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In Nature China this week - Researchers in Beijing have identified the gene controlling the self-renewal of intestinal stem cells and more.

15 October 2008

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.

Intestinal stem cells: In search of self-renewal
Researchers in Beijing have identified the gene controlling the self-renewal of intestinal stem cells

Fluorescent spectroscopy: Mercury exposed
New fluorescent sensors can be used to quantify the biological effects of mercury ions in living cells

Dinitrogen cleavage: Breaking up is hard
Researchers in Nanjing provide mechanistic insight into potential low-temperature, low-pressure ammonia production

Spintronics: Finding the better half
The range of potential materials for spin filters has expanded

Sonoluminescence: Baking bubbles
Researchers in Nanjing are learning to measure the extremely high temperatures produced in a collapsing bubble

A cyclic universe: Phantom fix for black holes
Black holes could exist in a cyclic universe by accreting 'phantom' dark energy

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• Nature China