Lysenko’s Ghost: Epigenetics and RussiaThe Soviet agronomist Trofim Lysenko became one of the most notorious figures in twentieth-century science after his genetic theories were discredited decades ago. Yet some scientists, even in the West, now claim that discoveries in the field of epigenetics prove that he was right after all. Seeking to get to the bottom of Lysenko’s rehabilitation in certain Russian scientific circles, Loren Graham reopens the case, granting his theories an impartial hearing to determine whether new developments in molecular biology validate his claims. |
Contents
The Inheritance of Acquired Characteristics | |
Paul Kammerer Enfant Terrible of Biology | |
Lysenko Up Close | |
Lysenkos Biological Views | |
Epigenetics | |
The Recent Rebirth of Lysenkoism in Russia | |
Surprising Effects of the New Lysenkoism | |
AntiLysenko Russian Supporters of the Inheritance of Acquired | |
Notes | |