This is an interesting article about how our behavior can actually effect our genes and immune systems.
“What this finding indicates, says Steven W. Cole, a professor of medicine at U.C.L.A. and senior author of the study, published last month in The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, is that “our genes can tell the difference” between a purpose-driven life and a shallower one even when our conscious minds cannot. Of course, genes cannot actually perceive or judge our behavior, so the shift in gene expression is very likely driven by an evolutionary strategy of working for the common good.”
What have you done for your community lately? Small acts of kindness and thoughtfulness matter. I love science!
— Connie