News special : Eastern Europe

When the Berlin Wall came down 20 years ago, one of the many consequences was the opening up of the world to Eastern European scientists. In a special issue, Nature explores how research has changed for those who stayed, left and returned since that tumultuous autumn. Quirin Schiermeier talks to researchers about the transition and presents a snapshot of the state of science in Eastern Europe. Kristie Macrakis reveals that science and technology were at the heart of Stasi operations and, in a Nature Jobs article, Claire Ainsworth talks to returnees about what lured them back home.

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