If environmental influences can over-write genetic blueprint in cells, we, as multi-cellular organisms have the power to override our own biology. Lipton makes convincing argument of cell membranes which he sees as “mem-brains” because they function like our brains. The "mem-brains" determine the environmental input that is allowed within the cells and it is this permeability that governs the cell’s ability to activate or suppress its genetic code.

Lipton’s research has wide implications for us—we have the power to be equally permeable. Rather than being the victims of a genetic destiny, the self can be permeable enough to allow for changes to its biological code. The self is the maker of its own destiny. It’s all in the way we think. It’s all in the way we nurture our beliefs about our bodies, ourselves, our lives. It’s all in the way we tap into the body’s wisdom.

Copyright 2006 Mary Desaulniers