Having a baby boy may lead to male DNA lingering in the mother's brain, says a new study from the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle. Keep reading for more details. There's nothing like a bond between a mother and her son, but now the connection goes further than scientists originally thought, according to a new study. When a woman is pregnant with a baby boy, some of his DNA can be transmitted through the mother's body and up to her brain, researchers from the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle have determined. The same way a woman passes oxygen and nutrients to her unborn baby through the placenta, the fetus can also send DNA up to the mother, the study suggests. The baby's cells and his descendants can stay in a woman for decades -- male DNA was found in the brain of a 93-year-old woman after she died.
- 9/27/2012
- by Dory Larrabee
- HollywoodLife
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