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January 2009
Biotechnology
Stem cell: Monkey business
Jane Qiu
Published online: 07 January 2009 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2008.299
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et al. Generation of induced pluripotent stem cells from adult rhesus monkey fibroblasts. Cell Stem Cells 3, 587–590 (2008).
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Cell & molecular biology
Sexually transmitted diseases: Yin–yang action
Jane Qiu
Published online: 21 January 2009 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2009.7
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et al. Structural basis for activation and inhibition of the secreted Chlamydia protease CPAF. Cell Host Microbe 4, 529–542 (2008).
Top of pageCell migration: Follow the flickers this content is Open !
Felix Cheung
Published online: 14 January 2009 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2009.1
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et al. Calcium flickers steer cell migration. Nature doi:10.1038/nature07577 (2008).
Top of pageStructural biology: Cavity immunity
Felix Cheung
Published online: 07 January 2009 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2008.300
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et al. Crystal structure of TIPE2 provides insights into immune homeostasis. Nature Struct. Mol. Biol. doi:10.1038/nsmb.1522 (2008).
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Chemistry
Organometallic chemistry: Aryl alliance
Felix Cheung
Published online: 07 January 2009 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2008.301
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et al. Cross-coupling of aryl/alkenyl pivalates with organozinc reagents through nickel-catalyzed C–O bond activation under mild reaction conditions. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 47, 10124–10127 (2008).
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Clinical medicine
Cervical cancer: Screening alternatives
Jasmine Farsarakis
Published online: 21 January 2009 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2009.8
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et al. Different cervical cancer screening approaches in a Chinese multicentre study. Br. J. Cancer doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6604840 (2009).
Top of pageUrology: Melamine panic? this content is Open !
Felix Cheung
Published online: 21 January 2009 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2009.9
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et al. Renal screening in children after exposure to low dose melamine in Hong Kong: Cross sectional study. Br. Med. J. 337, a2991 (2008).
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Genetics
Rice genetics: Transcriptome mapped
Felix Cheung
Published online: 21 January 2009 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2009.10
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et al. A transcriptome atlas of rice cell types uncovers cellular, functional and developmental hierarchies. Nature Genet. doi:10.1038/ng.282 (2009).
Top of pageNeurodegenerative diseases: Root of spasm
Jane Qiu
Published online: 14 January 2009 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2009.2
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et al. A missense mutation in SLC33A1, which encodes the acetyl-CoA transporter, causes autosomal-dominant spastic paraplegia (SPG42). Am. J. Hum. Gen. 83, 752–759 (2008).
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Materials
Graphene: Making it big
Tim Reid
Published online: 21 January 2009 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2009.11
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et al. Highly ordered, millimeter-scale, continuous, single-crystalline graphene monolayer formed on Ru (0001). Adv. Mater. doi:10.1002/adma.200800761 (2009).
Top of pageGraphene: Carbon magnets
Felix Cheung
Published online: 14 January 2009 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2009.3
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et al. Room-temperature ferromagnetism of graphene. Nano Lett. doi:10.1021/nl802810g (2008).
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Neuroscience
Cognitive neuroscience: Double training this content is Open !
Jane Qiu
Published online: 14 January 2009 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2009.4
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et al. Complete transfer of perceptual learning across retinal locations enabled by double training. Curr. Biol. 18, 1–5 (2008).
Top of pageDevelopmental neuroscience: Sheath netting
Jane Qiu
Published online: 14 January 2009 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2009.5
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et al. Disruption of Nectin-like 1 cell adhesion molecule leads to delayed axonal myelination in the CNS. J. Neurosci. 28, 12815–12819 (2008).
Top of pageNeurobiology: Hearing clearer this content is Open !
Felix Cheung
Published online: 07 January 2009 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2008.302
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& Developmentally degraded cortical temporal processing restored by training. Nature Neurosci. doi:10.1038/nn.2239 (2008).
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Physics
Metamaterials: Stop light! this content is Open !
Tim Reid
Published online: 21 January 2009 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2009.12
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, & Stopping light by an air waveguide with anisotropic metamaterial cladding. Opt. Express 17, 170–177 (2009).
Top of pagePedestrian dynamics: Think like a walker
Felix Cheung
Published online: 14 January 2009 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2009.6
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, , & Analysis of pedestrian dynamics in counter flow via an extended lattice gas model. Phys. Rev. E 78, 066117 (2008).
Top of pageLaser physics: The long and the short of it this content is Open !
Tim Reid
Published online: 07 January 2009 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2008.303
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, & Spatiotemporal moving focus of long femtosecond-laser filaments in air. Phys. Rev. E 78, 055401 (2008).
Top of pageQuantum physics: Long-term memory
Tim Reid
Published online: 07 January 2009 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2008.304
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et al. A millisecond quantum memory for scalable quantum networks. Nature Phys. doi:10.1038/nphys1153 (2008).
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