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Early life experience changes neural genomes in mice
- marojejian 9y agoThis kind of blew my mind. The maternal care received significantly altered the genomes (transposable elements) of the neurons in the hippocampus - key for learning & memory. This seems like more evidence that the Central Dogma of molecular biology is extremely simplistic compared to reality & that genomes are far more flexible during life than assumed. Also a nice summary in this podcast: http://www.sciencemag.org/podcast/possible-cause-severe-morning-sickness-and-linking-mouse-moms-caretaking-brain-changes-baby http://www.sciencemag.org/podcast/possible-cause-severe-morn...