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3. Fascinating.
Sat Aug 29, 2015, 06:40 PM
Aug 2015

"Evolutionary theory suggests that fetal cells will act cooperatively to enhance maternal health where the economic cost of doing so is low, for example, in tissue maintenance. Where the cost to fetal cells is high, including the division of limited resources between fetus and mother, competition is the more likely outcome, with escalating conflict leading to harmful effects for mother, developing fetus or both."

Even a bit freaky: "Even early onset menopause could be the result of fetal cell efforts to remove the mother from further child-bearing, in order to secure maximum resources for the fetus and eventually, the growing child."

Well worth clicking through for the entire article.

Thanks, ism.

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