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Global Voices of Science

An essay series celebrating the 125th anniversary of Science Magazine

November Essay

Teaching Evolution in Mexico: Preaching to the Choir

Antonio Lazcano, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

Antonio Lazcano, author of this month's essay, is a biology professor at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) in Mexico City and has studied the origin and evolution of life for more than 30 years. An academic deeply committed to public education, he has devoted considerable efforts to scientific journalism and teaching, and has served as Professor-in-Residence or Visiting Scientist in France, Spain, Cuba, Switzerland, Russia, and the United States.

". . . Mexico and many largely Catholic countries succeed at maintaining an extended form of secularism while also supporting religious freedom."

Read the full essay by Antonio Lazcano

Interactive Feature

Teaching Evolution in Mexico

Teaching evolution in Mexico

As Dr. Lazcano discusses in his essay, creationism is a danger to science education that should be addressed by a constructive dialogue and collective actions led by imaginative researchers and educators on both sides of the border. This online slide show highlights the compatibility of science and religion in Mexico and what can be done to preserve it.

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