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Europe's faltering vision of its future has been brought about by social and historical forces for which it had not bargained; the need now is for a clear statement of its goals.
The trial in Paris of four scientists for negligence in the protection of haemophiliacs from infection with HIV in the period 1983–85 will cast a long shadow over the links between science and the public service everywhere.
