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Graham, Loren R.,

Lysenko's ghost : epigenetics and Russia / Loren Graham. - 1 online resource (209 pages) : illustrations, portraits

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

"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.


In English.

ISBN: 9780674969025 0674969022 0674089057 9780674089051

Standard No.: 9780674089051 10.4159/9780674969025 doi

Source: 22573/ctvjj34dn JSTOR

Subjects--Personal Names:
Lysenko, Trofim, 1898-1976.
Lysenko, Trofim, 1898-1976.
Lysenko, T. D. 1898-1976
Lysenko, Trofim, 1898-1976.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Epigenetics--Russia (Federation)
SCIENCE--Life Sciences--Evolution.
Epigenetics.
Epigenetik
Epigenomics.
SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Biology

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Russia (Federation)
Russische SFSR
Russia.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: QH438.5 / .G73 2016eb

Dewey Class. No.: 576.5/3

National Library of Medicine Call No.: QU 460