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Published online 4 December 2007 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news.2007.346
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Medical research centre coming to London
Government backs plan to build on central site.
The UK government will back the construction of a new, state-of-the-art medical research centre in central London, the Medical Research Council (MRC) announced today.
Prime Minister Gordon Brown will sell a plot of land next to the British Library and the King’s Cross St.
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Its hardly surprising that our government is backing the vivisection industry again. Very lucrative I hear BUT no-one wants this terror lab. The local people don't want it. They would like affordable housing! In light of the recent outbreaks from labs of foot and mouth how sensible would it be to have an animal lab full of dangerous biochemical ingredients in a built up area of London? It would also be a prime target for the ALF or any terrorist group. It is complete madness but then what else can we expect from this government?