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.
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RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS
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BIOTECHNOLOGY
Stem cell: Supporting factors
Researchers in China have found two supporting factors that make the
production of human-induced pluripotent stem cells much more efficient
CLINICAL MEDICINE
Immunology: Alternate infection
Researchers in China have found a new way to predict the treatment
outcome in patients with hepatitis C
MATERIALS
Carbon nanotubes: Loud and clear!
Very thin carbon nanotube films can emit loud sounds, and therefore
can be used to form ultra-thin, transparent, flexible and magnet-free acoustic devices
Silk fibres: Spinning a line
Researchers have used an environmentally friendly process to generate
fibres as strong as natural silkworm silk
NEUROSCIENCE
Synaptic development: Making long-term changes
Activation of certain GABA receptors results in the long-term
modification of GABA-containing synapses, where memory is believed
to be stored
PHYSICS
Fullerenes: Building with boron
Scientists in Beijing propose a family of large stable boron molecules
similar to carbon fullerenes
