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Reports on Great Britain's 1993 white paper `Realizing Our Potential.' Research reforms proposed in the white paper; Threat on the medical Research Council's institutes; Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council's funding of basic research; Privatization of public research laboratories.

Discusses reaction to the British government's White Paper (policy statement) on the organization of science and technology, `Realising our Potential,' published last week in London, England. The lack of radical change; Additional information. INSETS: Waldegrave gets help, by D.D.;A global search, by D.D..

Focuses on the work of Alison Smith, a plant scientist at the University of Cambridge in Great Britain, in exploring the idea that seaweed make Vitamin B12. Collaboration made with her constant collaborator Martin Warren to initiate the experiment; Inquiry made on the genomic sequences of the three types of algae; Examination on the mechanism by which the algae get the vitamin from the bacteria and also what the bacteria get from the transaction.

The article reports that in 2012, the European Commission (EC) joined Great Britain's plan to subject its taxpayer-funded research to open-access starting April 2013. It states that the EC launched a similar suggestion to open up the work financed by its Horizon 2020 research programme. EC vice-president Neelie Kroes says that they lead by example, making European Union (EU)-funded research accessible to all.

The article discusses a move by Great Britain government funding agencies requiring grant applicants to show how they calculated the number of animals needed to make the results of an experiment statistically robust. Topics discussed include the responsibility of journals to ensure that the research published is reported in sufficient detail and the importance of ensuring that the power of an animal experiment suits its purpose for funders and researchers to contribute.

The article reports on the science funding in Great Britain. This paper gives observation on the changing landscapes in the funding that the government provides. Research councils may be pressured to deliver results as the government now seeks for results to the long and heavily invested science researches. Scientists had enjoyed tremendous funding in the past decade and the government wants to see results as indicated by the council documents implying economic competitiveness and social impacts.

The article offers several research related news briefs in Great Britain. Philippe Brunet from the University of Bristol, discourses that water can travel uphill through a certain vibration amplitude and frequency and this might be used to transport liquids in microfluidic networks. A luminous supernova was discovered in March 2005 and was about twice as bright as the previous bar-setter which was discovered by Robert Quimby, the leader of the Texas Supernova Search.

Calls on universities in Great Britain to support researchers determined to stand up for animal research in the face of terrorism. Campaign of violence and vandalism that forced the University of Cambridge to cancel plans for a primate research laboratory; Arson attacks and death threats experienced by owners of Darley Oaks farm in the Midlands who have been breeding guinea pigs for medical research for more than a decade.

States that last week's government White Paper on British research policy has the air of finality proper in a policy statement. Assertion that there are several passages which deny the Haldane principle; Other criticisms of the document; Additional information.

The article presents the report of Royal Society on the rise of international research collaborations worldwide. According to the Royal Society, the number of papers published by renowned authors both in the U.S. and overseas collaborators rose from 50,000 in 1996 to 95,000 in 2008. According to Robert Zeigler, the institute's director general, these partnerships not only boost citation impact, but also broadens research horizons.

The article focuses on the "Citation in Science," a citation network of the magazine which provides methodology in the measurement of research output in Great Britain. It features the article of Allan Sudlow concerning manipulation of citations, and Ian Mulvany on the use of impact factor and H-index. Another article explores how many times a downloaded article is more informative than its citation counts. However, biologist David Colquhoun argues that the publication does not effectively assess research work.

The article offers information of the antigenic cartography approach how it will trace influenza across the planet. It mentions how this Derek Smith collaborated with his companions at the University of Cambridge in Great Britain, in research by formulating hypothesis in plotting and determining the results of antigen-binding assays and genetic sequencing of several viruses on a map and cites how the researchers created the antigenic cartography approach. In addition, the antigenic time charts have data from Global Influenza Surveillance Network of the World Health Organization (WHO).

States that the United States leads the world in the impact its research makes in almost every scientific domain as of late 1998. Chart of impact measures rebased against world baseline; Super-Units of Assessment (UOA) performance for comparator countries, including England, Canada and France; Two key impressions that emerge from the international overview.

The author reflects on the measures of the British government related to research, wherein particular focus is given on the speech of British Science Minister David Willetts to the Policy Exchange in London, England. The author mentions that Willetts wanted a number of British universities rated among the top 100 in the world to grow. Moreover, the author highlights the plans for a university campus in New York that were pushed forward by Cornell University.

The author discusses the status of the research community in Great Britain with regards to science. The author notes that the nations ranks second to the U.S. in terms to its contributions to biomedical and environmental sciences. The author cites the advocacy for science in Great Britain wherein he mentions the support of the government to science. Moreover, the author reflects on the preferences and effectiveness of ministers to science researches.

Editorial. Discusses British government policy on the future of higher education. The danger in basing the policy only on the advice of the Dearing committee; Question of whether research will be given an adequate priority; Need for streamlining and cross-referencing peer assessment across government agencies; Issue of advocacy to government; Need for lobbying skills.