Huberman Lab

Essentials: Genes & the Inheritance of Memories Across Generations | Dr. Oded Rechavi

September 10, 2026·35 min·5-min readnarrativescience
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The episode explores the controversial yet increasingly supported idea that acquired traits—such as responses to environmental stress or viral exposure—can be inherited across generations via RNA, challenging long-held biological dogma. Dr. Oded Rechavi presents compelling evidence from C

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Dr. Oded Rechavi

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Dr. Oded RechaviAndrew HubermanAugust WeismannAndrew FireCraig Mello

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What Is Life?

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RNA sequencing

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Fire and Mello RNAi paper (1998)

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BiohackingBiologyGeneticsLongevityNeuroscienceScientific Method

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