Before there was Charles Darwin, there was French zoologist Jean-Baptiste Lamarck (1744–1829). His name is now attached to the idea of "inheritance of acquired characteristics." What this means is ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Lamarckian inheritance, a one-time rival to Charles Darwin’s theory of natural selection, suggests that epigenetic information can be passed between ...

You might recall from high school biology a scientist by the name of Jean-Baptiste Lamarck. He proposed a mechanism of evolution in which organisms pass on traits acquired during their lifetimes to ...

The effects of an animal’s environment during adolescence can be passed down to future offspring, according to two new studies. If applicable to humans, the research, done on rodents, suggests that ...

CAN mice pass memories down several generations? It is a startling proposition, and has duly provoked some strong responses. “Crazy Lamarckian shit,” exclaimed one observer. To many biologists, the ...

Our May Insights puzzle was inspired by recent discoveries of some rare, intriguing patterns of inheritance that hark back to Jean-Baptiste Lamarck’s theory of evolution and its emphasis on the ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: “This critical review is … not about the deeper historical narratives and old debates distinguishing Lamarckian Inheritance versus Darwinian Natural ...