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Reports on the controversy created by a stem cell paper by a team of German biologists published in the 2004 issue of "Applied Physics". Public announcement of the research as a breakthrough in adult stem-cell technology; Protests against research using embryonic lines; Criticisms of the research.

The article discusses the study of Ulli Eichman and colleagues of Max Born Institute in Berlin, Germany on the acceleration of neutral atoms using a strong laser pulse. It notes that Eichman and colleagues have used helium atoms in their experiment because of its atomic featherweight that can easily be push around with strong forces, and reveals that it has survived the strong laser. It mentions that its survival was because of the ability of helium's electron to oscillate near its ionic core.

The article provides information on a study on the spatial memory of the flies conducted by a group of German researchers lead by Ronald Strauss of the Johannes Gutenberg University in Mainz, Germany. It mentions that the ability of the flies to choose how to navigate their surroundings depend on their capacity for short-term, spatial memory. Strauss and his colleagues built a virtual reality fly arena to investigate whether the flies have brain. The wings of the flies were clipped and they were surrounded by a water moat. The result of the study suggests that the capacity of the flies for short-term memory is comparable to that of humans.

The article cites study conducted by Jan Born and his colleagues in Germany on how electrical oscillations during sleep help people remember things. It has been noted that oscillations in electrical activity occur at varying rates of the sleep cycle, with peak activity during rapid-eye-movement sleep and lowest during deep sleep. The study found that the neocortex created a more pronounced slow wave oscillations after stimulation.

The article provides an overview of a study conducted by scientist Giulio Superti-Furga and his colleagues on protein complexes. The group studied yeast proteins at Cellzome, the biotechnology firm co-founded by Superti-Furga in Heidelberg, Germany. They discovered that proteins form hundreds of core complexes. They also found out that these proteins can combine with other proteins to gain additional capabilities.

Presents an article that assesses the work experiences of Ann Holbourn, a geoscientist at Christian Albrechts University in Kiel, Germany. Research study on Miocene epoch; Details of the study; Success of the drilling approach; Results of the study shows that Holbourn and her team found drastic changes in both oxygen and carbon isotopes.

The article presents information about tobacco industry in Germany. The tobacco industry is now notorious for its attempts to influence the public-health sector in recent decades. An analysis of millions of industry documents reveals just how successful companies were at enlisting Germany's top health experts in tobacco-friendly studies. The study was commissioned by the German Cancer Research Center in Heidelberg, which asked sociologist Dietmar Jazbinsek to search Internet archives of more than 40 million documents that a U.S. court forced the tobacco industry to make public in 1998.

Reports that only two of 47 fraudulent scientific papers involved in a German scandal have been retracted. Why authors are reluctant to retract; Response of journals that published the papers; Retraction policies in scientific journals.

Reports on a policy document prepared by Jurgen Ruttger, Germany's research minister, concerning the federal funding of space research. The focus on projects that promise economic return; The proposed merger of the German Space Agency with the national air and space research center.

The article reports that life in the freezer is about to become a reality for thousands of ancient books in eastern Germany. The books form part of the Duchess Anna Amalia Library in Weimar, one of Europe's most valuable collections, which was badly damaged by fire on 2 September. Some 30,000 of the million volumes in the library's collection were destroyed in the blaze. And at least 40,000 burnt and water-logged books and manuscripts now need to be restored. The damaged books are being taken to the Centre for Book Conservation in Leipzig, where they will be stored below minus 22 degree centigrade to keep mould and bacteria at bay. They will then be freeze-dried before restoration begins. The federal government has pledged 4 million to kick-start the effort, and private donations are already coming in to help complete it.

Provides background and analysis of a paper which reports the discovery of complete throwing-spears 380,000 to 400,000 years old at Schoningen in Germany. The artifacts' origin from the Reinsdorf Interglacial; The amazing preservation of the find; The implications of the spears; The paper by Thieme in the February 27, 1997 `Nature.'

The article presents science news briefs as of April 23, 2015. Germany's ruling political parties have agreed to increase funding for science by €5 billion between 2018-2018. The journal "Meccanica" has retracted 11 papers authored by engineer Alberto Carpinteri over a conflict of interests stemming from Carpinteri's views on nuclear fission. Mexican President Enrique Peña announced a plan to save the vaquita, an endangered species of porpoise.

The article reports on the process utilized by art historians to identify whether Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo started his 24 etchings known as "The Flight into Egypt" in his hometown or in Würzburg, Germany in 1750. It states that the watermarks embedded in the paper where seen through the use of an infrared camera. Also, the early etching series and watermarks were identified by a thermography technique. It was found that the watermarks look similar to the paper mills in Würzburg.

Reports on a dispute between two molecular biologists at the University of Gottingen in Germany regarding the order of their names on a research paper. Research topic; Accusation made by Marco Lewdon against Frauke Alves which prevented the paper from being submitted to the periodical 'Biological Chemistry'; Consideration given to the verbal agreement between the two scientists by the court.

The article discusses that the flagship journal "K-theory" has been split up into a strange dispute after mathematician Anthony Bak withheld all the received papers for its publication in Germany. It states that Bak left the journal because of production problems and high subscription rate. Then, he arranged to introduce a rival title with other publisher that offer lower subscription rate. The journal publisher fired Bak because of this illegal act. Meanwhile, information on the reactions of the editors on this initiative is offered.

Focuses on the advantages of 'open' peer review technique in Germany. Evaluation of scientific papers; Comments given by various scientists; Avoidance of technical errors.

Reports on the delay in the approval of legislation seeking higher public investment in genomics research in Germany. Preparation of the proposal paper by the German research ministry; Lobbying efforts by the scientific community; Possible reasons for the delay; Comments by Secretary of State for Research Wolf-Michael Catenhusen on the paper.

The article discusses the long-rumbling hostilities between stem cell researchers in Germany after "Nature" released a reanalysis of data from the 2008 article. The researchers behind the original work reported with the use of cells from adult human testes to make pluripotent stem cells having the same properties to embryonic stem cells. The paper made headlines because such pluripotent stem cells may be used rather than ethically sensitive human embryonic tissue.

The article focuses on a scientific misconduct investigation at the University of Göttingen in Germany. It states that a preliminary investigation of sixteen members of a Collaborative Research Centre found the scientists had listed non-existent papers in a routine milestone report required for continuation of funding. It mentions the interdisciplinary project was studying the stability of rainforests in Indonesia.

Presents data concerning the submissions of Germany-based authors published in scientific periodical "Nature". Number of submissions to "Nature" from Germany since January 1, 2005; Number of authors published in "Nature" who were working in Germany; Number of authors working in Germany who have had more than one paper published in "Nature" since January 1, 2005.

Reports that a group of junior biology researchers in Germany submitted a joint complaint about their alleged mistreatment in a laboratory at the University of Konstanz. Frustration or overtaxing of the laboratory's junior members; Complaints of scientific misconduct; Students' allegations that evolutionary biologist and laboratory head Alex Meyer demanded honorary authorship on papers.

Reports on investigation into misconduct in German cancer research. Names of the cancer researchers being investigated; Extent of the fabrication in the German cancer research papers; Findings of the task force involved in the inquiry.

Comments on the state of scientific research in Germany. Suspicions against researchers which were revealed during a two-year analysis of research papers; Charges which were brought against Friedhelm Herrmann and Roland Mertelsmann; Opinion that promotion should be based on an assessment of quality, not quantity, of research.

Focuses on German scientists' rejection of claims that lack of government funding for genome research is their own fault. Estimated increase in funding for the German Human Genome Project in year 2001; Research ministry's establishment of a strategy paper for genome research.

Focuses on Berlin, Germany-based Humboldt University's investigation of allegations against Holger Kiesewetter. Fabrication of a data in a paper claiming an antisclerotic effect for a garlic preparation; Similarity of the pictures' details and angles of vision.

Reports that two persons from the Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding, Cologne, Germany, were dismissed for scientific fraud. Firing of a technician and her research group leader, Richard Walden; Decision that Jeff Schell did not neglect his research duties; Repetition of crucial experiments in the suspicious scientific papers; Lessons to be learned from the case.

Reports on the lawsuit being filed by Friedhelm Hermann, a leading gene therapist at the University of Ulm in Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany. Reasons for the suit due to Hermann's claims of being falsely accused of participating in the publishing of fraudulent scientific papers; Who he is suing; The work of the Deutsche Forschungs-gemeinschaft (DMG) to ban Hermann from all DMG meetings; Results of investigations into the allegations.

Discusses the alleged case of fraud involving two of Germany's molecular biologists. The admission of Marion Brach, a full professor of the University of Lubeck; The papers resulting from the work of the laboratory of Friedhelm Herrmann; Herrmann being at the Max Delbruck Centre for Molecular Medicine in Berlin; The research into cytokines and multidrug-resistance genes in relation to cancer therapy; The mixture of computerized images. INSET: Computer rolled three sets of data into one..