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South Korea surrenders to creationist demands Publishers set to remove examples of evolution from high-school textbooks. Mention creationism, and many scientists think of the United States, where efforts to limit the teaching of evolution have made headway in a couple of states1. But the successes are modest compared with those in South Korea, where the anti-evolution sentiment seems to be winning its battle with mainstream science. Continue Reading

South Korea surrenders to creationist demands

Publishers set to remove examples of evolution from high-school textbooks.

Mention creationism, and many scientists think of the United States, where efforts to limit the teaching of evolution have made headway in a couple of states1. But the successes are modest compared with those in South Korea, where the anti-evolution sentiment seems to be winning its battle with mainstream science.

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∞  June 05, 2012
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