Apech Posted August 16, 2013 "According to the new insights of behavioral epigenetics, traumatic experiences in our past, or in our recent ancestors’ past, leave molecular scars adhering to our DNA. Jews whose great-grandparents were chased from their Russian shtetls; Chinese whose grandparents lived through the ravages of the Cultural Revolution; young immigrants from Africa whose parents survived massacres; adults of every ethnicity who grew up with alcoholic or abusive parents — all carry with them more than just memories. Like silt deposited on the cogs of a finely tuned machine after the seawater of a tsunami recedes, our experiences, and those of our forebears, are never gone, even if they have been forgotten. They become a part of us, a molecular residue holding fast to our genetic scaffolding. The DNA remains the same, but psychological and behavioral tendencies are inherited. You might have inherited not just your grandmother’s knobby knees, but also her predisposition toward depression caused by the neglect she suffered as a newborn. Or not. If your grandmother was adopted by nurturing parents, you might be enjoying the boost she received thanks to their love and support. The mechanisms of behavioral epigenetics underlie not only deficits and weaknesses but strengths and resiliencies, too. And for those unlucky enough to descend from miserable or withholding grandparents, emerging drug treatments could reset not just mood, but the epigenetic changes themselves. Like grandmother’s vintage dress, you could wear it or have it altered. The genome has long been known as the blueprint of life, but the epigenome is life’s Etch A Sketch: Shake it hard enough, and you can wipe clean the family curse." http://discovermagazine.com/2013/may/13-grandmas-experiences-leave-epigenetic-mark-on-your-genes#.Ug3mFmTwJOg 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chang Posted August 16, 2013 Whilst I agree with the idea of an ancestral memory I have grave doubts when I hear talk of drug treatment to have it altered. With some things the more we interfere the more problems we cause. This is a lesson mankind just does not seem to learn and this is a tragedy. Alas the number of people who feel that they need this treatment will be legion as will the number of practitioners who will provide the service. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Apech Posted August 16, 2013 Whilst I agree with the idea of an ancestral memory I have grave doubts when I hear talk of drug treatment to have it altered. With some things the more we interfere the more problems we cause. This is a lesson mankind just does not seem to learn and this is a tragedy. Alas the number of people who feel that they need this treatment will be legion as will the number of practitioners who will provide the service. I agree about drug treatment - but I thought the idea of ancestral memory or encoded feeling states a useful one. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skydog Posted August 16, 2013 (edited) Thanks for the scientific write up of this info. Edited August 16, 2013 by skydog Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vanir Thunder Dojo Tan Posted August 16, 2013 drugs are just another imprint on the DNA blueprint... adding more stains wont reset the records 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gendao Posted August 16, 2013 Ergo, GM0 crops are being used to cause infertility (and other problems) by the 3rd generation... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vanir Thunder Dojo Tan Posted August 16, 2013 OverSoul. WHAT. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Protector Posted August 16, 2013 It's just a theory A GAME THEORY 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
