Lysenkoism is a term used by geneticists and historians to describe the pseudoscientific practices of Russian horticulturist Trofim Denisovich Lysenko [1898-1976] in the totalitarian Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) during the first half of...

The disastrous effects of Lysenkoism, a term used to describe the impact of Trofim Denisovich Lysenko's (1898-1976) influence upon science and agriculture in the Soviet Union during the first half of the 20th century, darkly illustrates the...

Lysenkoism is a term given to the repressive political and social campaigns undertaken in science and agriculture by the powerful Stalinist director of the Soviet Institute of Genetics, Trofim Denisovich Lysenko and his followers, which began in the...

When Masha Spivak's parents and two siblings were killed in Ukraine during the Holocaust, she decided to go into hiding.Two of her teachers heard about her family, took her in and helped her change her Jewish identity _ at a huge risk to their own...

IOC President Jacques Rogge said serious doping offenders would be banned from the next Olympics even if their regular suspension had already ended.Rogge told a news conference Friday that such a penalty could effectively amount to a four-year ban for athletes. Only if the athletes...

An EU investigator said Wednesday he has evidence to suggest that a Ukrainian airstrip was used by CIA-operated planes involved in the U.S. extraordinary rendition program.Giovanni Fava said he was also looking into possible CIA use of a military facility at a Ukrainian base. Fava,...