Book ID: CBB001213212

The Cold War Politics of Genetic Research: An Introduction to the Lysenko Affair (2012)

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de Jong-Lambert, William (Author)


Springer


Publication Date: 2012
Physical Details: xxii + 185 pp.
Language: English

This book uses the reaction of a number of biologists in the United States and Great Britain to provide an overview of one of the most important controversies in Twentieth Century biology, the Lysenko Affair. The book is written for advanced undergraduate and graduate students of history/history of science. It covers a number of topics which are relevant to understanding the sources and dimensions of the Lysenko controversy, including 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. The book focuses particularly on portrayals both positive and negative of Lysenko in the popular press in the U.S. and Europe, and thus by extension the relationship between scientists and society. Because the Lysenko controversy attracted a high level of interest among the lay community, it constitutes a useful historical example to consider in context with current topics that have received a similar level of attention, such as Intelligent Design or Climate Change.

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Authors & Contributors
Saito, Hirofumi
Wolfe, Audra Jayne
Roll-Hansen, Nils
Aleksandr Alekseevich Semenov
Tsuyoshi Fujioka
Amanda Smithers
Concepts
Science and politics
Genetics
Cold War
Biology
Controversies and disputes
Science and ideology
Time Periods
20th century, late
20th century
21st century
20th century, early
19th century
Places
United States
Soviet Union
Great Britain
Russia
Japan
Germany
Institutions
Genetics Society of America
Nuclear Test Ban Treaty; Partial Test Ban Treaty; Limited Test Ban Treaty (1963)
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
Rockefeller Foundation
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