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Nature 456, 443 (27 November 2008) | doi:10.1038/456443b; Published online 26 November 2008

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Public opinion and the ethics of primate brain research

Ulrike Gross German1

  1. Animal Welfare Federation, Animal Welfare Academy, Spechtstras zlige 1, 85579 Neubiberg, Germany
    Email: ulrike.gross@tierschutzakademie.de

Several issues in your News story 'German authority halts primate work' (Nature 455, 1159; 2008) call for clarification. Freedom of research is written into German basic law, but so is animal protection.