Move Provokes Bruising Fight Over U.K. Biomedical Institute

摘要

Cambridge, U.K.—For more than a year, researchers at a world-class biomedical institution in Britain have been battling to stop what they see as a clumsy and destructive attempt to overhaul their community. Next week, Parliament will give its view of their appeal to block a relocation from the suburbs to the center of London, possibly followed by a clear decision from their top governing board, the Medical Research Council (MRC). Both sides say this fight may leave bruises that will affect biomedical research in the United Kingdom for years.