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MinFootspace t1_j6hff6a wrote

Except that it's not the woman's body that builds it, but the foetus's... the woman just hands over bricks and mortar but the planning and direction of construction is done by the future baby.

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PM_MEOttoVonBismarck t1_j6hiyv2 wrote

I like how a lot of mothers are "Don't disrespect me I made you." No, actually, I made myself you just financed me.

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MinFootspace t1_j6hjkql wrote

Well we shall not underestimate the effort of handing bricks and mortar... and provide the building ground xD

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MyNewBoss t1_j6hm8y6 wrote

Or how awful it must be to be the construction site, and also in charge of all waste removal

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BigCommieMachine t1_j6hmw5h wrote

I mean that is why stem cells are a huge focus of research. The body in theory has the instruction and ,in theory, the material.

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Doughspun1 t1_j6l434c wrote

Imagine being able to regrow fresh body parts all the time - our life expectancy would almost triple.

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WarCriminalCat t1_j6i7yn6 wrote

Yeah it blew my mind when I learned that the placenta is not the mother's, but the fetus's!

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