Researchers Find Violence Can Leave an Epigenetic Mark on Future Generations
Trauma can leave lasting effects on the body and mind. But could the biological impact of violence reach beyond the people who directly experience it? A study from the University of Florida suggests it may. Researchers studying Syrian families found epigenetic differences in the grandchildren of women pregnant during the 1982 Hama massacre, even though those grandchildren had not experienced the violence. The findings offer rare human evidence that extreme stress may leave molecular marks detectable across generations. “The idea [more…]
