The researchers wrote that the idea that the nervous system can control the progeny directly challenges the Weismann Barrier, described as one of the basic dogmas of biology.
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- https://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(19)30448-9 (cell.com)
- https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-study-says-neurons-not-just-dna-can-affect-progenys-fate/amp/ (timesofisrael.com)
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