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Lysenko's ghost : epigenetics and Russia / Loren Graham.

Title: Lysenko's ghost : epigenetics and Russia / Loren Graham.
Author: Graham, Loren R.
Publication: Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2016.

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Description

209 pages : illustrations; 22 cm

Summary

"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.

Alternative Title

Epigenetics and Russia

Subject

Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references (pages 169-194) and index.

Processing Action (note)

committed to retain

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.

ISBN

9780674089051 (alk. paper)
0674089057 (alk. paper)

LCCN

^^2015038198

OCLC

923256369
SCSB-10508449

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Harvard Library