Analysis Of Your Cell Are My Cell

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Bio 1210 - Article 1 – Your Cells Are My Cells

Cells make up all of us in various ways. Obviously from the various ways that we act to the way that we look cells can differ from person to person. The only thing with that is that we can be alike in many ways as well. From the article “Your Cells Are My Cells” this was explained in a brief context as there isn’t too much research behind it.

When a baby is born, its own cells are integrated between itself and the host (mother) and vice versa. These are separate from each other and their own bodies can see them as good or bad cells, this is called maternal microhimerism. The hosts own (child or mother) can attack these cells causing different problems such as skin disease or heart failure as the body wants to only defend itself. The opposite of this is where the cells from the mother repair organs or tissue in the child. This happens when cells integrate themselves into the body. For the mother, the body can host cells created during pregnancy that have been passed to the body without attacking them as they...