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.
Combustion: Defying statistics
The combustion of hydrogen and oxygen undergoes dynamics that cannot be easily predicted by statistics
Organic synthesis: Carbon to carbon
The toolbox of reactions for creating carbon bonds has been extended
Habitat destruction: Speed kills
Rapid destruction of natural habitats could lead to more species extinctions than slow destruction
MicroRNAs: Cancer 'fingerprints'
The presence of specific clusters of microRNAs in a patient's blood serum might be an indicator of cancer risk
Rice genetics: Better buds
The gene PROG1 controls aspects of rice plant development that influence grain yield
Human genetics: Mapping differences
The first genomic map of the Chinese ethnic group Uygur uncovers ancestry contributions from Europe and East Asia
