The Lysenko effect the politics of science - Roll-Hansen, Nils 1938-
Includes bibliographical references (p. 303-324) and index
Science policy and the problem of Lysenkoism -- The situation in plant science -- The "barefoot professor" -- Marxism and science policy -- Vernalization -- From problems in plant breeding to controversy in genetics -- "Two directions in genetics": the Congress of December 1936 -- Against bourgeois ideology in science -- Lysenko takes over -- Concluding discussion : why did it happen?