20 February 2008
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.
Rice yield: Blight fight
A new strain of natural antibiotic could help stop bacterial blight in rice
Chymotrypsin B: Not just a digestive protease
Accidental identification of chymotrypsin B in rat liver lysosomes shows that the protease may have multiple functions
SARS virus: Rafting into host cells
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus enters and infects host cells through lipid-rich membrane 'rafts'
Anticancer agents: A clue to how they work
Treatment with 5-Aza-2'-deoxycytidine activates the transcription factor p53 and induces expression of a gene linked to cancer suppression
Hypertension: Guilty SNPs exposed
Four single-nucleotide polymorphisms downstream of the D17S1303 microsatellite are linked to hypertension
Plant reproduction: A fruitless life
Scientists have discovered a species of orchid in China that has abandoned sexual reproduction
Metamaterials: Hiding from a different world
Invisibility cloaks could be designed to conceal objects even when the background medium is of varying composition
Optical switches: A new low
Nonlinear photonic crystals can be used to make ultrafast and low-power optical switches
Pulsar glitches: Young and active
Scientists have detected diverse glitches of a young pulsar
