Learned behaviors in C. elegans can be conveyed through the germline

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Press release: Danger avoidance can be genetically encoded for four generations, say biologists

I think we got to recognize McKenna here. He was one of the first to consider that DNA may carry more than genetic information and could transmit memories/learning in some way. He was not taken seriously at the time, but here you go.

 

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Very interesting!

I'll read it with care tomorrow to try to understand the details..

Thanks for sharing!