11 June 2008
Nature China highlights the best research coming out of Mainland China and Hong Kong, providing scientists from around the world with a convenient portal into publications drawn from across all scientific disciplines.
Immunology: Too eager to defend
Hyper innate immune responses in newborn mice may make them more vulnerable to infection
Atrial fibrillation: Back in the rhythm
Acacetin, a natural compound extracted from the traditional Chinese medicine Xuelianhua, is a promising atrium-selective drug for treating atrial fibrillation
Human evolution: Eastern promise
A skeleton found in Liaoning province provides a new insight into the evolution and migration of modern humans in East Asia
Data storage: Remembering resistance
Computer memory systems could work by switching the resistance of zinc oxide cells
Odour perception: Crossing the line
Researchers in Beijing have identified a new mechanism whereby olfactory inputs from two nostrils are coordinated in the brain
Encryption: Quantum code-breaker
Quantum computers can implement new mathematics that could quickly break our most sophisticated encryption codes
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