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MUM'S THE WORD
Animal researchers are declining to go public about their work, but they are not abandoning it as protests against such biomedical studies increase in violence. Demonstrators against animal research (above) have marched at the Oregon Health & Science University. (Photograph from PRO-TEST)
Animal Researchers Persevere Despite Attacks
Many scientists are keeping quiet about their work rather than abandoning it. Some science advocates, concerned about the effects of that silence, are trying to build pro-research activism, based on a model from Britain. A Scientist Trailed by Protesters Describes a Continuing Struggle Publishing
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