Violence Alters Human Genomes for Generations, Researchers Discover
Department of Biology, Assistant Professor Chris Dutton was involved in a study that shows maternal exposure to violence lingers as epigenetic signatures, present across three generations. The study was published in Scientific Reports:
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-025-89818-z https://news.ufl.edu/2025/02/syrian-violence-epigenetics/Also covered by science –
https://www.science.org/content/article/children-war-refugees-may-inherit-their-parents-trauma