DNA Can Show the Social Experiences of an Individual
A mother’s stress can have an impact on her child’s biology and this can now be shown through DNA analysis.
A Stressful Environment in Early Life Changes How Genes are Marked
Science now understands the link between early maternal stress and a child’s phenotype later in life. A study conducted fifteen years after the 1998 Quebec Ice storm showed the an almost linear correlation between the mother’s stress and the genetic stress markers in her child.
Featuring:
Dr. Moshe Szyf
