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The article reports on the two papers which were linked to an extortion attempt and originated from the laboratory of Peter Schultz, a prominent chemist at the Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla, San Diego, California. The papers claimed to describe the successful incorporation of amino acids linked to sugars at specific positions in proteins made by the bacterium Escherichia coli. Related issues are further discussed.

The article discusses a research misconduct case that damaged the reputation of the RIKEN Center for Developmental Biology (CDB) in Kobe, Japan. Topics include papers on pluripotent stem cells in the journal "Nature" that discussed the use of the stimulus-triggered acquisition of pluripotency (STAP) technique by biochemist Haruko Obokata, a committee report led by materials scientist Teruo Kishi, and the impact of media scrutiny on the scandal.

The article presents Hefei, China's contribution to the Nature Index based on weighted fractional count of scientific articles published in 2013, with the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) as the city's largest contributing institution. USTC's contributed papers include topics on chemistry such as the development of graphene-like materials and carbon aerogels, and on physics like quantum optics. The Hefei University of Technology focused on engineering topics like nanowires.

The article presents the author's perspective pertaining a good research value. With this, the author suggests that to summarize the paper and highlight its strengths and essential significance shows a proper sense of engagement and helps both author and editor to benefit from a fresh perspective. However, critical comment that a referee genuinely adds value, comments must be constructively and collegially expressed.

The article presents Changchun, China's contribution to the Nature Index based on weighted fractional count of scientific articles published in 2013, with Jilin University as the city's largest contributing institution. Jilin's outputs include the design and synthesis of porous materials for water purification applications. Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry's papers include topics on artificial enzymes, catalysis and cell imaging and development of enzymatic fuel cells to produce energy.

The article focuses on souring relations between Russia and Western countries and how Russian President Vladimir Putin's isolationism and anti-Western rhetoric may negatively impact Russian science. It states Russian research institutes and universities have started to instruct scientists to gain permission from the Federal Security Services prior to submitting papers or giving talks at scientific conferences. It mentions concerns of foreign-funded foundations they could be placed on a list of undesirable organizations.

The article reports on the lack of open discussion and independent press scrutiny of research misconduct in China despite the structures of research agencies to handle investigations of misconduct allegations. The Internet has the power of identifying scientific fraud as demonstrated by the case of South Korean cloning researcher Woo Suk Hwang. There is also a lack of effective provisions to protect whistleblowers.

The article presents several issues and developments related to nature conservation. Senators John Cornyn and Joe Lieberman have introduced as bill which would require researchers with public funding to make their papers freely available. Japan have created a major medical research prize wherein such prize will go towards research and clinical work on disease prevalent in Africa. The European Bioinformatics Institute has launched a project called FELICS (Free European Life-science Information and Computational Services).

Explains the lack of development in modern scientific research in China. History of modern scientific research in the country; Quality of science education; Factors that influence the style of scientific research; Cultural obstacles to Chinese research institutions.

The article presents a research by A. R. Ravishankara and his colleagues at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in Boulder, Colorado which calculated the ozone depletion potential of nitrous oxide and used it to weight the current emissions level. They also noted that nitrous oxide's global warming potential is second only to methane among non-carbon dioxide gases in terms of its contribution to warming.

The article reports that post doctoral fellow Kristin Roovers has been suspended by the Ottawa Health Research Institute after learning that she had manipulated and falsified data published in several papers in the United States. In July 2007, the U.S. Office of Research Integrity concluded that Roovers manipulated 19 panels of western blot data while a graduate student and postdoctoral fellow at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. Roovers had used Photoshop to copy a set of bands and paste them into other blots representing data from different experiments.

Reports on the increasing number of Chinese students studying and doing research at laboratories and research centers in the U.S. Reasons behind their choice of study in the country; Concerns regarding the deficiency in meeting visitor expectations; Essentials to consider for the availability of resources for foreign researchers.

The article explores on the experiments undertaken by Harvard university to foster collaboration and interdisciplinary research across the facility in the U.S. To realize such vision, the institution expanded its campus in Allston, a neighbourhood of Boston, wherein it constructed a US$1 billion facility that will house the new Department of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology, thus bioengineering and systems-biology researchers will be moving and housed in the new complex. The institution has also launched a radical, university-wide experiment to create a more open, agile and collaborative research culture.

The article argues that research institutions and colleges and universities must be transparent in the construction and use of metrics utilized in scientific research. It discusses a British report on the use of research metrics authored in part by British scholar James Wilsdon, the importance of peer review in academia, and public accessibility to academic citations and outputs in research.

The article offers information related to scientific research. In a new study by Karoline Gilbert at the Univerity of California, it is revealed that massive galaxies are thought to have been formed through the merger of many smaller galaxies. A new discovery was made by Joachim Linger of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology regarding the telomeres, which produce ribonucleic acid (RNA). Meanwhile , researchers in Japan have found a previously unknown player in the pathway by which nitric oxide helps cells to communicate at molecular level.

The article reports that Iran has been investing more public money in science, and nurturing the gradual emergence of a climate in which high-quality research can flourish. The government, led by the elected president, Mohammad Khatami, has meanwhile increased science funding. It has also introduced reforms that give universities and research institutes much more autonomy. The Iranian scientists who have put together strong research groups have done so by carefully steering clear of politics. But they are admirably determined to help build up a research infrastructure in the country that will outlast their own careers.

The article presents Nanjing, China's contribution to the Nature Index based on weighted fractional count of scientific articles published in 2013, with Nanjing University as the city's largest contributing institution. Nanjing's outputs include topics on fluorescent sensors with bioimaging applications, electrochemiluminescence, and astrophysics. Southeast University has the second largest output focused on physical sciences, with articles dealing with transformation optics in stealth devices.

The article features the weekly commentary of graduate students' activities on the web in the U.S. Craig Rowell, a research associate at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, looks beyond his post doctoral studies by sharing scientific researches and ideas between his colleagues. Anthony Power, a graduate student at the Ottawa Health Research Institute in Canada, encourages other members in the institute to share its experiences and ideas about how to find the right laboratory approach and secure fundings for the project.

Features the town of Chernogolovka, the home to the Institute of Microelectronics Technology (IMT), a research institute . Significance of the close proximity of the town to Moscow; Statement of Sergey Dubonos, who works at the IMT; Other function of the IMT.

Examines reforms planned by the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). How Chinese science policy is usually formed; Nature of the reforms; How the academy is the source of the country's best science; China's need to focus on research related to economic and social needs; Need for a reduction in the academy's staff size; Academy's recognition of the importance of internationalism.