Nature China will highlight 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. Each week, our editors will select the best published research and provide a summary of the results. By organizing this research into a comprehensive, regularly updated, one-stop web portal, we hope to help you quickly reach the resources you need to study, and to keep you up-to-date with the most significant research coming out of Mainland China and Hong Kong.
Food chemistry: Secrets of the Jinhua ham
The unique flavour of Jinhua ham is caused by enzymes that break up long-chain molecules
NF-κB regulation: Partners in crime
Scientists have found that the activity of the transcription factor NF-κB is controlled by the co-factor UXT
Suzuki–Miyaura reaction: No more halides
Scientists are using the Suzuki–Miyaura reaction as an environmentally friendly way of forming carbon–carbon bonds
Electronic waste: A health hazard ignored?
Workers at China's electronic-waste region of Guiyu show high levels of pollutants in their blood
Decision making: Small brains fly high
Scientists found that fruit flies use a dopamine-mushroom-body circuit to make value-based decisions
Attosecond pulses: Launch control
The launch time of attosecond pulses can be controlled by using an additional second-harmonic beam
