Your Body's Cells Reveal Deep Questions About Identity and Life
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Scientists have discovered that a small subset of maternal immune cells persist in offspring throughout life, actively maintaining immune tolerance to maternal cells and potentially influencing various health conditions, including autoimmune diseases, cancer, and neurological disorders.
Topics:health#autoimmune-diseases#immune-system#immune-tolerance#maternal-cells#microchimerism#science
- Millions of Your Mother's Cells Persist Inside You, And Now We Know How ScienceAlert
- Body’s cellular makeup leads to big, existential questions Winnipeg Free Press
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