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In Nature China this week - New dinosaur fossils provide fresh insights into the nature of evolutionary transitions

Press Release - Researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham and RIKEN has identified the gene encoding the receptor for immunoglobulin M (IgM), a class of antibody that appears first in immune response. The landmark finding promises advances in our understanding of early immune response and in the treatment of immunological diseases.

How do plants defend themselves from pathogens such as bacteria or viruses? The Plant Immunity Research Group, led by Group Director Ken Shirasu, is taking on the challenge of unraveling this mechanism.

Variations in the spatial distribution of cellular signaling molecules provide the information needed to steer neuron growth within the brain

Penang, 21 Oct- Researchers from Universiti Sains Malaysia have successfully produced a standardised, Misai Kucing (Orthosiphon Stamineus) herbal extract. Named CANSSUFIVE, the extract contains a high anti-oxidant content and studies carried out on cell cultures and animals have proven its ability to retard the growth of blood vessels.

Summaries of newsworthy papers: High-sensitivity stimulated emission microscopy, The Road to Copenhagen, Views from around the world, Cells process painful sounds, Signalling pathway link to cancer, Understanding melon sex determination, Cancer link to microenvironment and Why have sex with someone else

Summaries of newsworthy papers: Place in space, Learning literacy, The magnetic equivalent of electricity, Entangled electrons at a crossroads, Immunology: Silent attack caught on camera, Charge break-up in grapheme, New route to non-natural amino acids and Quasicrystals self-assemble

Having a pink salad from cut flowers? The pink Malaysian Torch Ginger (Etlingera elatior), or locally known as Bunga Kantan, could be a colourful way to add versatility both to your meal and decor.

Neurons may be casual initially about their interactions, but get very picky when it comes to making a lasting synaptic connection

In Nature China this week - Researchers in China have generated healthy liver cells from human skin cells, making stem cell treatment an ethically acceptable alternative to liver transplantation

Plants biosynthesize a wide variety of compounds by processes that involve enzymes...

Summaries of newsworthy papers include A safe space for humanity, El Niño in a warmer world, Speeding on thinning ice, White dwarf’s slow spin is not just skin-deep, Direct RNA sequencing, Quantifying the carbon cycle, Bell’s inequality violated in solid-state system, Irreversible evolution

Summaries of newsworthy papers in Nature and Nature Research Journals including: Genetics: Hepatitis C treatment response, Climate: Understanding the Antarctic transition, Geoscience: Well-behaved geomagnetic field and Neuroscience: Itching to quit

The 12th summer program at the RIKEN Brain Science Institute (BSI)

Hybrid mice help researchers zoom in on a gene with a potential role in controlling allergic responses

Summaries of newsworthy papers in Nature and Nature Research Journals: Channels for stroke treatment, Holding off HIV, Driving down ozone, Ten thousand embryos - and counting, Black burial and Genetics: Susceptibility to ALS

PRESS RELEASE - RIKEN Plant Science Center marks a major step forward in plant cell growth

Hierarchical networks of transcription factors maintain self-renewal of mouse embryonic stem cells

Summaries of newsworthy papers: European hand-axes close time gap, Traces of devoured galaxies, Tip-offs for tipping points, Enzyme activation conundrum explained, Cool lasers, Designer crystals with DNA, Nitrogen loss in the Arabian Sea and Heart to heart

In Nature China this week - Comparative mapping between closely related cucumbers and melons reveals changes in centromere positions during evolution

Press Release - The findings suggest the need to fundamentally revise existing models of the mammalian circadian clock. They also point the way toward novel approaches to treatment of sleeping disorders and other debilitating clock-related conditions.

A genetically encoded fluorescent sensor offers a real-time glimpse into how a key neurotransmitter relays its message

Summaries of newsworthy papers include Misbehaved bacteria, Agents of erosion, Fighting fibrosis, Cilia’s dual role in cancer, A new signalling pathway and Upwards lightning

In Nature China this week - A genetic association study reveals the key to exceptional longevity in a Chinese population

In Nature China this week - Researchers in Beijing demonstrate that induced pluripotent stem cells derived from mouse fibroblasts are capable of generating live mice

Japanese scientists have grown teeth in mice. This research is expected to advance the development of "tooth regenerative therapy" which have the potential for replacing diseased or damaged teeth with bioengineered teeth. The research is expected to evolve into a wide variety of organ regenerative technologies for liver, kidneys and other organs.

Subtle structural changes can markedly affect one protein’s toxic impact, and may help explain the distinctive pathology of Huntington’s disease

Neurons communicate more efficiently when neuronal activity causes inhibitory receptors to diffuse away from the synapse

A team from China created induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cell lines from mouse fibroblast, before showing that these cells could go on to generate fertile live mouse pups, the first born of which they named Tiny.

The swine-origin H1N1 influenza viruses responsible for the recently declared pandemic cause more lung damage than a seasonal influenza strain in animal models, but are still sensitive to antiviral drugs, finds a study published online this week in Nature.