so_bold_of_you t1_jdp4mh6 wrote
Reply to comment by I2eB6L in TIL, the placenta that forms with a fetus isn't created by the mother. It grows from the fertilized egg and some fetuses actually develop outside the uterus attached to the intestines in the body cavity. by darw1nf1sh
No. The mother’s body is the environment in which it is made, but the cells themselves are doing the dividing/growing. The cells would do the same thing in a petri dish, too.
I2eB6L t1_jdr4548 wrote
Dang... its almost like the environment helped make something. Its providing shelter and nutrients... like saying my mom didnt raise me because i ate my own food
so_bold_of_you t1_jdr5vdr wrote
Difference between passive and active. An environment is passive in the sense that the resources are there, but unless an active agent makes use of them, resources stay in their raw forms.
I2eB6L t1_jdr7sn3 wrote
Everyones argueing my use of the word "make". Im not trying to be scientific, so please can we understand words have multiple uses. The mother makes the baby and everything the do with it. Yes, the father does something, yes, the cells take over themselves. But the mother provides the location and the initial nutrients. We use "make" for situations like this
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