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Summaries of newsworthy papers include First hominin of Western Europe, MicroRNA silencing in non-human primates, Complexity and evolution, Spinning into control, Stepwise oxygenation of the ancient ocean and Retinal cells that respond to upward motion

Read more of the article entitled 'Genetic blindness treatments emphasize immune role'

Modern biochemical analysis gives an insight into how major ingredients of an ancient Chinese remedy work in harmony to treat diseases

Read more of the article entitled 'Traditional Chinese medicine: Ancient formula in modern times '

Summaries of newsworthy papers include Warming soot, Shedding light on the bolt-from-the-blue, Gases not to blame for mass extinction, ‘Superdense’ coding gets denser, Therapeutic cloning treats neurodegenerative disease, The best of both worlds and How synaptic activity protects neurons

Read more of the article entitled 'Digging through the genome of a beetle pest'

Summaries of newsworthy research include: More than just a drinking problem, Methane found on an extrasolar planet, Dwindling populations become even more volatile, Spring genes, Eliminating antimatter, A fresh look at the mantle, Unusual reproduction, Analysing martian meteorites and Life’s winners don’t punish others

Read more of the article entitled 'The future of clean water '

A vegetable-rich diet has been linked to a higher risk of obesity in Chinese people

Read more of the article entitled 'How eating vegetables can be bad for you'