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Nature 443, 615 (12 October 2006) | doi:10.1038/443615b; Published online 11 October 2006

Intelligent design gets political

Geoff Brumfiel

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Teaching creationism becomes an election issue in Michigan.

After a federal court ruled that intelligent design could not be taught in schools in Dover, Pennsylvania, many thought the idea would fade from public view (see Nature 439 6–7; 2006).But intelligent design is re-emerging as a political issue.