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 month, our editors select the best published research and provide a summary of the results. See the links at the bottom of this article to view the following research highlights:
CELL & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
Cell biology: Stop ageing
The protein klotho inhibits inflammation associated with cellular ageing
Microbiology: Duck amuck
Researchers have identified the virus responsible for causing 'egg-drop syndrome' in Chinese ducks
Structural biology: The uracil transporter
A novel crystal structure reveals how nucleobases are transported into bacteria
CLINICAL MEDICINE
Public health: Rural virus turns a ruckus
A new virus is threatening the lives of people in rural China
ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
Invertebrate palaeontology: Spider queen
The golden orb weaver Nephila jurassica from the Middle Jurassic of China is the largest and oldest fossilized spider ever found
Plant evolution: Blooming diversity
A new fossil found in China suggests that flowering plants were present and diverse 125 million years ago
GENETICS
Medical genetics: Follow your heart
A three-stage genome-wide association study in China has identified a novel genetic variant associated with coronary artery disease
Sequencing technology: An alternative strategy for alternative polyadenylation
Second-generation sequencing technology can help scientists identify genes with alternative polyadenylation sites
MATERIALS
Superconductors: The right description
The change of sign in pairing symmetry is irrelevant to the understanding of high-temperature superconductivity
Material physics: A new form of carbon
T-carbon is lighter than diamond, as hard as cubic boron nitride and has a myriad of properties that are useful for catalysis, hydrogen storage and aerospace applications
