A happy post this morning - I've just seen amazing Dr Emma posting about microchimerism - where foetal cells can cross the placental barrier and embed in the woman's brain (and in some experiments are being found to cluster to help repair organs like a damaged heart for example) - we are absolutely amazing beings!!!! I have always felt a physical connection with my children - if I see them hurt themselves or have to tend an injury, I get a 'nerve jolt' which is a bit painful - a little bit like touching an electric fence - does anyone else get that?
Apparently these cells are detectable even into old age and they wonder if having a dose of stem cells during pregnancy helps us live longer - oh the things they would discover if they studied us more.
We are not just uteruses on legs......
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gardenbird48 · 30/06/2020 09:17
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