19 September 2007
Nature China will highlight 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.
Gadd45a regulation: Keep in touch
Gadd45a suppresses cancer growth by regulating 'switches' that dictate cell adhesion and contact inhibition
Biomass conversion: A hot-water treatment
Hydrogen ions produced in very hot water are used in the eco-friendly hydrolysis of cellulose
Stem-cell transplantation: Cut risks to the bone
Scientists in Hong Kong have identified risk factors and mortality predictors of hepatic veno-occlusive disease in children undergoing haematopoietic stem-cell transplantation
Asian dust: Where the dust settles
Scientists in China can trace the origin of dust-storm particles by their dolomite content
Quantum dots: Two is not a crowd
Scientists in China are revealing the electronic structures of quantum dots in a many-dot system
Thin films: The stress test
Researchers have developed a silicon plate device that can accurately measure stresses in the thin-film materials used in tiny electromechanical gadgets