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Routine DNA tests will put NHS at the 'forefront of medicine' https://www.theguardian.com/science/2018/jul/03/nhs-routine-dna-tests-precision-cancer-tumour-screening?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other View in LinkedIn

TWO FATES. "Epigenetic information is frequently erased near the start of each new generation. In some cases, however, epigenetic information can be transmitted from parent to progeny (multigenerational epigenetic inheritance)." http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v489/n7416/abs/nature11352.html View in LinkedIn

REPROGRAMMING. "It has long been suspected that epigenetic modifications could play a role in limiting the developmental potential of a tissue during the complex pattern of tissue differentiation. This has led to the idea that a fundamental aspect of the difference between the ‘‘mortal’’ soma and the ‘‘immortal’’ germline may be the ability to reprogram the genome of the germ cells epigenetically in order to maintain totipotency." View in LinkedIn

RESET BUTTON. "Epigenetic information undergoes extensive reprogramming in the germline between generations. During normal germline transmission, the epigenetic state of the genome is known to undergo reprogramming both in the gametes and the early embryo." https://lnkd.in/gt5vs8F View in LinkedIn

SPECIAL RESPONSIBILITY. "Since the genetic information contained within germ cells is passed from generation to generation, the germ line is often referred to as immortal. Therefore, it is possible that germ cells possess unique strategies to protect and transmit the genetic information contained within them indefinitely." https://lnkd.in/dsBeTUt View in LinkedIn

CELLULAR GATEWAY TO THE FUTURE. "Germline stem cells (GSCs) sustain gamete production, both oogenesis (egg production) and spermatogenesis (sperm production), in many organisms." https://lnkd.in/dsBeTUt View in LinkedIn

MAZE TESTS. “The ability to traverse a maze is a standard test of intelligence and behavior in animals: maze learning has been used for many years in psychology to test the intellectual abilities of small mammals and other animals.” https://ukacc.group.shef.ac.uk/proceedings/control2008/papers/p246.pdf View in LinkedIn

GENE FUNNEL BETWEEN GENERATIONS. "Germ cells are highly specialized cells that form gametes, and they are the only cells within an organism that contribute genes to offspring." https://lnkd.in/dsBeTUt View in LinkedIn

BIO-ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE. “Maze traversal in Physarum can be modeled as a simple decision tree, optimized by ant algorithmics. This provides a simple explanation for apparently anomalous information processing by a single-celled organism. The mechanism can be viewed as a biological implementation of straightforward artificial intelligence techniques.” https://ukacc.group.shef.ac.uk/proceedings/control2008/papers/p246.pdf View in LinkedIn

MAINSTREAM VIEW. "The germ line is the one component of the organism that may aspire to immortality and its development and transmission represent the most important tasks undertaken by a multi-cellular organism." https://lnkd.in/g6Q36vi View in LinkedIn