Tag: fetal cells
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Science Reveals that Fetal Cells Remain in Mothers Long After Pregnancy
Scientists confirm that mothers and children share a biological connection known as fetal-maternal microchimerism. This means that a developing baby’s cells travel into the mother’s bloodstream and circulate back to the baby. The term microchimerism comes from the word chimera, mythical creatures made from various animals in ancient Greek mythology. In biology, it means “an…