Remembering Lysenko: when ideology and science meet
Lysenko was a powerful Soviet pseudoscientist, whose theories cost millions of lives. He died 50 years ago, but his legacy is highly salient. Anti-science and ideology come together slowly, and UK pseudoscience has had unforeseen consequences. Pseudoscience must be challenged even when this has repercussions for those who speak up.
Authors
- Rob Poole (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7914-3981)
Institutions
- Bangor University (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The British Journal of Psychiatry
- Published
- 2025-09-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.2025.10418
- Primary Topic
- Neuroethics, Human Enhancement, Biomedical Innovations
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00