A 10 year old child’s experiment demonstrated that memories can be inherited across generations.
The story started when Jo Nagai, a second grader from Kobe, Japan, observed that swallowtail butterflies he had raised by hand appeared to recognize him, whereas wild butterflies would flee.
Motivated to uncover a scientific explanation, he contacted Georgetown University entomologist Dr. Martha Weiss, who had previously shown that moths retain memories despite the extensive cellular reorganization during metamorphosis.
Encouraged by her research, Jo suggested conducting a similar study with butterflies. This led to a remarkable international collaboration. Using a simple setup created at home, Jo conditioned caterpillars to link a gentle vibration with the smell of lavender.
Remarkably, after their brains were entirely reconstructed inside the chrysalis, 70 percent of the adult butterflies still avoided the lavender scent, demonstrating that their memories had endured the transformation.
The most surprising result emerged when Jo bred these conditioned insects. Neither the offspring nor the grandchildren had ever encountered the vibration, yet both generations displayed an instinctive aversion to the lavender scent.
At the age of ten, Jo compiled his groundbreaking observations into a 33 page paper and presented them alongside Dr. Weiss at the International Congress of Entomology in Kobe. This discovery of transgenerational memory challenges conventional views of genetics and inheritance while illustrating how a child’s curiosity can push the frontiers of scientific understanding.
@allenanalysis Jennifer Welch just exposed Jared Kushner’s “Epstein Island 2.0” with his connection to a drug trafficking suspect.
Now another controversy puts Kushner back at the center.
Different headlines. Same name. Follow the connections. 🧵⬇️
@rmiames@ABC Because he used his fingers instead of his mushroom. so they couldn't use the word r8pe. Judge statement says he indeed though did r8pee her by social understanding of the word.
You should stop being gross now.
@nina653000@Banks_Banksg@MaryLTrump 2026 unsealed records and ex-Palm Beach police chief accounts confirm Trump contacted authorities in 2006 during Epstein's investigation, reportedly saying "Thank goodness you’re stopping him" as one of the first callers.
He was already caught. So..trump is an accessory
I'm sick of being called a racist because I don't want the America invaded by Islam.
I want it to be the America I remember.
It's not about race.
It's about culture and history.
Does anyone else feel the same way?
@Milajoy You might just burn in hell for all the bullshit you spread. I guess being a paid agitator and not actually believing in God helps you sleep at night.