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The cold war politics of genetic research : an introduction to the Lysenko affair

By William deJong-Lambert

Book information

Publisher
Springer
Year
2012
ISBN
9789400728400, 9400728409
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
1 MB (1537501 bytes)
Series
Archimedes: New Studies in the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology 24
Pages
204\204
Time added
2013-04-13 15:20:43

Description

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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