The Graft Hybrid

Challenging Twentieth-Century Genetics

Matthew Holmes

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University of Pittsburgh Press
01 June 2024

Genetics (non-medical)

A New Physiological History of Biotechnology.

The global triumph of Mendelian genetics in the twentieth century was not a foregone conclusion, thanks to the existence of graft hybrids. These chimeral plants and animals are created by grafting tissue from one organism to another with the goal of passing the newly hybridized genetic material on to their offspring. But prevailing genetic theory insisted that heredity was confined to the sex cells and there was no inheritance of characteristics acquired during an organism's lifetime. Under sustained attacks from geneticists, scientific belief in the existence of graft hybrids slowly began to decline. Yet ordinary horticulturalists and breeders continued to believe in the power of grafting. Matthew Holmes tells the story of these organisms-which include multicolored chickens and black nightshades that grew tomatoes-and their enduring influence on twentieth-century biology. Their creators sought a goal as ambitious as the wildest dreams of genetic engineering today: to smash the barriers between species and freely exchange genes between organisms. The Graft Hybrid presents a greater understanding of the controversial history of graft hybrids, offering a crucial intervention in the history of genetics and the future of biological science.

AUTHOR: Matthew Holmes is a postdoctoral fellow in environmental history at the University of Stavanger, where he examines the modern history of the house sparrow in urban spaces. He writes on the history of biotechnology, morphology, and natural history.

By: Matthew Holmes
Imprint: University of Pittsburgh Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm,
ISBN: 9780822947936
ISBN 10: 0822947935
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 01 June 2024
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Unspecified

Matthew Holmes is a postdoctoral fellow in environmental history at the University of Stavanger, where he examines the modern history of the house sparrow in urban spaces. He writes on the history of biotechnology, morphology, and natural history.