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...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Graham, Loren R. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2016.
Subjects:
Lysenko, Trofim, > 1898-1976.
Lysenko, Trofim, > 1898-1976
Lysenko, Trofim Denisovič > 1898-1976
Epigenetics > Russia (Federation)
Epigenomics
Épigénétique > Russie.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Evolution.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Biology.
Epigenetics.
Epigenetik
Russia
Russia (Federation)
Russische SFSR
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The friendly siberian foxes
  • The inheritance of acquired characteristics
  • Paul Kammerer, enfant terrible of biology
  • The great debate about human heredity in 1920s Russia
  • Lysenko up close
  • Lysenko¿s biological views
  • Epigenetics
  • The recent rebirth of Lysenkoism in Russia
  • Surprising effects of the new Lysenkoism
  • Anti-Lysenko Russian supporters of the inheritance of acquired characteristics.

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