AFTER years of often violent opposition, a controversial British medical research lab opened this week, but few were celebrating.
The University of Oxford’s Biomedical Sciences Building suffered a series of setbacks due to threats and criminal damage until new laws stifled violent protests in 2005. It opened on Tuesday, but the university has cautioned against triumphalism. “We would not describe this as a victory, as we never sought a battle,” it says.
“We would not describe this as a victory, as we never sought a battle”
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