The pleasantness of gentle stroking (CT-targeted touch) varies highly between individuals and studies, indicating that relevant factors may not be accounted for. We propose the affective value a touch event is determined by how well its perceived purpose matches goals receiver. or meaning in turn informed sensory characteristics together with setting, person factors, touchee’s expectations. Aff...

A mutation that disrupts post-transcriptional gene silencing in Neurospora crassa has been found to affect the homologue of a plant-encoded RNA-dependent RNA polymerase. This enzyme may produce a specificity determinant of gene silencing and mediate an epigenetic conversion at the RNA level.