title: Don't be stupid about intelligent design.
abstract: President George W. Bush and Senate majority leader Bill Frist have recently publicly advocated teaching intelligent design in science classes. Their endorsement of a discredited, nonscientific view could signal a huge step backward for scientific education. It is time for educated, motivated scientists to get involved and to educate others.
authors.forename: Ushma S
authors.initials: US
authors.lastname: Neill
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005075:Biological Evolution; D035082:Federal Government; D006801:Humans; D007878:Legislation as Topic; D011057:Politics; D012586:Science / Q000193:education* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D014481:United States