In Greek mythology, ‘chimeras’ were fire-breathing monsters with lions’ heads, goats’ bodies, and serpents’ tails—i.e. an amalgam of biologically different organisms.
In Greek mythology, ‘chimeras’ were fire-breathing monsters with lions’ heads, goats’ bodies, and serpents’ tails—i.e. an amalgam of biologically different organisms.
From the article:
“Implications for lesbians using donor sperm
This process of fetal microchimerism also has implications for lesbians using donor sperm to facilitate procreation. Presently, such women may be unaware that donor male DNA will be indelibly embedded within them, enshrined vestiges of the biological process resulting in children, that requires a man and a woman, as ordained by God. Scarnecchia has said:
“The man whose embryo implants in a woman literally becomes one-flesh with her as fetal chimeric cells bearing his genetic heritage differentiate and colonize her organs and tissues, for better or worse, till death do they part. … Because it has its causal origin in the sexual act, the fetal chimeric stem cells containing male DNA of its father’s lineage that differentiates into the tissues and organs of the mother’s body signifies an on-going sexual penetration of the woman’s body by the paternal genetic heritage of the child.””
I love reading about microchimerism. Will post more later.
So I guess it was true that when Elizabeth Taylor stepped out of the shower, the first thing she would say is, “I feel like a new man.”
An interesting parallel to the spiritual reality.
First that it is in Adam that all have died. Even Eve.
Second that the gift of the Holy Spirit fundamentally changes the nature of the one whom has received Him, that even though the old body of death may still linger and (while mortality lasts) compete to demand our fidelity it will still be removed, at either physical death or in translation for those still mortal when Christ returns, and with that everything competing with the new nature, that of the new birth, will be gone, just a memory.
Hmm...
P4L
You mean there’s a cost to being a promiscuous slut who sleeps around and has babies by numerous men?
Breaking news.
Interesting what is revealed by science when it catches up to God’s instructions.
When you think about it, it makes sense.
The male DNA is to desensitize the mother's immune system so it won't attack the fetus in the womb.
There is no need for female DNA, it would be identical to the mother's, right?
I could so nail being a doctor, it's so easy...
That is wrong. Microchimerism is the presence is anyone's body of cells from another individual.
"In humans ... the most common form is fetomaternal microchimerism (also known as fetal cell microchimerism or fetal chimerism) whereby cells from a fetus pass through the placenta and establish cell lineages within the mother. ...
After giving birth, about 50–75% of women carry fetal immune cell lines. Maternal immune cells are also found in the offspring" - Wikipedia
Interesting post. A little heavy on the religion and trying to use it as scripture defense, but still some powerful arguments and things to think about.
Sex is suppose to be special and part of a committed marriage or long term relationship. The concepts of promiscuous sex do pose risks and have physical consequences.
Perhaps I should have taken her history as a warning, but I didn't.