Nature China
21 November 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. Each week, our editors 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.
Pest control: Plant defence
Plants can be genetically engineered to stunt the growth of insect pests
SARS coronavirus: An insight into its mechanism of action
Scientists determine the implications of a mutation of the Gly11 residue on the structure and catalytic activity of a certain SARS coronavirus protease
Global warming feedback: Bering the responsibility
The northward transport of nutrient-rich waters through the Bering Strait could act as negative feedback on global warming
Invasion biology: The mating arena
Mating aggressively helps whiteflies invade closely related genetic groups
Genetic interaction: What entropy tells
Scientists in China have developed an entropy-based algorithm to explore the effects of genetic interaction
Bovine pneumonia: Tracing the culprits
Genetic analysis shows that bovine 'lung plague' first entered China through cattle imported from Australia
