Passed On Memory

Why are we afraid? Why can't we overcome our fears? How do we know that what we feel is actually fear?
My anthropology professor, who also happened to be one of our speakers, said something about memory being passed on from mother to child. This memory is particularly that of fear and may be passed even the mother experienced the fear before conception.

Phobias can possibly passed on through DNA.A group of researchers at the Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta conducted a study on mice to prove the possibility of the aforementioned hypothesis. Although they have proven the hypothesis to correct, they would also want to know if it is applicable to humans.

Our belief in the past was, phobias are developed when a person undergo a traumatic experience. Now, there is yet another explanation on why some have irrational fears. For me, it is an interaction between social and scientific explanations, another example that the two sciences can work hand-in-hand for us to somehow have a better grasp on things. As humans we always would want to find answers in things we don't understand. This research may help us understand why some people have irrational fears of seemingly pleasant things.

Attached is the link of the article, you might want to check it. I think, there are a lot of things to expect from biology in the future.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/science-news/10486479/Phobias-may-be-memories-passed-down-in-genes-from-ancestors.html