Scientists Find Olfactory "Memory" Passed Between Generations In Mice

New submitter Raging Bool writes "The BBC is reporting that acquired phobias or aversions by mice can be passed on to subsequent generations. From the article: 'Experiments showed that a traumatic event could affect the DNA in sperm and alter the brains and behavior of subsequent generations. A Nature Neuroscience study shows mice trained to avoid a smell passed their aversion on to their 'grandchildren.''"

Comments

I Can Fart in Different Colours

[Jeremiah Cornelius]

"Chartreuse" is a perennial favourite!