Immune Systems of 2 Individuals Become More Similar after Having a Child (IMAGE)

Babraham Institute

Immune Systems of 2 Individuals Become More Similar after Having a Child

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This is an illustration of how the immune system profiles of two individuals in a relationship converge over time and become more similar after having a child. The grid represents the immunological space. Our immune systems show minor variations on a day-to-day basis but the greatest change, shown by convergence of the blue and red tracks, is the introduction of a child (pink flash). Following this event, the two individuals become significantly closer in the immunological space.

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Image produced by Dr Carl http://www.dr-carl.com/

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