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Volume 313 Issue 6004, 21 February 1985

Opinion

  • A failed prosecution in the British courts has caused a political sensation; the underlying question is when and how professional people should disagree with their employers.

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  • The British government must act quickly if it is not to lose the chance to regulate research.

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  • The plan to make the UK AEA function commercially hazards the independence of research.

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Correction

    • Stephen Budiansky
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Correspondence

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Commentary

  • Nitrate and nitrite were measured in the saliva of two populations who differed in their risk of developing gastric cancer. Surprisingly, the levels of both ions were significantly higher in the low-risk group.

    • David Forman
    • Samim Al-Dabbagh
    • Richard Doll
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Scientific Correspondence

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Article

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Letter

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Book Review

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