Sunday, April 21, 2013

The Past Is In Our Bodies, Always

Trait Vs. Fate by Dan Hurley.  Discover.  May 2013.  Available at newstand and by subscription.

The article explores the insights of behavioral epigenetic according to which "traumatic experiences in our past, or in our recent ancestors' past leave molecular scars adhering to our DNA.   Through the adherence of a methyl group to genes, our experiences and those of our fore.

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