Dr. Connie Mulligan - Epigenetics and the Lasting Impact of Trauma

There’s a lot of self-help content these days, and research that backs it up, encouraging people to reduce the negative effects of stress on our health. Did you know that high levels of persistent stress and traumatic experiences can have lasting effects on our DNA? Researchers at the human genetics lab are asking; How does stress affect us, genetically? Studies have shown that traumatic events like famine and war have the potential to literally alter people’s DNA.