Study of Holocaust survivors finds trauma passed on to children's genes

[etienne_marais]

Bad example, many Afrikaners still carry a chip on their shoulders about losing both Boer Wars. Passed down from generation to generation Its hard to be a nation of professional victims without such baggage constantly and meticulously passed down the generations.

Actually, most Afrikaners have a forgive but not forget mentality. The subject is brought to surface time and again because the Anglophone world remains smug and constantly point fingers while they themselves remain egotistical and in many cases racist/ethnicist. There is also a tendency to classify Afrikaners as inherently racist, as if it were a racial trait of Afrikaners that will never change. The underlying dynamics remain that of worldview and the fallacy of a better English/British/American ruled world and even a partially suppressed desire for proper Imperialism.

 

[Aquila ka Hecate]

This study claims to be the first example in humans of the theory of epigenetic inheritance.
Are you aware of previous evidence of epigenetic inheritance in humans?

I remember having skimmed through stuff over the last few years in mainstream scientific papers, but didn't pay that much attention as it's not a field which grips me too strongly.

But here's a link (Wiki again, sorry, I don't have that much skin in this game) which you might find interesting

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Human_Epigenome_Consortium

 

[SeRpEnT]

Although I can see why you can blame your parents for your fears, making it genetic seems a bit far fetched. A genetic modification in one generation, although plausible, seems a bit improbable.

Also, a Jewish scientist doing scientific work in a Jewish hospital proving Jews will keep on suffering for generations????? Why am I not scared of English people, and even married an English chick after my great grandmother lost 12 of her 13 children in and English concentration camp? I think they are clutching at straws here.

Next thing they will do a study in South Africa to prove how the fear, depression, anxiety and suffering of apartheid will be in the genes of the non white population forever....

 

[Lord Farquart]

Actually, most Afrikaners have a forgive but not forget mentality.

Apparently not a bad trait. If you forget what happened to you, you can not learn from the experience and protect yourself from future harm.