Lysenko's Ghost: Epigenetics and Russia

by Loren Graham (Author), Loren Graham (Author), Loren Graham (Author)

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  Illustrated
  2016

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  Lysenko became one of the most notorious figures in twentieth-century science after his genetic theories were discredited decades ago. Yet some scientists now claim that discoveries in epigenetics prove that he was right after all. Loren Graham reopens the case, to determine whether new developments in molecular biology validate Lysenko's claims.