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Nature 416, 355 (28 March 2002) | doi:10.1038/416355a

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Anger at halal law imperils German research

Quirin Schiermeier & Marion Kerstholt

Germany is poised to pass a constitutional amendment that may lead to tighter restrictions on the use of animals in research.Following a policy reversal by the main opposition party, the constitution is likely to be modified this year to state that animals must be treated as fellow creatures and protected from avoidable pain.