The Cold War Politics of Genetic Research: An Introduction to the Lysenko Affair - Couverture rigide

DeJong-Lambert, William

 
9789400728394: The Cold War Politics of Genetic Research: An Introduction to the Lysenko Affair

Synopsis

This book examines the Lysenko controversy. It covers the interwar eugenics movement, the Scopes Trial, the popularity of Lamarckism as a theory of heredity prior to the synthesis of genetics and Natural Selection, and the Cold War.

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À propos de l?auteur

Introduction, Chapter 1: Mendelist-Morganists and Michurinism, Chapter 2: Fly Lovers and People Haters, Chapter 3: The Eugenics Movement and First Encounters with Soviet Science Chapter 4: Vavilov, Chapter 5: Between World War and Cold War, Chapter 6: Debunking Lysenko, Chapter 7: The VASKhNIL Conference, Chapter 8: Acquired Characteristics, Chapter 9: "Apostle Trofim and the Gospel of St. Marx", Chapter 10: The Spitzer Affair, Chapter 11: "He must've realized how stupid it all was...", Chapter 12: Pigs Wearing Booties Earn Scorn of Red Press, Chapter 13: French Say Chemical Injection May Change Heredity of Ducks, Chapter 14: "Nikita and I have our difficulties..." Conclusion

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9789400799158: The Cold War Politics of Genetic Research: An Introduction to the Lysenko Affair

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  9400799152 ISBN 13 :  9789400799158
Editeur : Springer, 2014
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