Views from behind the barricade: Animal rights campaigners have left researchers feeling under siege. Most scientists would welcome the chance to explain their case, but fear reprisals if they doFeatures
The researchers' dilemma: Scientists applaud the law but admit privately that it is difficult to put into practice. Greater frankness about the problems they face would improve their public imageFeatures
Selling science to the public: Is the drive to educate the public about science merely an exercise in public relations and labour recruitment? Who will really benefit?Features
Review: Gender on the brain / Review of 'BrainSex: The Real Difference between Men and Women' by Anne Moir and David JesselBooks & Arts
Double standards for pain and suffering / Review of 'The Unheeded Cry: Animal Consciousness, Animal Pain and Science' by Bernard RollinBooks & Arts