Memory DNA

OK - so this isn't a tirade - I'm taking a small break from fuming to suggest something I've thought about for a long time.

Every once in a while, I find myself realizing that, not only am I doing or saying something exactly like my mom or dad but I actually feel like I AM them. I swear - at that particular moment, I'm filled with the realization that, not only did I inherit their DNA in terms of my physical characteristics but, also, their feelings and emotions and the ESSENCE of what makes them....them.

I've often wondered if DNA carries with it not only those tangible traits we're used to thinking about - eye color, height, ear bumps - you know, all those things that get pointed at when we're born, "Oh, look, she's got her mom's curly hair," - stuff like that. What if it also carries with it memories of those who came before us - or things they experienced or skills they acquired?

That would SO explain those people who feel like they've been somebody in a past life - or the books written about kids who suddenly speak French or play the piano like a virtuoso without ever having heard that language and nary a piano lesson. Nary - there's a word you don't hear very often - OK, back to my theory.

So, what do you think? Possible? Why not?

We may have decoded the human genome but we don't yet know what it all means. Imagine if, while looking for the mutation that results in a deformity of the 2nd right toenail, researchers also find material which seems to have no function related to identifiable conditions or traits. What if that new material is found to exist in EVERY DNA sample no matter where it comes from - human, bird, lizard, whatever?

What if that material is what makes us play the piano or speak a foreign language without any lessons or instruction because it contains MEMORIES? What if that material is what makes birds able to find their way to their migratory routes? What if that material is what tells baby turtles to head to that huge body of water and just start swimming? What if "child prodigies" have DNA with more of that material than "normal" kids? Hmmmmmm.

 So, there you have it. I say, it's an interesting concept. Yes? No? We'll see........