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Focuses on the use of fetal-cell injections for patients with spinal cord injuries and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in Beijing, China. Historical background of the unconventional treatment for neurological disease; Assessment of the effectiveness of the technique of injecting fetal cells into patients; Claims of Hongyun Huang who developed the treatment concerning the efficacy of the technique in improving the quality of life for people with spinal injuries.

The article reports on the requirements of Chinese universities for the doctors of philosophy degree (PhD) candidates to publish papers in high-impact journals before acquiring their degree.

The article outlines the research of Jake Bailey in disproving the pre-historic microfossils discovered in 1998 in South China as fossils of Algae. Two researchers influenced his work. Samantha Joye presented evidence of reductive cell division in giant sulfur bacteria from the Gulf of Mexico. Heide Schulz researched in biochemical activities in giant sulfur bacteria in the formation of phosphorite. In his paper, Jake Bailey declares the microfossils as fossilized giant sulfur bacteria.

The article discusses the use of isotopes in quartz to reveal the age of China's Peking Man. The Peking Man fossils which belong to Homo erectus were found during archaeological excavations in the 1920s and 30s. The cave in which they were found collapsed leaving the question of their age unanswered. Topics include the collaboration of Darryl Granger and Guanjun Shen and colleagues to produce a suitable method in which the age of the fossils could reliably be determined using isotopic analysis.

The article discusses about the Chinese government investing in universities and research institutes. Topics include the increase in researchers and research articles in China, and fundamental reforms needed to improve the quality of research. Recruiting world class professionals and mentoring junior staff, assessing the salary and promotion of the faculty every three years, and merged tenure system are also mentioned. The steps taken at Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU) are also given.

Focuses on a paper that genetically analyzes China. Writing by J. Y. Chu and 13 Chinese co-authors; Appearance of paper in 'Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences'; History of China's genetic distribution; Differences in physical appearance between northerners and southerners; Methods of testing used; Models used and their adequacy; Conclusions to be drawn from analysis; Usefulness of surnames as genetic markers; Advance in biological and cultural understanding that Chu has caused.

The article focuses on the problem of research misconduct such as plagiarism in science paper in China. It mentions Yang Wei, president of Zhejiang University (ZJU), to improve research ethics in the university as well as in the country after his work was plagiarized by He Haibo. Wei argues that his effort is to make researchers much aware that they are doing something that is wrong.

Discusses the lack of high-quality research papers published by scientists from China. Factors attributed to the trend; Comparison in the number of high-impact papers published by scientists from China and the United States; Solutions to the low number of productive biologists.

The article offers information on the termination on the China-based researcher from London-based drug firm GlaxoSmithKline. It states that Jingwu Zang, head of a neurodegenerative-disease research unit in Shanghai, China, for GlaxoSmithKline has received a letter of official termination of employment on June 9, 2013. It informs that result obtained from investigation showed that certain data in the paper were in fact misrepresented.

The article reports on the demonstrations of environmental protesters in Qidong, Jiangsu province in China pushing officials to scrap plans for a pipeline which carries toxic waste from a paper-manufacturing plant. Shifang, Sichuan province residents also protested the construction of a copper-molybdenum processing plant which could release toxic fumes into the air. Li Bo, Friends of Nature's director, says that the Chinese has regulatory avenues to express concern on environmental damage.

Information on the second workshop concerning the Third Pole Environment (TPE) international program led by the Academy of Sciences' Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research (ITP) is presented. The workshop aims to help scientists plan an international research campaign to adress the worsening global warming at the Tibetan plateau in China, as well as understand and mitigate changes at the third pole. Moreover, TPE science committee plans to draft research papers on the effect of climate change.

The article reports that results from Google Inc.'s main search engine are censored by the government of China. With reference to the decision of Chinese government, ecologist Xiong Zhenqin comments on the increasing dependency of scientific discoveries, academic papers, and details of conferences upon the Google's search engine and highlights its affected results. Google's senior vice president David Drummond speculated that the company might withdraw China altogether and commented on cyber attacks on Google Mail which were believed to come from within China. As stated Drummond would like to discuss the entire issue with the Chinese government according to which the company could operate an unfiltered search engine within the law.

An introduction is presented in which the editors present a supplement on China's Nature Index, a snapshot of results for Chinese research papers published for year 2013 that features the cities, institutions, and individuals who contributed high-quality research comprising scientific disciplines.

The article presents Shenzhen, China's contribution to the Nature Index based on weighted fractional count of scientific articles published in 2013, with the BGI Shenzhen, formerly the Beijing Genomics Institute as the city's largest contributing institution. BGI's contributed papers include topics on the genomes of bats, domestic goats and green turtles, while Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology's output is on chemistry, such as articles on quantum dots and amplification binding assays.

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.

A letter to the editor is presented in which the author agrees with Jie Zhang, President of the Shanghai Jiao Tong University in China, who said that change is needed to improve the Chinese research papers quality.

A letter to the editor is presented regarding the impact of the increased of scientific papers published in China which are being inflated by a payment scheme offered by some Chinese institutions to boost journal publications.

The article discusses aspects of China's scientific research. The author is critical on the performance of China in making high-quality scientific papers due to lack of collaboration among Chinese, unorganized division of work and efforts. Moreover, he relates the incapability of Confucius and Zhuang Zhou's writings to the improvement of Chinese scientific research due to its negative influences in the society.

In this article, the author discusses the need for China to improve the quality of its research publication. According to a 2011 report of the Londons's Royal Society, China produced the second highest quantity of scientific papers but is ranked ninth in the citation aspect. He presents several areas that must be addressed by China to improve its research's quality including the importance of wide data sharing, better data access, and international collaboration improvements.

Replying to: S.-Y. Jiang et al. 459, 10.1038/nature08048 (2009)Jiang et al. present a new SHRIMP U–Pb zircon age of 532.3 ± 0.7 million years (Myr) ago for an ash bed in the lowermost black shale sequence of the Niutitang Formation, China, and claim that the data presented in our recent paper do not firmly support the idea that the biological and environmental changes at the Precambrian/Cambrian transition can be explained by a single global hydrogen sulphide (H2S) release event. Their new age seems to be supported by another recent SHRIMP investigation which indeed suggests that the Chinese metal-enriched sulphide layer does not represent the Precambrian/Cambrian boundary and shows that the redox history of both basins (Oman and South China) was much more complex. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article reports on the prohibition of using plastic shopping bags to clean up the environment and save energy in China. It states that starting June 1, 2008, shopkeepers are not permitted to distribute plastic bags for free to their costumers. Establishments who fail to comply will be penalized. Also, the production and sale of ultrathin bags having the measurement of less than 0.025 millimeters thick will also be banned. The development was welcomed by environmentalist groups, however, a social survey found that half of the consumers opposed the ban.

Reports on the rise of share of global scientific publications in China. Increase of publications in international scientific journals; Strength of the historical foundations in metallurgy; Attribution of the overall growth in the nation's scientific profile to the thousands of papers from the labs in the U.S, co-authored by visiting Chinese researchers.

Presents information on the action taken by a biological institute in Shanghai, China to solve its problems in graduate education. Information on the incentives given by the Chinese government to Chinese researchers who get their papers published in international journals; Problems of the graduate education system of China; Details on the strategy of the biological institute.

Reports that Nanjing University, southern China, is still the country's most productive source of scientific papers. How other universities compare with Nanjing; Statistics from `Science Citation Index'; Reasons for Nanjing's leadership; Skepticism about Nanjing's performance.

Discusses a photograph of a Chinese fossil of Cathaymyrus diadexus, which is described in a paper by Shu and others in the November 14, 1996 issue of `Nature.' The comparison of the fossil to a fortune cookie; The reason for the fossil's rarity; Other strange fossils.

Reports on the 700-page white paper of the Chinese government containing proposed changes in science in the country. Transformation of research laboratories to business units to fuel economic growth; Spending of 80% of research budget on agriculture and industry; Diversion of scientists to scientific and technological work geared to economic construction; Assignment of basic research to elite group.