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.
Immunology: Negative two
Researchers in Beijing have identified a negative regulator of mitochondrial antiviral signalling, an adaptor protein in the RIG-I antiviral pathway
Analytical chemistry: Multicolour beacons
Larger gold nanoparticles can accommodate more surface nucleotides, offering an opportunity to make multicolour beacons for bioassays
Theoretical chemistry: Bond-breaking discovery
Theoretical studies reveal the role of the hydrogen atom in the breaking of a thiol–gold junction
Genomics: The greatest thing since sliced cucumber
Researchers report the draft genome sequence of yet another commercially important crop plant
