The Disastrous Effects of Lysenkoism on Soviet Agriculture
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The disastrous effects of Lysenkoism, a term used to describe the impact of Trofim Denisovich Lysenko's (1898-1976) influence...
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Lysenkoism
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 ...
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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...
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Osaka, Japan (dpa) - Lamine Diack stands for re-election as
president at the Congress of the world governing athletics body IAAF
on Wednesday and Thursday, with doping anoth...
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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 p...
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Osaka, Japan (dpa) - There has so far been no positive doping case
at the world athletics championships with 558 tests conducted among
500 athletes by the end of Sunday, the...
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Osaka, Japan (dpa) - Jeremy Wariner took a Tuesday morning stroll
while Tyson Gay had to do more than expected at the world athletics
championships as the two American stars...
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Osaka, Japan (dpa) - Tyson Gay aims to join an elite group of
sprinters including Jesse Owens, Carl Lewis and Maurice Greene to win
a major championship double on Thursday w...
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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...
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Osaka (dpa) - Jamaican world record holder Asafa Powell must
overcome the ghosts of the past in a hyped 100 metres showdown with
American challenger Tyson Guy at the 11th wo...
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