CELL & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
Virology: Movement factor
Researchers have identified a novel protein that is responsible for the spread of virus in rice crops
CLINICAL MEDICINE
Intensive care medicine: Before pulling the tube
The administration of steroids in multi-dose regimens before the removal of a patient’s respiratory support avoids possible airway complications
EARTH & ENVIRONMENT
Climate change: Bacterial benchmark
The abundance of bacteria found in ice and snow deposits from Tibet is strongly linked to climatic changes
GENETICS
Human genome: A Han Chinese deciphered
The complete human genome of a Han Chinese individual has been sequenced
PHYSICS
Quantum mechanics: Beyond the Born supremacy
Molecular beam experiments reacting chlorine with hydrogen support the Born-Oppenheimer approximation of quantum mechanics
SPACE & ASTRONOMY
Quasars: Iron inflow
Measurements of iron emission provide evidence of mass flowing into black holes at the centre of quasars
