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Letter: Chimeras' benefits and a forensic flaw

Published 3 February 2016

From Anthony Wheeler

Apparently fetal cells transferred across the placenta and retained in the mother can repair damage to the mother's heart muscle and other organs (9 January, p 26). Could this explain why women have a longer lifespan than men?

Mackay, Queensland, Australia

Issue no. 3059 published 6 February 2016

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