intends to explore the latestfindings in genetics and scientific evidence that supports Jean-Baptiste Lamarck's theory of acquired inheritance.
"I wanted to write about this because we are about to enter a scientific revolution like no other," says Lindley. "Acceptance of the idea of acquired inheritance effects shatters our old world view based on natural selection and random mutations. It also raises some new moral and social responsibilities that, sooner or later, we will need to confront."
The Soma strives to explain how the idea of acquired inheritance is more effective than Darwin's theory of evolution and natural selection.
Human disease, diet, family life and individual intelligence have been inherited or passed down from generation to generation through
genes. On the other hand, through genetics, humans have also developed ways to alter those inherited behaviors and lifestyle habits,
such as smoking cigarettes or too much sunbathing, for future generations.\
"Experimental evidence for the inheritance of behaviors as subtle as whether or not a rat mother arches her back when nursing her pups can
be inherited," says Lindley. "Experiments have shown that the benefits of exposing young females to an enriched and challenging
environment can be passed on to her children and grandchildren."
Human geneticist Michael Denton, author of Evolution: A Theory in Crisis and Nature, writes in review of The Soma, "I think it's such an
important work. It is an exciting book covering new ground and represents by far the best available anti-Darwinian /pro-Lamarckian
review, bringing together many lines of evidence and building a very powerful case. It deserves the widest possible readership."
The Soma: How Our Genes Really Work and Why That Changes Everything! is available for sale online at Amazon.com and other
channels.
Robyn Lindley specializes in new technology innovation studies, with current research focusing on the role of somatic hypermutation in
non-lymphoid cancers. In addition to The Soma, she has authored Smart Card Innovation and co-authored Lamarck's Signature. Lindley
lives in Australia with her husband.
