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.
Cell migration: Follow the flickers
'Calcium flickers' steer migrating cells in the right direction
Neurodegenerative diseases: Root of spasm
A point mutation in acetyl-CoA transporter is responsible for a familial case of spastic paraplegia
Graphene: Carbon magnets
Ferromagnetism has been observed in graphene-based materials at room temperature
Cognitive neuroscience: Double training
Primary sensory cortices and higher brain areas are both involved in perceptual learning
Developmental neuroscience: Sheath netting
The nectin-like protein Necl1 has an important role in the formation of myelin sheath in developing central nervous systems
Pedestrian dynamics: Think like a walker
Computer simulation based on the lattice gas model can capture complex human preferential walking behaviours that affect pedestrian flows
