The Scientist website has an article that summarizes research with worms that appears to show that the experience of temperature (an increased temp relative to usual) had an effect on the genome which lasted several generations even though those generations had not experienced the increased the temp increased. The Scientist summary can be accessed here: http://www.the-scientist.com/?articles.view/articleNo/49848/title/Epigenetic-Inheritance-in-Nematodes/
The original source article was published in Science and here is the reference: A. Klosin et al., "Transgenerational transmission of environmental information in C. elegans," Science, 356:320-23, 2017. Eventually, the genetic changes made by the temp change disappears in later generations. I can't wait to see how psychologists try to convert this into a form that applies to humans even though it is unknown if such changes occur in humans. But don't be surprised to see someone claim this as a defense in court to excuse some crime (e.g., my great-great-great-great-great grandfather was a pirate and the genes that made him a pirate made me rob that person). On a sidenote, is anyone else annoyed by the Ancestry commercials for their genetic analysis product where they confuse source of genetic materials with current personal identity? So, if one has 25% of their genetic material in common with American Indians, does that make them American Indian even if they have never had any contact with other AmInd person or culture? What would Elizabeth Warren say? ;-) -Mike Palij New York University m...@nyu.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@mail-archive.com. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=51176 or send a blank email to leave-51176-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
