Chemical ecology: Spider's secret blend of love

In Nature China this week - Researchers in Beijing have identified the first multi-component sex pheromone in spiders

Nature China

29 July 2009

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.

Stem cells: True pluripotency
Induced pluripotent stem cells can be as pluripotent as embryonic stem cells

Structural biology: Bacterial tricks unmasked
Structural analysis of an effector protein reveals how Escherichia coli hijacks the communication network of host cells during an infection

Chemical ecology: Spider's secret blend of love
Researchers in Beijing have identified the first multi-component sex pheromone in spiders

Hypertension: Earthquake puts blood pressure at stake
The 2008 Sichuan earthquake apparently caused more than just injury, loss of life and property damage

Genomics: Parasitic flatworms deciphered
An international consortium reports a draft genomic sequence for the parasitic flatworm Schistosoma japonicum

Published: 29 Jul 2009

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