Is there any (however slim) proof for cellular memory?

Is there?
Or maybe not memory but some alike function?

Originally posted by BBalazs
Is there?
Or maybe not memory but some alike function?

edit on 22-1-2012 by BBalazs because: (no reason given)

To get in there to discern exactly what is happeing is not likely to happen for awhile. But if you want to dig into signs of cellular memory, which I asumes also can mean organ memory, check out the internet for info on that topic. Some theories have surfaced from cases studies that hearts and other organs can regain a "memory" from the former owner's body.

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Yes thats what i meant.
More specifically this is what i meant:
Toxicity "memory" imprint in fatty and other body tissues.
Surely someone is researching this?!

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In recent years, the humble amoeba has surprised researchers with its ability to behave in an "intelligent" way. Last year, Liang Li and Edward Cox at Princeton University reported that the Dictyostelium amoeba is twice as likely to turn left if its last turn was to the right and vice versa, which suggests the cells have a rudimentary memory.

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The purpose of course is to scout for food and not return to the spot where it had just found food and eaten it. This same magazine shows experiments done and computer programs inspired by this movement.

A bit dry reading, but for lighter fun on the same topic, click here

YES!

In the case of neurons, I think there is. There have been documented cases of people taking on heart transplants, and acquiring characteristics of the previous heart's owner, such as taste in food and music.

Edit: This is because I think it has something to do with the *neurons* in the heart?