Videos & Interviews
Mémoire cellulaire : la clé de notre évolution
This documentary embarks on a fascinating journey to the origins of the human being, where every cell division tells a story and every vibration resonates like an ancestral memory. Isabelle Mansuy, together with other experts dive into how cellular memory works and how these body memories, enriched by our distant past and all our daily experience, can impact our lives.
In this interview, Isabelle discusses the practical and societal implications of her research in epigenetics. She emphasizes that epigenetics teaches us that our experiences, stress levels, trauma, diet, and environmental factors can activate or deactivate our genes, shaping our destiny and that of future generations. Isabelle also explores the impact of childhood trauma and formative experiences on society and how these can be passed down through generations.
The interview explores the concept of epigenetics, which refers to the study of changes in gene expression caused by mechanisms other than alterations in the underlying DNA sequence. Mansuy delves into how these epigenetic modifications can be passed down to future generations, potentially influencing their behavior, physiology, and susceptibility to certain diseases.
In this brief interview, Isabelle dives into the details of her role in FAMILY, what is motivating her as a scientist and shares her best advice for early career scientists.
Brauchen wir mehr Stress?
Stress and humans are obviously not a love affair: in fact, 85% of us would prefer to have nothing to do with it at all. But now researchers say: It's not stress that makes us ill, but how we deal with it. We actually need a lot more stress, it just has to be the right kind! And it would awaken superpowers in us.
The course delved into the significance of the epigenome and its contribution to behavioral and physiological traits of exposed individuals and their progeny.
The Mansuy lab participated in the video series for "Kangaroo goes Science", targeted at young girls. The video series are intended to showcase the diverse and exciting research that is done across different labs.
To mark the 10th anniversary of the "CQFD" programme, Stéphane Délétroz looks back at the development of epigenetics over the last decade.
Traumatic experiences not only burn themselves into the memory, but even into the genetic make-up. Isabelle talks about how experiments with mice show that stressful experiences are passed on for many generations.
Isabelle participated in the Podium Science Café as a panellist, to discuss the human potential to actively shape cultural evolution.
Every Friday, "CQFD" invites a researcher to talk about their work and research. In this episode, Huma Khamis has invited Isabelle, to discuss the human potential to actively shape cultural evolution.
Interview with Isabelle about how early life experiences shape you and how you pass this on to future generations.
Isabelle contributes to the round table discussion of Biological Sciences and discussed how life experiences leave traces in the descendants, i.e. the epigenetic mechanisms in the germ line.
Isabelle offers fascinating insights into the inheritance of what we have experienced, and how life experiences can be passed on from generation to generation.
RTS "CQFD" interview
2020
A team of researchers from the University of Zurich (UZH) has discovered that traumatic childhood experiences not only have an impact on blood composition, but that these psychological wounds also leave their mark on the DNA of future offspring.
Forscher wie Prof. Matthias Beck und Isabelle Mansuy zeigen, dass Gene nicht nur eine statische Information enthalten, sondern durch Umwelteinflüsse wie Ernährung, Traumata und Lebensstil aktiviert oder deaktiviert werden können. Diese Erkenntnisse deuten darauf hin, dass wir mehr sind als die Summe unserer Gene und dass unsere Umwelt einen direkten Einfluss auf unser Erbgut hat. Die Epigenetik bietet damit neue Perspektiven für die Behandlung von Krankheiten und die Veränderung von Persönlichkeitsmerkmalen, da das Epigenom flexibel und veränderbar ist.
Isabelle talks with Thomas Hübl at the Celebrate Life Festival during module 2 "Collective Trauma – Trauma in our Culture".
Isabelle explains the advances in epigenetic research. She shows us how environmental factors can influence us biologically and how these influences are passed down through the generations.
Trauma experienced by parents or grandparents leaves a mark on offspring. This is what research into biological mechanisms suggests.
This lecture is part of the "Traces de vies" series given at the Cité des sciences et de l'industrie.