7. Epigenetics

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents ix
3. Introduction 1
4. 1. The Friendly Siberian Foxes 6
5. 2. The Inheritance of Acquired Characteristics 14
6. 3. Paul Kammerer, Enfant Terrible of Biology 33
7. 4. The Great Debate about Human Heredity in 1920s Russia 49
8. 5. Lysenko Up Close 68
9. 6. Lysenko’s Biological Views 82
10. 7. Epigenetics 101
11. 8. The Recent Rebirth of Lysenkoism in Russia 109
12. 9. Surprising Effects of the New Lysenkoism 123
13. 10. Anti - Lysenko Russian Supporters of the Inheritance of Acquired Characteristics 135
14. Conclusion 139
15. Notes 147
16. Bibliography 169
17. Acknowledgments 195
18. Index 201