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Part One: The Russian Scientist Who Helped Kill 30 Million People

Behind the Bastards

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Plants Are Better Than People

Leshanko was not a big fan of academic integrity nor the scientific method. His personal philosophy in science was quote if you want a particular result you obtain it. He also claimed that he had turned wheat into rye, barley oats, cornflowers and other plants that are not wheat. At one point Leshanko even said that he'd successfully turned small white birds into large black birds via blood transfusions.

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