AimingForMyBest
AimingForMyBest t1_iy3pw3h wrote
Reply to How the Great Depression shaped people’s DNA. Researchers have found that the cells of people who were conceived during the Great Depression, which lasted from 1929 to 1939 and, at its height, saw about 25% of the US workforce unemployed, show signs of accelerated ageing. by MistWeaver80
When I first learned of epigenetic transgenerational inheritance, I really wanted to explore it as my dissertation. I didn't but I've always thought it'd be interesting to examine how extreme adverse effects get passed down to subsequent generations through DNA.
If I were starting all over, I'd definitely do this now. Either that or study feline cognition, of course. ;)
AimingForMyBest t1_iy42i68 wrote
Reply to comment by skullpriestess in How the Great Depression shaped people’s DNA. Researchers have found that the cells of people who were conceived during the Great Depression, which lasted from 1929 to 1939 and, at its height, saw about 25% of the US workforce unemployed, show signs of accelerated ageing. by MistWeaver80
I don't understand how feline cognition is an understudied field. Conducting cat observations for data collection seems like anyone's dream.