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Contrary to usual opinions, it is possible to have a biochemically plausible theory in which memory is stored in coded form in the DNA of nerve cells.
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GRIFFITH, J., MAHLER, H. DNA Ticketing Theory of Memory. Nature 223, 580–582 (1969). https://doi.org/10.1038/223580a0
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