Tag: memory
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If you saw a hippo on campus, you would remember it. But, would you expect that seeing such a pachyderm roaming on a university would alter the expression of your DNA? A recent study found that rats placed in an environment that tested their memory had alterations to their DNA, or epigenetic changes. For a…
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Originally posted on The System Scientist. When one thinks of a virus, notions of ‘health’ do not immediately come to mind. Historically, viruses like the common cold or the flu, and even more serious ones like HIV and Ebola, have killed millions of people around the world so it makes sense to try to avoid…