Laser-protected wheat

Treating wheat seeds with lasers can help them grow into plants that are resistant to ultraviolet radiation and drought.

31 October 2007

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.

Seed treatment: Laser-protected wheat
Treating wheat seeds with lasers can help them grow into plants that are resistant to ultraviolet radiation and drought

Protein interaction: PICK1 PDZ domain
The PICK1 PDZ domain binds directly to lipid membranes and is essential for the interaction between PICK1 and AMPA receptors

Histone methylation: Take it away
JMJD3 is an enzyme for histone protein H3K27 demethylation

Biomaterials: A synthetic cocoon
The combination of two templating approaches leads to the assembly of a complex, synthetic silkworm-cocoon-like material

Mental training: The benefits of short-term meditation
Integrative body-mind training can improve attention, lower stress and provides a convenient means for scientists to study the effects of meditation

Laser ablation: Capturing a piece of the action
Scientists in China have recorded the action of an ultrashort laser pulse blasting away material from a block of aluminium

Published: 31 Oct 2007

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