The Microbiological Basis of Human Superorganism Freedom |Biomedgrid

This opinion article looks at the relationship between human biological make-up, (e.g., the biology, microbiology, genes, and human genetics), and the human condition on earth looking across two centuries. For the mid-20th century, I examine the work of the great Ukrainian-American geneticist and evolutional biologist, Theodosius Dobzhansky, with an emphasis on three key aspects of his life and career 1. His landmark theorems on genetic variability and adaptability, 2. His science- driven vision of human nature, why humans are born free and what we must do to remain free, and finally, 3. Dobzhansky's decades long personal struggle to call out non-science masquerading as science-driven policy (the Lysenko debacle).