Scientists at the Pasteur Institute in central Paris are protesting over plans to relocate part of the prestigious research centre to a commercial zone on the outskirts of the city. So bitter has the row with management become that the institute has called in an outside mediator to defuse the tension. Over the past few months, hundreds of Pasteur scientists have received letters from management informing them that their labs will be moving to Fresnes for several years while the central campus is renovated. Some of the institute's most senior scientists are among those told they will move. Staff object not only to the move itself but also to how the decisions have been made.
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