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Nature 458, 34 (5 March 2009) | doi:10.1038/458034a; Published online 4 March 2009

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Primed for evolution

Eugenie Scott1

BOOK REVIEWEDWhy Evolution is True

by Jerry A. Coyne

Oxford Univ. Press/Viking Press: 2009. 336 pp/304 pp. £14.99, $27.95

Jerry Coyne, an accomplished population geneticist at the University of Chicago in Illinois, has devoted much time recently to attacking creationism. His articles in popular publications neatly dissect the scientific claims of the creationists, clearly showing their logical and empirical failings.