Nature China (International site) Research Highlights, 8 January 2014

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08 January 2014
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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Structural biology: Understanding oxidation Crystal structure reveals how TET enzymes bind and oxidize methylated DNA Synthesis: Taking new routes An innovative reaction mechanism leads to a new family of boron-rich cyclic organic compounds Public health: Smog cuts your life short Persistently high levels of pollution in Beijing have reduced life expectancy by 15 years Plant biology: Hold back those hormones Complex interactions between hormones and proteins help to control stem growth in rice plants Plant biology: Roots and shoots D53 is the long-sought repressor of plant hormones that regulate root growth and shoot branching Climate change: Summer melts Climate data show that extreme summer weather is strongly linked to the loss of Arctic sea ice and snow cover Environmental engineering: The fast track to fertile soil Cyanobacterial inoculation can accelerate the reversal of desertification by promoting the restoration of vegetation and topsoil stability Solid-state physics: Interesting intermediates Studies of colloid crystals reveal the complex precursor structures that appear when liquids turn into solids
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