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Nature 444, 252-253 (16 November 2006) | doi:10.1038/444252a; Published online 15 November 2006

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UK civil servants accused of warping science

Jim Giles

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Politicians criticized for 'cherry-picking' evidence.

"Politicians twist science to suit policy" would be an unsurprising headline in the United States, given the rocky relationship between the Bush administration and the US science community. But the same message raised eyebrows on the other side of the Atlantic last week, when a UK parliament report suggested that politicians there also pick and choose scientific results that best suit their policies.