New finding is clear example in humans of the theory of epigenetic inheritance: the conception that environmental factors can affect the genes of your childrenGenetic changes stemming from the trauma suffered by Holocaust survivors are capable of being passed on to their children,the clearest sign yet that one person’s life experience can affect subsequent generations.
The conclusion from a research team at New York’s Mount Sinai hospital led by Rachel Yehuda stems from the genetic study of 32 Jewish men and women who had either been interned in a Nazi concentration camp, witnessed or experienced torture or who had had to veil during the second world war.
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Source: theguardian.com