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During pregnancy, cells from the fetus cross the placenta and settle into the mother's tissues, where some survive for decades; researchers have found them in the blood, liver, heart, spleen, lung, and even the brain.
Source: Scientific American, Beyond Birth: A Child's Cells May Help or Harm the Mother Long after Delivery
Today’s design
Ball Chair
A room within a room — its fibreglass sphere muffles the outside world when you sit inside.
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