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Nature 402, 6 (4 November 1999) | doi:10.1038/46868

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Protests grow over interrogation of Ukraine scientists

Natasha Loder

Ukraine's secret services have widened their investigation into staff at the Institute of Biology of Southern Seas (IBSS), following the arrest of marine biologist Sergei Piontkovski on charges of sending 'secret' information abroad and handling foreign currency illegally. Meanwhile a growing number of international organizations have protested about the action (see Nature 401, 835; 1999).