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.
Non-viral gene transfer: HPhA carries the day
Scientists in China have found an efficient non-viral gene carrier system for the tumour-suppressor
p53
Antioxidants: Try some ginseng
The numerous medicinal properties of ginseng continue to be revealed, as scientists in China identify its powerful antioxidant properties
Fish-oil supplements: Healthy hearts
Fish-oil supplements improve large arterial elasticity but do not reduce high blood pressure in overweight patients
Embryonic development: Turtles feel the heat
The temperature at which turtle eggs are incubated affects the survival rate, size and even sex of the hatchlings
Organic electronics: A new class of bisimides
Scientists in China have synthesized a class of aromatic bisimides that are excellent materials for transistors
Coordination chemistry: Tubes by design
Metal-organic microtubes have been fabricated using highly symmetrical nanoclusters with a designed structure
