You Are a Chimera (Thanks to Mom)
May 14, 2007
When a mother says that she is “always with†her children, it is literally true: Scientists recently found that a small number of maternal cells can persist in a woman’s offspring for decades or longer. Although researchers have suspected that maternal cells might play a role in provoking immunologic problems, this study found that in individuals with type 1 diabetes, at least, those cells might actually be lending a helping hand. (DISCOVER)
