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The article looks at the state of the life sciences industry in Great Britain, including British Prime Minister David Cameron's introduction of a government plan to support and finance medical research. The growth of the life sciences sector in relation to the overall British economy is discussed, as well as a drug testing collaboration between the British government and British pharmaceutical developer AstraZeneca.

Reports on the investigation by the British Parliament's Science and Technology Committee whether or not the government should promote open-access, in which journal articles are made available online for free. Issue whether the government should intervene to ensure that journal subscription prices remain reasonable; Implication of bundling for subscriptions of scientific publications; Measures taken by leading universities to address the issue of bundling and price increases in the scientific publication sector.

Presents letters to the editor regarding various issues in current events. Reference to an article called 'Islamophobia' written by William Dalrymple in the January 19th edition on anti-Arab views in Great Britain; Consideration of a letter that criticizes the foreign policy of U.S. President George W. Bush; How CNN news is widely broadcast in the Communist country of Cuba; Others.