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Lysenko's ghost : epigenetics and Russia /
"Epigenetics, a new field in biology, has shown that in some instances organisms can inherit characteristics acquired by their ancestors during their lifetimes, a view that was discredited during most of the twentieth century. Trofim Lysenko, a Russian agronomist long considered a charlatan, wa...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge, Massachusetts :
Harvard University Press,
2016.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | "Epigenetics, a new field in biology, has shown that in some instances organisms can inherit characteristics acquired by their ancestors during their lifetimes, a view that was discredited during most of the twentieth century. Trofim Lysenko, a Russian agronomist long considered a charlatan, was a strong advocate of the inheritance of acquired characteristics. In the last few years a number of Russian science writers and scientists have claimed that epigenetics proves that Lysenko was right after all. This book evaluates that claim."--Provided by publisher. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (209 pages) : illustrations, portraits |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780674969025 0674969022 0674089057 9780674089051 0674969049 9780674969049 |