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February 9, 2012
Minister calls for school 'Facebook lessons'
Family Minister Kristina Schröder has called on Germany’s high schools to teach the dangers of social networks on the internet. READ (4 COMMENTS) »
Bismarck recordings found in Edison's lab
The only known recordings of Germany’s legendary Chancellor Otto von Bismarck have surfaced in the former laboratory of US inventor Thomas Edison. READ (18 COMMENTS) »
First German DNA screen baby born healthy
The first baby to be born in Germany after her embryo was tested for genetic diseases using the controversial PID screening technique saw the light of day on Friday – a healthy girl. READ (4 COMMENTS) »
New tool unravels Stasi secret files
Germany's "puzzle people" will soon be able to count on a new tool in their Herculean task of re-piecing together thousands of ripped-up former Stasi secret police files. READ (1 COMMENT) »
Garlicky smell sparks university evacuation
Nearly 100 students and staff who were taken to hospital after a chemistry experiment was thought to have gone wrong at Dresden’s Technical University seem to have been the victims of a false alarm – and a garlicky smell. READ (2 COMMENTS) »
Looking at food 'prompts appetite hormone'
The feelings of hunger that suddenly appear when looking at pictures of food are not all in the head – German researchers have shown they are in the blood too. READ (2 COMMENTS) »
Germans join internet blackout protest
German political and tech groups blacked out their websites on Wednesday, in support of protests against proposed American laws critics say could hamper the free exchange of information online. READ (8 COMMENTS) »
Researchers make malaria breakthrough
German researchers announced Tuesday they had developed a process to make the most effective anti-malaria drug cheaper and easier to produce in large life-saving quantities. READ (5 COMMENTS) »
Internet users 'should check for blackout virus'
The German government says all internet users should check their computers for a virus which could stop them going online from March 8. READ (7 COMMENTS) »
Scientists discover new marine dinosaur
German scientists in Lower Saxony have identified a new type of dinosaur that roamed the world’s waters in prehistoric times, they announced Wednesday. READ »
Hackers could hijack mobile phones
A tech expert has figured out a way that hackers could take control of mobile phones and make calls or send out unlimited numbers of text messages. READ (4 COMMENTS) »
Baby foreskins could cut animal testing
A research organization is growing human skin in the hope of using it to trial cosmetics and medicines, reducing the need for animal testing. The synthetic skin is made using cells from infant foreskins. READ (28 COMMENTS) »
German pediatric heart device receives FDA okay
The US Food and Drug Administration has approved a first mechanical cardiac assist device for children that can help keep patients alive as they await a transplant. READ (2 COMMENTS) »
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- 12/12 'Joseph of Nazareth' takes Nativity to Twitter (2 comments) »
- 08/12 Recycling solar panels could be a winner for Loser Chemicals (5 comments) »
- 07/12 Nosey janitor discovers ancient coin hoard (9 comments) »
- 24/11 Scientists find secret of limb regeneration (5 comments) »
- 24/11 Merck accuses US firm of Facebook page larceny (1 comment) »
- 23/11 3D Moon a 'roadmap' for lunar missions (4 comments) »
- 17/11 Samsung alters tablet design for Germany (2 comments) »
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