Open AccessThe Case of the Midwife Toad: Fraud or Epigenetics?
Author(s) -
Elizabeth Pennisi
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 12.556
H-Index - 1186
eISSN - 1095-9203
pISSN - 0036-8075
DOI - 10.1126/science.325_1194
Subject(s) - epigenetics , phenomenon , toad , biology , neuroscience , genetics , philosophy , ecology , epistemology , gene
Paul Kammerer has been called the perpetrator of one of the most celebrated scientific frauds of the early 20th century. He has also been defended as the victim of forgery by a lab assistant; some even say he was framed by political or scientific opponents. Now, a new analysis published this week suggests his infamous experiments may have been the first demonstrations of a recently recognized phenomenon: epigenetics.
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