Scientists Find Children’s Cells Living In Mothers’ Brains
Posted By Mark Boyer On February 9, 2013 @ 11:25 am In Inhabitots | No Comments
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The link between mother and child during pregnancy is perhaps the closest that two humans can ever be linked, but after childbirth they become two separate individuals — or do they? [5] New research suggests that the connection between mother and child may be much stronger than previously thought. The study, which was published recently in PLOS ONE [6], reveals that male cells have been found in the brains of women, sometimes decades after a woman had given birth. The findings could have broad implications, ranging from disease prevention to identifying immune disorders.
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[6] PLOS ONE: http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0045592
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