Bacterial cells transmit memories to offspring
August 28, 2024
August 28, 2024
EVANSTON, Illinois, Aug. 28 -- Northwestern University issued the following news release:
Bacterial cells can "remember" brief, temporary changes to their bodies and immediate surroundings, a new Northwestern University and University of Texas-Southwestern study has found.
And, although these changes are not encoded in the cell's genetics, the cell still passes memories of them to its offspring for multiple generations.
Not only does this discover . . .
Bacterial cells can "remember" brief, temporary changes to their bodies and immediate surroundings, a new Northwestern University and University of Texas-Southwestern study has found.
And, although these changes are not encoded in the cell's genetics, the cell still passes memories of them to its offspring for multiple generations.
Not only does this discover . . .