A growing skepticism of science has seeped into the classroom, and it’s revived attacks on one of the most established principles of biology – evolution.
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Raising Doubts about Evolution… in Science Class

Producers: Kit R. Roane and Meral Agish
Editor: Jeff Bernier
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