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Peking University @pku1898.bsky.social · 16h

🏆 PKU Professor Chen Peng of the College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering has received the 2026 ICBS Global Lectureship Award, recognizing his outstanding contributions to chemical biology and pioneering work in live-cell chemistry. Congratulations! 🧬 #PKUScholar

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Peking University @pku1898.bsky.social · 21h

The *Nature Communications* study connects protein assembly with membrane and cell function. Read More: www.nature.com/articles/s41... #PKUResearch

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Peking University @pku1898.bsky.social · 21h

Resolved by cryo‑EM, stomatin resembles an upside‑down teacup against cell membranes. Prof. Gao Ning’s group (PKU Life Sciences), working with Prof. Zou Peng’s team, found that its 16‑subunit rings can cluster into larger domains and mapped its associated proteins. @natcomms.nature.com

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Peking University @pku1898.bsky.social · 16/10/2026

Autumn days at Peking University.🍁 #PKU 📷：Zheng Hanling

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Shuibing Chen @shuibingchen.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

Congrats to ICBS @icbschembio.bsky.social 2026 Global Lectureship Awardee Dr. Peng Chen from @pku1898.bsky.social

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Peking University @pku1898.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Unlike regular crystals, quasicrystals feature ordered, yet non-repeating atomic structures. PKU physicists uncovered a concealed geometric rule shaping electron behaviour in them. The findings shed new light on quantum materials. In Physical Review Letters: journals.aps.org/prl/abstract...

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Peking University @pku1898.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Huge congratulations to PKU alumni Wang Hong and Deng Yu, recipients of the 2026 Fields Medal — mathematics’ highest honor! 🧮 We are immensely proud of their extraordinary breakthroughs and lasting contributions to global mathematics.

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Peking University @pku1898.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

PKU researchers have delivered landmark achievements across diverse fields, ranging from prize-winning studies of quantum effects in water hydrogen bonding to breakthroughs in mathematics, molecular engineering, virology, chips, communications and clinical care.

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Peking University @pku1898.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

From decades-long award-winning research on quantum effects in water hydrogen bonding to pivotal advances in turbulence mathematics, molecular editing, virology, semiconductors, mobile communications and clinical medicine, PKU scholars persist in solving core scientific riddles.

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Peking University @pku1898.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

🎉 Huge congratulations to Peking University! PKU has just been honored with 12 National Science and Technology Awards for its groundbreaking research achievements!

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Peking University @pku1898.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

They also demonstrated the first monolithically integrated carbon nanotube sensing-computing circuit, enabling optical sensing and in-sensor computing across the 1200–1900 nm spectral range. #PKUResearch

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Peking University @pku1898.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Carbon nanotubes are widely regarded as a leading channel material candidate for post-silicon electronics. PKU Professor Liang Xuelei from the School of Electronics has developed all-carbon-nanotube CFET digital logic circuits and a monolithically integrated 3D sensing-computing circuit prototype.

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Peking University @pku1898.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

A joint research team from Peking University and the California Institute of Technology has developed a highly stretchable biointerface that can maintain stable output under immense pressure.

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Peking University @pku1898.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

What does it mean to be a Wayfinder? For National Geographic, it means charting new paths where knowledge meets action. Wang Binbin of Peking University’s Institute of Carbon Neutrality has been named a recipient of the 2026 National Geographic Society Wayfinder Award.

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Peking University @pku1898.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Professor Liu Jian of the College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering and the Center for Computational Science and Engineering, Peking University, has been elected as Member at Large of the Council of the International Academy of Quantum Molecular Science (IAQMS).

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Peking University @pku1898.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Registration Open! The School of Journalism and Communication at #PKU is officially launching our International #SummerSchool this year! 🌍 Advance your global perspective this summer at Peking University. Click the link for full details and application steps: mp.weixin.qq.com/s/zQy1m6EvOp...

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Peking University @pku1898.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Prof. Wei Wensheng's team & collaborators have published a study in 𝑪𝒆𝒍𝒍, offering a new long-term RNA-editing pathway to treat Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). Using PKU's homegrown LEAPER platform, the strategy recruits internal enzymes that lower safety risks. 🔗 Learn more: bit.ly/3QgRAaN

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Peking University @pku1898.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Can humans adopt new limbs? Experiments using VR have offered some affirmative evidence. Published in 'Cell Reports', Professors Bi Yanchao and Wei Kunlin from the School of Psychological and Cognitive Sciences have found that the human brain can learn to use artificial body parts

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Peking University @pku1898.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

When English speakers say "rose" and Chinese speakers say "玫瑰," do they mean the same thing? A study by a Peking University team led by Professor Bi Yanchao showed that word meanings are organized along shared neurocognitive dimensions, while differences across languages are associated with climate.

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Peking University @pku1898.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

From citizen science to the cover of Nature! ⛈️📖 Since 2016, PKU physicists’ “Hail-for-Agate” project has invited the public to exchange hailstones for agates. Using a decade of these community-sourced samples, researchers revealed how global warming is reshaping hail risks worldwide. @nature.com

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Peking University @pku1898.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

“Don’t miss the AI opportunity window.” Peking University’s Prof. Zhang Dandan co-authored research on AI’s labour market fallout. Unlike the past, generative AI mostly augments rather than replaces jobs. Targeted social security and vocational training could be beneficial. #Pekonomist

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Peking University @pku1898.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

A team led by Prof. Zhang Daqing at Peking University’s School of Computer Science received the 2026 Frontiers of Science Award at the International Congress of Basic Science (ICBS) for their pioneering work on Wi-Fi-based gesture recognition.

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Peking University @pku1898.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

The researchers built an ultrathin (~3 nm) fluorinated interphase layer that enabled stable cycling in 30 Ah pouch cells, achieving an energy density of 350 Wh kg⁻¹ and 84.4% capacity retention after 180 cycles. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

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Peking University @pku1898.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

The framework enables scalable virtual screening for drug discovery and AI Virtual Cells. #AcademicSky #MedSky #PKUResearch #DrugDiscovery #CompBio @cp-cellrepmethods.bsky.social

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Peking University @pku1898.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

By integrating multimodal datasets and diffusion-based modeling, MultiVCDiff achieved a 0.872 correlation with experimental transcriptomic profiles and outperformed existing models in generating realistic perturbation-specific cell images. @cp-cellrepmethods.bsky.social

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Peking University @pku1898.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Could AI predict how cells react to drugs before experiments even begin? Researchers at #PekingUniversity developed MultiVCDiff, a generative AI framework that predicts both cellular morphology and gene expression responses from drug structures or gene perturbations alone. doi.org/10.1016/j.cr...

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Peking University @pku1898.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

In this research, Lei Xiaoguang’s team from #PekingUniversity sheds light on how plants build this chemical shield — and how a smart genetic switch can help activate it only when needed, reducing energy waste and thus paving the way for “super crops” that require far fewer pesticides. #PlantScience

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Peking University @pku1898.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

How do plants fight back against pathogens? Surprisingly, like humans, plants also feel “nervous” when being attacked, causing them to produce a natural antibiotic known as debneyol, which can efficiently kill a wide range of fungi and bacteria. doi.org/10.1016/j.ce... @cp-cell.bsky.social

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Peking University @pku1898.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

They identified 22 social components, which clustered into five core domains: motor, emotion, inference, motivation, and complex skills. The findings could help scientists better understand autism and inform earlier screening and developmentally tailored interventions. @nathumbehav.nature.com

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Social functioning in autism: a systematic review and meta-analysis - Nature Human Behaviour

Impaired social functioning is a core feature of autism spectrum disorders. This systematic review and meta-analysis synthesizes the evidence for this across studies published between 1990 and 2025.

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Peking University @pku1898.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

🧠 Social functioning in autism may be more systematically organized than previously thought. Analyzing data from 94,114 autistic and 172,847 neurotypical individuals across 32 countries, a PKU team found that social functioning in autism is organized in a hierarchical and interconnected structure.

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Peking University @pku1898.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

The study, led by Wang Wei, reveals a new layer of plant circadian regulation and enables novel approaches to crop preservation, stress resistance, and synthetic biology research. Published in @cp-cell.bsky.social: www.cell.com/cell/abstrac... #PekingUniversity #PKUResearch #CircadianBiology

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Peking University @pku1898.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Using transcriptomics, synthetic biology, and plant disease assays, the team found that strawberries maintained rhythmic gene oscillations under constant light, cold, and starvation stress, helping resist gray mold infection after harvest. #PlantBiology #PlantSci #AcademicSky @cp-cell.bsky.social

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Peking University @pku1898.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

🍓Strawberries kept a hidden biological clock running even in cold storage. Researchers at Peking University discovered a previously unknown plant quasi-circadian gene regulatory network in strawberries and achieved the first heterologous reconstruction of a eukaryotic biological clock network.

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Peking University @pku1898.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

David J. Gunkel (Northern Illinois University) visits #PekingUniversity for a lecture series on the philosophy of technology. In 𝑳𝑳𝑴 101, he "demystifies" #AI — comparing machine vs. human reasoning to spark reflection on intelligence, human uniqueness, and AI ethics. @davidgunkel.bsky.social

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Peking University @pku1898.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

Congratulations to Professor Gan Yiqun on receiving the 2026 Distinguished Scientific Contributions Award from the International Association of Applied Psychology — one of the highest honors in applied psychology. #PekingUniversity #PKUScholars #IAAP #AppliedPsychology @iaapsy.bsky.social

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Peking University @pku1898.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

This work offers a new framework for balancing safety and efficiency in stem cell generation — with significant implications for regenerative medicine. Published in Cell: www.cell.com/cell/abstrac... #PKUResearch #StemCells #CellBiology #p53 #RegenerativeMedicine #AcademicSky @cp-cell.bsky.social

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Peking University @pku1898.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

Unlike TF-based methods (e.g., Yamanaka factors) where p53 must be suppressed, chemical reprogramming actively relies on p53 activity. Small molecules sustain cell proliferation in the presence of p53, which in turn limits excessive EMT via BTG2 and safeguards genome integrity. @cp-cell.bsky.social

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Peking University @pku1898.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

Rethinking p53: from barrier to guardian in cellular reprogramming🧬 #PekingUniversity researchers have discovered that p53 — long considered an obstacle in stem cell reprogramming — actually plays a protective role in chemical reprogramming of human somatic cells into #CiPSCs. @cp-cell.bsky.social

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Peking University @pku1898.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Why does phosphine vanish from brown dwarfs but persist on Jupiter? On rocky planets, PH₃ can hint at life. Brown dwarfs should be rich in it—yet most show almost none. PKU & MIT researchers found why: iron & nickel lock phosphorus into solid phosphides, slashing PH₃ by over 10 orders of magnitude.

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Peking University @pku1898.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

Combining satellite observations, reanalysis data, and Earth system models, the team found that polar-vortex-driven cloud changes can trap heat like an insulating "cloud blanket," warming the Arctic Ocean surface by 1.7 K and accelerating sea-ice loss weeks after the initial atmospheric disturbance.

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Peking University @pku1898.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

❄️ Arctic “blanket clouds” may explain why winter warming lasts far longer A team led by Prof. Zhao Chuanfeng at Peking University, together with collaborators, revealed how the stratospheric polar vortex affects Arctic climate through a previously overlooked radiative pathway. @natcomms.nature.com

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Peking University @pku1898.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

PKU is also standing at the forefront of this evolution. By integrating intelligent technology with a human-centric approach, PKU is committed to pioneering digital innovation, advancing educational equity & building a borderless future for learners worldwide. Stay tuned for more #WDEC highlights!

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Peking University @pku1898.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

At the 2026 World Digital Education Conference (WDEC), global minds are gathering to explore the theme of "AI + Education: Transformation Development Governance." #PekingUniversity #EdTech #HigherEd #AcademicSky #AIinEducation #WDEC

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Peking University @pku1898.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Global education is undergoing a profound transformation. As AI breaks through traditional boundaries, how do we navigate today's challenges to shape the learning of tomorrow? 🌐 #PekingUniversity #EdTech #HigherEd #AcademicSky #AIinEducation #WDEC

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