this has many horrifying implications
That it do.
Cloning, artificial intelligence, etc, etc.
Would be great if we could jump forward a thousand or so years and see what these various breakthroughs will lead to.
It explains many things we already knew but could not believe. For instance, perhaps preferences and prejudices our ancestors learned from experience might be hardwired into us. And why not, such an ability to pass learned information to our offspring would confer a competitive advantage in the race for survival
What about as a way of extracting the truth from a criminal suspect's brain.
Is “reincarnation” just genetic memories?