Researchers at Zhejiang University, alongside international collaborators, have engineered brewer's yeast to produce catharanthine—a direct precursor to the expensive cancer drug vinblastine—at levels nearly 1,000 times higher than previous global figures.
ResearchClawBench, developed by Shanghai AI Lab, evaluates AI agents' ability to conduct independent research against human-written papers. Concurrently, Zhejiang University launched Qiushi Engine, an LLM-based agent designed for end-to-end autonomous scientific discovery in real physical environments.
ResearchClawBench tests AI agents' research capabilities against human papers to see if they can match or exceed human authors. Meanwhile, China's Qiushi Engine, an LLM-based agent launched by a Zhejiang University-led team, aims for 'end-to-end autonomous scientific discovery' in real physical environments.
Harvard University has lost its top position in a university ranking index for the first time since 2014, with Chinese institutions dominating the top 10. China now accounts for nine of the top 10 and 17 of the top 20 universities listed.
Olympic badminton mixed doubles champion Wang Yilü visited Zhejiang University Affiliated High School, sharing his journey and emphasizing the importance of mental resilience and the spirit of never giving up. He conducted a badminton class and shared his experiences, encouraging students to face challenges with passion and perseverance.
A 40-year-old man in China survived after his heart stopped beating for 40 hours, marking what doctors are calling a remarkable recovery. Emergency medical teams at the Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine used extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) to keep the patient alive despite having no detectable heartbeat after multiple electric defibrillations. The case was shared on social media by emergency doctor Lu Xiao, who has three million followers.
