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Turkish scientists claim Darwin censorship

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Science-funding agency accused of removing evolution article — and its editor — from mainstream magazine.

The main Turkish government agency responsible for funding science has provoked outrage by apparently censoring a magazine article on the life and work of Charles Darwin.

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Abbott, A. Turkish scientists claim Darwin censorship. Nature (2009). https://doi.org/10.1038/news.2009.150

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