::The Chemistry of Life::

: Biochemistry : 

the chemistry of life, a bridge between biology and chemistry that studies how complex chemical reactions give rise to life. 

This field of study bridges two separate yet interdependent sciences: one that studies life and growth, and one that studies atoms, molecules, and chemicals.  Biochemistry is a "case of emergent properties" into something living, growing, and physiological.  You can break it down into molecules, or you can build it up into something living. 


: Week 1 Topic Reflections :

Our group read "Acquired traits may be transmitted to future generations," which described studies conducted on worms, their offspring, and acquired traits that had been passed on.  Specifically, these traits were passed on without being a DNA trait.  When relating this same idea to human beings, my mind went a few different directions.

1. The idea of ancestral and generational trauma.  This is something I've been introduced to and given more thought in the last 5 years or so.  A trauma experienced by ancestors or perhaps a grandparent, which is then felt and experienced by someone generations later, even though they have no direct experience with that trauma.  Though these traumas may not be found within DNA strands, they are still being passed down in other ways - in spirit, in Jing, or maybe in RNA (as found in the article).  This idea makes us Beings so powerful in that we can inherit the spirit and essence of our ancestors, both positive and negative. 

2. Another thought I had was my personal experience of being biracial from two very different ethnic groups.  Though I grew up with both parents and their cultures, I always had a bit more of a pull & fascination towards my Guatemalan side.  Reading and discussing this article made me wonder if my Guatemalan ancestral traits transmitted a bit stronger than that of my Jewish side.  Possibly I received a bit more Mayan Jing. Something to think about... 

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