LEADER 03503nam 2200649 a 450 001 9910967654603321 005 20250609111419.0 010 $a1-280-79863-7 010 $a94-007-2840-9 010 $a9786613709028 024 7 $a10.1007/978-94-007-2840-0 035 $a(CKB)2670000000537333 035 $a(EBL)886192 035 $a(OCoLC)783119434 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000633454 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11374447 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000633454 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10616672 035 $a(PQKB)11706859 035 $a(DE-He213)978-94-007-2840-0 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC886192 035 $a(PPN)15908928X 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4417840 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000537333 100 $a20111221d2012 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 14$aThe Cold War politics of genetic research $ean introduction to the Lysenko affair /$fWilliam deJong-Lambert 205 $aFirst edition 2012. 210 $aDordrecht, The Netherlands $cSpringer$d2012 215 $a1 online resource (xxii, 185 pages) 225 1 $aArchimedes : new studies in the history and philosophy of science and technology,$x1385-0180 ;$vv. 24 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 0 $a94-007-2839-5 311 0 $a94-007-9915-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aTimeline of Events -- Introduction --  1: Mendelist-Morganists and Michurinism --  2: Between Corld War and Cold War -- 3: Reacting to Lysenko --  4: Acquired Characteristics --  5: The ?Spitzer Affair? --  6: Pigs Wearing Booties Earn Scorn of Red Press -- Epilogue: ?Nikita and I have our difficulties??              . 330 $aThis book uses the reaction of a number of biologists in the United States and Great Britain to provide an overview of one of the most important controversies in Twentieth Century biology, the ?Lysenko Affair.? The book is written for advanced undergraduate and graduate students of history/history of science. It covers a number of topics which are relevant to understanding the sources and dimensions of the Lysenko controversy, including the interwar eugenics movement, the Scopes Trial, the popularity of Lamarckism as a theory of heredity prior to the synthesis of genetics and Natural Selection, and the Cold War. The book focuses particularly on portrayals?both positive and negative?of Lysenko in the popular press in the U.S. and Europe, and thus by extension the relationship between scientists and society. Because the Lysenko controversy attracted a high level of interest among the lay community, it constitutes a useful historical example to consider in context with current topics that have received a similar level of attention, such as Intelligent Design or Climate Change. 410 0$aArchimedes (Dordrecht, Netherlands) ;$vv. 24. 606 $aGenetics$xResearch 606 $aScience and state 606 $aWorld politics$y1945-1989 615 0$aGenetics$xResearch. 615 0$aScience and state. 615 0$aWorld politics 676 $a575.1 700 $aDeJong-Lambert$b William$01822248 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910967654603321 996 $aThe Cold War politics of genetic research$94388368 997 $aUNINA