Letter: Lysenko is an Inaccurate Sound Bite

Hi there, recent developments in epigenetics encourage a rethinking of Lysenko, for example:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5602018/

I suggest that “Lysenko” has become to easy a soundbit to slur Soviet science dogmatism. Yes, Soviet science was hampered by politics and dogma, but we can realistically assess this rather than capitulating to tired capitalist tropes that are less historical and scientific and more just anti-communism.

You could certainly remove Lysenko from your About page, and instead, perhaps reference Soviet psychiatry’s pseudoscientific pathologization of dissidents.

Saludos – Will

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