Six months ago, Jan Hendrik Schön seemed like a slam dunk nominee for a Nobel prize. Then some of his colleagues started to take a closer look at his research.

Of course, I think the biggest shame is that the shady workings similar to Enron are making their way further and further into the world of scientific achievement. Obviously there have been faked studies in the past, but it seems that those quacks are aiming higher than ever.

Big Trouble in the world of 'Big Physics'

"Sex was first recognized in the fossil records more than 500 million years ago and the oldest known penis is about 100 million years old, a conference heard on Friday. "

I think even more frightening is the tidbit that a 1 mm ostracod can produce a sperm that is 10x its own size.

Oldest Known Penis Is 100 Million Years Old

If scientists have been able to create glowing green hair by merging jellyfish DNA with that of the mice, would it be possible for a "Real Genius" such as nanochick to create Warez, the Glowing Pumpkin?

How-To: Turn Warez Into a Glowing Pumpkin?

Researchers have created a "biological pacemaker" in guinea pigs by slipping a gene into their hearts -- a first step in what could lead to alternatives to the electronic devices now implanted in hundreds of thousands of people each year.

Researchers Create 'Biological Pacemaker'