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> And if you are looking for a biological mechanism, it might be related to epigenetics Very unlikely as afaik everything non parasitic gets broken down by our
by PartiallyTyped 4y ago
> And if you are looking for a biological mechanism, it might be related to epigenetics
Very unlikely as afaik everything non parasitic gets broken down by our saliva and stomach acids.
- jjallen 4y agoThat's not my understanding, at least in animals. Those who ate younger plants and/or animals lived longer. Sorry can't find a citation right now.
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- PartiallyTyped 4y agoI had put some thought on this and my hunch was that consuming younger plants and/or animals means fewer "forever chemicals" getting accumulated in the body. However, that doesn't disprove the hypothesis that DNA can survive the digestive tract. If this [1] is to be believed, it very much does so. The question is, can epigenetic information / ie folds, survive? [1] https://www.thenakedscientists.com/articles/questions/does-dna-food-survive-digestion https://www.thenakedscientists.com/articles/questions/does-d...