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Originally Posted by carolyn137
Yes it was as related to Lysenko:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lysenkoism
And it stretched WAY beyond the 30's as you can see from the above Link.
Lysenko was the one who said that Giraffes grew tall in response for their need to get a the leaves they used for food that grew in high trees.
Need I say more. 
Carolyn |
Here's an interesting bit of text from that link. It was near the top of the page, so the writer may have been emphasizing the point.
"Lysenkoism was built on theories of the heritability of acquired characteristics that Lysenko named "Michurinism".[1] These theories depart from accepted evolutionary theory and Mendelian inheritance.
Lysenkoism is used metaphorically to describe the manipulation or distortion of the scientific process as a way to reach a predetermined conclusion as dictated by an ideological bias, often related to social or political objectives."
And, I still respect the right of others to think differently about "Helmet Heads". I just don't like anything to be, IMHO, needlessly wasted. It's your stuff and you can do what you want with it.