Scientists say they’ve identified a gene that causes individuals to see violent murder visions upon touching a missing person’s sweater.🙃

 

 

The research, aimed at understanding bizarre sensory triggers in missing-persons investigations, found the gene appears to channel involuntary graphic imagery when textile contact occurs.

 

According to the study, participants who were handed a sweater belonging to someone who vanished experienced vivid visualizations of homicide scenes.

 

 

Genetic testing revealed a specific variant that seemed to activate the brain’s “murder visualization” pathway. Lead researcher Dr Helen Frampton explained this may represent a previously unknown sensory channel—one where tactile input triggers violent visual output. The implications for forensic science are intriguing: law-enforcement agencies might, in theory, screen people for the gene and use their eyewitness-style visions to advance cold cases.

 

Critics pointed out serious ethical and practical concerns. The visions may be influenced by suggestion, cultural factors or participants’ fears rather than genuine traces of crime.

 

 

Additionally, privacy rights, consent and the accuracy of such interpretations remain unsettled. Even researchers caution that identifying the gene doesn’t guarantee the visions correlate with real events—they may simply reflect internal imaginings.

 

Still, the published findings say the gene appears in about one in 10 000 individuals exposed to the sweater scenario and seems inherited in an autosomal-dominant manner. While the phenomenon remains hypothetical and the research satirical in tone, the paper has sparked wide discussion about how we define sensory perception, evidence and the boundary between science and the surreal.

 

Original source: https://theonion.com/researchers-identify-gene-responsible-for-visualizing-murder-after-touching-missing-persons-sweater/

 

 

 

 

Key Takeaways:

 

A gene variant is claimed to trigger violent murder visions when a person touches the sweater of someone who’s missing.

 

The research raises ethical and forensic questions about using such sensory responses as evidence in investigations.

 

Experts warn the phenomenon may reflect imagination or suggestion rather than factual memory or crime scene insight.

 

 

 

 

 

Original article: https://theonion.com/researchers-identify-gene-responsible-for-visualizing-murder-after-touching-missing-persons-sweater/

 

 

 

 

 

Rubbish, in my opinion.  That is not how genes function.

On 10/22/2025 at 7:46 AM, Bacon1 said:

Scientists say they’ve identified a gene that causes individuals to see violent murder visions upon touching a missing person’s sweater.🙃

 

Sounds like another case of Cold Fusion.

 

We know that there is no single gene responsible for any particular type of behavior.

 

Or....

 

Don't we?

 

 

On 10/22/2025 at 7:46 AM, Bacon1 said:

 

 

 

 

Scientists say they’ve identified a gene that causes individuals to see violent murder visions upon touching a missing person’s sweater.🙃

 

The research, aimed at understanding bizarre sensory triggers in missing-persons investigations, found the gene appears to channel involuntary graphic imagery when textile contact occurs.

 

According to the study, participants who were handed a sweater belonging to someone who vanished experienced vivid visualizations of homicide scenes.

 

Genetic testing revealed a specific variant that seemed to activate the brain’s “murder visualization” pathway. Lead researcher Dr Helen Frampton explained this may represent a previously unknown sensory channel—one where tactile input triggers violent visual output. The implications for forensic science are intriguing: law-enforcement agencies might, in theory, screen people for the gene and use their eyewitness-style visions to advance cold cases.

 

Critics pointed out serious ethical and practical concerns. The visions may be influenced by suggestion, cultural factors or participants’ fears rather than genuine traces of crime.

 

 

Additionally, privacy rights, consent and the accuracy of such interpretations remain unsettled. Even researchers caution that identifying the gene doesn’t guarantee the visions correlate with real events—they may simply reflect internal imaginings.

 

Still, the published findings say the gene appears in about one in 10 000 individuals exposed to the sweater scenario and seems inherited in an autosomal-dominant manner. While the phenomenon remains hypothetical and the research satirical in tone, the paper has sparked wide discussion about how we define sensory perception, evidence and the boundary between science and the surreal.

 

Original source: https://theonion.com/researchers-identify-gene-responsible-for-visualizing-murder-after-touching-missing-persons-sweater/

 

Key Takeaways:

 

A gene variant is claimed to trigger violent murder visions when a person touches the sweater of someone who’s missing.

 

The research raises ethical and forensic questions about using such sensory responses as evidence in investigations.

 

Experts warn the phenomenon may reflect imagination or suggestion rather than factual memory or crime scene insight.

 

Original article: https://theonion.com/researchers-identify-gene-responsible-for-visualizing-murder-after-touching-missing-persons-sweater/

 

 

This is para-psychological clap-trap.

Interesting!

 

Dr Andrew Kaufman reckons we know more about the moon than the workings of the human body. And adds; we don't know that much about the moon.

Dudes, it's The Onion! Lotta False Memory Syndrome going around.

20 minutes ago, unblocktheplanet said:

Dudes, it's The Onion! Lotta False Memory Syndrome going around.

Yeah, I think it is meant to draw attention away from the real dangers like DHMO that is used as an additive to food products despite it's known dangerous effects on the human body and the environment. More about DHMO, also known as Hydric acid, here: https://www.dhmo.org

1 hour ago, farang51 said:

Yeah, I think it is meant to draw attention away from the real dangers like DHMO that is used as an additive to food products despite it's known dangerous effects on the human body and the environment. More about DHMO, also known as Hydric acid, here: https://www.dhmo.org

I bet RFK has shares!