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The immortal science of Marxism-Leninism-~~Lysenkoism~~-Darwinism
Don't make me go on a Lysenko rant
Darwin thought that each part of the body generated tiny particles that carried information on heritability to the sex organs
you should, I want to hear the Lysenko rant actually
Very briefly, you'll often see references to
Don't get me started on the claims about the Lysenko influence on China's great famine
You read something simple that says China banned the use of chemical fertiliser following Lysenkoism, then read an article from 1958 that suggests China was pretty keen on fertiliser