The legal woes of Brazilian biologist and species hunter Marc van Roosmalen, who was sentenced last year to 14 years in prison for embezzlement and biopiracy (Science, 7 September 2007, p. 1303), have ended. On 25 November, an appeals court in Brasilia threw out all but one charge against Van Roosmalen, says Aguinaldo Lyra, a Brazilian lawyer living in the Netherlands who has supported the Dutch-born scientist. The 2 months he spent in prison fulfill the terms of the 1-year sentence that he received, Lyra says.rnVan Roosmalen-a 2000 Time magazine "Hero for the Planet"-has been in hiding since his release in August 2007 because of two alleged attempts to murder him and could not be reached for comment. Lyra says Van Roosmalen plans to resume his regular activities soon.
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机译：巴西生物学家和物种猎人马克·范·罗斯玛伦（Marc van Roosmalen）的法律困境已经结束，他去年因贪污和生物盗版而被判入狱14年（科学，2007年9月7日，第1303页）。居住在荷兰的巴西律师Aguinaldo Lyra说，11月25日，巴西利亚一家上诉法院推翻了对Van Roosmalen的全部指控，但没有一项指控。 Lyra说，他在监狱中度过的2个月满足了他被判1年的刑期。rnVan Roosmalen-2000年时代杂志“ Hero for the Planet”-自2007年8月获释以来一直藏身，原因有两个涉嫌企图谋杀他，无法置评。莱拉（Lyra）说，范·罗斯玛伦（Van Roosmalen）计划尽快恢复正常活动。
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