In his introduction to The Role of Magic in Inducing Pseudo-Lamarckian Inheritance, he argues that exposure to magic could induce changes in an organism which could then be inherited by its offspring. Amongst modern biologists, this sort of thing is known as ‘soft inheritance’ and, if espoused, causes them to point and laugh. It sounded plausible, but unfortunately before he could complete the part of his book where he proved his theory, Wolfe was killed by a shark while taking the waters off Sidmouth.
