Nature (vol. 434, No. 7037, 28 April 2005)

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Volume 434 Number 7037 pp1053-1164 • Editorials • • • • • • News News Features Correspondence Books and Arts Essay News and Views Also this week Editor's Summary • • • • • • Brief Communications Brief Communications Arising(this content only available online) Articles Letters to Nature Naturejobs Futures Editorials Dealing with design p1053 The idea of intelligent design is being promoted in schools and universities in the United States and Europe. Rather than ignoring it, scientists need to understand its appeal and help students recognize the alternatives. New accountability in China p1053 A Chinese funding agency has a new constitution, supporting better selection. Will it spread? News Turkish government accused of hijacking boosted science budget p1055 Research spending tripled as part of bid for EU membership. Tamara Grüner Satellite tags give fresh angle on tuna quota p1056 Stocks of prized bluefin in danger of collapse. Rex Dalton Physicists look to crystal device for future of fusion p1057 Desktop apparatus yields stream of neutrons. Mark Peplow US experts draw up guidelines for stem-cell research p1058 Ethics committees should ban primate chimaera experiments. Erika Check Link to infection raises hope of preventing child leukaemia p1058 Radiation, chemicals and power lines are not significant. Roxanne Khamsi Corporate culture nets big bucks for university heads p1059 Do fat salaries reward wrong type of leadership? Emma Marris Climate change blamed for rise in hay fever p1059 Rachael Williams news in brief p1060 News Features Intelligent design: Who has designs on your students' minds? p1062 The intelligent-design movement is a small but growing force on US university campuses. For some it bridges the gap between science and faith, for others it goes beyond the pale. Geoff Brumfiel meets the movement's vanguard. Quantum physics: The philosopher