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Nature 435, 392 (26 May 2005) | doi:10.1038/435392a; Published online 25 May 2005

UK panel urges animal researchers to go public

Jim Giles

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Scientific openness may defuse general disapproval.

Years of sometimes violent protests have left many British biomedical researchers afraid to talk about research involving animals. So it is with some trepidation that scientists face a call from the Nuffield Council on Bioethics to be open about what happens to animals in their labs.