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Nature 447, 364 (24 May 2007) | doi:10.1038/447364a; Published online 23 May 2007

Darwin sceptic says views cost tenure

Geoff Brumfiel

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Astronomer blames setback on his support of intelligent design.

He's a young astronomer with dozens of articles in top journals; he has made an important discovery in the field of extrasolar planets; and he is a proponent of intelligent design, the idea that an intelligent force has shaped the Universe. It's that last fact that Guillermo Gonzalez thinks has cost him his tenure at Iowa State University.