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The Cold War Politics of Genetic Research : an Introduction to the Lysenko Affair /
This book uses the reaction of a number of biologists in the United States and Great Britain to provide an overview of one of the most important controversies in Twentieth Century biology, the "Lysenko Affair". The book is written for advanced undergraduate and graduate students of history...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Dordrecht :
Springer Netherlands,
2012.
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| Edición: | 2012. |
| Colección: | Archimedes, New Studies in the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology ;
24. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | This book uses the reaction of a number of biologists in the United States and Great Britain to provide an overview of one of the most important controversies in Twentieth Century biology, the "Lysenko Affair". The book is written for advanced undergraduate and graduate students of history/history of science. It covers a number of topics which are relevant to understanding the sources and dimensions of the Lysenko controversy, including the interwar eugenics movement, the Scopes Trial, the popularity of Lamarckism as a theory of heredity prior to the synthesis of genetics and Natural. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource |
| ISBN: | 9789400728400 9400728409 |
| ISSN: | 1385-0180 ; |