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I wrote about epigenitcs and how it may react to stressors which could cause or influence the appearance of autistic traits.
My article is called Fractured Genome/Aspie Avalanche here is a link to the thread:
http://aspergeradults.ca/board/index.php?topic=10.0I watched on Nova last night as they showed some of the evidence for this possibility:
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/sciencenow/3411/02.htmlGetting a clearer view of this shows that genetics are rather stable giving the normal slow evolutionary action.
Epigentics is the reactive control responding to the environment in a much faster fashion.
This in my opinion provides a mechanism for the "Quantum Change" Darwin and others could not find.
The program shows how something as simple as a wheat harvest by our grandparents can have a profound effect on their descendants.
It also shows how we can effect the outcome of various disease conditions such as cancer.
Check this one out it is on line and the Tele.
Tim
