Penelope Sciortino

[Penelope Sciortino @penelope0062]

@RechargAmerica Yes

[Penelope Sciortino @penelope0062]

@BlackoutBoyZzz_ @Rainmaker1973 But it's not genetics. It's some sort of memory that's been passed down, "conditioned" in this instsnce."

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

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.

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@itsm_hope 79

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@PrometheanBird @MrDavX She does!

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@fox35orlando Loved it

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@RightScopee Trump is a dope.

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RT @revolution62:Thank you sir https://t.co/GGVIww5xY5

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@NickAdamsinUSA And?

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@BuenoForMiami It’s all about money and not religion or humanity.

[Neil Strauss @neilstrauss]

RIP to one of the greatest directors of all time - and so much more #davidlynch

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@clownworld No one should make me wear a seatbelt. My life

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Check out this post on Nextdoor: https://t.co/1KGHcbTV5d

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@hellotorifletch Life goes on but photo is beautiful, so are you. There will be other memories to make and other pictures to take (and frame.)

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@aegeanairlines This is inexcusable. A blind kitten. I will never fly this airline. You suck. “It?”

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@MLBONFOX @GratefulDead Love it. Still in 2022. Phillies and San Diego

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https://t.co/7yf93WwFyT

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Birds just waking up and chirping before dawn is literally music to my ears.

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I hate it when I mean to google something but I text it to someone by mistake.

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@syd_m39 South Africa, Egypt, Kenya, Ghana, Zimbabwe Duh