ANIMAL WELFARE:
New Indian Rules Disrupt Research
Pallava Bagla
NEW DELHI--Indian scientists have been unable to import animals for research this year because of inaction by a new government committee set up to review such requests. In the meantime, the relationship between biomedical researchers and government regulators has taken a turn for the worse as the Animal Welfare Board last week threatened to close the country's main center for supplying laboratory animals after it failed to follow new registration procedures.