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German government gets secure smartphones

The German government has ordered several thousand secure smartphones from Deutsche Telekom, Essen-based daily Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung reported on Monday. READ (6 COMMENTS) »

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Comet-hunting probe to explore origins of the solar system

A German-made spacecraft set to probe a giant comet and help scientists understand how the solar system formed was preparing on Friday to use Earth’s orbit to sling itself into deep space, the European Space Agency announced. READ »

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Munich doctors rebuild breasts with pig tissue after cancer

Doctors in Bavaria have become the first in Europe to test a new post-mastectomy plastic surgery procedure that uses subcutaneous pig tissue, the University of Munich’s women’s health centre announced on Thursday. READ (1 COMMENT) »

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German 'fog catcher' brings water to Peru slums

Many of Peru's grittiest slums can only dream of access to water. But thanks to a simple technology introduced by a German NGO, some are now using plastic netting to harvest water from fog, writes AFP's Luis Jaime Cisneros. READ (2 COMMENTS) »

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Driver gets German thought-powered prosthetics

A young Austrian man has become the first European to drive a car with thought-powered prosthetic arms, German company Otto Bock announced on Tuesday. READ (1 COMMENT) »

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Scientists pinpoint genetic changes due to childhood trauma

Extreme stress and trauma in childhood can change a person’s genes, making them more susceptible to depression and other disorders, a new study published by the Max Planck Institute for Psychology in Munich has revealed. READ (1 COMMENT) »

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Study finds babies cry in German

German scientists have found newborns cry in their mother tongue, signalling that they begin learning the sounds of language while still in the womb. READ (1 COMMENT) »

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New German drug saves Aussie baby from brain-melting disease

A "miracle" Australian baby has become the first person cured of a rare and deadly brain-melting condition after doctors gambled on an experimental German drug tested only on mice, they said Thursday. READ (1 COMMENT) »

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Hamburg hospital develops treatment to 'fish out' cancer cells

Researchers at the University Medical Centre Hamburg-Eppendorf won a national contest on Thursday to further develop their so-called “nano-fishing” cancer treatment, a method which plucks cancer cells from a patient’s bloodstream. READ »

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Dresden institute ranked best place for scientists to work

The Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics in Dresden has been ranked as the best international place for scientists to work in academia. READ (6 COMMENTS) »

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