The Real Science Behind
The Odd Shelf
A Novel
Neuroscientists have long believed that memories are stored in the synapses, or junctions between the brain’s neurons. But UCLA neurobiologist David Glanzman subscribes to a different theory: the key to at least some memory storage, he thinks, is RNA, the cellular “messenger” that makes proteins and transmits DNA’s instructions to other parts of the cell. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/scientists-say-they-have-transferred-memories-between-snails-180969087/
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AuthorMargaret Riley is a wordsmith, slow-kayaker, slow-skiier, photographer of strange realities, and a deep believer in the magic of story time. Archives
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