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.
"Holmes's new history of graft hybrids offers new insights into the most celebrated and controversial topics in biology over the last century. From Darwin's questions to the emergence of genetics to the challenge of Lysenko, the figure of the graft hybrid has been a central part of the story of biology. Told with clarity, Holmes's book informs our own biological moment of biological engineering.--David Munns, John Jay College ""The Graft Hybrid is well composed, thoughtful, and an original contribution to the history of biology."" --Luis Campos, Rice University ""Holmes's new history of graft hybrids offers new insights into the most celebrated and controversial topics in biology over the last century. From Darwin's questions to the emergence of genetics to the challenge of Lysenko, the figure of the graft hybrid has been a central part of the story of biology. Told with clarity, Holmes's book informs our own biological moment of biological engineering."" --David Munns, John Jay College The Graft Hybrid is well composed, thoughtful, and an original contribution to the history of biology.--Luis Campos, Rice University"