The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) wants to make a name for China science by moving into the front rank of stem cell research. To accomplish this, the CAS has set up a formal research platform and base for stem cell and regenerative medicine research with Qi Zhou, PhD, Institute of Zoology, CAS, as chief scientist. The platform named four core research centers in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Kunming as the base of the platform, and it will complete the platform by adding the resources of 17 additional research institutions around the country. More details....