X-Message-Number: 31245
Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2008 11:23:36 -0500
From: Robin Helweg-Larsen <>
Subject: memory and DNA

The New Scientist in November 2008 suggested that long-term memory may 
be stored in the DNA. 

Although the study that they reference was done on the brains of mice, I 
think it also raises the question of whether "junk DNA" throughout the 
entire body might not have some memory storage capacity.  How vast our 
memory might be! 

If the whole body is used for storing memory, then cryonics 
organizations should review their policies on whole-body versus 
head-only preservation techniques.

Robin Helweg-Larsen

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