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Charles Darwin gets thrown out of school.(Kansas stops the teaching of evolution)(Brief Article)

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From: U.S. News & World Report
Date: 19990830
Author:Marcus, David L.

A Kansas ban on the mention of evolution

At the University of Kansas researchers have begun linking databases on thousands of fish species. Among their goals: to trace the common traits of today's fish and their ancestors to determine where different species can live if ocean temperatures rise. "We can make predictions," says E. O. Wiley, the project's director, "because we know so much about their evolution."

Sounds fine, unless the university plans to recruit future scientists from Kansas public schools. Just 25 miles from the campus, in Topeka, the state board of ...

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