This week officials at the University of Miami announced that the John P. Hussman Foundation has gifted the Miami Institute for Human Genomics with 20 million dollars to be used for autism research. The institute, located at the University of Miami's Miller School of Medicine, reports that this is the largest private donation they've received. The UM genomics institute was founded in 2007 and will now be renamed to honor this new benefactor. Officials from the genomics institute report that the money will be used for technology to aid in analyzing the DNA of thousands of children and families affected by autism. Existing research has found that there are dozens of genes which appear to be correlated with autism, making autism a challenging condition to research at the genetic level.

Meanwhile, the very nature of DNA, genes, and how they interact with consciousness, environmental stressors, and subtle energies is not being investigated by facilities such as the UM genomics institute. Understanding how and why the genetic processing gets corrupted in those with autism would shed light on how autism can be effectively prevented and treated. Currently, evidence that vaccines and other major immune system stressors may be triggering autism is being ignored and suppressed. Genetic findings associated with autism are important parts of the puzzle for understanding autism, with evidence that familial vulnerability to autoimmune illnesses is a factor in susceptibility to autism being one recent finding that gives insight about autism. The role of mitochondrial DNA corruption in autism is another example of how genetics gives clues to understanding autism.

With this infusion of funding, the UM genomics institute will hopefully have more opportunity to step outside the box of current dogmas in genetics research and explore things in a more holistic way by examining how consciousness, energy fields, and various environmental factors shape genetic expression. Those seeking to learn more about this are encouraged to view the new film The Living Matrix, which features some of the world's foremost researchers in information medicine and energy medicine.