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Nature 431, 114 (9 September 2004) | doi:10.1038/431114a; Published online 8 September 2004

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Peer-reviewed paper defends theory of intelligent design

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Critics of evolution score publishing success

A new front has opened up in the battle between scientists and advocates of intelligent design, a theory that rejects evolution and is regarded by its critics as another term for creationism.A scientific journal has published a paper that argues in favour of intelligent design — the first time such material has appeared in a peer-reviewed publication, according to biologists who track the issue.