Awesome topic. Methylation is amazing. If you are into evolutionary theory, I think it’s cool because it’s sort of a mechanism for inheritance of acquired characteristics. Darwinian evolution is the dominant mechanism over long periods of time, but being able to pre-adapt your offspring to current conditions adds another layer. If you like mind-bending stuff, the topic of the evolution of evolvability makes my head hurt, very meta.
Awesome topic. Methylation is amazing. If you are into evolutionary theory, I think it’s cool because it’s sort of a mechanism for inheritance of acquired characteristics. Darwinian evolution is the dominant mechanism over long periods of time, but being able to pre-adapt your offspring to current conditions adds another layer. If you like mind-bending stuff, the topic of the evolution of evolvability makes my head hurt, very meta.