country. At the same time, this model has great application value in the fields of climate change assessment, marine scientific research, and marine environmental security. (Source: Science and Technology Daily)

New findings

●According to a recent report by the U.S. Capitol Hill website, a new study conducted by scientists at the National Institutes of Health concluded that once the new coronavirus infects the human body, it can spread widely from the respiratory tract to almost all other organs of the body (including the heart and brain) and remain there for several months. (Source: Science and Technology Daily)

Paper cover. Image source: Beijing Academy of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences

●Recently, the genome editing team of Beijing Key Laboratory of Maize DNA Fingerprinting and Molecular Breeding of Beijing Academy of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences, in cooperation with Peking University and other institutions, discovered a new strategy synergistic effect and made a new breakthrough in the research and development of plant guided editing technology, achieving an average increase of more than 3 times in the efficiency of guided editing in maize and rice, and even more than 10 times in multiple inefficient targets, and verified it in human cells. The results were published in Nature Plants on the 23rd. (Source: Science and Technology Daily)

See the world

A woman walks on a commercial street in London, England, on December 26. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Li Ying

●According to the new epidemic data released by the British government on the 28th, the country had nearly 130,000 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 that day, setting a new record since the outbreak. As the Omicron strain spreads faster, the UK has set new records for daily new confirmed cases of COVID-19 several times this month. The previous record was 122,186 cases reported on the 24th. (Source: Xinhua News Agency)

Source: Science and Technology Daily

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