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Nature 444, 406-407 (23 November 2006) | doi:10.1038/444406a; Published online 22 November 2006

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Special report Anti-evolutionists raise their profile in Europe

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The teaching of alternative theories to evolution in schools is not just an issue in the United States. Almut Graebsch and Quirin Schiermeier assess whether creationism is threatening science in Europe.

Being a trained biologist doesn't stop Maciej Giertych from insisting that evolution is a falsified hypothesis1. The 70-year-old Polish member of the European parliament, who has a PhD in tree physiology, also wants to spread the word.