Well done that government!

The Government is clear that creationism and intelligent design are not part of the science National Curriculum programmes of study and should not be taught as science.

All clear? That's the key line in the government response to an online petition expressing concern at an attempt a pro-ID pressure group. Evolution=science, has a place in science classes. Creationism and ID ain't and get the door of the lab slammed firmly on their prying fingers.

The Register reports, Pharyngula crows. That doesn't mean we don't need a replica Beagle of course. We need to make the Darwin 200 celebrations bigger, the science education better and for that we need a replica HMS Beagle on the water in 2009. Especially now we've got friends and scientific collaborators in high places. Oh yeah.