From ScienceDaily:
Repeated binge drinking during adolescence can affect brain functions in future generations, potentially putting offspring at risk for such conditions as depression, anxiety, and metabolic disorders, a Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine study has found.
“Adolescent binge drinking not only is dangerous to the brain development of teenagers, but also may impact the brains of their children,” said senior author Toni R. Pak, PhD, an associate professor in the Department of Cell and Molecular Physiology of Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine.
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The study, which was based on an animal model, found that adolescent binge drinking altered the on-off switches of multiple genes in the brains of offspring. When genes are turned on, they instruct cells to make proteins, which ultimately control physical and behavioral traits. The study found that in offspring, genes that normally are turned on were turned off, and vice versa. More.
Maybe teens should be learning epigenetics in school, not just epic Darwinism, courtesy of the Darwin in the schools lobby.
See also: Epigenetics: Aeon writer says Darwin’s theory is “incomplete” There is no question that the integration would help. But more than fine words are needed. As long as Darwin’s thugs are allowed to dominate, we’ll still be here in twenty years. We know what’s true, but is it on the courses? In the textbooks?
Darwin lobby and the US election: Further adventures in just not getting it Memo to Darwin lobby: The fundamental problem is that everyone knows what you really think of the public or there would never have been any occasion to write the words you just did.
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Epigenetic change: Lamarck, wake up, you’re wanted in the conference room!
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