Live Science·3 min read·medium
Cells from your mother likely infiltrated your brain in the womb, and they could survive for decades, study reveals - Live Science
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Clarissa Brincat
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A recent study suggests that maternal cells can infiltrate a child's brain during pregnancy and persist for decades. This phenomenon, known as microchimerism, is being studied to understand its role in human biology.
Maternal cells that infiltrate children's brains during pregnancy take on different jobs in the brain and may persist into old age.
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