Admiral PatrickMar 29, 2024

Memories are made by breaking DNA — and fixing it

https://dubvee.org/post/942892

Show threadsolrize

I thought this was known a long time ago. From 2015:

neurosciencenews.com/genetics-aging-neurodegenera…

DNA Breakage Underlies Learning and Age Related Neurodegeneration - Neuroscience News

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Mar 29, 2024 at 9:05pmWeb
Show threadcaseyweedermanMar 29, 2024
I didn’t know. Or maybe I just broke my dna wrong.
Show threadAdmiral PatrickMar 29, 2024

Interesting. Maybe this is just a deeper dive into that?

The team pinpointed the cause of the inflammation: a protein called TLR9, which triggers an immune response to DNA fragments floating around the insides of cells.

Show threadloppyMar 29, 2024
Same researchers. Looks like the 2015 research was with isolated neurons, whereas the 2024 research is with live mice and gives actual evidence that memory is affected.