#microchimerism

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fromNature
4 days ago

Daily briefing: The human cells in our bodies that aren't genetically ours

Maternal microchimeric cells can persist and challenge fundamental assumptions about immune tolerance.
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fromNature
1 week ago

Some of your cells are not genetically yours - what can they tell us about life and death?

Human bodies commonly contain rare cells from other individuals transferred during pregnancy, creating lifelong microchimerism with implications for health, immunity, and concepts of individual identity.
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fromThe Atlantic
4 months ago

Seven Sunday Reads

People carry relatives' cells; AI competes with college grads; political and cultural figures deepen division; early rising and parenting choices influence life.
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