19 March 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.
Visual perception: Colours through the prism of language
Imaging of brain activity shows brain areas responsible for interpreting between colours and words
Nutrition: How eating vegetables can be bad for you
A vegetable-rich diet has been linked to a higher risk of obesity in Chinese people
Liver cancer: A marker of disease
Cancer stem cells expressing a cell-membrane glycoprotein have tumorigenic properties in human liver cancer
Cave deposits: Hard rain
Scientists have used isotope dating from cave deposits to gain vital information on past East Asian monsoon events
Cobalt microcrystals: Flower power
Scientists in Guangzhou have created three-dimensional flower-shaped cobalt nanocrystals for use in nanotechnology
Organic-inorganic hybrids: Connecting hand in hand
The bridging oxygen atoms in polyoxometalates have been replaced by functional groups, which allow the compounds to form inventive polymers
