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Science 26 September 2003:
Vol. 301. no. 5641, p. 1827
DOI: 10.1126/science.301.5641.1827c
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PARIS--A French appeals court has upheld an earlier ruling that found the Pasteur Institute in Paris responsible for producing human growth hormone contaminated with the agent that causes Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, a brain-wasting illness (Science, 12 July 2002, p. 175). But it cut in half, to about $322,000, the fine the institute must pay for its role in the death of one young woman.

The split decision makes it unlikely that the families of about 90 other victims will reopen settled cases, says institute spokesperson André de Marco. Still, it could play a role in an ongoing criminal case against 10 scientists, including the institute's Fernand Dray.

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