Joram Piatigorsky

Joram turned to writing following a successful career in science. To his surprise, the two have a lot in common. Joram's latest publication is a collection of short stories, Notes Going Underground. Additional publications include The Open Book and Other Tales of Love and Yearning (short stories), Jellyfish Have Eyes (novel), Gene Sharing and Evolution:
The Diversity of Protein Functions
(non-fiction), and The Speed of Dark, a Memoir (non-fiction).

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Is There a Science Behind the Violence?

Is There a Science Behind the Violence?

Our history has not been a quiet one. Books like Ron Chernow’s extensive biography, Grant, aptly demonstrate that we have slaughtered one another since inception of the United States.

Is it possible that trauma can alter genetics of both the perpetrators, the victims and their progeny? Scientists are currently exploring the possibility. What they find, may help us to break the cycle of violence.

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