Ask the average lay person what they take the word evolution to mean, and few will reply “the change in the genetic frequency of a population over time”. The lack of understanding can be further evidenced by US figures where only 45% of people hold true the statement “human beings, as we know them, developed from earlier species of animals”. More worrying was a study conducted by the Jewish Theological Seminary and HCD Research in Flemington, New Jersey where 34% of doctors reportedly believed that the Intelligent Design was a superior explanation.