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Nature Biotechnology 26, 603–605 (1 June 2008) | doi:10.1038/nbt0608-603

When animal rights turns ugly

The number of incidents in which investigators are facing stalking, harassment and visits to their homes from animal rights activists is on the increase. In March and April alone, Novartis employees (Basel) have been targeted in the UK, Italy and the US, and AstraZeneca's (London) Swedish offices were vandalized.