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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.

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.

The article offers news briefs related to orthopedics worldwide in March 2006. The periodical, "European Spine Journal," announced the start of the 20.000 Euro GRAMMER European Spine Journal Award dedicated to encourage basic science research. A Web site for the Oswestry Disability Index has been established named http://www.orthosurg.org.uk/odi/. The 22nd Annual Meeting of the Cervical Spine Research Society–European Section will be held in Berlin, Germany from May 17-19, 2006. The 13th International Meeting on Advanced Spine Technologies will be held in Athens, Greece from July 12-15, 2006.

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 presents a tribute to college teacher of UNESCO Institute for Education, Wolfgang Mitter. Born in 1927 in the then German-speaking part of what is now the Czech Republic, Mitter completed his schooling in Germany, studied at the University of Mainz in Germany, took a doctorate at the Free University of Berlin, Germany on the subject of the Russian historian M.N. Karamzin. After teaching for several years at a gymnasium, he entered the university world, becoming Professor of General and Comparative Education at the Teachers' College in L¨neburg, Germany and at the same time a lecturer in comparative education at the University of Hamburg. In 1972 he was appointed Head of the Department of General and Comparative Education at the German Institute for International Educational Research at Frankfurt, Germany, of which he also served two periods as Director. Mitter has a long-standing association with the UNESCO Institute for Education and with the journal "International Review of Education," of which he was co-editor between 1972 and 1981, and to which he has often contributed. He has also served on the editorial board of the journal and as deputy representative of Germany on the governing board of the UNESCO Institute. In both of these roles his wise counsel and wide-ranging knowledge of the educational field have been greatly valued.

Presents a letter to the editor by U.Kutschera of Department of biology at University of Kassel, Germany as of May 8, 2003. Discussion on a concept of intelligent design; Information on various articles published in the journal 'Nature.'