Nature China (Chinese site) Research Highlights, 7 November 2012

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07 November 2012


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. By
organizing this research into a comprehensive, regularly updated,
one-stop web portal, we hope to help you quickly reach the
resources you need to study, and to keep you up-to-date with the
most significant research coming out of Mainland China and Hong
Kong.

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RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS
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BIOTECHNOLOGY

Genetic engineering: Trick of the trait
New stem cell technology takes the guesswork out of transgenic mouse
breeding
http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=9&ms=NDA1MDg1NjkS1&r=MzcwNDEzOTk1MjkS1&b=2&j=MTY2NTgzOTMxS0&mt=1&rt=0


CELL & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Molecular biology: The worm will turn
Bacteria use special non-coding RNAs to keep hungry roundworms at bay
http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=2&ms=NDA1MDg1NjkS1&r=MzcwNDEzOTk1MjkS1&b=2&j=MTY2NTgzOTMxS0&mt=1&rt=0

Stem cells: Caught in the act
The protein kinase Akt holds the answer to why cancer stem cells are so
difficult to eradicate
http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=3&ms=NDA1MDg1NjkS1&r=MzcwNDEzOTk1MjkS1&b=2&j=MTY2NTgzOTMxS0&mt=1&rt=0


CHEMISTRY

Nanotechnology: Smart sensors
Reconfigurable DNA sensors can be programmed to perform complex
operations, including medical diagnostics and controlled drug delivery
http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=4&ms=NDA1MDg1NjkS1&r=MzcwNDEzOTk1MjkS1&b=2&j=MTY2NTgzOTMxS0&mt=1&rt=0


GENETICS

Genomics: Living the tough life
The Pacific oyster genome reveals how the mollusc forms its protective
shell and adapts to environmental changes
http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=5&ms=NDA1MDg1NjkS1&r=MzcwNDEzOTk1MjkS1&b=2&j=MTY2NTgzOTMxS0&mt=1&rt=0

Medical genetics: Under your belt
A genome-wide association study in China finds two new risk markers for
prostate cancer
http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=6&ms=NDA1MDg1NjkS1&r=MzcwNDEzOTk1MjkS1&b=2&j=MTY2NTgzOTMxS0&mt=1&rt=0


PHYSICS

Thermal physics: Melting moments
An experiment uses tiny spheres to simulate the movement of individual
atoms in melting solids
http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=7&ms=NDA1MDg1NjkS1&r=MzcwNDEzOTk1MjkS1&b=2&j=MTY2NTgzOTMxS0&mt=1&rt=0

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