Definitions
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- noun biology The presence of a small number of
cells in anorganism that aregenetically different from those of the organism itself; typically transmitted between amother andfetus
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Examples
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In fact, recent research in microchimerism carves lots of interesting philosophical room for what our notion of the “self” is when what we are made of isn’t really us in a classically biological sense.
Poet Memoirists : Rigoberto González : Harriet the Blog : The Poetry Foundation 2007
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“Things like blood transfusions or organ transplants can also produce microchimerism in a recipient.”
Spider Bones Kathy Reichs 2010
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With microchimerism only a small portion of the body has a distinct cell line.
Spider Bones Kathy Reichs 2010
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A scientific explanation for "mother's intuition":The phenomena sic is called “human microchimerism”.
Archive 2007-01-01 1 Dinosaur 2007
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Fetal microchimerism, the decades long, post-partum persistence of fetal cells in the mother is a relatively recent discovery.
Shimmering Chimeras Michelle 2006
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Fetal microchimerism, the decades long, post-partum persistence of fetal cells in the mother is a relatively recent discovery.
Archive 2006-11-01 Michelle 2006
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Some researchers believe this difference might explain at least some of the sex-bias in autoimmune disease. microchimerism, the presence of someone else's cells in your body.
Slate Magazine Jeremy Singer-Vine 2011
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New research shows how this fetal microchimerism may affect long-term health
Scientific American 2010
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The jury is still out on the effects of microchimerism-or if there's an effect at all.
Scientific American 2010
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This image, based on medical imaging and computer rendering by the Visual MD, shows the interconnectedness of mother and baby, revealing the many opportunities for fetal cells to pass into the mother. fetal microchimerism first explored the cells 'role in autoimmune diseases, which are much more common in women.
Scientific American 2010
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After delivery, they hold another kind of magic: microchimerism, a condition in which women harbor cells that originated in their children even decades after birth.
Your Baby's Leftover DNA Is Making You Stronger Vanessa Hua 2018
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Microchimerism, a phenomenon in which women harbor residual fetal cells from their children long after they've given birth, may come with significant health advantages.
Your Baby's Leftover DNA Is Making You Stronger Vanessa Hua 2018
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