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Published online 5 April 2006 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news060403-5

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Animal-research reporting set for shift

British system could offer more accurate reporting of animal suffering.

Britain could soon overhaul its regulations on how research that uses animals is reported. The proposed new measures aim to give the public a better understanding of exactly what pain and suffering lab animals experience throughout their lives.

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