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Arshak Alexanian

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Epigenetic inheritance of acquired traits via stem cells dedifferentiation/differentiation or transdifferentiation cycles

Posted by , on 8 February 2026

Do cells carry memories of the whole body into the next generation? For more than two millennia, biologists and philosophers have debated whether traits acquired during life can be inherited. ...