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http://www.theguardian.com/scien…
Genetic changes stemming from the trauma suffered by Holocaust survivors are capable of being passed on to their children, the clearest sign yet that one person’s life experience can affect subsequent generations.
The conclusion from a research team at New York’s Mount Sinai hospital led by Rachel Yehuda stems from the genetic study of 32 Jewish men and women who had either been interned in a Nazi concentration camp, witnessed or experienced torture or who had had to hide during the second world war.
They also analysed the genes of their children, who are known to have increased likelihood of stress disorders, and compared the results with Jewish families who were living outside of Europe during the war. “The gene changes in the children could only be attributed to Holocaust exposure in the parents,” said Yehuda.
- This is not really an accurate portrayal of the science. "It’s not clear whether the gene changes found in the study would permanently affect...Morning_star
- ...the children’s health, nor do the results upend any of our theories of evolution."Morning_star
- experiences change your genes? what the helldrgs
- well we knew that already. there are plenty of activities and substances that damage your dna. why not brain chemicals from extreme stress as well, makes sense********