Lysenko Is Right Quotes

“In experimental science, to say that one understands a process, or can explain it, means that one can control it.”
― James Fyfe, Lysenko Is Right

“There is a very close parallel between the idea of genes in biology and the political idea of an élite, a ‘chosen’ ruling class.”
― James Fyfe, Lysenko Is Right

“genes are an image of the ruling class as it sees itself.”
― James Fyfe, Lysenko Is Right

“hypothetical genes are endowed with miraculous properties. The main property of a gene is to act as an ‘unmoved mover’ ...”
― James Fyfe, Lysenko Is Right