eating memories

Paul C Duggan · 02 Nov 1999, 21:29 · from urth-v0028.mbox · original

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From: Paul C Duggan <pduggan at world.std.com>
Subject: (urth) eating memories
Date: Tue, 2 Nov 1999 21:29:12
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the memories contained in a single cell certainly doesn't have a
scientific basis. There was some speculation about rna-memory
transfer (based on statiticly invalid samples) from planarians fed other
planarians who had learned to do t-mazes did the t-maes faster than other
planarians.

Larry Niven made alot out of this memory-rna transfer schtick in his
stories, but AFAIK, its a scientific dead end.

"I am an impure thinker. I am hurt, swayed, shaken, |  paul           + | +
elated, disillusioned, shocked, comforted, and I    |                 --|--
have to transmit my mental experiences lest I die." |                 + | +
                     --  Eugen Rosenstock-Huessy    |  pduggan at world.std.com

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