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Animal Research: Anatomy of a Conflict
Emotions run high as Nature explores the effects of anti-animal-research activism on the scientific community. Roughly one-quarter of respondents to a new poll say that they or someone they know has been affected by animal-rights activism in some way. Although incidents don't seem to be on the rise, the heat of the debate and violence of some high-profile attacks have kept some people from speaking out about the importance of their research. With so much at stake, can individuals be expected to speak their minds? Can they afford not to?
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Animal Research: TV or not TV
Two views on whether scientists who believe that animal experimentation is necessary should become public advocates, or work quietly behind the scenes.
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In 2006, Nature conducted an anonymous survey of more than 1,600 readers to find out what biomedical scientists really think about animal research and communication with the public.